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Council in crisis: Bankrupt London borough signs off £230k payment to chief exec in secret meeting

Councillors were told Abi Gbago had resigned after less than two years in the job and were asked to vote on her ‘substantial’ payout

Evening Standard

Labour’s economic illiteracy is dragging us into a doom loop

A debt disaster is looming — and too many backbenchers just don’t understand the grim reality

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Brian Leishman: 'Anas Sarwar hasn't spoken to me in six months'

A SUSPENDED Scottish Labour MP has claimed party leader Anas Sarwar hasn’t spoken with him in nearly six months.

The National (Scotland)

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What happened the last time a Labour government opted to lower the voting age?

There are parallels between the political conditions which faced Harold Wilson and Sir Keir Starmer’s current challenges.

Evening Standard

Fine witnesses who mislead select committees, MP urges

Conservative MP Mark Pritchard called for the Commons to start issuing fines for the first time in 359 years.

Evening Standard

Bluster, bullying, suspensions – this is no way to run the Labour party

Keir Starmer has made a mess of dealing with this rebellion. Perhaps Tony Blair could give him some tips, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

UK to lower voting age to 16 in major electoral reform

The move, following through on a campaign pledge, will give the UK one of the lowest national voting ages in the world.

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Far-right supporters attack police after protest against Essex hotel for asylum seekers

Riot police deployed to anti-immigration flashpoint in Epping as far right seek to exploit local tensions

The Guardian - UK

Anas Sarwar silent as Brian Leishman suspended from Labour

Anas Sarwar has refused to make any comment following the suspension of Scottish Labour MP Brian Leishman from the party.

The National (Scotland)

UK To Lower Voting Age To 16 In General Elections

The British government said Thursday it would allow 16 year-olds to vote in general elections, a landmark change giving the UK one of the lowest voting ages worldwide.

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Diane Abbott faces fresh Labour suspension over racism letter comments

LABOUR have said they are looking “incredibly seriously” at an interview in which veteran MP Diane Abbott said she has no regrets about…

The National (Scotland)

Majority of Scottish Labour politicians silent on Brian Leishman losing party whip

THE majority of Scottish Labour politicians have remained silent after MP Brian Leishman lost the party whip.

The National (Scotland)

Lowering the voting age: a boost for UK democracy or a shot in the dark?

Some favour any effort to improve participation, but others point to mixed results in Scotland and Wales

The Guardian - UK

'Disturbed': MP hits out after armed police threaten peaceful pro-Palestine protester

AN MP has said she was “disturbed” to see her constituent threatened by armed police for holding a Palestinian flag.

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Commons Leader rolls out Oasis puns to describe year since Labour’s election

Lucy Powell, who represents Manchester, also urged the Tories to Stop Crying Their Heart Out over their defeat last July.

The National (Scotland)

'Long overdue': Scotland reacts as UK voting aged lowered to 16

THE lowering of the voting age to 16 across the UK is “long overdue” and will get rid of “really unhelpful” discrepancies between elections,…

Evening Standard

OPINION - If people aren’t allowed to speak their minds, how can we hope to change them?

When the vice-president of the United States took Sir Keir Starmer to task earlier this year for failing to uphold free speech, the Prime Minister was quick to hit back. “In relation to free speech in the UK, I’m very proud of our history there,” he said. “We’ve had free…

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Votes at 16 policy ‘hopelessly confused’, claim Conservatives

Paul Holmes asked why the Government plans to lower the voting age while 16-year-olds are not allowed to buy lottery tickets or alcohol.

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Sixteen-year-olds to be allowed to vote as ministers set out reforms

Labour’s manifesto committed the party to lowering the voting age for parliamentary elections.

Evening Standard

16-year-olds to be able to vote at next General Election in landmark shake-up which could backfire on Labour

Controversial voter ID requirements will also be radically watered down so people only need to have their bank card to be able to take part in elections

The Independent UK

Voices: Keir Starmer has asserted his power by suspending the Labour rebels – about time, too

COMMENT: The prime minister has cracked down on ‘persistent k***headery’ in his party, as one source put it – he’s finally shown true grit, writes John Rentoul

Evening Standard

Starmer criticised over action against Labour rebels

Rachael Maskell, who lost the Labour whip in a purge of troublemakers, said the Prime Minister was wrong to act in the way he had.

The Guardian - UK

Merz says he ‘deplores deeply’ UK’s decision to leave EU after signing UK-Germany treaty – as it happened

UK PM and German chancellor answered media questions after signing first treaty between two countries since second world war

The Guardian - UK

Angela Rayner ‘disappointed’ by Diane Abbott’s latest comments on racism

Deputy PM says Abbott’s defence of comments that led to her suspension is ‘real challenge’ for Labour party

The Guardian - UK

Labour backbench MPs push for tough, wholesale changes to gambling regulation

Large and growing group fear ministers may pull their punches when drafting new legislation to appease donors

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