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Parish councillor intimidated colleague and brought office into disrepute

He has accepted the findings

Nottingham Post

Varadkar prepares to become taoiseach for second time

Micheal Martin will resign as premier on Saturday in a handover agreed as part of the deal that formed the three party coalition government in Dublin.

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer says it's 'time for a Labour government' after by-election triumph

The Labour leader enjoyed a 10.5% swing back to his party in Stretford and Urmston in Greater Manchester - though an expert warned that wasn't enough to win a majority in Parliament

Daily Mirror

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Tory advert trying to demonise Labour over strikes runs risk of backfiring

Conservative MPs and strategists question the launch of the attack ad, as polls suggest the public support strikes

The Guardian - UK

From strikes to Covid, the Tories need to ‘keep it plausible’

“Keep it plausible, darling.” Those were the words Tony Blair uttered to his long-time advisor, Anji Hunter, after she had suggested his now infamous speech to the Women’s Institute – where he was slow-clapped by a bunch of seemingly kindly ladies – had, interruption aside, still gone rather well.

Evening Standard

NI Council's proposal to send congratulations to King Charles defeated

"We wish no ill-will, but we certainly don’t wish to be congratulating to such a position and we do not recognise that authority"

Belfast Live

Two peers recommended to be suspended over lobbying claims

The Earl of Shrewsbury faces a nine-month suspension while Labour’s Baroness Goudie faces six months.

Evening Standard

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Suspensions recommended for two peers over lobbying claims

Hereditary peer the Earl of Shrewsbury faces a nine-month suspension for promoting a firm marketing Covid products that paid him £57,000.

The Independent UK

Traces of suspected cocaine found after parties in Liz Truss’s grace-and-favour house, say staff

Exclusive: White powder residue found after events held at Chevening and Downing Street, say sources

The Guardian - UK

Two peers should be suspended over lobbying claims, sleaze watchdog says

Two peers have been recommended to be suspended from the House of Lords over lobbying claims.

The National (Scotland)

Tory party chair Nadhim Zahawi uses strikes to try and boost party coffers

An email from the former chancellor urges supporters to join up to fight Labour and the unions

Evening Standard

'Exasperation' and 'dismay' as Sefton Labour branch remains shut year after bullying claims

Members say they've been left in limbo with no answers as to what the accusations even are

Liverpool Echo

Northern Ireland Protocol is threat to Union, says Sunak in Belfast

THE controversial Northern Ireland Protocol “clearly” threatens the province’s place within the Union, the Prime Minister said on a visit to…

The National (Scotland)

Lord to be suspended for 9 months for promoting Covid firm that paid him £57k

Tory Charles Henry John Benedict Crofton Chetwynd Chetwynd-Talbot, who only sits in the Lords because of a 580-year-old deal with the King, ‘sought to profit’ from his membership - as did a Labour peer who faces a six-month suspension

Daily Mirror

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Reuters

Britain's Labour Party works to become 'the party of business'

After decades funding Britain's governing Conservatives, businessman Gareth Quarry has switched allegiance and started donating to the opposition Labour Party in the belief that it offers more certainty and stability.

The Guardian - UK

Danish government plans to scrap bank holiday to increase defence spending

New coalition’s proposal to remove Great Prayer Day from calendar met with criticism by church and business owners

The Guardian - UK

It’s not enough for Labour to be a nicer version of the Tories. It must take risks for what is right

Instead of fighting for the centre ground, Keir Starmer should look to the radical changes pushed through under Harold Wilson, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

‘Absolutely shameless’: Ken Loach says BBC helped ‘destroy’ Jeremy Corbyn

Director says media has ‘rewritten history’ to expunge ex-Labour leader and attacks Starmer regime for ‘manipulating the rules’

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Manchester Evening News

Wigan by-election turnout 'potentially lowest on record' after double whammy

Freezing temperatures and postal strikes blamed for shockingly low voter turnout

The Independent UK

MPs accused of using parliamentary trips abroad for sex tourism

Parliamentarians ‘asked for directions to brothels and pursued local women’ according to colleagues

Daily Record

Labour wins by-election as Keir Starmer says it is 'time for government'

Andrew Western won 69.65 per cent of the vote in the Stretford and Urmston by-election on Thursday.

Reuters

UK's Sunak hopeful of resolution to Northern Ireland trade row with EU

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Friday he was hopeful of reaching a resolution to a long-running dispute with the European Union on changing post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland.

The Independent UK

Sunak working ‘flat out’ to restore powersharing in Northern Ireland

The Prime Minister pledged to resolve issues with the Northern Ireland Protocol during a visit to a Belfast shipyard.

The National (Scotland)

Labour secure comfortable by-election win on dismal turnout

LABOUR have comfortably won a by-election in the Greater Manchester area after securing nearly 70 per cent of the vote share.

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan warns Londoners city hall share of council tax bill will go up by almost £30

The Mayor of London has published a first draft of the Greater London Authority’s budget for 2023/24

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