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What the papers say – January 12

Various topics occupy Thursday’s front pages.

The Independent UK

Why 2023 is a make-or-break year for Keir Starmer's Labour party

Labour has understandably begun 2023 in an upbeat mood. Polls give the party around 45% of the vote and with the Conservatives on just 19%, power once again feels within reach.

The Conversation

Varadkar and Starmer head to Belfast as attempts to resolve protocol row ramp up

A meeting held by Foreign Secretary James Cleverly went awry after Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald was not allowed to take part.

The Independent UK

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'Boris Johnson still shows disregard for rules and truth - nothing has changed'

In the next few weeks, former Prime Minister Boris Johnson will face the Commons privileges committee investigating claims he misled Parliament over No10 parties

Daily Mirror

'Labour's plan for disabled people is the same as Tories - to push us into work'

Both Tories and Labour politicians are pledging to get disabled people back into work, but what about those of us who can’t work?

Daily Mirror

Varadkar hopes exclusion of McDonald from protocol talks is not ‘new precedent’

The Sinn Fein leader was told she could not attend the meeting.

The Independent UK

How much every Greater Manchester MP has declared in donations and outside jobs since 2019 - as total for region's Westminster politicians tops £1.6m

MPs have to declare donations, gifts and any extra earnings to Parliament

Manchester Evening News

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Hereditary peer suspended for 9 months for lobbying for Covid firm that paid him £57k

The Earl of Shrewsbury was found to have 'clearly' breached the Lords Code of Conduct by 'seeking to profit from membership of the House' last month

Daily Mirror

Cleverly’s Brexit talks left in disarray by Sinn Féin and SDLP no-shows

Sinn Féin accuses UK government of ‘Tory petulance’ claiming its leader Mary Lou McDonald had been excluded from the talks

The Guardian - UK

Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman grilled over £1.4m office expansion

The mayor of Tower Hamlets has been asked to justify allocating an “extravagant” £1.4million to expand his office in a cost of living crisis.

Evening Standard

Plaque pays tribute to 'great social reformer' at Renfrewshire village hall

The plate was the result of a motion from independent councillor Andy Doig which received cross-party backing in 2018.

Daily Record

Boris Johnson’s Partygate quip is ‘final nail in his comeback coffin’, say Tory MPs

Tory MPs said the former prime minister’s alleged remarks make it more likely that he will be found to have misled parliament at the Partygate inquiry

The Independent UK

'New offer’ to end rail strikes due today as firms and unions hold crunch talks

The RMT and TSSA will hold talks with rail firms' reps on Thursday - as sources voiced hope that ministers will come up with something new to break the deadlock

Daily Mirror

Councillors will 'fight' to keep services running across Wirral

The local authority revealed £39m in proposed cuts and savings for councillors to consider

Liverpool Echo

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Daily Record

Tributes have been paid to Perthshire Liberal Democrat Baroness and prison reformer Veronica Linklater

Veronica died aged 79 on December 15 and her funeral service was at Dunkeld Cathedral on December 23

The Guardian - UK

Rish! is proud to come from an NHS family but are they proud of what he’s done to it?

With the PM going to war with the health unions while the service is falling apart, perhaps not

Belfast Live

British government accused of petulance after SF leader excluded from protocol talks

The party withdrew from the roundtable talks with Mr Cleverly on Wednesday over the Northern Ireland Protocol.

The Independent UK

‘Still an opportunity’ for Stormont politicians to resurrect Assembly – Cleverly

The Foreign Secretary met with political parties and businesses in Northern Ireland on Wednesday.

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Reuters

Embattled George Santos defies New York Republicans' call to step down

Embattled U.S. Representative George Santos said he had no plans to heed fellow New York Republicans' calls to step down, a plea they made on Wednesday due to what they called "lie after lie after lie" about his career and history.

Daily Mirror

Around 100,000 civil servants to strike on same day in major escalation of dispute

The Public and Commercial Services union warned the Tory Government the major action will impact public services including benefits, passports, driving tests and airports

The Independent UK

Sinn Fein ‘were not excluded’ from meeting with Foreign Secretary

James Cleverly said the party’s vice president Michelle O’Neill had been invited to attend.

The Independent UK

Government will not create specific spiking offence, minister says

A minster said the law ‘already covers spiking and police have never been unable to prosecute somebody’.

Daily Record

Campaign launched to honour West Lothian's first mixed race MP

Peter McLagan was the MP for Linlithgowshire between 1865 and 1893 and became Parliament’s longest serving Scottish Member until his resignation

Daily Record

Alex Salmond attacks 'artificial' Supreme Court after judges quashed independence referendum plan

The former SNP leader used a speech in France to claim he "faced down" David Cameron in order to secure the 2014 referendum.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson’s biggest scandals: From unlawfully closing parliament to Covid lockdown fine

The former PM was arguably the architect of his own downfall

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