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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

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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)

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'

Daily Mirror

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

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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…

The National (Scotland)

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.

Evening Standard

‘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…

The National (Scotland)

'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

Daily Mirror

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

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

The Independent UK

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

Wales Online

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

Evening Standard

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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

The National (Scotland)

Tory council slated for plan to splash £50k of savings on coronation parties

TORY councillors in the Borders have been accused of being “tone-deaf” after pledging to raid council coffers to fund coronation party events.

The Guardian - UK

Lee Anderson: new Tory deputy chair is one-man controversy machine

Many of the party’s MPs worry that trenchant views of ‘30p Lee’ mean his appointment will end badly

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Boris Johnson agreed Brexit protocol knowing it was a ‘mess’, says John Major

Johnson’s administration made promises over Northern Ireland deal it knew were unworkable, former PM tells MPs

Daily Record

Scottish Government to financially punish councils that fail to maintain teacher numbers

The Record first revealed how Glasgow City Council was considering reducing teaching posts by 800 in a bid to fill a massive financial black hole.

Daily Record

Improving Falkirk bus services would cost too much money, council warned

Council officials also admit they simply don't have the funds to implement any recommendations.

The Independent UK

Greg Hands: From pool attendant to Tory chair, the Remainer and Germanophile who’s replaced Zahawi

Hands doesn’t easily commend himself to the Tories’ Ukippy membership, writes Sean O’Grady

The National (Scotland)

Tories accused of 'scaremongering' over threat of strikes around exams

EDUCATION Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville has insisted the exam season will not be affected by teacher strikes and accused the Tories of…

Nottingham Post

Nottinghamshire MP Lee Anderson appointed Conservative Party's new deputy chairman

It comes as party of a cabinet reshuffle

The National (Scotland)

Outrage as '30p Lee' made deputy Tory HQ chief

THE Tory MP who claimed “do-gooders” were starting food banks to make themselves feel good has been promoted to deputy party chairman.

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