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Conservatives lose control of Surrey Council after by-election defeats to Reform UK and Lib Dems

Surrey County Council has been under Conservative majority control since 1997

Evening Standard

Trial date set for Reform councillor charged with threatening to kill his wife

Kent county councillor Daniel Taylor, 35, for Cliftonville, near Margate had the Reform party whip removed after his arrest in June.

Evening Standard

Government to appeal against court ruling blocking asylum seekers being housed at Epping hotel – as it happened

Security minister says Labour will close asylum hotels by the end of this parliament but it needs to be done ‘in a managed and ordered way’

The Guardian - UK

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Protests expected at asylum hotels across UK as tensions mount

Anti-migrant demonstrations expected on Friday and Saturday, while councils investigate legal challenges against hotels

The Guardian - UK

From dirty water to wildlife protections, the environmental cost of Brexit only gets higher

Britain’s promises of a post-Brexit green revolution have unravelled, with protections for wildlife, water and air weaker now than at any point in recent decades

The Guardian - UK

Fresh wave of asylum hotel protests expected after Epping ruling

Chris Philp, the shadow home secretary, said that people have ‘every right’ to protest over asylum hotels in their areas.

Evening Standard

Diane Abbott: I advised Jeremy Corbyn not to start new party

MP predicts struggle under first past the post but understands why her longtime friend established party

The Guardian - UK

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Diane Abbott: Why I won't be joining Jeremy Corbyn's new political party

Diane Abbott has confirmed she will not join Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana’s new party ...

The National (Scotland)

Campaign groups join calls for 'offensive' oath of allegiance to be axed at Holyrood

Pro-Republic campaign groups have joined calls to drop the oath of allegiance to King Charles at Holyrood ...

The National (Scotland)

SNP national secretary faces calls to quit amid row over 'rigged' case

THE SNP’s national secretary is facing calls to immediately resign over allegations that he “rigged” a complaints process against a…

The National (Scotland)

Voices: Does Denmark hold the key to Britain’s asylum problem?

COMMENT: As a former attorney general suggests the government must do more to deter migrants from attempting to enter the UK, should we now look to the Scandinavian centrist coalition that ditched a historically welcoming stance in favour of a ‘zero refugee’ policy, asks Sean O’Grady

The Independent UK

Who decides when and where you work? The battle is raging in Whitehall, and the result may affect us all

The dispute over hybrid working at the Office for National Statistics is becoming a key test of worker power, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

SNP loses thousands of members as deficit soars to nearly £500,000

The party’s annual accounts also show it may never pay former chief executive Peter Murrell back for his outstanding £60,000 loan.

Evening Standard

Number of asylum seekers housed in hotels up 8% in a year, Home Office data shows

Rise comes despite applications being processed much faster than two years ago as backlog falls below 100,000 for first time since 2021

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Asylum hotel numbers up 8% on last year under Labour, Home Office figures show

The Government has pledged to end the use of asylum hotels by 2029.

Evening Standard

People have ‘every right’ to protest asylum hotels – shadow home secretary

Conservative-led councils in Hertfordshire, Surrey and London are considering taking legal action against hoteliers, he said.

The Guardian - UK

Action to tackle number of asylum seekers coming to UK is important step to ‘restoring order’, says Cooper – as it happened

Home secretary responds to statistics showing rise in number of people housed in hotels in UK, saying Labour has overseen increased numbers of returns of asylum seekers

The National (Scotland)

Kemi Badenoch tells Tory councils to challenge asylum hotels in 'pathetic stunt'

Kemi Badenoch has called for more Conservative councils to launch legal challenges over asylum hotels as the Government faces a potential revolt…

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The Guardian - UK

Stella Creasy and Richard Tice call for scrutiny over which EU laws UK ditches

Labour MP says she and Reform MP want a committee set up, after news of UK’s post-Brexit environmental rollbacks

The National (Scotland)

‘Let’s pick a fight’: Ross Greer pitches alternative Scottish independence strategy

ROSS GREER has pitched an alternative Scottish independence strategy to rival John Swinney’s ....

The National (Scotland)

Ross Greer: Universal free bus travel should be 'top proposal' for Greens

UNIVERSAL free bus travel should be the Greens' “top proposal” going into the Holyrood election, Ross Greer has said.

Evening Standard

Labour councils now want to shut down migrant hotels in wake of Epping injunction

Tamworth and Wirral councils, both controlled by Labour, have joined a number of Conservative and Reform UK-run councils in investigating whether they can mount legal challenges

The Guardian - UK

Labour-run councils consider legal challenges to asylum hotels

Injunction to remove people from Essex hotel leads to government considering other housing options

The Independent UK

Solving the asylum question is suddenly even more urgent

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Following a High Court ruling, tens of thousands of migrants living in hotels around the country may need rehousing with near-immediate effect. But opposition politicians looking to point-score will only dial up tensions and make an already difficult situation for the police even more combustible

The Guardian - UK

Protect BBC’s independence in case of Farage government, ex-news head urges

James Harding says it is ‘recklessly complacent’ to assume Trump-style attacks on media could never happen in UK

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