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Row erupts within UK's governing Labour Party after popular mayor blocked from upcoming election

A row has erupted within Britain’s governing Labour Party after its popular mayor of Manchester was prevented from standing at a special election, with critics claiming that Prime Minister Keir Starmer did not want to see a potential rival back in the House of Commons

The Independent UK

Axing Troubles immunity from Legacy Act a ‘down payment on trust’ – Hilary Benn

The Northern Ireland Secretary said his goal with legacy legislation is to ‘create a system that everyone in Northern Ireland can have confidence in’.

Evening Standard

How a group of nimbys could bring down China’s mega embassy plans

IN DEPTH: A decision on China’s application for a new embassy in London is expected in days, but those living next to the proposed site will be challenging it all the way, as Dan Haygarth reports

The Independent UK

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Parliament Quietly Changes How It Describes Keir Starmer as PM Faces 'No Substance' Slurs

Parliament's official account has quietly dropped language claiming Keir Starmer 'answers questions' at PMQs, instead saying he merely 'faces' them—a telling shift exposing widespread doubts about the PM's engagement.

International Business Times UK

Fact check: Iran protests and AI-generated ‘MPs’

Round-up of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact.

Evening Standard

Sir Patrick Duffy obituary

Labour MP for Colne Valley and Sheffield Attercliffe who served as a navy minister and president of the Nato parliamentary assembly

The Guardian - UK

John Major ‘shouted at’ by Irish justice minister in Troubles-era meeting

Minister Padraig Flynn was exercised by a range of security issues.

The Independent UK

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‘Lost decade’ of progress after UK introduced shared parental leave, say experts

Research suggests fewer than one in 60 public sector workers share leave with partners when they have a baby

The Guardian - UK

£20m spent on Commons since IndyRef, SNP says

The party obtained the figures under a freedom of information request.

Evening Standard

‘Pretty birds and silly moos’: the women behind the Sex Discrimination Act

In the 50 years since equal rights for women were enshrined in UK law, the campaigners have been reduced to caricatures, or forgotten. But their struggle is worth remembering

The Guardian - UK

UK Lords propose ban on VPNs for children

UK politicians table amendment that would ban VPNs for children but its future is uncertain.

TechRadar

House of Lords’ block on assisted dying bill is a big risk

Letter: Defying the will of the House of Commons will increase calls for radical reform of the upper house sooner rather than later, say the MPs Nia Griffith, Justin Madders and Debbie Abrahams

The Guardian - UK

Senior opponents of assisted dying bill urge Lords not to deliberately block it

Letter says there is danger of Lords losing legitimacy as more than 1,000 amendments tabled, delaying any vote

The Guardian - UK

Councillors pelted with eggs during asylum seekers debate

The council’s office was also damaged, with toilets and lifts vandalised

The Independent UK

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Who is Lance Corporal George Hooley: Details About British Soldier Killed in Ukraine

Lance Corporal George Thomas Hooley, a highly rated British paratrooper with deployments in Afghanistan, Africa and Eastern Europe, has been named as the UK service member killed in an accident in Ukraine while observing tests of a new defensive capability. Here is what is known so far about his life,…

The Independent UK

School apologises after comparing Nigel Farage and Reform MP to far-right dictator

Secondary school featured Reform UK members on the extreme far right of a display of the political spectrum

Evening Standard

Jury trials to be axed for crimes with sentences under three years as 'swift court' plans announced

David Lammy told the House of Commons the plan for jury-free trials will take time to implement

The Independent UK

Watch live: Lammy addresses Parliament after more prisoners mistakenly freed

Watch live as David Lammy addresses the House of Commons on Tuesday (2 December) after confirming that 12 more prisoners have been released in error over the last three weeks.

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Trans woman jailed for harassing minister Ellie Reeves as judge slams civil courts for enabling abuse

District Judge Michael Snow said he is ‘appalled’ at the badly organised civil courts

The Independent UK

‘External person’ may have leaked Budget document link, says OBR chief

Contentious Budget was leaked nearly an hour before chancellor was set to announce it

The Guardian - UK

‘Mortified’ OBR chair hopes inquiry into budget leak will report next week

Reuters news agency says it obtained document after visiting URL it predicted file would be uploaded to

Evening Standard

'Chilling effect' of Budget briefings cost London jobs, say bosses as Reeves defends her tax and spend plans

They also warned the Chancellor’s measures would have ‘little to no impact on growth in the round’

Evening Standard

Reeves launches £26 billion tax raid as welfare spending rises

Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s announcements will leave 1.7 million people paying more income tax.

Evening Standard

Rachel Reeves mocked in fake 'Grand Theft Austerity' AI video game

The parody video depicts the AI chancellor beating up people, and even pigeons, to steal their coins and ‘feel the thrill of fiscal responsibility’

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump to send envoy to Russia - but will only meet Putin and Zelensky when deal is final

Trump says the countries are ‘very close’ to a peace deal as Russian strikes target Zaporizhzhia

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