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Sunak distances himself from Anderson’s death penalty views

Deputy Tory chairman Lee Anderson said ‘Nobody has ever committed a crime after being executed’.

The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023

Northern Ireland assembly election to be delayed again

Move by NI secretary means Stormont could continue to be in abeyance until April 2024

The Guardian - UK · Feb 9, 2023

Dining across the divide: ‘If we had been on a train, we wouldn’t have spoken – but we had so much in common’

They bonded over the little everyday things – but where did they stand on immigration, imperialism and war?

The Guardian - UK · Feb 9, 2023

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'Secret renegotiation' leads to political split within Dumfries and Galloway Council

The Conservatives have withdrawn from joint working panels in row over council leadership

Daily Record · Feb 9, 2023

Scottish Greens co-leader Lorna Slater admits using private healthcare as NHS struggles

Slater, a Scottish Government minister, published her tax returns this week along with other party leaders.

Daily Record · Feb 9, 2023

Tory Lee Anderson asks presenter 10 times if she's ever lied in bizarre interview

The new deputy chairman repeatedly asked his interviewer on BBC Radio Nottingham if she had ever told a lie when she tried to ask him about a 2019 incident when he was caught persuading a pal to pretend to be an anti-Labour swing voter

Daily Mirror · Feb 9, 2023

Andy Burnham: Tinkering with names isn’t enough, Whitehall must devolve power

I have been in politics long enough to know one thing for certain: no votes were ever won by changing the names of Whitehall departments. So why do governments constantly do it?

Evening Standard · Feb 9, 2023

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Tories could be reduced to third largest party in a snap general election, survey suggests

The grim outlook for the Conervatives comes after 12 months of chaos in the party with the toppling of two Prime Ministers and resignations over sleaze allegations

Daily Mirror · Feb 9, 2023

Brexit: NI election deadline pushed back by 12 months in hope of protocol deal

Northern Ireland secretary says holding an election now won’t help restore powersharing

The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023

Lee Anderson defends death penalty comment amid criticism of ‘daft’ remarks

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak rejected any calls for a return of executions

Evening Standard · Feb 9, 2023

Penny Mordaunt caught speeding in her Mini becomes latest Tory MP to be fined

After Sunak, Soames and Tugendhat, Mordaunt drives Mini at 49mph in 40 zone

Evening Standard · Feb 9, 2023

Lee Anderson: Deputy Tory party chairman clashes with radio interviewer over dishonesty claims

Newly appointed deputy Conservative Party chairman Lee Anderson has clashed with a radio presenter over accusations of dishonesty.

Evening Standard · Feb 9, 2023

New Tory deputy chair Lee Anderson backs death penalty and clashes with reporter

The outspoken MP accused a radio presenter of dishonesty in a testy exchange.

The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023

SNP would overtake Tories in UK snap election to become second biggest Westminster party, poll suggests

SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn would become the Leader of the Opposition, if the survey was borne out on polling day

Daily Record · Feb 9, 2023

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Belfast Live · Feb 9, 2023

Deadline to form new Stormont Executive to be extended until 2024

Northern Ireland secretary Chris Heaton-Harris said an Assembly election in the coming weeks would "not be helpful or welcome"

Wales Online · Feb 9, 2023

Lee Anderson says he'd support return of the death penalty after being appointed Tory deputy chairman

The controversial MP has said that the death penalty should be brought back for serious criminals who are clearly identifiable.

The National (Scotland) · Feb 9, 2023

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The National have launched a newsletter coming your way which will sum up all the jaw-dropping and rage-inducing stories from the Houses of…

The National (Scotland) · Feb 9, 2023

BBC releases car-crash Lee Anderson interview IN FULL after MP's 'can't trust' jibe

THE BBC has published a full, unedited interview with Tory Party deputy chair Lee Anderson after the MP claimed he could not trust the broadcaster…

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The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023

Jared O’Mara’s rise and fall from stunning election win to cocaine, vodka and fraud

O’Mara stunned the political world by beating Nick Clegg at the 2017 general election - he now faces prison

The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023

‘When the whistle goes, it doesn’t matter what you do for a living’: Keir Starmer on his one escape from politics

Exclusive: The Labour leader tells The Independent about his passion for the game and why it could become a pillar in his election manifesto as the government ‘dithers’ on crucial reforms

The National (Scotland) · Feb 9, 2023

Scotland's tax and benefits system more progressive than rest of UK, report finds

SCOTLAND’S tax and benefits system is now considerably more progressive than elsewhere in Britain, a report has found.

The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023

Heaton-Harris set to outline plans to further delay Assembly election

The DUP collapsed the devolved executive last February in protest at Brexit’s Northern Ireland Protocol.

Nottingham Post · Feb 9, 2023

Lee Anderson argues with Nottingham BBC presenter and asks if she's lied 10 times

Controversial MP was being interviewed in wake of calling for return of the death penalty

The Guardian - UK · Feb 9, 2023

Rishi Sunak flew back to London from Dorset last night before flying to Cornwall this morning, No 10 confirms – as it happened

PM rejected overnight stay in west country and used helicopter to return to London before flying to Cornwall in plane

The Guardian - UK · Feb 9, 2023

Rishi Sunak rebukes Tory vice-chair for backing death penalty

Lee Anderson, who was given role on Tuesday, also called for a naval ‘standoff’ in the Channel over small boats

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