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New PM cuts business rates for UK pubs in latest cost-of-living measure

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced a 20% cut to business rates for pubs, clubs and live music venues in England on Thursday, his third major cost-of-living measure in three days as the new Labour leader seeks to revive the economy and support struggling high streets.

France 24

Starmer’s denial will not save his Labour leadership but he’ll go down fighting

Keir Starmer is a decent man but that is not enough for a party that wants a good communicator. Step forward Andy …

The Guardian - UK

Tory MP condemned for laughing at 'homophobic' Keir Starmer arson attack jibes

A TORY MP was slammed after laughing along to “homophobic remarks” made about arson attacks on the Prime Minister’s property.

The National (Scotland)

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Starmer will ‘absolutely’ still be prime minister by next Christmas, says Labour chair – as it happened

Anna Turley says people will start to ‘see and feel’ change in public services and cost of living from next year

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer will ‘absolutely’ be PM next Christmas, Labour chairwoman says

Anna Turley also insisted people would start to feel the change promised by the Government ‘in their pockets’ over the next year.

Evening Standard

Home Office minister defends plans to house asylum seekers on military bases

Asylum minister Alex Norris said the two sites in Inverness and East Sussex are an ‘important part’ of driving down hotel use.

Evening Standard

Police sexual misconduct complaints skyrocket – but half of claims go uninvestigated

Exclusive: Sexual misconduct claims hit record high last year, with complaints rising at a faster rate than all other allegations

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I can’t spend all my time worrying about regicide – Badenoch

The Conservative leader said that the public are ‘not yet ready to forgive’ the Tory party, more than a year on from the general election.

Evening Standard

Orgreave miners prioritised over grooming gang victims, Tories claim

Shadow policing minister Matt Vickers told the Commons that the unions ‘should not determine the pecking order of justice’.

Evening Standard

Yvette Cooper Under Fire After Police Force Bans White Recruits

Yvette Cooper is facing calls to step in after it emerged that West Yorkshire Police had temporarily stopped white British applicants from applying to become police officers

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MPs Savage Tory 'Mugs' Over Desperate Last-Ditch Effort to Save Rwanda Law

MPs have wasted no time in tearing into the Tories after their last-ditch attempt to salvage Rishi Sunak’s doomed Rwanda asylum scheme was shot down in flames.

The Fashion Central

£26 billion national insurance ‘grab’ could dent police front line, warns MP

Esther McVey accused the Government of ‘financial illiteracy’, ahead of a change to employers’ national insurance contribution rates.

Evening Standard

Respect orders to tackle anti-social behaviour criticised as an Asbo rebrand

New powers will see a clamp down on anti-social behaviour in town centres and high streets.

The Independent UK

Labour accused of ‘traumatising’ farmers in ‘tractor tax’ raid amid warning over mental health crisis

MPs and farmers have attacked the government’s decision to extend inheritance tax to family farms

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England riots live: thousands of counter-protesters take to the streets – as it happened

Skirmishes reported as anti-racism protests take place in towns and cities across the country

The Guardian - UK

Sunak rejected advice to release prisoners early a year ago

Discussions took place in June 2023 but aides thought backbenchers would reject proposal to ease overcrowding

Newcastle Herald

Blanket drug ban weighs on patients' life and death battle against obesity

'For me it's impossible to lose weight without it' says Bridget.

The Guardian - UK

Polluters, tax avoiders, misfits: forget Labour’s pals, Tory donors are in a different class

Claiming the moral high ground over taking cash from an eco-zealot seems just a little hypocritical

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The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak’s football video is a political own goal

The PM’s scattergun attempts at image projection tell us nothing about who he really is

The National (Scotland)

'Is CBBC hiring?': Rishi Sunak mocked after making 'embarrassing' video for Tory MP

RISHI Sunak has been mocked online for a "horrendous" video where he wished football team Stockton Town good luck ahead of their…

Wales Online

Elderly couple's year-long nightmare after Covid rules forced them to abandon £1k holiday

Alan and Pearl Osborne had their bags packed and were ready to go when their plans were shattered

Daily Record

Dumfries could provide the answer to beleaguered high streets across the UK

The regeneration of the town's Midsteeple Quarter has captured the attention of a parliamentary group on the future of retail

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A Guide To Knowing Which Kind Of Pimple Has Found Its Forever Home On Your Chin

How to treat those lil pus boys.

The Independent UK

Please choo-choo-choose Stockton for Great British Railways HQ, urges MP

GBR will be a new public sector body to oversee Britain’s railways.

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