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COMMENT: The technology secretary’s remark that the Reform UK leader’s position on the Online Safety Act puts him ‘on the side’ of a notorious child sex abuser is a gratuitous distraction – and it allows Farage to pose as the wronged party, says John Rentoul

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Some 1,200 people will be made redundant and another 900 transferred to other departments under plans announced on Thursday.

Sue Gray, once known as the steely investigator at the heart of the Partygate scandal, has made her first official appearance in the House of Lords—and she didn’t hold back.

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The loss of No 10’s director of communications after just nine months should come as a warning to the entire government. It needs to better explain to the public why it is making unpopular decisions and demanding sacrifices – or sink further in the polls

Bournemouth boss may be a good fit if Spurs decide to move on from Ange Postecoglou, but is likely to face familiar problems

Spurs’ summer transfer business began almost a year ago

Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff uses maiden Lords speech to emphasise importance of public servants

Officials are central to the Labour administration’s mission to realise economic growth, the Labour peer said in her maiden speech.