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Woman minister's bid for safe seat fails

NSW Dominic Perrottet has rallied around a female colleague and "future leader" who failed to convince Liberal Party faithful to install her in a safe seat.

AAP

Victorian election result may sweep some micro-parties from upper house as vote count continues

ABC election analyst Antony Green says it looks like the Liberal Democrats, Derryn Hinch's Justice Party, Transport Matters and Sustainable Australia will be left with no seats in the Upper House, as counting continues for the Victorian election.

ABC News

MPs have pocketed £5.3m in second job earnings during the past year

The figure is a record-breaking high despite former prime minister Boris Johnson's vow to clamp down on the supplementary salaries

Wales Online

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Rishi Sunak’s cabinet office has largest gender pay gap of all government departments

‘These findings speak to a wider culture of women being held back and facing a gender glass ceiling in government,’ says Angela Rayner

The Independent UK

Give workers right to request four-day week with no pay cut, unions and MPs say

Right to request flexible working should be extended to the four-day week, business minister told

The Independent UK

David Littleproud is a ‘kindergarten kid’ whose Nationals will be ‘left behind’ on voice, Noel Pearson says

Jacinta Nampijinpa Price caught in a ‘tragic redneck celebrity vortex’ and ‘punching down on other Blackfellas’, Cape York leader says

The Guardian - AU

Cabinet faces reshuffle, says PM

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Monday assured that a cabinet reshuffle would take place before the New Year, in accordance with the Democrat Party's request to have a vacant cabinet post filled by one of its own MPs.

Bangkok Post

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NSW Premier refuses to concede blow to gender representation pledge after female MP snub

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet refuses to concede the Liberal Party has suffered a blow to its attempt to boost the number of women in its ranks after Natalie Ward fails to win preselection.

ABC News

$Unifying his fractious party may be Rishi Sunak’s biggest challenge of all$

Unifying his fractious party may be Rishi Sunak’s biggest challenge of all

The prime minister is toughening his stance on a range of issues but that won’t be enough for some unruly Tory MPs

The Guardian - UK

PPRP and UTN are 'like one'

Deputy Prime Minister and Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) leader Prawit Wongsuwon has downplayed reports of party MPs seeking to defect to the United Thai Nation Party (UTN), saying the two parties are "like one".

Bangkok Post

Tories tell female MP to 'sit down' in fiery Commons exchange

The Deputy Speaker said it was 'not a very good advert for how our Parliament should work'

Wales Online

I'm A Celeb's Matt Hancock urged to quit as MP or face being booted out by Tories

Matt Hancock has been urged to quit as an MP or be forced out by Tories in his constituency as he desperately clings to his political career on the back of appearing in I'm A Celebrity

Daily Mirror

Sunak has created a cabinet in his own image – one of weakness and invisibility

With the PM caving in on new homes, and Suella Braverman bunking off again, ministers showing leadership are hard to find

The Guardian - UK

Senator takes aim at ‘bullies’ as voice row escalates – as it happened

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Irish Mirror

Ferghal Blaney: Down the Dail - Rural Ireland takes on Greens in fiery turf war

'The audience used jazz hands instead of clapping'

The New Daily

Paul Bongiorno: Media echo chambers added to Liberals losing touch with voters

The Liberals and Nationals seem increasingly incapable of breaking with their losing ways, writes Paul Bongiorno.

The Guardian - UK

MPs call for inquiry into claims of bullying in UK fire services

New details emerge from report on London’s brigades as opposition parties demand national review

The Guardian - UK

Whitehall chief looking at whether to stop civil service work on Scotland vote

Scotland secretary tells MPs Simon Case is considering issue related to would-be independence referendum

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Liverpool Echo

Councillor removed for not turning up to meetings for six months

The position will not be filled until the May 2023 elections leaving Wirral Council with 65 councillors

Liverpool Echo

Liam Robinson elected as new leader of Liverpool Labour

Kensington Councillor comfortably wins vote and will take over group leader position from Mayor Joanne Anderson

The Independent UK

Speaker to allow debate on SNP MP conduct after Twitter post

Sir Lindsay Hoyle rebuked the MP last week for sharing the Commons Speaker’s correspondence.

The Independent UK

Government told to send ‘strong message’ and review fire service discrimination

The review found “dangerous levels of ingrained prejudice against women” and racism against colleagues.

The Independent UK

Major financial decisions need Executive to return, civil service chief says

Jayne Brady said public officials heading up Government departments had been placed in a challenging position.

Evening Standard

London MP calls for LFB firefighters to wear cameras on home visits after shocking racism report

Report into London Fire Brigade found its culture is ‘institutionally misogynist and racist’

The National (Scotland)

Matt Hancock's I'm A Celebrity stint 'took courage' says former PM Tony Blair

The former health secretary is returning to face angry colleagues, constituents and questions about his political future in Westminster

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