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Costs of restoring Palace of Westminster ‘a hard sell’ to public, MPs told

The volume of work was described as being at ‘an enormous scale’.

The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2023

Three North Tyneside councillors resign from Tory party and slam 'toxic behaviour' and 'sustained bullying'

Further bullying sandals emerge for the Conservatives this week, but this time on a far more local level

Chronicle Live · Feb 2, 2023

Scottish councils face axing 7,000 jobs over next three years due to 'SNP underfunding'

A leaked document estimated that more than 200 jobs would need to be cut from every local authority area in Scotland to meet budget short falls.

Daily Record · Feb 2, 2023

Three years post-Brexit, how does the travel reality match up with what we were promised?

The journey to the ‘sunlit meadows’ has not been entirely as promised

The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2023

LGBT Tories hand out free condoms in parliament

The rubbers bear slogans like “The Honourable Member” and “Strong and Stable”

Evening Standard · Feb 2, 2023

Watchdog looks at £220,000 taxpayers' bill for Boris Johnson Partygate defence

The National Audit Office confirmed it was 'seeking further information' over the revelation that £220,000 of public money was being spent to fund Boris Johnson's defence against allegations he misled Parliament about Partygate

Daily Mirror · Feb 2, 2023

And Then What? by Catherine Ashton review – frank admissions from the former EU chief diplomat

A candid memoir of a fraught time in office provides a useful record of high level negotiation in Iran and Ukraine

The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2023

Ulez expansion: Tory council sets aside £400,000 for High Court battle against Sadiq Khan’s plan

Harrow council is set to issue High Court proceedings by February 24 against London mayor – and say they will fight the case alone if other Tory boroughs back out

Evening Standard · Feb 2, 2023

Boris Johnson: Watchdog examines £220,000 taxpayers’ bill for Partygate defence

National Audit Office asks Cabinet Office about former PM’s legal costs

The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2023

Council accused of 'dither and delay' as row continues over Gosforth High Street bollards

City transport chiefs announced last September that they would finally be getting rid of the heavily-criticised poles early this year, but they remain in situ as February begins

Chronicle Live · Feb 2, 2023