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Council tax bombshell: Bills in London borough 'would have to soar 27%' to plug funding reforms black hole

EXCLUSIVE: London boroughs facing being hard hit by the controversial shake-up include Kensington and Chelsea, Westminster, Wandsworth, Richmond, Hammersmith and Fulham, Islington, Camden and the City of London

Evening Standard

Monday briefing: What Zarah Sultana’s new breakaway party could mean for Labour and the left

In today’s newsletter: the former Labour MP – and reportedly Jeremy Corbyn – will launch a new left party in a bid to challenge ‘broken’ Westminster politics. But will it work?

The Guardian - UK

New poll predicts Reform Westminster win with no Scottish MPs – see the map

A new poll has suggested Reform UK could be within touching distance of winning a majority in Westminster - without any Scottish MPs.

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'Lack of vision': John Curtice gives verdict on Labour's first year in power

Labour have suffered the fastest fall in support for any newly-elected Westminster government because of their “lack of vision and positive…

The National (Scotland)

Stephen Flynn's Waspi compensation bill blocked by Westminster

WESTMINSTER has blocked Stephen Flynn’s Waspi compensation bill from being given a second reading.

The National (Scotland)

Labour’s first year: from voter opinion to market reaction – in charts

After a turbulent week to round off its first year, how have the past 12 months panned out for Keir Starmer’s government?

The Guardian - UK

Voices: Will Corbyn’s new hard-left party prove to be Starmer’s mission impossible?

INSIDE WESTMINSTER: Former Labour MP Zarah Sultana jumped the gun when announcing the new party, but even so it potentially poses a major risk to the PM – especially after what has been a nightmare first year in power, writes Andrew Grice

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UK Government blamed for hindering Scottish businesses amid economy slowdown

THE UK Government has been blamed for hindering Scottish businesses growth after a new report showed that Scotland's economy slowed down ...

The National (Scotland)

Slavery reparations group takes fight to Westminster and Brussels

Lobbying effort by independent delegation follows Jamaica’s move to ask King Charles to request legal advice

The Guardian - US

SMILE! It’s just a normal day for Labour’s happy family of Keir, Rachel and Wes

Streeting gave a normal speech to show how normal everything was and Starmer tried to channel his most caring self

The Guardian - UK

MPs' 'hypocrisy' blasted as Suffragettes celebrated while Palestine Action banned

WESTMINSTER has been branded “broken” as MPs celebrated the Suffragettes on the same day as voting to ban a protest group under terrorism laws…

The National (Scotland)

Traffic to be banned from part of Regent Street as mayor faces calls to reduce traffic across West End

Sir Sadiq Khan urged by cycle campaigners to build on Oxford Street pedestrianisation with wider vehicle ban across central London

Evening Standard

Ex-spending watchdog called in to probe £10 million Lords front door ‘scandal’

The expensive debacle at Westminster has led to demands for those responsible to resign.

Evening Standard

Four arrested outside Downing Street and Westminster at Palestine Action protest

The arrests included ‘a man who blocked the gates of Downing Street with his mobility scooter’

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Battle of the London bookshop as Westminster council seizes tomes in street raid

‘This was a deeply distressing incident,’ says the bookstore’s manager Glenn Smart

Evening Standard

Revealed: London boroughs with most arson attacks as expert links rise in blazes to social unrest

Interactive map shows massive jump in arson attacks in Westminster, Sutton and Haringey

The National (Scotland)

Here's how the 37 Scottish Labour MPs voted on welfare reform

PROPALS to reform the welfare system have passed their first Commons hurdle, with MPs voting in favour of it after Keir Starmer was forced into a…

Evening Standard

Chagos deal cost is ‘going rate for best defensive real estate’, says ex-FO boss

The UK has agreed to pay Mauritius at least £120 million a year to lease back the Diego Garcia base post-handover.

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The Guardian - UK

One way or another, it’s time to stick up for Keir Starmer and the art of the big, fat U-turn

As with so many things, Margaret Thatcher is to blame for making the obstinacy brand a given in our politics. It hasn’t done us any good, says writer and autor Stefan Stern

The National (Scotland)

Social Security Scotland is 'shining example of what we can do with independence'

SCOTLAND’S approach to social security based on "dignity, fairness and respect" is a “shining example” of how the country could…

The National (Scotland)

SNP policy should 'embrace the defence industry' in Scotland, say former MPs

JOHN Swinney should change SNP policy to embrace the defence industry, two former senior MPs have said.

The Guardian - UK

‘It breaks my heart’: how a refinery closure is hitting jobs and politics

In the second in a series, the Guardian looks at how Grangemouth struggles as Reform UK hopes to win votes

The National (Scotland)

Inside the SNP's new political strategy: 'You have to pick your fights'

JOHN Swinney is yet to flesh out his political vision for the SNP with the Holyrood election just under a year away, party insiders have told the…

The Guardian - UK

‘Unless you see it, you can’t believe how bad it is’: the peer demanding a minister for porn

We’ve got into a mess with extreme content because nobody wants to talk about pornography, says Gabby Bertin

The Independent UK

Voices: Starmer’s authority isn’t the only thing badly dented by his benefits climbdown

INSIDE WESTMINSTER: For Labour backbenchers, the welfare rebellion was a triumph: with the growing possibility of this being a one-term government, and with little prospect of ministerial advancement, MPs have concluded they have nothing to lose by standing up for what they believe in, says Andrew Grice

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