Business secretary attacks ‘entitlement’ of Starmer leadership rivals Peter Kyle says British politics fails to reward political accomplishment and Labour risks aping Tory instability The Guardian - UK · Jun 4
Scottish Parliament backs plans for tax shake-up with private jet and mansion levies The Scottish Parliament has backed the creation of a new approach to taxation, including plans to implement a mansion tax and private jet levy The National (Scotland) · Jun 4
Banning leftwing activists from entering Britain: an illiberal move with a long history in this country The cancellation of Cenk Uygur’s and Hasan Piker’s visas tells us that the home secretary’s powers to police speech are too broad, says campaigner and barrister DK Renton The Guardian - UK · Jun 4
Number of teachers in England’s state schools drops for second year in row Despite Labour’s promises to increase recruitment, school census shows a fall of nearly 2,000 teachers since last year The Guardian - UK · Jun 4
Scottish Labour took £75k from director of Labour Together before Holyrood election SCOTTISH Labour accepted £75,000 from a director of the scandal-hit Labour Together think tank in the months leading up to the Holyrood election ... The National (Scotland) · Jun 4
Labour has not learned lessons from Tories on changing leader, Peter Kyle says The Business Secretary also noted that ‘entitlement is not a qualification for leadership’ in an apparent veiled swipe at Andy Burnham. Evening Standard · Jun 4
John Swinney says SNP in talks with HMRC over Peter Murrell tax implications JOHN Swinney insisted that his comments stating the £650,000 independence fighting fund had been spent is “nothing new”. The National (Scotland) · Jun 4
Zack Polanski slams Nigel Farage's flagship London council for 'Trumpian nonsense' after Pride flag ban Reform leader of Havering Cllr Keith Prince says only flags flown on public buildings will be the Union Flag, the St George’s Cross, and Havering Council flag Evening Standard · Jun 4
Starmer still confident in Darren Jones after leaked Mandelson messages revealed Mr Jones also appeared to criticise Chancellor Rachel Reeves, Jonathan Reynolds and Angela Rayner. Evening Standard · Jun 4
Missing Peter Mandelson messages 'point to Labour cover-up' Missing messages between disgraced former ambassador Peter Mandelson and the most senior UK Government minister have sparked accusations of a… The National (Scotland) · Jun 4
SNP to seek to recoup cash embezzled by former chief executive Murrell Peter Murrell admitted last week to embezzling more than £400,000 from the party over a period of 12 years. Evening Standard · Jun 4
SNP call for probe into Mandelson messages left out of released files Messages sent by senior minister Darren Jones were not included in a tranche of documents released this week. Evening Standard · Jun 4
Angela Constance: Use of independence cash is ‘internal party matter’ for SNP The SNP business convener said there has already been a police probe into the party’s finances. Evening Standard · Jun 4
Who is on BBC Question Time Makerfield by-election special tonight? A special edition of the BBC's weekly political debate programme question time will be broadcast live from Makerfield this evening The National (Scotland) · Jun 4
Evening Standard · Jun 4 Minister Darren Jones told Mandelson he was ‘so sorry’ in undisclosed message The Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister also appeared to criticise Chancellor Rachel Reeves, Jonathan Reynolds and Angela Rayner.
The National (Scotland) · Jun 4 Top Labour minister told Peter Mandelson he was 'so sorry' after sacking A top Labour minister told Peter Mandelson he was 'so sorry' after he was sacked as ambassador to the US over his links to convicted…
The Guardian - UK · Jun 4 Zombie Blairites still have British politics in their grip – it’s time to break free Tony Blair’s departure as PM should have prompted a fresh start for Labour. But Starmer’s sad, backward-looking government remains in his thrall, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
International Business Times UK · Jun 4 Keir Starmer and Nigel Farage Clash Over Henry Nowak Case and Two-Tier Policing Row Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Nigel Farage clash over 'two-tier policing' claims after the murder of Southampton student Henry Nowak, sparking a wider debate on policing and justice system trust.
Evening Standard · Jun 3 Nigel Farage defends his response to Henry Nowak murder amid criticism from PM The Reform UK leader has been accused by his political opponents of stoking tension with his remarks.
Evening Standard · Jun 3 SNP calls for probe into Scottish Secretary over Mandelson meeting The party wants to find out if he broke the ministerial code for not revealing the meeting until a year and a half after it happened.
Evening Standard · Jun 3 Sadiq Khan and Keir Starmer plot way to force through 21,000-home London 'new town' amid council opposition Sir Keir Starmer will tell mayors that the Government will back them to push them through large projects that have stalled or been watered down
Evening Standard · Jun 3 Jenrick defends Reform UK’s response to Henry Nowak murder case Sir Keir Starmer condemned the Reform leader at Prime Minister’s Questions for responding to the 18-year-old’s murder with an ‘appeal for rage’.
The National (Scotland) · Jun 3 How donors feel about the SNP's 'ring-fenced' £600k independence fund being spent We spoke to current and former SNP members who donated to the fund – as well as the general public who donated – about how they feel about the…
The National (Scotland) · Jun 3 'I'd like it': What people in Cardiff think about Welsh independence AS Wales prepared for a friendly against Ghana at the Principality Stadium this week, The National took to the streets of Cardiff to ask what people…
The National (Scotland) · Jun 3 SNP demand probe into whether Douglas Alexander broke ministerial code THE SNP have demanded the Prime Minister's independent ethics adviser investigate whether Douglas Alexander has broken the ministerial code