Inside the SNP after members launch new ‘Independence’ pressure group IT wouldn’t be the run-up to SNP conference if there wasn’t some form of internal strife over independence strategy ... The National (Scotland) · Sep 28
Dozens arrested at pro-Palestine protest on Sunday outside Labour conference Merseyside force says 82 people arrested and another 79 reported for summons during demonstration The Guardian - UK · Sep 28
Burnham has a battle plan, with social care the flagship. Risks lie ahead, but Labour now travels in hope Here in Liverpool, the PM’s ambition for the party – and the country – is evident. There should be no complacency, but also no fear, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee The Guardian - UK · Sep 28
Fife councillor defends role despite living 220 miles away in England A Scottish councillor has insisted he is still representing his constituents 'on the issues that matter most' despite living more than 200… The National (Scotland) · Sep 28
Scottish Labour bounce-back has already begun, claims Michael Marra The Labour conference in Liverpool is Michael Marra’s first as leader of the party in Scotland. Evening Standard · Sep 28
'Heard it all before!': Nigel Farage swats away Scottish poll threat Nigel Farage has dismissed a new poll which suggests support for Scottish independence would rise significantly if he became prime minister The National (Scotland) · Sep 28
Healey offers upbeat vision but sheds little light on how it will be paid for With the budget only a month away, the chancellor gave little indication of where money will come from to reindustrialise Britain The Guardian - UK · Sep 28
More Than 50 Arrested at Labour Conference Protest Over Signs Supporting Banned Palestine Action More than 50 people arrested outside Labour's Liverpool conference over signs backing banned group Palestine Action, amid growing debate over protest and terror laws. International Business Times UK · Sep 28
Disaster at Labour 'Scots Night' as speakers talked over and PM snubs event Speakers were allegedly talked over by delegates more interested in awaiting the appearance of a Prime Minister who never actually turned up The National (Scotland) · Sep 28
Healey signals welfare reform push and new apprenticeships scheme Chancellor sets out measures to support jobs and growth in Labour conference speech but vows fiscal discipline in budget The Guardian - UK · Sep 28
Labour has 'moral duty' to bring down Britain's ballooning benefits bills, says Chancellor ahead of Budget Almost 350,000 Londoners rely on unemployment-related out-of-work benefits Evening Standard · Sep 28
Chancellor offers 'nothing' to reassure public on cost of living in speech THE UK chancellor said "nothing" to reassure the public on the cost of living crisis during his conference speech, the SNP have said The National (Scotland) · Sep 28
Nigel Farage in Scotland as Reform continue to plummet in polls Nigel Farage is in Scotland on Monday – as two major polls show support for Reform UK plummeting north of the Border The National (Scotland) · Sep 28
Liverpool Protest Arrests More Than 50 as Palestine Action Supporters Target Labour Conference More than 50 people were arrested outside the Labour Party conference in Liverpool after displaying placards supporting Palestine Action, which is proscribed in the UK. International Business Times UK · Sep 28
Evening Standard · Sep 28 Labour mayors back Scottish party leader Michael Marra’s devolution proposals Greater devolution was a key pledge of the new Scottish Labour leader’s run for the top job, which he won just over a week ago.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 28 Shabana Mahmood says Labour party wants to create ‘fairness in our immigration system’ – as it happened She says a lack of fairness can make ‘people turn inwards’
Evening Standard · Sep 28 Andy Burnham 'turns back' Zack Polanski's Green tide in London with Labour to get 52 MPs, says poll Green Party would win no seats in the city and Nigel Farage’s Reform just one
The Guardian - UK · Sep 28 ‘You were right’: Ed Miliband tells critics Labour was wrong on Gaza Foreign secretary will tell party’s conference ‘we are not here to accept the status quo but to change it’
The National (Scotland) · Sep 28 SNP members launch ‘Independence’ group to pressure party leadership SNP members have launched a new internal pressure group demanding the party “reprioritise its core mission” of Scottish independence ...
The Guardian - UK · Sep 27 Failure to protect free speech could cost Labour votes at next election, says Liberty Polling for rights group shows issue is concern for voters and many feel recent policies have had negative effect
Evening Standard · Sep 27 Police to guard Tube ticket gates in crackdown on fare dodgers under plans by new Tory mayor hopeful Businessman Alex Challoner throws his hat into race to be Tory candidate for Mayor of London with just days to go before deadline to enter the contest
The Guardian - UK · Sep 27 Andy Burnham to fight next election with plan for NHS-style care service PM says he is willing to expend political capital to bring in universal service for England funded by ‘everybody’
The Guardian - UK · Sep 27 ‘Don’t squander it’: Can Labour hang on to the Burnham bounce? Conference delegates grateful ousting Starmer has paid off, but relief tempered by fiscal headwinds ahead
The Guardian - UK · Sep 27 Facing up to the threat that Reform poses to our democracy Letters: Readers respond to an article by John Harris in which he urges Labour to offer hope and change
Evening Standard · Sep 27 London Mayor says PM should 'prepare' British voters for return of EU membership The Mayor of London says Labour needs to start the ‘pitch rolling’ of rejoining the trading bloc