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Philip Green failed to overturn my parliamentary privilege. Here’s why that’s bad for him and very good for you

Absolute free speech is a right enshrined in the law, which is fundamental to British democracy. We must defend it, says former government minister Peter Hain

The Guardian - UK

Reeves should bend fiscal rules and borrow to fund defence, says Labour grandee

The current military threat in Europe demands Britain and its allies do whatever is needed to restore security, said Lord Hain.

Evening Standard

Shocking state of asbestos-ridden Houses of Parliament uncovered in new survey

Concerns have been raised repeatedly that the iconic Westminster building could face a Notre-Dame style blaze if restoration work is not completed

The Independent UK

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Fire could ‘burn down’ UK parliament and asbestos is rife, surveys show

Peter Hain says 44 fires have been recorded in the past decade and more than 1,000 asbestos incidents

The Guardian - UK

Peter Hain urges South Africa to protest Afghanistan game at Champions Trophy

The veteran anti-apartheid campaigner Peter Hain has called on Cricket South Africa to challenge the ban on women’s and girl’s cricket in Afghanistan before next month’s Champions Trophy

The Guardian - UK

Act now or UK parliament could be next Notre Dame inferno, MPs and peers told

Former Commons leader decries ‘another kick of the can’, with restoration plan not to be published until late 2025

The Guardian - UK

Work starts in London on anti-apartheid 'Centre of Memory and Learning'

The £3.5m Islington-based project will involve transforming the building into a vibrant cultural space, and is located at the ANC’s former London HQ

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What we’re reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in April

Authors, critics and Guardian readers discuss the titles they have read over the last month. Join the conversation in the comments

The Guardian - UK

Peter Hain calls for inquiry into MoD’s alleged role in Saudi bribes scandal

Government auditors must look into claims of complicity in corruption on arms deals with UK, says Labour peer

The Guardian - UK

‘An appalling direction’: UK activists criticise plans to redefine extremism

Veteran campaigners across political spectrum believe broader redefinition could silence non-majority opinions

The Guardian - UK

British and Irish governments play down Sinn Féin’s calls for united Ireland

Rishi Sunak urges Stormont executive to focus on bread-and-butter issues in Northern Ireland

The Guardian - UK

Suella Braverman’s message of divide and rule must be resisted

The home secretary’s speech in Washington crossed a line, write Peter Hain and Paul Holborow, founder members of the Anti Nazi League

The Guardian - UK

It could just be that a global catastrophe matters more than a pause in sport

The outraged reaction to Just Stop Oil’s mild protests says far more about us than it does about the activists themselves

The Guardian - UK

Tony Blair sought to avoid reports of ‘snuggling up’ to Berlusconi, files show

Envoy urged No 10 to exploit opportunities presented by tycoon’s premiership while ‘holding our noses’, archives reveal

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The National (Scotland)

Tony Blair feared headlines over ‘snuggling up’ to controversial Italian PM

FORMER Prime Minister Blair was desperate to avoid claims he was “snuggling up” to Silvio Berlusconi, according to National Archive files...

The Independent UK

Blair desperate to avoid charges of ‘snuggling up’ to Berlusconi, files show

Newly released papers show the former PM saw the controversial Italian leader as an ‘essential’ ally in Europe.

The Guardian - UK

How Wimbledon and apartheid South Africa blocked a teen’s tennis dream

Hoosen Bobat was thrilled to receive an invite to Junior Wimbledon in 1971 – what happened next still hurts, 52 years on

The Guardian - UK

A lesson from the Good Friday agreement to resolve the doctors’ pay dispute

Letters: Preconditions set by ministers on talks have obscured the substance of the dispute, writes the Labour peer Peter Hain, while Dr John Doherty suggests a reasonable offer for striking doctors

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The Guardian - UK

Good Friday agreement ‘based on compromise’, Sunak says on 25th anniversary

PM says ‘work to be done’ to restore government at Stormont ahead of Biden meeting on Tuesday

The Guardian - UK

Thanks to Brexit, 25 years on, the Good Friday agreement faces its toughest test

More challenges to the peace process are on the horizon, says Peter Hain, former secretary of state for Northern Ireland

Belfast Live

MLAs returning to Stormont would be like collaborators says Baroness Kate Hoey

The former Labour MP is a firm supporter of Brexit

The Conversation

Peter Hain: Neil Aggett died fighting apartheid – South Africa's rulers have betrayed the struggle

Neil Aggett, the trade unionist and anti-apartheid activist who died in detention at the hands of police 41 years ago, was one of very few white South Africans who actively fought apartheid. He was only 29 when he died.

The Guardian - UK

Affordable childcare is one way to boost Britain’s birth rate

Expensive creches, lack of access to fertility treatment, worry about the environment – there are many reasons why young women choose not to have children

The National (Scotland)

Labour's Brexit policies pushing Scotland towards independence, warns peer

A FORMER Labour cabinet minister has called on Keir Starmer to develop policies that prevent the party from driving Scotland towards independence.

The Guardian - UK

Starmer must tackle economic ‘disaster’ of Brexit, warn Labour grandees

Peter Hain says Labour leader must have plans ready to limit the damage caused by leaving the EU if he becomes PM

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