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British Journalist 'Terrified' as Police Forcefully Raided His Cardiff Home Over China Spy Allegations

A senior Welsh journalist's home in Cardiff was raided by counterterrorism police as part of an investigation into alleged spying for China.

International Business Times UK

Son of Labour’s former deputy PM John Prescott joins the Greens

David Prescott, whose father was a key part of the Blair government, defects to Zack Polanski’s party

The Independent UK

Who is Joani Reid? Quick Facts on the Labour MP Who Recently Stepped Down Because Her Husband Was Arrested

Scottish MP Joani Reid resigns Labour whip following her husband's arrest on suspicion of spying for China. Explore her career and personal life.

International Business Times UK

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Friday briefing: Can the politics of cruelty around asylum help Labour in the polls?

In today’s newsletter: Labour’s new framework marks a decisive shift in how the UK treats people granted protection and exposes tensions between electoral strategy, public service pressures and the party’s historic commitments to human rights

The Guardian - UK

Home Secretary hits out at 'sharia law in London' claims after Donald Trump comments on Sadiq Khan

Shabana Mahmood defended Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan

Evening Standard

Labour Party Member Calls for ‘de-escalation, diplomacy, and a ceasefire’ amidst US-Iran Conflict

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has been receiving criticism on all sides for taking a centrist stance regarding the United States’ and Iran’s conflict. Party members, the opposition, and journalists have taken turns to lambast Starmer.

The Mary Sue

Labour can win Holyrood vote and ensure ‘new direction’ for Scotland – Sarwar

But recent polls put the party in third place behind the SNP and Reform ahead of the May 7 election.

Evening Standard

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New Labour peer suspended over alleged inappropriate behaviour

He was administratively suspended from the Labour Party pending an investigation

The Independent UK

‘Starmer is for the higher-ups rather than the lower-downs’: Gorton and Denton voters explain why Labour lost

ON THE GROUND: This corner of Greater Manchester, a key brick in the red wall, felt abandoned by Labour. Its voters tell Dan Haygarth why they’ve ditched Starmer’s party, leaving it with nowhere to turn

The Independent UK

Former MP Conor McGinn denies sexually assaulting woman on night out

Former MP for St Helens North was suspended by Labour Party in 2022 after complaint was made against him

The Independent UK

Starmer under pressure as Labour civil war erupts over humiliating by-election loss

Labour backbenchers say Starmer’s departure ‘a question of when, not if’ after catastrophic defeat in Gorton and Denton

The Independent UK

UK Greens trounce far right in key election as Labour fall to disastrous third place

Two insurgent parties with a tiny number of MPs between them have shunted Britain's governing party into a humiliating defeat.

Euronews

‘The world is still as bent and corrupt’: Our Friends in the North returns to the stage

Two Thatcher-years episodes of Peter Flannery’s award-winning TV series to be adapted for Newcastle stage

The Guardian - UK

Epstein files fallout: Peter Mandelson arrested by London police on suspicion of misconduct in public office

Former UK ambassador Peter Mandelson was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. This follows revelations from Epstein files, where he was accused of passing market-sensitive information. The scandal has already led to his resignation from the Labour Party and the House of Lords.

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UK PM Starmer’s aide Peter Mandelson arrested amid mounting Epstein scrutiny

Former UK ambassador to the US, Peter Mandelson, has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. The Metropolitan Police confirmed the arrest of a 72-year-old man in connection with an investigation into alleged leaking of Downing Street emails and market-sensitive information to Jeffrey Epstein. Mandelson reportedly believes he…

The Independent UK

How this forgotten corner of Manchester could redefine the age-old battle between the left and right

A by-election in Gorton and Denton on Thursday could see a new frontier emerge in British politics, as Dan Haygarth finds out

Evening Standard

'On a knife edge': Thousands of undecided voters set to sway Gorton by-election race between Reform, Greens and Labour

Nigel Farage, Green leader Zack Polanski and Sir Keir Starmer’s party are battling it out in a heated contest

Evening Standard

Nigel Farage unveils 'shadow cabinet' with two Tory defectors on Reform UK's frontbench

The Reform leader proposed a ‘new super economics and business department’ modelled ‘on what the Germans did after World War Two’

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The Independent UK

Starmer urged to investigate links between Government and ‘creepy spy scandal’

A think tank is said to have hired a PR firm to investigate reporters to identify their sources for stories about campaign funding breaches.

The Independent UK

Starmer doubles down on closer links with EU as he says Britain is ‘turning its back’ on Brexit years

Prime minister comes out fighting after calls for him to resign over Mandelson scandal and says he will still be Labour leader at the time of the next election

The Independent UK

Stephen Flynn says Starmer’s Labour has ‘downed tools’ amid crisis

‘The cost of chaos under the Labour Party is growing and getting worse’, says the SNP Westminster leader

The Independent UK

Union leaders issue new leadership ultimatum to Starmer

Prime minister told a summit in Munich that he ‘ended the week much stronger’ than he started it after attempts to oust him from Downing Street

The Independent UK

Starmer insists he will lead Labour into the next election after turbulent week

Sir Keir also said appointing Lord Peter Mandelson ambassador to Washington was a ‘mistake’.

Evening Standard

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy condemns Labour briefings ‘dripping with misogyny’

It comes after the Prime Minister held talks with female Labour parliamentarians earlier on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

How Mandelson appointment nearly cost Starmer his job as UK prime minister

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has faced the biggest crisis of his leadership because of his decision to appoint a close ally of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to the plum job of U.K. ambassador to the United States

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