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Andy Burnham says he would challenge Sir Keir Starmer for Labour leadership

Mr Burnham has ruled out calling a snap election if he enters Downing Street.

Evening Standard

Andy Burnham confirms plan to challenge Keir Starmer if contest is triggered

Andy Burnham will contest a leadership contest if he wins a seat in Westminster and if one is triggered, the Manchester mayor has said

The National (Scotland)

A decade after Brexit, Britain needs a new relationship with Europe

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The Brexit arguments of 2016 belong to the past. The challenge now is to develop a realistic new partnership with Europe that strengthens Britain’s prosperity, security and influence

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Reform’s Andrea Jenkyns storms out of meeting after discussion of Henry Nowak murder

Exclusive: Greater Lincolnshire mayor walks out on cabinet minister after row over social media role in community tensions

The Guardian - UK

How the Celtic Alliance leaders used their powers on the ground this week

Of the three nationalist parties, Sinn Fein made the most substantial constitutional move during the past week

The National (Scotland)

Why questions over the independence 'fighting fund' will not go away for the SNP

JOHN Swinney is facing repeated questions over the “ring-fenced” fund raised for a second independence referendum.

The National (Scotland)

Business secretary attacks ‘entitlement’ of Starmer leadership rivals

Peter Kyle says British politics fails to reward political accomplishment and Labour risks aping Tory instability

The Guardian - UK

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Scottish Parliament backs plans for tax shake-up with private jet and mansion levies

The Scottish Parliament has backed the creation of a new approach to taxation, including plans to implement a mansion tax and private jet levy

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Banning leftwing activists from entering Britain: an illiberal move with a long history in this country

The cancellation of Cenk Uygur’s and Hasan Piker’s visas tells us that the home secretary’s powers to police speech are too broad, says campaigner and barrister DK Renton

The Guardian - UK

Number of teachers in England’s state schools drops for second year in row

Despite Labour’s promises to increase recruitment, school census shows a fall of nearly 2,000 teachers since last year

The Guardian - UK

Scottish Labour took £75k from director of Labour Together before Holyrood election

SCOTTISH Labour accepted £75,000 from a director of the scandal-hit Labour Together think tank in the months leading up to the Holyrood election ...

The National (Scotland)

Labour has not learned lessons from Tories on changing leader, Peter Kyle says

The Business Secretary also noted that ‘entitlement is not a qualification for leadership’ in an apparent veiled swipe at Andy Burnham.

Evening Standard

John Swinney says SNP in talks with HMRC over Peter Murrell tax implications

JOHN Swinney insisted that his comments stating the £650,000 independence fighting fund had been spent is “nothing new”.

The National (Scotland)

Zack Polanski slams Nigel Farage's flagship London council for 'Trumpian nonsense' after Pride flag ban

Reform leader of Havering Cllr Keith Prince says only flags flown on public buildings will be the Union Flag, the St George’s Cross, and Havering Council flag

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Starmer still confident in Darren Jones after leaked Mandelson messages revealed

Mr Jones also appeared to criticise Chancellor Rachel Reeves, Jonathan Reynolds and Angela Rayner.

The National (Scotland)

Missing Peter Mandelson messages 'point to Labour cover-up'

Missing messages between disgraced former ambassador Peter Mandelson and the most senior UK Government minister have sparked accusations of a…

Evening Standard

SNP to seek to recoup cash embezzled by former chief executive Murrell

Peter Murrell admitted last week to embezzling more than £400,000 from the party over a period of 12 years.

Evening Standard

SNP call for probe into Mandelson messages left out of released files

Messages sent by senior minister Darren Jones were not included in a tranche of documents released this week.

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Angela Constance: Use of independence cash is ‘internal party matter’ for SNP

The SNP business convener said there has already been a police probe into the party’s finances.

The National (Scotland)

Who is on BBC Question Time Makerfield by-election special tonight?

A special edition of the BBC's weekly political debate programme question time will be broadcast live from Makerfield this evening

Evening Standard

Minister Darren Jones told Mandelson he was ‘so sorry’ in undisclosed message

The Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister also appeared to criticise Chancellor Rachel Reeves, Jonathan Reynolds and Angela Rayner.

The National (Scotland)

Top Labour minister told Peter Mandelson he was 'so sorry' after sacking

A top Labour minister told Peter Mandelson he was 'so sorry' after he was sacked as ambassador to the US over his links to convicted…

The Guardian - UK

Zombie Blairites still have British politics in their grip – it’s time to break free

Tony Blair’s departure as PM should have prompted a fresh start for Labour. But Starmer’s sad, backward-looking government remains in his thrall, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

Evening Standard

Nigel Farage defends his response to Henry Nowak murder amid criticism from PM

The Reform UK leader has been accused by his political opponents of stoking tension with his remarks.

Evening Standard

SNP calls for probe into Scottish Secretary over Mandelson meeting

The party wants to find out if he broke the ministerial code for not revealing the meeting until a year and a half after it happened.

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