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The toughest job facing the new head of Ofcom: tackling the blatantly partisan GB News

It will take a regulator with grit and guts to enforce the UK’s impartiality laws. This is Labour’s chance to remedy our twisted media landscape, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - Bothered by queues at the British Museum? Make foreign visitors pay

Free access to museums and galleries is a rare privilege but it doesn’t have to be extended to everyone

Evening Standard

Labour under pressure to appoint Tory ex-minister as next Ofcom chair

Liz Kendall urged by online safety figures to give job to Jeremy Wright ahead of Labour peer Margaret Hodge

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Foreign tourists could be charged to visit UK museums - including top London sites

The UK government is exploring proposals to charge foreign tourists entry fees at major museums to bolster cultural funding

Evening Standard

Government could charge foreign tourists to visit top UK museums

Charges would apply to international visitors at attractions including the British Museum and V&A

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Ministers consider charging tourists to enter national museums in England

Government says proposed levy for international tourists is part of initiative to improve arts funding

The Guardian - UK

Arts Council England must change or face ‘disaster’, culture department is told

Margaret Hodge, who led report into arts funder, tells DCMS committee that grant recipients have lost confidence in the body

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Arts Council reform is vital for London's grassroots night time economy

Hodge Review shows the application system clearly needs radical overhaul

Evening Standard

Museums must reach all parts of UK, says Nandy as £1.5bn of arts funding announced

Culture secretary says national institutions will receive £600m but they must extend influence outside London

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer is our most musical prime minister since Edward Heath. He must take up the baton for the arts

Not all of the problems of Britain’s cultural sector come down to funding, but an awful lot do. That’s where leadership comes in, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

The Guardian - UK

The Hodge report into Arts Council England: ‘Not exactly a ringing endorsement’

While the former arts minister’s call for tax breaks and a bonfire of red tape will be welcomed, we seem to be going round in circles. And why hasn’t the single most calamitous cause of funding reduction been addressed?

The Guardian - UK

Arts funding in England must be protected from politics, Hodge report urges

Arts Council England must remain free from interference to ensure artistic freedom, says report by Labour peer

The Guardian - UK

Donald Trump wants a Europe in chaos – a sure sign for Britain to shore up its democracy

With the US threatening to support ‘patriotic’ parties here, we need better defences, starting with tough new rules about political donations, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Judge-only trials will help get ‘justice moving faster’ in fraud trials – Lammy

The Justice Secretary launched the strategy as he faces continued outcry over his plans to scrap jury trials for some crimes.

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UK accused of caving-in to British Virgin Islands over access to companies register

Parliamentary group urges government to clamp down on overseas territories before flagship anti-corruption summit

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Hiding money away in overseas territories starves Treasury, warns MP

Phil Brickell will call for Whitehall clarity over ministers’ efforts to tackle financial secrecy in the British Overseas Territories.

The Guardian - UK

Call to halt Boris Johnson’s £115,000 allowance after Boris Files revelations

Senior politicians want taxpayer-funded support for former PM suspended, as watchdog opens investigation

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An ethics record that this Labour government can be proud of

Letter: Phil Brickell MP responds to an editorial on Labour’s standards reforms

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Anti-corruption champion sent to UK offshore haven amid secrecy concerns

Foreign Office sending Margaret Hodge to British Virgin Islands to investigate slow progress against financial crime

The Guardian - UK

What smashed the far right in east London? A playbook that said connect, connect, connect

Labour peer Margaret Hodge shares how the party tackled the rise of the British National party in Barking before the 2010 general election

The Guardian - UK

Ministers resist calls to block Musk donations to Farage’s Reform UK

Government fears moves to curb any potential cash from the tech titan could backfire and play into Reform UK’s hands

The Guardian - UK

Labour seems to be flailing, but keep faith: Starmer’s long-term plans are both radical and sound

Goals for low-carbon energy, prison reforms, housebuilding and more are ambitious and nation-changing. They won’t happen overnight, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Margaret Hodge to lead review of regional inequality in the arts

Anti-corruption champion to examine Arts Council England projects and lack of facilities in some areas of country

Evening Standard

Former London MP Margaret Hodge made anti-corruption champion to target 'dirty money' in Britain and overseas

Foreign Secretary David Lammy announced the appointment on a visit to the National Crime Agency

Evening Standard

Margaret Hodge named anti-corruption champion

The Government has appointed an anti-corruption champion as it seeks to make UK a ‘hostile environment for the corrupt and their ill-gotten gains’.

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