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The Latest Breaking News on UK Politics

Cabinet minister announces intention to step down from Holyrood

A cabinet minister has become the latest MSP to announce their decision to step down at the next Holyrood election ...

The National (Scotland)

Labour’s cautionary tale: how hereditary peers clung on for 26 years

Delay in removing hereditaries from Lords illustrates how hard it will be to push through more significant changes

The Guardian - UK

Labour selects candidate for by-election to replace shamed Amesbury

Cheshire West & Chester councillor Karen Shore will run as Labour’s candidate.

Evening Standard

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Streeting’s ‘shock’ at scale of NHS struggles inspires big political gamble

Health secretary consistently rejected notion of axing NHS England on the basis of legal challenge he must now tackle

The Guardian - UK

Abolishing NHS England gets full marks for ambition

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: It’s an extremely bold decision by Starmer to overhaul Britain’s biggest employer but it’s a task every government has attempted – and so far failed

The Independent UK

Dear Rachel Reeves: if there is no alternative to cuts, at least do them with care

As Labour prepares to wield the axe, it must avoid causing more harm to those on benefits, writes Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Wes Streeting’s ‘high-stakes’ abolition of NHS England will cut 10,000 jobs

Changes proposed by health secretary predicted to save as much as £500m but could be distraction for ministers

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Reform ‘counting their chickens’ ahead of Holyrood election, says Badenoch

The Tory leader warned voters that support for Reform UK would benefit the SNP.

Evening Standard

Scottish media treats UK leaders as 'aliens from space', Kemi Badenoch claims

KEMI Badenoch has accused the Scottish media of trying to paint her and other UK party leaders as “alien” to Scotland ...

The National (Scotland)

How many ministers does it take to deliver a speech on efficiency savings?

Keir Starmer says he loves civil servants so much he is abolishing NHS England to give them more time to do other things

The Guardian - UK

Swinney defends Sturgeon’s record against accusations of failure

Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay took aim at the former first minister after she announced her intention to leave Holyrood.

Evening Standard

Michelle Mone quickly deletes statement accusing National Crime Agency of 'vendetta'

Michelle Mone has accused the National Crime Agency of "smearing [her] as a criminal" ...

The National (Scotland)

Tory MSP slapped down by Presiding Officer amid combative FMQs

A TORY MSP was slapped down and told off by Holyrood’s Presiding Officer at a fiery First Minister’s Questions ...

The National (Scotland)

OPINION - Margaret Thatcher would have loved Keir Starmer — he's now more Tory than the Tories

With policies echoing Thatcher, Keir Starmer is steering Labour towards a more right-wing stance

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John Swinney pans Tories' 'graceless' Nicola Sturgeon attacks in fiery FMQs

JOHN Swinney has panned the Scottish Conservatives over their “graceless” response to Nicola Sturgeon’s decision to leave the Holyrood…

Evening Standard

Starmer announces axing of NHS England to ‘cut bureaucracy’ in health service

The Prime Minister said decisions about billions of pounds of taxpayer policy should not be taken by an ‘arms-length’ body.

The National (Scotland)

UK Government steps in after Israeli minister 'secretly films' senior Labour MP

The Foreign Office has intervened with the Israeli government after a minister shared a secretly filmed recording of a senior Labour MP ...

The Guardian - UK

Though Starmer’s project is fragile, he’s taking one giant leap: to reconfigure the British state

Headlines about Whitehall cuts obscure the real intent. The PM wants effective, dynamic administration that voters will believe in, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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‘People want change’: voter anger opens door for Reform in key Labour seats

Projections suggest Merthyr Tydfil and Dudley could be won by Nigel Farage’s party – but how real is the threat?

The Guardian - UK

Jonathan Reynolds ‘corrects record’ for referring to himself as ex-solicitor

Business secretary said he made ‘inadvertent error’ by claiming he once worked in the legal profession during a 2014 Commons debate

Evening Standard

Lords talking about themselves ‘to destruction’ during hereditary peers debate

Campaigner Lord Grocott urged colleagues to move faster in scrutinising legislation set to oust hereditary peers.

Evening Standard

SNP MSP says she will not seek re-election in 2026

Natalie Don-Innes made the announcement on X on Wednesday night.

The National (Scotland)

SNP minister Natalie Don-Innes announces intention to stand down in 2026

SNP minister Natalie Don-Innes has announced she will not seek re-election next year ...

The Guardian - UK

‘There is no moral case’: Labour divided over prospect of benefit cuts

Some feel the party is moving away from the working class, but others argue ministers must show new Labour voters the system can work

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer could face biggest rebellion over disability benefit freeze

Exclusive: Dozens of Labour MPs understood to have urged the government to think again

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