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The Good Friday agreement showed how decent British politics can be – but Sunak and Starmer have other plans

Trivia, historical amnesia and dirty tricks have become the new norm. Neither party leader has the courage to buck that trend, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK

Why the number of female world leaders is dropping

Finland’s Sanna Marin has become the latest female leader to stand down, following a closely fought election.

The Week

Mortgages for first-time buyers 'have risen by £500 a month'

Analysis by the Labour Party claims mortgage bills rose from £837 in January 2022 to £1,303 in December

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UK spent almost £500,000 on unused support scheme for energy firms

Exclusive: EMFS, devised by Treasury and Bank of England as backstop fund, was quietly closed this year

The Guardian - UK

Douglas Ross suggests Tories should vote Labour to oust SNP

Tory leader says voters should 'do what’s best for the country' to help loosen the nationalists’ grip on Scotland

Daily Record

Raw sewage being dumped in environment secretary Therese Coffey’s own constituency

Exclusive: She is one of seven Conservative environment secretaries whose constituencies are being blighted by sewage spills

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on House of Lords reform: an irresistible case

Editorial: Britain’s upper house is too big, unworthily appointed, and does not work. Reform has become inevitable, whether the political parties like it or not

The Guardian - UK

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Lord Speaker: Upper House needs more independent peers and experts, amid honours row

Lord McFall has said an ‘eagle eye’ must be kept on ensuring the House does not have too many 'cronies' and party donors

Wales Online

Lord Speaker warns upper chamber needs more independent peers amid honours row

Lord McFall told The Guardian an ‘eagle eye’ must be kept on ensuring the House does not have too many politicians.

The Independent UK

House of Lords needs more experts, says speaker, as former PMs line up allies

Exclusive: John McFall says upper house is in danger of falling ‘out of sync’, amid controversy over Johnson and Truss choices

The Guardian - UK

UK is on par with Russia for confidence in political system, study shows

Only one in six British people say they are highly satisfied with how the political system is functioning - with 32% dissatisfied

Wales Online

A committed unbeliever: Nigel Lawson left the Tory party a complex, divisive legacy

Lesser politicians still try to emulate the clever contrarianism of Thatcher’s chancellor. That’s risky, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

The Guardian - UK

Late Night Lycett: Joe Lycett reveals lineup for next episode of Channel 4 show

Rylan, Katherine Ryan and Greg James are among the guests

The Independent UK

What do you, a real person in the real world, want? Best be quiet and let the politicians tell you

It’s ever so convenient that the thing you care about is never the thing that’s landing them in trouble, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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Liz Truss pension episode flags risk of further financial crises, says IMF

Report calls for tighter regulation of non-banks as comfortable decade of low interest rates comes to an end

Evening Standard

Liz Truss told family of Londoner Morad Tahbaz jailed in Iran ‘you’re not my problem’, MPs claim

Tory MP Alicia Kearns said ministers “deeply distressed” British citizens imprisoned abroad through poor communication, including “speaking offensively” to their families

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak gains on Keir Starmer but Tories still far behind, new poll shows

Exclusive: Two thirds of adults now believe it is ‘time for a change’ at the next election

The Independent UK

Government rejected chances to free Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, say MPs

Ministers distressed Nazanin and others with ‘offensive’ comments – as evidence shows chances for release missed

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The National (Scotland)

Carol Vorderman rounds up Tories deleting their party from their profiles

CAROL Vorderman has rounded up a large number of Tory MPs and councillors who do not say which party they represent on their social media profile…

The Independent UK

Ministers distressed Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe with ‘offensive’ comments – MPs

The treatment of some families of British nationals detained abroad has been insensitive and hurtful, the Foreign Affairs Committee chairwoman said.

Tribune News Service

Sunak’s successes can’t blot out Tory track record in office

LONDON — Rishi Sunak’s recent run of success isn’t enough to turn around the electoral prospects of his ruling Conservative Party, his own aides fret.

The National (Scotland)

Tories accused of 'bare-faced' hypocrisy over UK's Minister for the Union

THE Tories have been accused by the SNP of “bare-faced hypocrisy” for criticising of the appointment of an independence minister, while…

The Guardian - UK

Planning applications in England fall to record low in housing blow

Experts say developers deterred by changes to planning system brought in by successive Tory governments

The Independent UK

China cannot be allowed to join UK-Asia trade pact, Liz Truss says

The former prime minister made the warning as the UK signed up to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.

The Guardian - UK

Sunak took £500,000 worth of private jet trips in less than a fortnight

Lib Dems criticise ‘shocking waste of taxpayers’ money’ as Cabinet Office document reveals PM’s flight costs

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