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Labour ‘confident’ of hitting £28bn green pledge after U-turn criticisms

Rachel Reeves argued that the financial situation had worsened since making the commitment following Liz Truss’s disastrous mini-budget.

The Independent UK

BBC must act 'swiftly' over 'very serious' teen sex pic allegations, minister demands

A huge scandal has erupted at the BBC after one of its presenters was accused of paying a 17-year-old more than £35,000 for sexually explicit photos

Daily Mirror

Met Police confirms ‘contact’ with BBC over presenter allegations

On Sunday Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer held talks with director-general Tim Davie over the ‘deeply concerning’ allegations

Evening Standard

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False hope is worse than no hope. Labour won’t make promises it can’t keep

Tory mismanagement of public finances will make the party’s task difficult if it wins power, and that is why we won’t pledge what we can’t deliver on, writes shadow health secretary Wes Streeting

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves: Just Stop Oil’s tactics are ‘pathetic’

The shadow chancellor said she has “got no time” for Just Stop Oil, after recent protests.

Evening Standard

No more money for public services as Labour set to follow Tory spending plans

A LABOUR government would have no more money for public services and continue Tory tax policies if they win the next General Election, according to…

The National (Scotland)

BBC in urgent talks with culture secretary over ‘deeply concerning’ allegations

Culture secretary Lucy Frazer has said the allegations are ‘deeply concerning’

The Independent UK

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Labour claims it is now the ‘only choice’ for aspiring homeowners

Shadow chancellor accuses Conservative government of having ‘broken’ housing market

The Independent UK

'Tory chaos' means Labour won't be able to do everything we want, warns Rachel Reeves

The Shadow Chancellor said Labour's housebuilding plan would put rocket boosters under the industry as the party focuses on stabilising the economy

Daily Mirror

Scottish government says it wants to make drug possession legal

But the UK government has already poured cold water on the idea

Nottingham Post

Scottish government wants to decriminalise drug possession

But the UK government has already poured cold water on the idea

Wales Online

Scottish Labour councillor in astonishing attack on 'coward' Keir Starmer

A SCOTTISH Labour councillor has branded Keir Starmer a “miserable coward” after he backed away from changing the two-child cap policy.

The National (Scotland)

Labour shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves does not commit to scrapping two-child benefit cap

Reeves said she could not promise to get rid of the cap because the party's policies must be "fully costed and fully funded".

Daily Record

Sarwar: Claims Labour MSPs are afraid to speak out against party policies untrue

Scottish Labour MSP Monica Lennon made the claims after criticising her party’s decision not to commit to scrapping the two-child benefit cap.

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Scottish reforms to decriminalise personal drug use knocked down within an hour

Scottish drugs minister Elena Whitham said ‘criminalisation increases the harms people experience. Criminalisation kills’.

The Guardian - UK

Scotland proposes drug decriminalisation in Westminster challenge

Elena Whitham, Scotland’s minister for drugs policy, calls for legislation devolution in reform plan

The Independent UK

Labour tells Jeremy Hunt his advisers must not undermine Bank of England

Exclusive: Members of Mr Hunt’s Economic Advisory Council said the Bank had ‘tried to be too cute’ by not being clear enough on the need for interest rates hikes

The Independent UK

Drugs minister ‘terrified’ of potential impact of failure to reform policy

Downing Street re-committed to its ‘tough’ stance on drugs as the Scottish Government called for decriminalisation of personal use.

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Daily Record

Scots who re-mortgage next year will pay extra £190 a month, Labour claims

The party estimates that 546,600 households in Scotland will re-mortgage by 2026.

The Guardian - UK

What are the main U-turns Labour has made under Keir Starmer?

From abolishing tuition fees to raising income tax for top earners, several pledges have been reversed

The Guardian - UK

Monday briefing: Labour’s key U-turns under Keir Starmer

In today’s newsletter: the Labour leader may well win the next election – but why are so many of his policies being ditched?

The Independent UK

Labour’s childcare plans ‘have not been cut back and will be on scale of NHS’

Party’s education spokesperson denies reports of intervention from shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves

Daily Record

Keir Starmer refuses to commit to public sector pay rises

It comes after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak warned he will not shy away from making decisions 'people may not like' to control inflation.

Chronicle Live

DWP Universal Credit claimants finding private rentals 'increasingly unaffordable'

A freeze on housing benefits means that the proportion of privately rented properties that people on the lowest incomes can afford has plummeted

The Independent UK

Starmer refuses to commit to accepting pay body’s wage rise recommendations

The Labour leader said his party will have to ‘go at pace’ to ‘rebuild’ public services but stressed it must obey ‘strong fiscal rules’.

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