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Britain's Labour Party works to become 'the party of business'

After decades funding Britain's governing Conservatives, businessman Gareth Quarry has switched allegiance and started donating to the opposition Labour Party in the belief that it offers more certainty and stability.

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It’s not enough for Labour to be a nicer version of the Tories. It must take risks for what is right

Instead of fighting for the centre ground, Keir Starmer should look to the radical changes pushed through under Harold Wilson, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

How Labour can benefit from a principled stand in favour of electoral reform

Letters: Readers reflect on a Guardian editorial urging Labour to back proportional representation, and Gordon Brown’s commission

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Keir Starmer ‘tattooing on his forehead’ that Labour won’t do deal with SNP

Labour leader challenges Nicola Sturgeon on whether she would ‘prop up Tory government’

The Independent UK

Gordon Brown's report on UK constitutional reform treats Wales as an afterthought

In one of the rare references to Wales, the report alludes to “the Welsh Assembly Government” – a title that was discarded more than a decade ago

Birmingham Post

Keir Starmer ALREADY blaming Nicola Sturgeon in case Labour lose next election

KEIR Starmer is pre-emptively blaming Scotland’s First Minister in case his party can’t form a government at the next General Election.

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer says he's 'tattooing on his forehead' that Labour won't do deal with SNP

The Labour leader said 'good luck' to Nicola Sturgeon in explaining to her voters if they failed to back Labour and allowed the Tories to hold onto power at the next election

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A Labour win is now looking likely at the next general election, but at what cost?

If the party loses its integrity and will to change the country along the way, it will snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

The Guardian - UK

Labour leader Keir Starmer strikes the wrong note in trying to out-Tory the Tories

Recent polling suggests most people are pessimistic about the future direction of the UK and expect things to get worse.

Daily Record

Labour's Brexit policies pushing Scotland towards independence, warns peer

A FORMER Labour cabinet minister has called on Keir Starmer to develop policies that prevent the party from driving Scotland towards independence.

The National (Scotland)

The SNP's 20 questions for Gordon Brown on 'fundamentally flawed' reform plans

A DOSSIER of 20 questions demanding answers to the “fundamental flaws and rampant hypocrisies” in Labour’s paper on constitutional reform…

The National (Scotland)

Starmer must tackle economic ‘disaster’ of Brexit, warn Labour grandees

Peter Hain says Labour leader must have plans ready to limit the damage caused by leaving the EU if he becomes PM

The Guardian - UK

Nigel Farage's right-wing Reform party unveils plan to split Tory vote in boost for Labour

Leader Richard Tice says he will field candidates in 600 seats after standing aside for the Tories at the 2019 General Election

Daily Mirror

The fading Tories are stealing ideas from Labour – a transition has already begun

Blurred lines between one government and the next happen quite often, but that doesn’t mean Starmer’s fight is over, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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Why would Labour want to sideline left-leaning candidates?

Letters: Readers respond to an article by Owen Jones about allegations of dirty tricks against prospective MPs

The National (Scotland)

Labour MSP can't say what in Gordon Brown's reform plans will convince Scots

A SCOTTISH Labour MSP was unable to say what in Gordon Brown's report about reforming the UK could persuade people against supporting Scottish…

The Conversation

Is Labour’s vision of a New Britain any different to the Tories' levelling up?

Former prime minister Gordon Brown’s review of the UK constitution could be a hugely significant moment for the UK. A radical agenda for political change is being offered by the party tipped to win the next election.

The Conversation

Labour's plan to 'abolish' the House of Lords: what exactly has been proposed – and the chances Keir Starmer will adopt it

A commission led by former prime minister Gordon Brown has called for a future Labour government to replace the controversial House of Lords with an elected upper chamber, in a landmark report on reforming the UK’s messy constitution.

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Labour’s plan to reform politics doesn’t go far enough – here’s what evidence shows will really stop governments hoarding power

In a major report for the Labour party, former prime minister Gordon Brown has proposed a number of reforms to address some of the UK’s glaring institutional problems. He recommends reforming the House of Lords, so that it is elected and far smaller than its current size, as well as…

The National (Scotland)

Brexit-backing Labour 'gave up' on Scotland but won't admit it, John Curtice says

KEIR Starmer’s Labour Party “had to give up” hopes of winning seats in Scotland to pursue pro-Brexit votes in the north of England – even…

The Independent UK

Speaker of Lords warns against wholly elected Upper House of Parliament

Keir Starmer has backed plans to abolish unelected chamber

The Guardian - UK

Think our plan to fix British politics is a pipe dream? Think again

Critics are already circling, but at a stroke Labour would clear out the rot from Westminster and give power to our regions, says former Labour prime minister Gordon Brown

The National (Scotland)

'We've heard it before': Martin Compston reacts to Gordon Brown vow to reform UK

MARTIN Compston has suggested that Gordon Brown’s constitutional reforms won’t win over any undecided Yes supporters.

Evening Standard

Brown’s report gives Starmer a chance to shift power from Whitehall

In 1912, Herbert Asquith, the Liberal Prime Minister, declared that reform of the House of Lords would “brook no delay”. Well, 110 years later, it seems to have managed to “brook” quite a lot.

Evening Standard

William Hague backs ‘abolishing himself’ as a peer and shrinking size of Lords

William Hague has backed “abolishing himself” as a peer and shrinking the Lords by not replacing members who die or leave.

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