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MPs should get medals and bigger payoffs, says report

Exit payments compare poorly with other countries, says cross-party group of MPs

The Independent UK

Tories put on 18-month General Election alert by new party chairman Greg Hands

New Tory chairman Greg Hands on Wednesday put his party on an 18-month General Election alert.

Evening Standard

14 Liverpool politicians named in council parking probe and their explanations

An ECHO investigation has revealed those accused of using "back door" route to get parking tickets rescinded - here we publish their full explanations

Liverpool Echo

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14 Liverpool politicians had parking fines cancelled through council 'back door'

EXCLUSIVE: 16-month ECHO investigation reveals "unacceptable culture" that saw officers rescind 51 Penalty Charge Notices for elected members over five year period

Liverpool Echo

Jacinda Ardern’s successor makes a big strategic retreat

As prime minister, Chris Hipkins is cutting back on policy initiatives, but doing so leaves space in the public debate for other parties to fill

The Guardian - AU

Lords drank £10,500 of champagne and prosecco in three months as UK economy tanked

EXCLUSIVE: Lords and their guests guzzled more than 300 bottles of fizz in Westminster between September and January.

Daily Record

Make it easier for MPs to claim 'redundancy' cash after losing seat, says committee

Some MPs experienced 'financial challenges and hardship' after losing their seats, it is claimed

Wales Online

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Make it easier for MPs to claim redundancy cash after losing seat — committee

The Commons Administration Committee said MP loss-of-office payments should not be ‘contingent’ on carrying out winding-up tasks.

The Independent UK

Ex-Northern Ireland secretary urges sanctions for parties refusing to power share

Lord Hain says any party which refuses to form a power sharing executive should have its funding withheld

Belfast Live

Sanction parties refusing to powershare, urges ex-Northern Ireland secretary

Lord Hain helped negotiate the arrangement in 2007.

The Independent UK

‘Daft ideology from elsewhere’: Alex Salmond faces backlash for self-ID remark

FORMER first minister Alex Salmond is facing a backlash after he claimed that self-identification for transgender people was a “daft ideology…

The National (Scotland)

Northumberland Tories hit back at Labour criticism of budget

Residents will see a significant rise in council tax with £17 million in cuts earmarked and a significant 4.63% rise in council tax mooted

Chronicle Live

Mark Harper pledges to enhance role of private firms in railways

Mr Harper delivered the annual George Bradshaw address in central London.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak's reshuffle could cost taxpayer as much as £100 million, experts say

THE decision of Rishi Sunak to appoint an MP notorious for his controversial comments on food banks to a key Tory party role is “mind-boggling”,…

The National (Scotland)

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Daily Mirror

Levelling up funding 'snatched away at last minute' was 'a complete waste', MP blasts

Anne McLaughlin said £500,000 of community officers and counsellors’ time in her constituency alone went into 'preparing these bids to give our communities the best possible chance of securing funding'

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Rishi Sunak’s reshuffle: putting the Treasury in charge

Editorial: The shake-up seems to confirm the Tories are pursuing an ideologically driven austerity agenda that they hope can be sold as economically necessary

The National (Scotland)

Time for Scotland will 'keep getting Scotland in the news' after successful debut

THE team behind the Supreme Court rallies and Brexit anniversary procession have pledged to get the Yes movement "on the streets when…

Evening Standard

The Leader podcast: Rishi Sunak’s cabinet reshuffle dissected

Rishi Sunak has completed his mini cabinet shuffle, creating four new government departments and appointing five MPs into new roles.

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‘Let’s not be the generation that blew it’: SNP MP rejects de facto referendum plan

AN SNP MP has warned a de facto referendum is a “deficient mechanism” for settling the future of Scotland and has called for a focus on…

Daily Mirror

'Rishi Sunak is too weak to make fat cat oil firms pay their share'

In an article for the Mirror, Shadow Energy Secretary Ed Miliband said it is 'outrageous ' oil and gas giants are raking in enormous sums as BP reported its profits doubled to £23billion last year

The Independent UK

MP who said food bank users ‘cannot budget’ appointed deputy Tory chairman

Lee Anderson, the MP for Ashfield, will be deputy to Greg Hands.

Wales Online

Labour accused of wasting taxpayers' money after failing to name candidate in by-election for second time

It's the second time it's happened in two years

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak reshuffle: One-time Jeremy Corbyn supporter named deputy Tory chairman

Mr Anderson has previously courted controversy with outspoken comments onthose who rely on food banks

The Guardian - UK

Liz Truss set out her grand plan to me – and it’s horrified parts of the Tory party

The former leader’s comeback is directed at her party: to force it back toward the low-tax radicalism it tried to abandon, says Katy Balls, the political editor of the Spectator

Daily Mirror

Tory MP who said Brits using foodbanks can't cook or budget made deputy chairman

The appointment comes just two weeks after Lee Anderson compared Rishi Sunak's Government to the 'band on the Titanic' over its asylum seeker policy, according to a string of leaked WhatsApp messages

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