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Independence campaigners react to John Swinney speech on independence

A SPEECH on Scottish independence by John Swinney has been met with a tepid reception from campaigners.

The National (Scotland)

Kemi’s experiment in kindness is a sorry sight to behold

Tory leader fails to find a sensitive side as she flails alongside parents and survivors of child abuse gangs

The Guardian - UK

Speaker accuses Government of ‘appalling’ breaches of ministerial code

Sir Lindsay Hoyle said he would like to take the Government to task over the issue but that he had ‘not got the power’.

Evening Standard

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Be honest with victims about prison terms for offenders, former Justice Secretary David Gauke tells MPs

David Gauke was speaking to MPs about his sentencing review

Evening Standard

Martin Lewis issues energy bills hike warning as Keir Starmer urged to apologise

Energy bills are set to rise again before this Christmas, Martin Lewis has warned

The National (Scotland)

New SNP council leader admits administration is 'vulnerable' after crunch vote

The new leader of a Scottish council has admitted that the minority SNP administration is "vulnerable" following a crunch vote

The National (Scotland)

Voices: The tide has turned against the European Convention on Human Rights

COMMENT: As two backbench Labour MPs break ranks to voice their support for rewriting the Convention – following an even more surprising intervention by Lib Dem leader Ed Davey – John Rentoul wonders if both sides of the Commons have realised that this is the only way Britain can remain…

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MP proposes new law so unmarried mothers can name deceased father on certificate

‘The law in this area has not kept pace with societal change,’ Labour MP Jen Craft told the Commons.

Evening Standard

NHS has ‘culture of cover-up’ over failures, Health Secretary says

Wes Streeting told MPs that reputations are protected instead of patients being told the truth.

Evening Standard

French Ex-PM Fillon Given Suspended Sentence Over Wife's Fake Job

Former French prime minister Francois Fillon was on Tuesday given a four-year suspended prison sentence over a fake jobs scandal that wrecked his 2017 presidential bid.

International Business Times

Former Conservative MP pleads guilty to harassing ex-wife

Katie Wallis, previously known as Jamie, admitted the “harassment without violence” of Rebecca Wallis between February and March this year.

Evening Standard

UK 'feeding Scotland poison pills', John Swinney says

A broken UK political system is feeding Scotland “poison pills”, John Swinney has said

The National (Scotland)

Kemi Badenoch insists she is ‘not doing politics’ on grooming gangs after Baroness Casey criticism

Baroness Louise Casey told the BBC she was ‘disappointed’ by the Opposition’s response to her review of the grooming gangs scandal

Evening Standard

Scottish Tories join Labour MP in call for Scottish grooming gangs inquiry

THE Scottish Conservatives have called for an inquiry into grooming gangs to be extended to Scotland.

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Scottish Government names date for ending two-child cap

THE Scottish Government will abolish the two-child benefit cap in March next year, just weeks before the Holyrood election

The Guardian - UK

MPs back bill to end criminal penalties for abortion in key vote – as it happened

Parliament votes on biggest shake-up to reproductive rights in England and Wales in 60 years

The Guardian - UK

Church of England should rethink automatic secrecy of misconduct hearings, say MPs

Proposed clergy conduct measure hoped to improve existing rules criticised for failing to tackle misconduct allegations

The Guardian - UK

Louise Casey is right: children must be saved from grooming gangs. But the culture warriors must be ignored

The new inquiry needs a sharp focus on the reality of this horrific abuse. A process hijacked by opportunists will only fail victims again, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Evening Standard

Louise Casey to appear before MPs after major review of child grooming failures

Baroness Casey’s review into the grooming gangs scandal was published on Monday, and criticised the lack of data on the ethnicity of offenders.

Evening Standard

MPs to debate and vote on decriminalising abortion

Various amendments have been out forward as part of the Crime and Policing Bill.

Evening Standard

Tearing up strikes law branded ‘recklessness’ by Government opponents

Ministers say the Conservative legislation has not prevented a single day of industrial action and fuelled unrest.

Evening Standard

British involvement in Iran-Israel conflict could end up like Iraq War, MPs warn

Labour and Lib Dem MPs called for rigour over intelligence on Iran’s nuclear capabilities as comparisons were drawn to Libya and Iraq interventions.

The Guardian - UK

Abortion laws in England and Wales face biggest shake-up in nearly 60 years

A vote on whether to decriminalise abortion is set to take place in parliament with rival amendments from Labour

Evening Standard

Child sexual abuse victim criticises ‘smug’ Badenoch over grooming inquiry

Liberal Democrat MP Josh Babarinde told the Commons he was ‘disgusted’ by the Conservative leader’s ‘party political assault’.

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer’s biggest U-turns since Labour came to power

From benefit cuts to foreign aid, the most striking about-turns since the prime minister took the reins

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