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Starmer said to be facing plots to oust him, as Labour welcomes back rebel MPs

The new intake of Labour parliamentarians are among those said to be discussing the mechanics of a future coup, according to reports.

Evening Standard

Tories call for Starmer to face ethics scrutiny over football regulator

The Prime Minister should face further scrutiny over donations he received from David Kogan, who will chair the new football watchdog, they said.

Evening Standard

Remaining four ‘rebel’ Labour MPs have whip restored

Neil Duncan-Jordan, Chris Hinchliff, Brian Leishman and Rachael Maskell are last of series of penalised backbenchers to return to the party

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Labour cannot afford many more weeks like this one

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Starmer’s government has been busy emulating the ‘chaos and confusion’ that characterised the final days of the last Conservative administration, ahead of a Budget that will be profoundly depressing. If Labour is hoping to revive its fortunes, it will need to get a grip

The Independent UK

Greens’ ‘undeliverable’ promises will let voters down, says Labour minister

Exclusive: Darren Jones says Labour has to convince young people it is ‘modern party of the future’

The Guardian - UK

Labour urges Badenoch to reveal if she intervened in Greensill probe

Kemi Badenoch has been accused by the Australian financier Lex Greensill of restructuring an inquiry into his activities, according to reports.

Evening Standard

Nicola Sturgeon: I understand why people doubt my ignorance of alleged SNP embezzlement

‘Trust me, I had no idea’ about potential wrongdoing in Scottish National party, says former first minister

The Guardian - UK

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Sturgeon: My political appetite has been reawakened but I’m not coming back

The former Scottish first minister will step down as an MSP at next May’s Holyrood election.

Evening Standard

Breakfasts at No 10: buttering up Labour MPs to avoid a budget backlash

Downing Street has been preparing MPs for going back on its manifesto pledge and raising income tax

The Guardian - UK

Increase taxes for working people, or make the super-rich pay their fair share? The answer seems obvious – but not to Labour

Rachel Reeves has unnecessarily blocked her options of what to include in her budget, says Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah of the New Economics Foundation

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves reveals she's planning to increase income tax at the Budget

The move would break one of Labour’s core manifesto promises in an attempt to close the black hole in public finances Reeves’ government inherited

Evening Standard

Kemi Badenoch to relaunch exclusive ‘advisory board’ for high-value donors

Exclusive: Tory leader has plans to reinstate group that provided top donors with direct access to senior ministers

The Guardian - UK

Close Starmer ally Ben Nunn appointed as Rachel Reeves’s chief of staff

Exclusive: Nunn, one of PM’s most trusted advisers, will play key role linking No 10 and No 11 operations

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer hit by bitter Cabinet infighting over Lammy’s handling of jail crisis and Labour revolt on tax

Labour’s new deputy leader Lucy Powell says the Government ‘should be following through’ on its manifesto pledge on not raising key taxes

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MPs urge Reeves to raise gambling taxes despite ‘scaremongering’ from firms

Treasury select committee calls for higher duties on most addictive forms, such as high-street slots and online games

The Independent UK

Labour must stick to manifesto pledge not to raise key taxes, Lucy Powell says

The new deputy leader’s intervention could cause a headache for Chancellor Rachel Reeves, who has rolled the pitch for higher taxes at her Budget.

The Guardian - UK

Badenoch accused of ‘interfering’ in lobbying scandal linked to Cameron

Lex Greensill alleges current Tory leader used business secretary position to protect former PM from scrutiny

The Guardian - UK

Britain’s two-party politics is fragmenting: what unintended consequences await?

On one hand, no more safe seats or long careers could mean less complacency. On the other, no big parties could mean greater corporate influence, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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Evening Standard

OPINION - Gambler Reeves to put billions more of taxpayers’ cash on red as she struggles to make Budget numbers add up

The Chancellor has signalled that she is ready to drive a coach and horses through Labour’s manifesto

The Guardian - UK

Labour MPs revive ‘desperately needed’ soft left group to take on Reform

Exclusive: Tribune hopes over 100 MPs join group led by Vicky Foxcroft and former cabinet minister Louise Haigh

The Guardian - UK

Reform UK suspends another member of Kent county council

Isabella Kemp’s departure means party has lost nine of 57 councillors elected in May, including four after video leak

Evening Standard

Top Tory Susan Hall faces backlash after suggesting some hate crime victims need to 'toughen up'

Stop mollycoddling people and teach them life skills to cope with abuse, suggests Conservative leader at City Hall

Evening Standard

Reform may face legal action from removed Kent councillors

The party won 57 of the 81 council seats in May, but now has 48 following nine suspensions and removals.

The Guardian - UK

Lammy says he was not ‘equipped with the details’ when facing questions on mistaken prisoner release at PMQs – as it happened

Deputy PM accused of being ‘dishonest’ and his performance at PMQs ‘a disgrace’ by Tory MPs

Evening Standard

Lammy admits 'mountain to climb' on prisons crisis as 40 more inmates may be wrongly freed before Christmas

Pressure is increasing on the Justice Secretary David Lammy over his handling of the blunders

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