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Keir Starmer says nuclear power is ‘critical part’ of UK’s energy mix

Labour leader pledges to get stalled projects operational to boost energy security, cut costs and create jobs

The Guardian - UK

5 Nottinghamshire areas named as potential locations for underground hot water plans

The selection came as part of a report delivered to the Prime Minister

Nottingham Post

Johnson ‘more than happy’ to hand material to Covid inquiry amid legal battle

The Cabinet Office on Thursday confirmed it was seeking a judicial review of inquiry chairwoman Baroness Hallett’s document request.

The Independent UK

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Sunak government takes Covid inquiry to court to protect Boris’s WhatsApps

PM refuses to back down in extraordinary row, as Cabinet Office announces judicial review

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak ‘confident’ on Covid inquiry position as deadline to hand over Boris Johnson documents passes – as it happened

If Cabinet Office has failed to comply with inquiry’s order to disclose the documents it could face legal battle

The Guardian - UK

Grant Shapps urges No 10 to hand Boris Johnson’s WhatsApps to Covid inquiry

Minister increases pressure on government to provide unredacted notes so inquiry can ‘get on with job’

The Guardian - UK

Londoners urged to claim share of £40 million of unclaimed energy support vouchers

As of April 1, 2.1 million energy support vouchers had been sent out in London, with more than 650,000 of them still yet to be used

Evening Standard

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Braverman to push for lower migration at conservative gathering

The conference comes only days after a similar gathering of Tory MPs and grassroots members in Bournemouth.

The Independent UK

Suella Braverman to rebuff cabinet calls for easing of visa rules

Home secretary will tell National Conservatism conference that Britons should train as HGV drivers, butchers and fruit pickers

The Guardian - UK

Grant Shapps says Brexit lets UK control immigration, as record rise expected

Minister points to arrivals from Ukraine and Hong Kong as government sources confirm record increase is likely

The Guardian - UK

Labour considers plans to let EU nationals and 16-year-olds vote

Shadow minister says proposal to let migrants living in UK vote in general elections part of policy process, not final manifesto plan

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak vows to use ‘as many barges as it takes’ to house asylum seekers

PM fires back at Archbishop of Canterbury, as cabinet minister admits pledges are ‘difficult’ to meet

The Independent UK

Delivering on Sunak’s five pledges may be difficult, says Grant Shapps

Energy secretary says government ‘absolutely committed’ to promises, amid criticism of PM from senior Tories

The Guardian - UK

Arrivals from Ukraine and Hong Kong have inflated migration figures – Shapps

The minister stressed the importance of post-Brexit controls over immigration, amid speculation net migration figures could hit a record high.

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

Grant Shapps defends Rishi Sunak as Tory party unrest grows following local election losses

‘I think this is a party that still, after years in government and despite having to put up with things like the pandemic, the war in Ukraine and all the costs attached to it, is actually buzzing with ideas,’ Mr Shapps said

The Independent UK

Tories ‘buzzing with ideas’, says Shapps amid grassroots criticism of Sunak

The Energy Secretary played down suggestions of unrest within the party ranks amid the fallout from the local elections.

The Guardian - UK

Russian tycoon suing UK government for return of £38m superyacht

Sergei Georgievich Naumenko, who is not on sanctions list, is also seeking damages in high court claim

Evening Standard

Owner of seized £38million superyacht launches High Court fight to get it back

The owner of a £38 million superyacht detained by the UK government at the start of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has launched a High Court bid to regain control of it.

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The Guardian - UK

The anti-fraud Tories? You couldn’t make it up…

Rishi Sunak’s war on fraudsters might as well have been announced with an animation of a cartoon fox advising us on how to protect chickens

Birmingham Post

Carbon capture omission leads Chamber and council leaders to write to Westminster urging rapid rethink

Humber's grand schemes missed forerunner status despite the industrial cluster being the most carbon intensive

The Guardian - UK

Train operators and union leaders criticise draft UK strike laws

Proposals are ‘unsafe’, ‘a recipe for disaster’ and may worsen industrial relations and passenger outcomes, MPs told

Evening Standard

Who is Diane Abbott? MP tells ITV Tory donor Frank Hester’s remarks ‘frightening’

Worried London politician calls for Sir Keir Starmer’s support following Hester’s ‘alarming’ remarks

The Guardian - UK

Labour suspends Diane Abbott in attempt to stifle fresh antisemitism row

MP loses party whip after writing letter suggesting Jewish, Irish, and Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people had not experienced racism

Daily Mirror

London Marathon fans warned to avoid travelling to the most famous part of route

Hugh Brasher, event director for the TCS London Marathon, has urged people to "watch the marathon from other locations and avoid the Parliament Square area on the day"

The Independent UK

London Marathon fans urged to avoid Parliament amid Extinction Rebellion protest

The climate group said it has no plans to disrupt the event, despite the final stretch of the race intersecting with its planned protest.

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