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20 years on, memories of the Iraq war may have faded, but it shaped the diminished UK we know today

That politics is a dark art is a cliche, but the events of 2003 helped to destroy public trust in government, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK

Jamie Maxwell: Keir Starmer is no white knight for broken Britain

A RECENT controversy provides insight into the strategy and leadership style of Keir Starmer.

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer refuses to commit to Wales getting share of HS2 funding

'I'm not making a specific commitment today, we will make our commitments going into the election'

Wales Online

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Spaces for People measures to be kept on in West Lothian town

Improved footpaths and cycle lanes brought in under the scheme in Linlithgow will stay

Daily Record

‘We needed a massive amount of resilience’: the female Labour MPs from the class of ’87

At the general election that year, the number of women in the Commons jumped to (an albeit still tiny) 41. Some talk about the sexism – and the solidarity

The Guardian - UK

West Lothian villages want controversial Spaces for People measures to stay

Many locals want the lockdown traffic-calming measures to be a permanent feature

Daily Record

West Lothian villages call for some Spaces for People measures to stay

The controversial pedestrian friendly changes brought in under Holyrood direction during the lockdown are mostly reviled, but wider pavements in busy parts of West Lothian villages have been welcomed by residents.

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Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, Theresa May (and soon Nicola Sturgeon): the strange backbench lives of former national leaders

Former prime ministers are currently making a habit of intervening in government policy. Boris Johnson deployed sources to urge current prime minister Rishi Sunak not to abandon his Brexit policies and to send fighter jets to Ukraine. Liz Truss also used her first speech on the backbenches since leaving Downing…

The Conversation

Putin may never come to trial, so let’s help Ukraine act on Russian war crimes now

Letters: Russian forces are covering up unspeakable acts. The UK has evidence – and we should share it immediately, says Prof Brad Blitz. Plus Russell Inglis on a jurisdictional loophole that applies to the UK as well as the US

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - Signs of green shoots for our economy? Sadly, I don’t think they exist

For those of a certain maturity, the Nineties offered mixed messages. The overthrow of Margaret Thatcher, the ERM debacle and the humiliation by elements in his own party of John Major were all associated with enduring economic misery. The arrival in 1997 of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, the independence…

Evening Standard

A union renewed, two-party politics revived: is this the new Restoration? Sunak and Starmer hope so

In their own different ways, the two leaders dream of a return to ‘normality’ – but that’s what got us into this mess , says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK

We owe it to the people of Ukraine to bring Vladimir Putin to trial for war crimes

The special tribunals for Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia show they work. The US must back one for Russia, says former prime minister Gordon Brown

The Guardian - UK

Education ‘critical’ to help children fleeing Ukraine build hope – Sarah Brown

The Stay with Ukraine project is supported by Mrs Brown’s charity Theirworld.

The Independent UK

Nicola Sturgeon’s memoirs attract fevered speculation from publishers

The departing Scottish first minister has already said she plans to write about her time in office, and publishers are showing keen interest

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'Wholly innocent' teenager crushed to death by tractor after safety breaches

A court heard the 17-year-old was on work placement at the time

The National (Scotland)

Gordon Brown's report on UK future branded 'stale' and 'irrelevant' by Labour MSP

A SCOTTISH Labour MSP has branded Gordon Brown’s report on the future of the UK as “stale” and “irrelevant”.

Daily Record

Gordon Brown report on future of UK branded 'stale' and 'irrelevant' by Scottish Labour MSP

EXCLUSIVE: Alex Rowley said the report "fails to address the need for a new settlement between Scotland and the rest of the UK".

Daily Mirror

Ex-Labour Cabinet minister in Tony Blair's Government mounts bid to return as MP

Labour veteran Douglas Alexander - who served in both Tony Blair and Gordon Brown's Governments - announced he was standing in the Scottish constituency of East Lothian at the next general election

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Former Labour MP Douglas Alexander bidding to make Westminster comeback eight years after losing seat

Douglas Alexander is a political ally of former Prime Minister Gordon Brown and served in both Brown and Blair's cabinets.

The Independent UK

Former Labour MP bidding to make Commons comeback eight years after losing seat

Douglas Alexander, who lost his seat to the SNP in 2015, is seeking a return to elected politics and is standing for Labour in East Lothian.

The National (Scotland)

Former Gordon Brown adviser selected to stand in Labour target seat

A FORMER special adviser to Gordon Brown has been selected to run as Labour’s candidate in the target seat of Midlothian.

The Guardian - UK

The story of Shazia Ramzan, Malala’s schoolfriend, shows why education must be a right for all children

There are 222 million crisis-affected children worldwide who need our support, says Gordon Brown, chairman of the UN’s Education Cannot Wait fund

The Independent UK

Ofgem boss should resign over prepayment meter scandal, say charities

Head of energy regulator should quit for failing to stop ‘terrible distress’, say campaigners

The Guardian - UK

RMT strikes to continue, says Mick Lynch, after members reject ‘dreadful’ pay offers – as it happened

RMT general secretary says members could not accept offer he says would make railways less safe

Insider UK

Glasgow has ingredients to become economic superpower - Gordon Brown

Conference held in the city will also hear from Lord Sainsbury and CBI director-general Tony Danker

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