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Scottish Government demands Cleverly withdraw ‘misleading’ guidance

Holyrood ministers hit back after the UK Government sought to limit their opportunities to promote Scottish independence abroad.

The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2023

55% of people expect Tories to lose seats in local elections, poll suggests

An Ipsos poll found the public expects the Conservatives to lose seats and Labour to make gains in Thursday’s elections.

The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2023

Millions turn to ‘DIY security’ as Tories ‘fail to tackle crime’ – Lib Dems

Some people have even bought a dog in order to feel safer at home, according to a poll commissioned by the party.

The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2023

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'Whatever grip the monarchy had died with the Queen and it's now terrified of scrutiny'

Kevin Maguire examines the growing support for abolition of the monarchy as the coronation of King Charles III approaches, with all the pomp and ceremony it will warrant

Daily Mirror · Apr 30, 2023

Newcastle City Council local elections 2023: All the candidates, big issues, and seats to watch

Here is everything you need to know about what's happening in Newcastle on local election day 2023

Chronicle Live · Apr 30, 2023

Elections 2023: What voters think in the town that ‘re-wrote the electoral map’ just a year ago

In 2022, Radcliffe elected eight councillors from the Radcliffe First Party, ahead of next week's poll we asked voters there what the priorities should be for Bury Council

Manchester Evening News · Apr 30, 2023

Alex Salmond: Humza Yousaf shouldn't have let Stone of Destiny go to England

FORMER first minister Alex Salmond has criticised Humza Yousaf for allowing the Stone of Scone to be sent to London for the coronation of King…

The National (Scotland) · Apr 30, 2023

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Liz Truss disputing £12,000 bill relating to use of Chevening grace-and-favour house

Invoice for ex-PM’s time at Kent mansion when foreign secretary is thought to include sums for missing bathrobes and party business

The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2023

'North Korea is laughing': Scotland reacts to call for public to make King oath

A CALL from organisers of King Charles’s coronation for members of the public to swear allegiance to the monarch has prompted widespread negative…

The National (Scotland) · Apr 30, 2023

Tories try to manage expectations ahead of Rishi Sunak’s first electoral test

Election experts say Tories are heading for ‘drubbing’

The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2023

Liz Truss contests ‘£12,000 bill over use of Chevening country retreat’

The former prime minister has been asked to pay about £12,000 for costs incurred while she spent time at the Chevening estate last summer.

The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2023

They call it ‘national conservatism’ but it’s a divisive, far-right movement. Why are Tories embracing it?

High-ranking government members hope to make political capital out of their own failures. Labour must reject this cynicism, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2023

Not just about the trees: Labour hopeful on the doorsteps in Plymouth

Council candidates say voters are raising national issues such as cost of living ahead of this week’s elections

The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2023

Coronation allegiance oath in support of King ‘tone deaf’, pressure group says

The addition to the ancient coronation ceremony will see people across the UK and overseas realms invited to swear allegiance to Charles.

The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2023

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The National (Scotland) · Apr 30, 2023

'Take you off air’: Douglas Ross jabs BBC host after ‘what would you change’ question

SCOTTISH Tory leader Douglas Ross told BBC presenter Martin Geissler he would take him “off air” if he could make one change at the…

The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2023

Ross admits press access to PM at conference ‘could have been handled better’

Rishi Sunak was in Glasgow for the Scottish Conservative conference on Friday.

The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2023

‘Astonishing’ for Tories to claim they will lose 1,000 council seats – Starmer

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer suggested the Conservatives could make gains in the polls on May 4.

The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2023

Minister defends ‘offensive’ coronation-day oath to King Charles

Mark Harper and Labour MP back ‘homage of the people’, but republicans say it ‘holds people in contempt’

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The National (Scotland) · Apr 30, 2023

Transparency concerns as one in six lobbying meetings at Holyrood published late

CORPORATIONS, businesses and charities lobbying MSPs and ministers to influence Scotland’s laws have reported thousands of meetings later than the…

The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2023

Politicians have a point, police numbers really do affect the levels of crime

While tackling crime is complex, a US study found that a 10% increase in officers on the streets reduced violent crime by 13%

The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2023

Five Tory councillors suspended for alleged racism standing in local elections

Conservative candidates in this week’s polls include several who were reinstated after accusations of racism and Islamophobia

The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2023

Steady progress in the local elections is not enough. Labour needs a knockout blow

Keir Starmer needs to convert poll leads to council clean sweeps to show his party is on the road back to power

The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2023

Sunak’s sushi train Tories are like a banquet of filth

Oliver Dowden’s appointment as deputy PM proves that the Conservatives’ shallow well of talent is as rancid as our waterways

Daily Record · Apr 30, 2023

Kate Forbes denies plotting to oust Humza Yousaf as SNP leader as party splits wider

The former finance secretary described reports she had formed a shadow government as "ridiculous" .

Daily Mirror · Apr 30, 2023

Liz Truss 'hit by £12,000 bill' for Chevening 'parties' including 'lost' bathrobes

The Cabinet Office 'objected to the idea that the taxpayer should foot the bill for what were basically a series of summer parties' held by Liz Truss at Chevening as she prepared for her disastrous stint in No10

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