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Irish voters head to polls in ‘too close to call’ General Election

The three largest parties were virtually neck-and-neck heading into the vote, according to the latest opinion poll.

The Independent UK

Transport secretary Louise Haigh admits pleading guilty to offence over phone claim

Louise Haigh says she did not gain from the ‘genuine mistake’ that led to the conviction months before she was elected in 2015

The Independent UK

Tories fell thousands short of 'one million homes' promise, data reveals

Labour say the Conservatives ‘misled the public and under-delivered’ - but the new Government faces a huge challenge in meeting its own, higher target

Evening Standard

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Labour ‘needs to tell a better story’ – and Morgan McSweeney has a plan

Party has had a bumpy few months, but strategists are now focused on delivering noticeable change to voters

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves may wait until June to announce Whitehall budget details

Exclusive: insiders say drawn-out and complex negotiations will require a delay to spending review announcement

The Guardian - UK

Late Queen’s top aide breaks silence on handling a ‘seat of the pants’ crisis

A royal insider has ended his ‘omerta’ to lift the lid on confidential discussions of state he had at a rainy Battersea bus stop in 2020.

The Independent UK

Late Queen’s top aide recalls talks over what would happen if Boris Johnson died of Covid

A royal insider has ended his ‘omerta’ to lift the lid on confidential discussions of state he had at a rainy Battersea bus stop in 2020

Evening Standard

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Top party leaders make final push for votes in Irish election

Leaders of the three biggest parties visited cafes, shops and reindeer in a final grab for votes.

Evening Standard

Reform ask election candidates if they have ever belonged to terrorist groups

NIGEL Farage’s Reform party are asking wannabe candidates if they have ever been members of terrorist groups, The National can reveal.

The National (Scotland)

SNP minister calls for action as Scots fork out £44m on delivery surcharges

AN SNP minister has written to his Labour counterparts in London demanding action after figures showed Scots had forked out £44 million in…

The National (Scotland)

Scottish ministers pledge universal winter fuel payments for pensioners

SNP says heating payment will go to ‘every single Scottish pensioner’ from next year

The Guardian - UK

Nigel Farage suggests MPs should debate rolling back abortion limit

Reform UK leader says it would be ‘worthy’ discussion and parliament should get more time ‘to debate things people talk about at home’

The Guardian - UK

Labour describes Fine Gael transfer push as ‘desperation’

The public will go to the polls on Friday and decide the political landscape for the next few years.

The Independent UK

Who are the parties and leaders standing at the Irish general election?

Ireland is set to hold its first general election since before the Covid-19 pandemic

Evening Standard

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Former Tory MP Dame Andrea Jenkyns joins Reform UK

The former Tory minister will run for the newly created role of Greater Lincolnshire Mayor in the May local elections

Evening Standard

Union launches legal action over winter fuel payment cut

Unite, one of Labour’s major donors, has repeatedly called on the Government to abandon its decision to means test the winter fuel payment.

The Guardian - UK

Andrea Jenkyns has joined Reform UK, says Nigel Farage

Ex-Tory MP makes surprise move soon after bitter row with party and will stand in May to be mayor of Lincolnshire

The National (Scotland)

Former Tory minister Andrea Jenkyns defects to Reform UK

FORMER Tory MP Andrea Jenkyns has become the latest to defect to Nigel Farage's party Reform UK.

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Pensioners 'betrayed' by Labour over fuel payment cuts, says John Swinney

JOHN Swinney has said Labour “betrayed” pensioners with cuts to winter heating support payments as he was accused of overseeing a decline in the…

The Guardian - UK

Dining across the divide: ‘He wants to ban all cars. I’m uncomfortable with that’

They had different takes on transport policy – would they agree on immigration?

Evening Standard

MPs urged not to get ‘bogged down’ in process of assisted dying Bill

Commons Leader Lucy Powell said the Government will work with MPs to make the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill ‘operable’.

Evening Standard

Taoiseach urges public to consider government formation when voting

Simon Harris said it is not his place to tell people who to transfer their vote to but urged them to consider the make-up of the new government.

The Guardian - UK

Who will be Ireland’s next taoiseach? With only one day to go, it’s still wide open

With a housing emergency weighing heavily on voters’ minds, anything could happen at the polls on Friday, says journalist Justine McCarthy

The National (Scotland)

SNP urged to scrap plan to fully dual key Scottish trunk road

A KEY Scottish trunk road should not be dualled because there is “no economic or environmental case” to do so, the Greens have said ...

Evening Standard

Lib Dem leader Ed Davey launches Christmas number one bid with charity single

Sir Ed has teamed up with Bath Philharmonia’s Young Carers’ Choir to release Love Is Enough.

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