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Tories’ Pavlovian response to Elon Musk’s tweets leads to shameless PMQs

Kemi Badenoch wanted an inquiry because she wanted an inquiry. Why was that difficult to understand?

The Guardian - UK

Labour sees off Tory ‘bandwagon’ call for new inquiry into sexual abuse gangs

Ministers condemn Conservative attempt to block child wellbeing and schools bill with ‘shameful’ amendment

The Guardian - UK

School reforms will not cut pay of teachers, says Phillipson

The Conservatives oppose the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, describing measures within it as a ‘wrecking ball’.

Evening Standard

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Starmer hits out at Tories over Badenoch’s call for new grooming gang inquiry

Elon Musk claimed Sir Keir Starmer was ‘hiding terrible things’ by refusing to back a national probe.

Evening Standard

Starmer vows to address north-south education divide ahead of debate on Bill

In his first interview of the year, the Prime Minister said he was very concerned about the ‘disparity’ between schools in the north and south.

The Independent UK

Pupils will ‘pay price’ for new tax on private school fees, Tories warn Reeves

The long-standing VAT exemption for private schools ends on New Year’s Day.

Evening Standard

Rachel Reeves’ Budget ‘a recipe for total disaster’ for nurseries, Tories claim

Shadow education minister Neil O’Brien said up to four in 10 early years providers are expected to close as a result of the NI increase.

Evening Standard

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Dawn shared her final moments with the world. The assisted dying debate should focus on facts, not fears

‘I would like to dispel all the myths around assisted dying, that people could be coerced. That it’s against God. I would just like people to know it is a dignified choice.’ These were the words of assisted dying campaigner Dawn Voice-Cooper, who chose to share her death with the…

The Independent UK

Education Secretary ‘will not hesitate’ to cap profits in children’s social care

Firms that provide care for children on behalf of councils face a profit cap if they do not curb their gains, Bridget Phillipson said.

The Independent UK

From gaffe-prone Philp to hardliner Patel, who makes up Kemi Badenoch’s shadow cabinet?

The newly elected party leader unveiled her top team on Tuesday morning ahead of its first meeting

The Independent UK

Who’s who in the Conservative shadow cabinet

Kemi Badenoch’s new front bench team will hold its first meeting on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Who has been appointed to Kemi Badenoch’s shadow cabinet?

Mel Stride and Priti Patel take top jobs while defeated leadership rival Robert Jenrick also joins the new team

The Guardian - UK

Badenoch plucks Patel, Jenrick and Stride from the Tories’ tiny gene pool of talent

James Cleverly has the right idea – sit tight until the new leader of the opposition crashes and burns of her own accord

The Guardian - UK

Kemi Badenoch appoints Mel Stride, Priti Patel and Robert Jenrick to shadow cabinet

MPs who stood against new leader made shadow chancellor, foreign secretary and justice secretary respectively

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Priti Patel named in shadow cabinet as Kemi Badenoch appointments begin

KEMI Badenoch has confirmed two former Tory leadership rivals will be part of her cabinet.

Evening Standard

Dame Priti Patel and Mel Stride given top jobs in new Tory frontbench team

Dame Priti and Mr Stride were both early rivals of Kemi Badenoch during the Tory leadership contest.

Evening Standard

Schools will get extra money to cover national insurance rise – Phillipson

Bridget Phillipson told MPs that schools and colleges will get compensation at a ‘national level’ after the 1.2 percentage point increase in Budget.

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer increases university tuition fees for first time in eight years

University tuition fees have been frozen at £9,250 since 2017 but will go up by 2.7 per cent

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Evening Standard

Kemi Badenoch makes her first frontbench appointments as Tory leader

Robert Jenrick was named shadow justice secretary, Mel Stride shadow chancellor and Priti Patel shadow foreign secretary

The Independent UK

Kemi Badenoch makes her first frontbench appointment as Tory leader

Laura Trott will serve as shadow education secretary in Ms Badenoch’s frontbench team, it is understood.

The Guardian - UK

Mel Stride appointed shadow chancellor and Priti Patel shadow foreign secretary as Kemi Badenoch announces team – as it happened

New Conservative leader makes key appointments and says she wants to unite party, with Stride a senior figure on the left and Patel prominent rightwinger

The Independent UK

UK politics live: Jenrick gets justice role in Badenoch’s shadow cabinet as Stride and Patel land top jobs

It comes as education secretary Bridget Phillipson announced a rise to university tuition fees

The Guardian - UK

The law of averages has let everyone down in Tory leadership race

Badenoch and Jenrick appeal to worst instincts of Tory members, though few seem to care about what is clearly a temporary appointment

The Independent UK

Trott: Labour delivering greatest hits of government mistakes ahead of Budget

Conservative MP Laura Trott suggested Labour was ‘taking lessons from the worst bits of our record’ in its opening days in power.

The Guardian - UK

Don’t listen to the Tories – Labour is right to raise taxes

The rumoured rise in national insurance on employers makes sense. As for claims Labour promised not to do that: it didn’t, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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