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‘Too complacent’: how Blair’s advisers misjudged his disastrous WI speech

Former PM’s team suggested initial less-politicised drafts seemed patronising and appealed to ‘fuddy-duddy Britain’

The Guardian - UK

Brown’s allies could wreck Labour’s 2005 election hopes, Mandelson warned

Tony Blair was told that tensions with his then chancellor would need to be carefully managed, files reveal

The Guardian - UK

Mapped: Which areas face longer GP waiting times as figures grow under Labour

Labour has been accused of a ‘damning failure’ with new figures showing 7.6 million people had to wait over four weeks to see a GP

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Nigel Farage targeting six London council wins for Reform in elections as he says capital 'in big trouble'

Reform UK leader says his party has ‘very real chance’ of winning in London in May elections

Evening Standard

Labour ‘optimistic’ about 2026 as other parties prepare for local elections

Opposition parties at Westminster all said their main priority for the coming year were the local and devolved elections in May.

Evening Standard

My family and I will face ‘personal pain’ in toxic election campaign – Sarwar

The Scottish Labour leader said he is certain his loyalty, his ‘identity’ and his ‘belonging and commitment to Scotland’ will be questioned.

Evening Standard

Market forces, not militancy, are pushing teachers towards strikes

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Warnings of possible industrial action by teachers next year during a worsening pay and retention crisis is about supply and demand and conditions – the government should be paying attention

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A defence of Labour was overdue, but Keir Starmer needs to listen to his opponents

Letters: Readers respond to Polly Toynbee’s article about Labour’s positive record in government

The Guardian - UK

Dining across the divide: ‘There’s nothing more irritating than being told you’re an idiot by a teenager’

Two film producers discuss second homes, the use of the word ‘woke’, and the importance of the BBC. Could they find any common ground?

The Guardian - UK

Starmer criticised for celebrating democracy activist’s return from Egypt

Alaa Abd El-Fattah was released from an Egyptian prison in September after receiving a presidential pardon.

Evening Standard

Trade unions leader calls on Labour to forge closer relationship with Europe

In an exclusive interview, the head of the TUC Paul Nowak says a customs union with the EU could boost the UK’s economy

The Guardian - UK

Swinney ‘duping’ supporters into thinking he can win majority, says Anas Sarwar

The First Minister has made an SNP majority his target for a referendum on independence.

Evening Standard

Starmer needs to tell a better Christmas story about Labour

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: If Labour is to avoid catastrophe in the May local elections, the prime minister and his cabinet need to pull together and deliver both action and good news

The Independent UK

Did 2025 mark the end of British parliamentary democracy as we know it?

The conventions and rituals that define the way we do politics rapidly eroded this year – setting the UK on a course into the unknown, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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Farage criticised for £400,000 job promoting physical gold as pension investment

Exclusive: Reform leader promotes Direct Bullion – but experts say commodity is not for everyday investors

The Guardian - UK

Welsh first minister vows to keep Labour ‘most successful democratic party on the planet’

Eluned Morgan says Welsh Labour would retain crown, despite polls indicating Reform UK and Plaid Cymru could win more seats in elections

Evening Standard

Don't deprive voters in London commuter belt from taking part in local elections, Starmer warned by watchdog

Elections in nine areas, including Essex, Surrey, Hampshire and East and West Sussex, have already been delayed by 12 months until next year

Evening Standard

Councils ordered not to adopt four-day week over 'failure' fears

Four-day working weeks have been said to boost morale and productivity amongst staff

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Free parking in London: Boroughs under pressure to follow Harrow's one hour with no charge

Local MP Bob Blackman stressed the benefits of free parking during a Commons debate

Evening Standard

Constance faces ministerial code investigation in grooming gangs comments row

The Justice Secretary has been accused of misrepresenting the views of expert Professor Alexis Jay in Holyrood.

The Guardian - UK

Reform council’s plan to shut eight care homes ‘a betrayal of local people’

Announcement after proposed sale falls through prompts backlash and union says more than 200 jobs at risk

Evening Standard

Good Friday Agreement wording on border poll is ‘workaround’, McDonald says

Mary Lou McDonald said the clause around a border poll was the ‘beating heart’ of the Good Friday Agreement.

The Guardian - UK

Former Tory councillor in court accused of drugging and raping ex-wife

Philip Young appears at Swindon magistrates court charged with 56 offences relating to 13-year period

Evening Standard

Rachel Reeves faces Labour revolt over pubs being hammered by huge increases in business rates

The Chancellor is being urged by landlords and some MPs to rethink the controversial policy

The Guardian - UK

Tuesday briefing: What would a Reform-led country look like?

In today’s newsletter: Local government may offer some answers – after winning 677 council seats, Reform’s triumph quickly gave way to reports of chaos, infighting, and scandal

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