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Liberal Democrats take aim at Tory place as ‘party of Middle England’ in local elections

The Liberal Democrats are hoping to erode the Conservative vote at the local elections in May.

The Independent UK

Lib Dems take aim at Tory place as ‘party of Middle England’ in local elections

The Liberal Democrats are hoping to erode the Conservative vote at the local elections in May.

Evening Standard

Giving ex-Ofsted chief Amanda Spielman seat in Lords is an insult, says dead teacher’s sister

Amanda Spielman, who oversaw Ofsted when headteacher Ruth Perry took her own life, is reportedly being nominated for a peerage

The Independent UK

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Giving ex-Ofsted chief seat in Lords is an insult, says dead teacher’s sister

Amanda Spielman, who oversaw Ofsted when headteacher Ruth Perry took her own life, is reportedly being nominated for a peerage.

Evening Standard

Voices: Michael Gove explains why he abandoned Boris Johnson twice

COMMENT: The former cabinet minister’s insights into the Conservatives’ struggles highlight the party’s deepening crisis and the challenges facing its future, writes John Rentoul

The Independent UK

Justice Secretary warned against ‘megaphone diplomacy’ in sentencing row

Former Tory justice secretary Sir Robert Buckland also suggested he had no truck with accusations the Government was implementing ‘two-tier’ justice.

The Independent UK

Prevent chief departs after damning inquiry over Southport attack

Michael Stewart had led counter-terrorism programme since 2020, and reviews exposed its basic failures

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Smartphone bans alone do not give children healthy tech relationship – academics

A group of experts has warned that blanket phone bans fail to prepare children for modern life in a digital world.

The Independent UK

Reform unlikely to get multimillion-pound donation from Elon Musk, Farage admits

Party leader also calls denies Runcorn by-election is a ‘must-win’ and calls Tory MPs ‘stuffy and boring’

The Independent UK

Badenoch urges PM to ‘U-turn’ and ensure all schools enforce mobile phone ban

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said such a change in law is completely unnecessary and the ’emerging battle’ is over content.

The Independent UK

Reeves says poverty figures from spring statement cuts don’t take into account impact of getting people into work – as it happened

More than 3 million families will lose out as a result of sweeping cuts to welfare, official analysis shows

The Guardian - UK

Badenoch and family spent week as guests of climate sceptic Tory donor

Neil Record, chair of Net Zero Watch, hosted the Conservative leader and others shortly before her policy U-turn

The Guardian - UK

Former Doctor Who star David Tennant takes subtle swipe at Harry Potter author JK Rowling over X jibe

Former 'Doctor Who' star David Tennant has joked about his feud with 'Harry Potter' author JK Rowling whilst appearing at Planet Comicon in Kansas City.

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David Tennant makes JK Rowling dig when asked about starring in Harry Potter series

Rowling has previously hit out at the actor on X/Twitter over his support for trans rights

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Davey: Tory ‘disdain and neglect’ led to rise of Reform

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey addressed delegates and activists at his party’s spring conference in Harrogate.

The Guardian - UK

Kemi Badenoch really doesn’t want a pact with Nigel Farage. The problem is lots of Tories really do

The Tories are trailing third in the polls and look set for local election disaster. If Reform is the answer, she may have to go, says the Spectator’s political editor, Katy Balls

The Guardian - UK

Kemi Badenoch is failing to hit the spot at PMQs – and everywhere else

The Conservative leader isn’t convincing fellow Tories that she possesses a viable route map to recovery

The Guardian - UK

Kemi Badenoch accused of breaking pledge to Tory MPs of net zero by 2050

MPs claim during her 2022 party leadership campaign she promised them she was committed to green targets

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What the papers say – March 23

A range of stories lead Sunday’s front pages.

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Davey: ‘Disdainful’ Badenoch thinks fixing church roofs is beneath her

Her comments reveal the Tories’ ‘disdainful thinking’, the Lib Dem leader will say in a speech to his party’s spring conference.

The Guardian - UK

Government ‘absolutely up for the fight’ over net zero, Ed Miliband says

Exclusive: energy secretary says 2050 target is imperative, and accuses opposition of betraying of future generations

The Independent UK

Farage called suspended Reform MP’s behaviour ‘disgusting’ in private texts

Row comes as Techne’s latest weekly tracker poll has shown the Tories level pegging with Reform for the first time in two months amid claims Farage’s party is ‘imploding’

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the Conservative party today: still lost in denial and confusion

Editorial: Kemi Badenoch has her first chance to persuade the voters on 1 May, but she seems to be getting nowhere

The Guardian - UK

Kemi brings little cheer to toxic Tories bracing for tough local elections

Party leader lowers members’ expectations as far as she dares at election warmup event in the shires

Evening Standard

Revealed: London boroughs dominate league table of cheapest council tax bills in England

Wandsworth, Westminster and City of London are least expensive areas

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