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'Serious' indyref2 risk posed by Michael Gove's new elections watchdog role

FEARS have been raised Michael Gove's new "supervisory" role over the elections watchdog poses a barrier to indyref2 being held on time.

The National (Scotland)

Michelle Mone’s home raided as PPE firm linked to Tory peer investigated

NCA launches investigation into PPE Medpro, which secured £200m in Covid contracts

The Guardian - UK

Poll: Majority of Britons don’t think Priti Patel would make good PM

Priti Patel has proved to be less popular than her fellow Cabinet ministers as having what it takes to be a good PM - poll

Evening Standard

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‘Dark day for democracy’ as Tories make ‘authoritarian' grab of Electoral Commission

THE Conservative party have been accused of making an “authoritarian power grab” of the Electoral Commission, after the government passed a new…

The National (Scotland)

The Oxford Union parades ignorance with no shame – no wonder the Tories love it

So Angela Rayner does not have Boris Johnson’s ‘debating training’. Is that a reference to mumbling about Peppa Pig World, asks Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson 'admits he was in flat during "Abba party" - but for a job interview'

Reports claim the Prime Minister has admitted he was in his flat during a gathering on 13 November 2020 - but insisted he was there for work, interviewing his wife's aide Henry Newman for a potential job

Daily Mirror

For her eyes only: what Priti Patel’s Bond blag means for other film-fan MPs

The home secretary’s gratis tickets to No Time to Die’s premiere were apparently ‘connected to executive functions’ because it’s a spy film. But what about ministers who run boring departments?

The Guardian - UK

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A new coal mine in Cumbria makes no sense for the climate – or Britain's energy security

A flurry of newspaper articles has speculated that Michael Gove, the UK minister responsible for planning, will shortly approve the long-debated proposal for a new deep coal mine in Cumbria, northern England. Look closer, and this speculation is based on one unnamed source who told The Sunday Telegraph: “I don’t…

The Conversation

Will this brute of a building herald a new assault on London’s skyline?

Developers swoop on areas like the south bank. The onus is on planning officers to reject ugly schemes

The Guardian - UK

Lords rally to protect independence of UK’s Electoral Commission

Boris Johnson’s government faces new defeat over what critics say is democratic meddling

The Guardian - UK

Ethics chief warns Boris Johnson's election watchdog plan is 'risk to democratic system'

Lord Evans, who chairs the Committee on Standards in Public Life has warned Michael Gove plans to allow the No10 to set the "strategic direction" of the Electoral Commission could put our democratic system at risk

Daily Mirror

'Lexit looming': MP James Grundy reveals when proposal for Leigh's exit from Wigan could be on the table

"There has been a long standing feeling that Wigan Council does not care about Leigh"

Manchester Evening News

We’ve failed to build enough housing, admits Michael Gove

Even the most ‘Thatcher-worshipping’ people want more social housing, says cabinet minister

The Independent UK

Gove says even the most ‘Thatcher-worshipping’ people want more social housing

The Housing Secretary said the ‘inadequacy’ of many homes is ‘insupportable and indefensible’.

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Evening Standard

Evening Standard Comment: Prince Harry’s words will lead to Royal finger-pointing

Reports that the Queen has invited Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex to the Platinum Jubilee celebrations in June represent a significant rapprochement for relations in the family. It is understandable that Her Majesty, who turns 96 tomorrow, would want a full complement around her to mark this momentous…

Evening Standard

Government blocks Oxford Street M&S demolition until plans can be scrutinised

Michael Gove has blocked the demolition of Oxford Street’s Marks & Spencer so ministers can scrutinise the plans.

The Guardian - UK

Firms that refuse to fund cladding repairs could face trading ban

Uncooperative developers to be threatened with loss of planning permission by Michael Gove

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson’s supply chain ‘taskforce’ was abolished days after being announced, government admits

Ministers ‘caught creating a fake taskforce to hide the fact that they don’t have a plan,’ says Labour

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Liverpool Echo

Liverpool's £52m post-Brexit fund 'salt in wound' for city region

The region will receive close to £30m less from post-Brexit funding than it did under the EU

The Independent UK

Government accused of breaking promise to North on post-Brexit funding

South Yorkshire Mayor Dan Jarvis described a funding announcement by Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove as ‘nothing more than an outrage’.

The Independent UK

How to apply for the Homes for Ukraine scheme in the UK

UK government has announced a scheme that would welcome more refugees into the country

Financial Times

Why 1980s Oxford holds the key to Britain’s ruling class

From Partygate to Brexit, many of today’s political dramas can be traced back to the leading players’ student days

Liverpool Echo

Michael Gove short-changes Liverpool in post-Brexit fund

Details of the shared prosperity fund, which replaces European Union funding, have been published

The Independent UK

Brexit: Anger over ‘shortfall’ in government funds to replace EU support for disadvantaged regions

Wales stands to lose £1bn over three years, says first minister

Manchester Evening News

Michael Gove accused of shortchanging the North with post-Brexit fund

Details of the shared prosperity fund, which replaces European Union funding, have been published.

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