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UK nations unite against Labour’s 'inadequate' devolution approach

COMMITTEES in all three of the UK’s devolved parliaments have united to call out the UK Government over its “inadequate” engagement with the…

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SNP MPs join Labour rebellion in bid to kill off benefit cuts

SNP MPs have joined up with a Labour rebellion in a bid to kill off the Labour Government’s welfare reform bill.

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Keir Starmer seeks face-saving welfare reform concessions as Labour rebellion grows

Six more Labour MPs have added their names to an amendment that would halt the legislation in its tracks

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Pro-independence Holyrood majority 'matters for future of politics' – John Curtice

WHETHER or not Scotland elects a pro-independence majority to the Holyrood parliament next year “matters for the future of politics”, Professor…

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Sarwar dodges question on potential welfare reform revolt

The Deputy Prime Minister said talks were still ongoing about potential changes to the Bill.

Evening Standard

Police guarding Parliament think new security fence is ‘dangerous’, says author

Conservative peer Lord Dobbs claims officers have warned the tall metal barrier ‘cuts off sightlines’ to potential attackers.

Evening Standard

Ministers discuss welfare concessions amid looming Labour rebellion

Angela Rayner sought to reassure backbenchers amid a brewing rebellion ahead of the vote set for next week.

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Kicking restoration of Parliament down the road risks disaster, authorities told

A Labour former cabinet minister highlighted ‘a real danger of a Notre Dame-type inferno or something worse’ unless action is taken.

Evening Standard

Meet the engineer hoping to be the first Palestinian-Scot MSP in Holyrood

An engineer in Scotland is hoping to become the first Palestinian-Scot to serve as an MSP in Holyrood

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Voices: So, Daniel Hannan… have any of your post-Brexit Britain predictions come true?

COMMENT: Before the 2016 referendum, a leading light of the Leave campaign outlined the bright future that an ‘independent’ UK would enjoy outside the EU… in excruciating incorrect detail, says John Rentoul

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Tice calls for justice watchdog to act when petitioners say sentences too harsh

‘Even noble, experienced, wise judges can get things wrong,’ Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice told the Commons.

Evening Standard

University vice-principal ‘asked to leave’ after raising concerns, MSPs told

Baroness Wendy Alexander recalled how she was ‘frozen out’, in a submission to Holyrood’s Education Committee.

Evening Standard

'Ever-rising' council tax in London: Angela Rayner challenged on funding shake-up set to hit boroughs

The Deputy Prime Minister was grilled over looming funding cuts to boroughs such as Richmond and Kingston

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Angela Rayner says welfare cuts vote will go ahead as Labour rebellion grows

Deputy PM says vote will happen next week, despite more than 120 Labour MPs signing amendment to pause cuts

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Angela Rayner defies 120 Labour MPs by refusing to pull showdown Commons vote on benefit cuts

Deputy PM makes pledge amid rumours the government was set to pull the proposed welfare reforms bill amid a major Labour rebellion

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Voices: Faced with a growing Labour rebellion against welfare cuts, Keir Starmer has one least-worst option left

COMMENT: The prime minister has belatedly been making the case for benefit reform and changes to PIP payments to calm his mutinous backbenchers – but, a year on from his historic election win, it risks becoming an issue of confidence in his leadership, says Andrew Grice

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Craig Murray: I was blocked from standing for Alba at 2026 election

FORMER diplomat Craig Murray has claimed he has been blocked from standing as an Alba Party candidate due to his contempt of court conviction…

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London Labour councillors defect to Greens as support for Starmer's party slumps in capital

Lewisham councillor says he left Labour because the party has ‘ramped up deportations and aped the far-right with anti-immigrant rhetoric’

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Why support for electoral reform is at a record high in the UK

A RECORD number of people are in favour of changing the electoral system at Westminster amid plummeting trust in governments.

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MSPs to debate bringing buses in major city back into public ownership

MSPs are set to debate whether buses in a major Scottish city should be brought back into public ownership

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Corbyn-led party would eat into Labour vote in blow to Starmer, poll finds

A new party led by Jeremy Corbyn would pick up 10 per cent of votes in an election, a poll has said

The National (Scotland)

Former Scottish Tory MP joins Reform UK after taking job at Donald Trump golf resort

A former Scottish Tory MP has joined Reform UK

Evening Standard

Starmer says welfare reform vote will go ahead despite mounting Labour revolt

Sir Keir Starmer faces the biggest parliamentary test of his authority when the legislation comes to the Commons next week.

The Independent UK

Voices: Why are Tories suddenly in favour of proportional representation?

COMMENT: For the first time ever, a clear majority of right-wing voters seem open to changing the voting system. What could it mean for the future of British politics, asks Tim Bale

The Guardian - UK

Class no longer main dividing line in UK politics, survey shows

Age and education now bigger indicators, according to study, which also shows record support for electoral reform

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