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Bankrupt Woking to get £500m bailout in Surrey council shake-up

‘Unprecedented’ move helps to smooth over creation of two new ‘mega council’ unitary authorities

The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2025

Reform’s Kruger under fire for warning of ‘LGBT-supporting’ left-wing parties

East Wiltshire MP Danny Kruger said the UK could be led by an ‘appalling Hamas-supporting, LGBT-supporting nationalist party’.

Evening Standard · Oct 28, 2025

Treasury urged to set out plan to ‘un-gum’ housing amid call to axe stamp duty

Sir Mel Stride likened Chancellor Rachel Reeves to Captain Mainwaring from Dad’s Army.

Evening Standard · Oct 28, 2025

'It's not dangerous' to talk about Brexit and undoing economic harm of quitting EU, says Rachel Reeves

Labour had shied away from mentioning the B-word before the 2024 general election for fear of alienating voters in the so-called ‘Red Wall’

Evening Standard · Oct 28, 2025

Jeremy Corbyn to appear in north London panto

Former Labour leader will make onscreen cameo as ‘Wizard of Oz-lington’ in drag production of Wicked Witches

The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2025

Three Reform councillors expelled for ‘dishonest and deceptive’ behaviour

Reform UK took control of Kent County Council after winning 57 of the 81 seats at the local elections in May.

Evening Standard · Oct 28, 2025

Steeper UK productivity cut of more than £20bn makes tax rises more likely

Rachel Reeves faces bigger-than-expected hit in 26 November budget from revised OBR forecast

The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2025

Another business bashing Budget from Reeves will kill City green shoots

The Chancellor must focus on attracting investment, which can only be achieved if sentiment is positive

Evening Standard · Oct 28, 2025

Yes, Keir Starmer is Britain’s most unpopular PM ever. That could liberate him

Forget the public vitriol and use the next four years to get things done – first and foremost, whatever it takes to stop Reform, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2025

Tories to demand release of documents in collapsed China spying case

Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry deny wrongdoing.

Evening Standard · Oct 28, 2025