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Scottish Labour council chief faces no further action after rule breach

A SCOTTISH Labour council chief who failed to declare that a Labour peer was his landlord has got off with a slap on the wrist despite being found…

The National (Scotland)

Voices: Labour can’t hit ‘working people’, so now they’re after people who used to work

COMMENT: Whatever weasel words they may use to justify any changes to inheritance tax, the message is clear: you’re better off not making money under Labour, because they will get you in the long run, writes Chris Blackhurst

The Independent UK

Labour councillor ‘horrified’ by ‘cutting throats’ comment at rally, jury told

Ricky Jones has denied encouraging violent disorder after he told a crowd at an anti-racist rally that fascists should have their throats cut

The Independent UK

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Labour to revive Northern Powerhouse Rail project

Starmer and Reeves expected to announce move before Labour conference, with aim of boosting backbench morale

The Guardian - UK

Voices: Is Keir Starmer just one crisis away from a Labour coup?

COMMENT: Party strategists are busy working out how to escape the chancellor’s doom loop of tax rises – and to crush damaging speculation about her boss’s ability to lead his party into the next general election. But the race to replace the PM may already have begun, says Andrew Grice

The Independent UK

Sir George Reid’s lifetime of dedication to serving public

He became Holyrood’s second presiding officer.

Evening Standard

Over 46,000 public bodies spurned offer of free King Charles portrait

Exclusive: Cabinet Office refusing FoI request to disclose exactly where the pictures did end up amid falling public support for monarchy

The Guardian - UK

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If stopping the boats were simple, it would have happened by now

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: With the number of people who have crossed the Channel on small boats since Keir Starmer came to power passing 50,000, it is a reminder that, during the election, Labour gave the impression it had a plan to fix the problem of irregular migration. But that…

The Independent UK

JD Vance expected to host Robert Jenrick during UK trip – but not Tory leader

A Conservative spokesman said Kemi Badenoch’s team had spoken to Mr Vance’s but that ‘scheduling’ had proved difficult.

Evening Standard

The Guardian view on Labour’s feelgood economy: it’s not for everyone – especially the poorest

Editorial: Ministers boast of rising wages. But for low earners, the cost of living crisis endures – with food and rent inflation erasing any pay gains

The Guardian - UK

We feel duped and insulted by this Labour government

Letters: Sue Borges responds to comments by Lord Falconer on the government’s missteps and public perception of the party. Plus a letter from Paula Jones

The Guardian - UK

Treasury targeting inheritance tax reforms to help plug UK deficit

Exclusive: Chancellor also looking at tweaks to capital gains tax to try to bridge £40bn-plus spending gap before budget

The Guardian - UK

Sturgeon: Salmond happier for SNP to be destroyed than succeed without him

The former first minister said she realised her ex-mentor came to view her as ‘public enemy number one’.

Evening Standard

Conservatives not close to recognising ‘how badly placed they are’, says Gauke

Former minister says Tories are ignoring heartland voters and risk losing ground to Reform in next election

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Evening Standard

Cutting throats comment made ‘in heat of moment’ - Labour councillor

Ricky Jones, 58, denies one count of encouraging violent disorder at a protest in Walthamstow, east London last year

Evening Standard

Axing public notices will threaten local democracy, Cleverly tells Rayner

Sir James Cleverly has demanded the Government share its assessments of how the move would hit local newspapers.

The Guardian - UK

Frankly by Nicola Sturgeon review – the ex-first minister opens up

Scotland’s former leader addresses conflict with Salmond and rumours of a lesbian affair, but stops short of full disclosure

Evening Standard

Audience with late Queen more nerve-racking than FMQs, recalls Sturgeon

The former Scottish first minister also spoke of her ‘incredible respect’ for Queen Elizabeth II.

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Evening Standard

Nicola Sturgeon says she could leave Scotland ‘for a wee while’

The former Scottish first minister said living elsewhere could help give her a ‘perspective shift’.

Evening Standard

Record 50,000 migrant Channel crossings since Labour came to power 'unacceptable', admits minister

Baroness Smith, a former home secretary, said the record numbers of people making the dangerous journey showed how embedded criminal gangs became under the previous government

The Guardian - UK

UK politics: Pressure grows on Starmer as Channel migrant figures pass 50,000 since Labour’s win – as it happened

Home Office data shows 474 migrants arrived yesterday in eight small boats bringing the total to over 50,000

The Guardian - UK

Both left and right agree taxes must rise. Time for Labour to get creative

The faux row will be ear-splitting whether Reeves takes a lot or a little. Scepticism about a wealth tax is rising, but there are many ways to skin fat cats, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Evening Standard

Sturgeon: ‘Witch-hunt’ MSPs investigating me were being directed by Salmond

The ex-Scotland first minister made the claims in her new book, which was released early on Monday after being slated to hit book shelves on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Badenoch suggests migrants held in ‘camps’ as crossings near 50,000 under Labour

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch warned that some communities ‘don’t feel safe’ during a visit to Epping in Essex.

Evening Standard

Kemi Badenoch suggests 'camps' to house asylum seekers instead of hotels in visit to Epping

The Tory leader met anti-migrant protesters in Epping as the number of English Channel small boat crossings nears 50,000

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