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Ministers could give mayors control of schools and hospitals in devolution shake-up

Exclusive: Steve Reed, backed by Labour Together, wants to devolve control over more local services

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer hands loyal Scottish Labour MPs top Government jobs – see full list

A HOST of Scottish Labour loyalists – including a former Better Together chief and the wife of Keir Starmer’s top strategist – have been given…

The National (Scotland)

Former Better Together chief Blair McDougall handed Government job

FORMER Better Together chief Blair McDougall has been given a Government job in the aftermath of Keir Starmer’s Cabinet reshuffle.

The National (Scotland)

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MP calls for knighthood for rugby league ‘hero’ Billy Boston

Labour MP for Makerfield Josh Simons said it ‘is a scandal that for over a century, no rugby football league hero has received a knighthood’.

Evening Standard

Labour MPs rake in over £300,000 from donors linked to private healthcare firms

LABOUR MPs have raked in over £300,000 from donors linked to private healthcare amid the party’s push for further NHS privatisation, The Sunday…

The National (Scotland)

Anas Sarwar humiliated as 'fringe' figure given Labour Government role

A LABOUR MP who shot to prominence after saying people smugglers should be sent to Scotland has been given a leg up in his political career – just…

The National (Scotland)

Westminster’s reliance on Elon Musk’s X is ‘totally wrong’, says Labour MP

Exclusive: Josh Simons, close ally of Starmer, suggests Musk manipulates platform’s algorithm to boost his own interests

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Labour MPs urge Reeves to spend tens of billions more on ailing public services

About 70 colleagues have written to chancellor ahead of budget pleading for her to commit to rewriting fiscal rules

The Guardian - UK

Scottish Labour's words called 'completely hollow' following controversial donations

SCOTTISH Labour's words have been called “completely hollow” as they attempted to distance themselves from a controversial think tank while…

The National (Scotland)

Labour MP 'grateful' for five-figure donation from controversial 'fringe' think tank

A LABOUR MP has said he is “grateful” to receive a five-figure donation from an organisation which proposed shipping gangs smuggling asylum…

The National (Scotland)

Scottish Labour being 'bankrolled' by group Anas Sarwar described as 'fringe'

A THINK tank once described by Anas Sarwar as being on the “fringe” of his party is bankrolling Scottish Labour, it has been revealed.

The National (Scotland)

Ex-MP Jonathan Ashworth named as new boss of Labour Together thinktank

Exclusive: Former shadow cabinet minister who lost his seat last week replaces Josh Simons who was elected

The Guardian - UK

Angela Rayner, Rachel Reeves, Morgan McSweeney: the Labour power list as Sue Gray resigns

As Sue Gray exits, read our ultimate guide to the most influential figures in the Labour government

Evening Standard

Rising stars who could play a big part in a Labour government

Party hopes to usher in a different generation of politicians – with some likely to be quickly promoted to ministers. Here are 10 to watch

The Guardian - UK

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Power-drunk and arrogant: if this is how Starmer’s Labour treats its MPs, what will his party be like in power?

Labour’s purge of Faiza Shaheen and Diane Abbott increases my fear about how it will behave in office, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The National (Scotland)

Scottish Labour defend MP candidate who Anas Sarwar said was 'best ignored'

SCOTTISH Labour have defended the think-tank boss who said people smugglers should be sent to live on a barge in Scotland as a “fantastic” a…

The National (Scotland)

Labour accused of 'appalling' left-wing cull amid selection chaos

Labour veteran Diane Abbott accused Sir Keir Starmer of an “appalling” cull of left-wingers as she faced continued uncertainty about her own…

The National (Scotland)

Labour select candidate who said smuggler gangs should be 'shipped to Scotland'

THE SNP have challenged Anas Sarwar to call for the deselection of a Labour Party candidate who said smuggler gangs should be “shipped to…

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Think tank director panned for Scotland comments 'to run as Labour MP'

THE director of a Labour think tank who suggested smuggler gangs should be put on a barge and sent to Scotland is reportedly “seeking a…

The Guardian - UK

Starmer’s team coached for government over dinners with top Whitehall figures

Shadow ministers step up preparations by holding informal meals to pick the brains of senior political figures

The Guardian - UK

Eyes on the prize: thinktank that put Keir Starmer and Labour on front foot

Labour Together devised plan to help Starmer become leader and is on course to be even more powerful if party wins election

Daily Mirror

Keir Starmer must win over 'Stevenage Woman' to secure Labour election victory

Think tank Labour Together suggested the party needed to lure over this sort of voter - who previously backed the Tories - to propel Keir Starmer into Downing Street

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer says he was ‘ruthless’ over Corbyn ban amid warning Labour must win over ‘Stevenage woman’

Starmer defiant as he warned Labour must win over socially-conservative suburban voters in new report

The Guardian - UK

Labour needs ‘coherent narrative’ to win election, Starmer told

Exclusive: Labour Together leader calls for ‘laser-sharp focus’ on voters and for party’s priorities to be made clear

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