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Remaining four ‘rebel’ Labour MPs have whip restored

Neil Duncan-Jordan, Chris Hinchliff, Brian Leishman and Rachael Maskell are last of series of penalised backbenchers to return to the party

The Guardian - UK

Lammy makes history as first black politician to lead Prime Minister’s Questions

The Deputy Prime Minister was standing in for Sir Keir Starmer while the Prime Minister attends Cop30 in Brazil.

Evening Standard

David Lammy becomes first black politician to lead PMQs

He stood in for Sir Keir Starmer, who is attending Cop30 in Brazil

The Independent UK

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Phillipson not addressing issues facing black children in education, Abbott says

The longest-serving female MP, who holds the title Mother of the House, said ‘colour blindness’ when it comes to education is ‘rampant’.

Evening Standard

Labour restores whip to two more child benefit cap rebels

John McDonnell and Apsana Begum were among last still suspended for July 2024 rebellion

The Guardian - UK

BBC failed to act on texts targeting Diane Abbott months before scandal

The texts that led to the resignation of Paul Ovenden, Keir Starmer’s director of political strategy, were shown to BBC Newsnight two months ago,…

The National (Scotland)

A wake-up call for all of us to resist the far right

Letters: Last Saturday’s Tommy Robinson march should focus our minds on the dangerous urgency of the situation, writes John McDonnell MP. Plus letters from Redbridge councillor Shanelle Johnson and other readers

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Up to 300 Tube staff at risk of being deported as Government faces calls to suspend new visa rules

RMT and TSSA union members protest outside Home Office over ‘knee-jerk’ changes to immigration laws

Evening Standard

Starmer’s standing on world stage ‘diminished’ by Mandelson scandal, MPs told

Kemi Badenoch accused Sir Keir of ‘hiding from Parliament’ because he was not present for the emergency debate on Lord Mandelson’s dismissal.

Evening Standard

BBC ‘refused to publish Keir Starmer aide's messages’, ex-Labour officials claim

THE BBC knew about derogatory messages about veteran MP Diane Abbott sent by a close Keir Starmer aide before the 2024 General Election but…

The National (Scotland)

What Are The Paul Ovenden Messages? Resignation Follows Message Controversy Around Starmer Aide

Labour aide Paul Ovenden resigns after 2017 messages about Diane Abbott surface, sparking criticism and renewed scrutiny of Westminster workplace culture.

International Business Times UK

Mandelson ‘did not have national security vetting’ before he was appointed US ambassador: UK politics live

Parliament is holding a three-hour emergency debate on Tuesday to grill the government on the hiring of Lord Peter Mandelson

The Independent UK

Starmer aide resigns after messages about Diane Abbot were uncovered

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The Independent UK

Starmer aide’s exit over lewd Abbott jokes deepens crisis as Trump arrives

Labour MPs talk openly about replacing PM, as third senior ally in two weeks departs after publication of messages

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Evening Standard

Who could be the next Prime Minister? Andy Burnham and Wes Streeting among bookies' favourites

Should Sir Keir Starmer’s premiership topple, Streeting and Burnham are just two of the names being thrown in the hat to proceed him

Evening Standard

Top Starmer aide quits Government after ‘appalling’ remarks about Diane Abbott

A No 10 spokesperson condemned comments made by Paul Ovenden in a series of messages in 2017.

The Independent UK

Top Starmer aide quits over sexually explicit Diane Abbott messages

Paul Ovenden resigns from director of strategy role after ‘unacceptable’ messages sent in 2017 uncovered

The Guardian - UK

Senior Starmer adviser quits over offensive Diane Abbott messages

Departure of political strategy director Paul Ovenden is yet another setback for PM after Mandelson and Rayner exits

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The National (Scotland)

Top Keir Starmer aide quits after sexual comments about Diane Abbott

ONE of Keir Starmer's top aides has quit after leaked messages revealed he made sexually explicit comments about veteran MP Diane Abbott ...

Evening Standard

Senior Starmer aide quits over 'sexually explicit' messages about Diane Abbott in new blow to PM

Number 10’s Director of Strategy Paul Ovenden quits after emails he sent in 2017 emerge

The Guardian - UK

What I saw at Saturday’s rally was racism, pure and simple. Labour won’t tackle it until we can call it what it is

Silence about the bigotry inherent in events like Tommy Robinson’s march will be seen by the thugs as tacit approval of their message, says Labour MP Diane Abbott

The Guardian - UK

Charlie Kirk killing invoked to bolster UK’s largest far-right rally in decades

Tommy Robinson, Steve Bannon, Ant Middleton and Joey Mannarino among names to speak at London event

The Independent UK

Leading female politicians and artists reject attempts to link migration and sexual abuse

The letter accuses the right of exploiting ‘violence against women to fuel hate and division’

The Guardian - UK

Prominent UK women tell rightwingers: stop linking immigration to sexual abuse

Exclusive: Open letter says politicians are exploiting violence against women ‘to fuel hate and division’

Evening Standard

Farage insists women will be deported under Reform plan to remove 600,000 people

The Reform leader announced the plan saying that anyone arriving in the UK illegally would be detained and deported.

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