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Starmer vows to publish China spy evidence showing 'Tories behind case collapse' in tense PMQs standoff

The Prime Minister said he intends to release the witness statements prepared by deputy national security adviser Matt Collins in full

Evening Standard

How the spy trial row has exposed Britain’s China problem

NEWS ANALYSIS: Political editor David Maddox explains why successive UK governments have dithered over deciding whether Beijing is a friend or foe

The Independent UK

London mayor race: Sir James Cleverly considers running, saying: 'I'd be stupid not to think about it'

‘Watching London go wrong angers me enormously,’ says former Tory foreign secretary

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‘Why can’t you spell?’: James Cleverly confronted over Tories misspelling ‘Britain’

This is the moment Sir James Cleverly is confronted over his party’s misspelling of the word ‘Britain’.

The Independent UK

Conservatives pledge to rewrite London’s planning strategy if Tory mayor elected

Shadow housing secretary Sir James Cleverly said the Conservatives will ‘get a grip’ on building in London.

Evening Standard

Inviting Tommy Robinson to Israel a ‘foolish move’ – Cleverly

Sir James Cleverly said the far-right activist, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was using a ‘pro-Israeli posture” to “be anti-Muslim’.

The Independent UK

Nearly two thirds of Tory members want pact with Reform, poll suggests, with close to half supporting full merger – as it happened

Half of Tory members also want Kemi Badenoch to be replaced as Conservative leader

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Monday briefing: Is Kemi Badenoch leading a Tory party on the brink of extinction?

In today’s newsletter: Badenoch has tried to bring a rallying spirit back at conservative conference – but their prospects look far from fun

The Guardian - UK

Judge quashes Home Office’s decision on US extradition of vulnerable man

Portugal has also made extradition request for Diogo Santos Coelho, who is facing cybercrime charges

The Guardian - UK

Housing Secretary to speed up building in light of latest slow planning figures

Steve Reed said: ‘It’s time to build, baby, build.’

Evening Standard

Tories will challenge Government to rule out property tax hikes

Rachel Reeves is reportedly considering ending the exemption from capital gains tax for more expensive homes.

Evening Standard

Local government reforms backed by MPs despite ‘power grab’ concerns

Transport, planning and housing will be devolved to new unitary local authorities, under the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill.

Evening Standard

Devolution bill is ‘biggest transfer of power in a generation’, Rayner tells MPs

Deputy Prime Minister says new unitary authorities will get planning, housing and transport powers devolved to them.

The Independent UK

‘Some brass neck’: Rayner’s allies rebuke Cleverly over council tax criticisms

Labour source says questions around deputy PM’s new seaside flat are motivated by political opportunism

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Axing public notices will threaten local democracy, Cleverly tells Rayner

Sir James Cleverly has demanded the Government share its assessments of how the move would hit local newspapers.

The Guardian - UK

Call it the Kemi Badenoch conundrum: it’s why the Tories are going nowhere fast

In her attempt to be all things to all people, the leader set off without a policy path. Now she has a party that can’t agree which way to go, says Henry Hill, deputy editor of ConservativeHome

The Independent UK

Returning James Cleverly hits out at ‘one man band’ Reform: ‘The British people deserve better’

Former foreign and home secretary warns Reform is ‘nowhere near good enough’ to govern

Evening Standard

Fact check: ‘Asylum hotels’, employment data and ‘enhanced customs monitoring’

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Can Kemi keep the Conservative Party afloat in London?

With Reform ahead and members split on Kemi Badenoch as leader, former Tory campaign manager Aaron Newbury still finds many in the party optimistic about a revival in the capital

The Guardian - UK

With Cleverly centre stage, the Tories have a new look – but that isn’t the same as a plan

Does Kemi Badenoch’s reshuffle mean the Reform-lite strategy is over? I don’t know and I’m not sure she does either, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

Evening Standard

I can’t spend all my time worrying about regicide – Badenoch

The Conservative leader said that the public are ‘not yet ready to forgive’ the Tory party, more than a year on from the general election.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Kemi Badenoch’s reshuffle: a glimmer of hope for One Nation Tories

Editorial: The Conservative leader’s appointment of Sir James Cleverly to the cabinet could act as a moderating force as Faragism sweeps the party

The Independent UK

Voices: Your move, Jenrick… passed over for promotion, what will Kemi’s biggest rival do next?

COMMENT: Whether he turned down the offer of a more substantial position on Badenoch’s front bench, or was simply ignored in her reshuffle, John Rentoul wonders what the shadow justice secretary might be up to – and if a defection to Reform is on the cards

Evening Standard

Kemi Badenoch plays down prospect of leadership coup after Tory reshuffle

The New Statesman reported that many MPs who backed Mrs Badenoch in the last leadership contest have privately turned on her.

Evening Standard

James Cleverly takes immediate swipe at Sadiq Khan on London housing crisis on return to Tory frontbench

But the new shadow housing secretary described Angela Rayner as ‘formidable’

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