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Labour's promise of paid parental leave for partners is 'the right thing to do' – but NZ could still do better

By introducing four weeks of paid parental leave for partners if re-elected, the Labour Party would move New Zealand out of an undesirable and tiny club of OECD nations. Only the United States and Israel would then not offer something similar after the birth (or adoption) of a baby.

The Conversation

Keir Starmer: Westminster system isn't great ... but Scotland should stay in Union

LABOUR leader Keir Starmer says short-termism and gesture politics “baked in” to Westminster – while arguing Scotland should stay in the Union.

The National (Scotland)

OPINION - What does Keir do with Angela?

Deputy leader of the Labour Party is a curious position. First, because the holder is not appointed by the leader but is instead elected by party members. This introduces some immediate ‘creative’ tensions (see: Jeremy Corbyn and Tom Watson). Second, and often relatedly, the deputy is not guaranteed a senior…

Evening Standard

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Rita Austin obituary

Other lives: Campaigner for racial and social justice who was first Asian women to stand for the Labour party in St Albans

The Guardian - UK

Diane Abbott says migrants ‘f****d off to bottom of sea’ after Lee Anderson remark

MP deletes ‘obscene’ tweet referencing Lee Anderson’s remarks after outrage

The Independent UK

Stephen Flynn slams Labour 'entitlement' as he hits Rutherglen campaign trail

LABOUR are showing the “same entitlement” they treated Scots with for generations, the SNP’s Westminster leader has blasted as he hit the…

The National (Scotland)

SNP deal with Greens gives party ‘certainty’, says Stephen Flynn

The party’s Westminster leader said Labour is acting like it is ‘entitled to win’ the upcoming by-election.

The Independent UK

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Former Tory minister considering backing Labour over climate concerns

Zac Goldsmith quit as environment minister in June with a scathing attack on Rishi Sunak.

The Independent UK

Tory peer Zac Goldsmith says he could be tempted to back Labour on climate

Former climate minister ‘desperately hoping’ Tories comes to senses on environmental issues

The Guardian - UK

Top Tory and Boris ally Zac Goldsmith ‘very tempted’ to back Labour at next election

Ex-minister attacks Rishi Sunak and urges Keir Starmer to show ‘commitment’ to climate change to win his support

The Independent UK

Tories can secure election majority as voters unsure of Labour, says Mordaunt

The Leader of the House of Commons was speaking at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe as part of Iain Dale’s All Talk show.

The Independent UK

Oliver Dowden suggests Fire Brigades Union’s concerns over asylum seeker barge politically motivated – as it happened

The FBU had said the Bibby Stockholm could be a floating ‘death trap’ for asylum seekers

The Guardian - UK

SNP MP Stephen Flynn under investigation for use of parliamentary stationery in attack on Labour

The SNP Westminster leader gave mugs to journalists attacking the Labour Party’s stance on the two child benefit cap.

Evening Standard

Flynn under investigation for use of parliamentary stationery

The SNP Westminster leader gave mugs to journalists attacking the Labour Party’s stance on the two child benefit cap.

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Ex-Labour MP to run against party in Kensington, saying it lacks ‘compassion’

‘Where’s the compassion in the Labour party? It’s gone,’ she said

The Guardian - UK

Europe burns while the Tories’ net zero plans are set to go up in smoke

Rishi Sunak needs to understand that investing in green initiatives is a lot cheaper than flying all his hedge fund manager mates to Mars

The National (Scotland)

Flynn writes to demand answers from Starmer on bedroom tax

THE SNP’s Westminster leader has written to Keir Starmer urging him to clarify whether Labour is “secretly planning” to keep the Tory bedroom…

The Times of India

Rishi Sunak gambles with lurch to right as UK moderates flee to Labour

LONDON: Trailing in the polls, battered by economic headwinds and seeing businesses and the City of London flirt with the Labour Party, Rishi Sunak is rolling the dice that a shift to the right could keep his Conservatives in power.

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The Guardian - UK

Wes Streeting apologises to Rosie Duffield for treatment by Labour over gender views

MP said she felt ostracised and accused male colleagues of shouting her down for opposing transgender reforms

The Independent UK

A pollution tax on older cars can be extended to London's suburbs after a British court ruling

A British court has ruled against five London suburbs that tried to block a pollution tax on older cars

The Week

Trade unions explained in 60 seconds: ideas that changed the world

In this series, The Week looks at the ideas and innovations that permanently changed the way we see the world.

The Guardian - UK

In the rage over the two-child benefits cap, one fact gets lost: this is state control of women’s bodies

Even those who consider themselves socially progressive clam up when it comes to those on benefits reproducing, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

Evening Standard

Labour party conference: What time is Keir Starmer’s speech and what might he say?

Keir Starmer set to promise new powers for local towns and cities in his speech

The National (Scotland)

'More blue than red': Scottish caller challenges Keir Starmer live on BBC

A SCOTTISH caller told Keir Starmer that “Labour is becoming more blue than red” as he challenged the prospective prime minister over his…

The Guardian - UK

Labour’s broad church has been disestablished

Letters: Readers on the Labour party’s ruthless expulsion of members

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