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Fifth of academics do not feel free to teach controversial topics, survey shows

The poll was published alongside guidance from England’s higher education watchdog on protecting freedom of speech.

Evening Standard

MP who first blew whistle on child rape gangs was smeared as a racist, says son

John Cryer, who sits in the Lords, highlighted the backlash faced by his mother Ann after she went public over the scandal in 2003.

Evening Standard

Legislation to decriminalise abortion for women clears the Commons

MPs voted 312 to 95, majority 217 to approve the Crime and Policing Bill at third reading on Wednesday.

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Televise grooming gang inquiry given public interest, Labour peer urges

Muslim Labour peer Baroness Hazarika apologised for the crimes carried out by ‘wicked, wicked men’.

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Greens hit out at Scottish Tory debate celebrating defence sector

SCOTTISH Greens co-leader Lorna Slater has slapped down a Scottish Tory debate set up to celebrate the country's defence sector.

The National (Scotland)

The Philpster exhausts his repertoire with return to Rwanda at PMQs

Ange chalks up a win of sorts as Kemi’s last-minute substitute races downhill through his pet subjects

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No 10 says abortion law change must be ‘safe and workable’

The Government will consider whether further changes are needed after MPs backed decriminalising women who terminate their pregnancy.

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Labour MP voted down grooming gang probe – before demanding Scottish inquiry

A SCOTTISH Labour MP voted down calls for a national inquiry into grooming gangs – before demanding a Scottish probe when her party U-turned on…

The National (Scotland)

Rayner refuses to rule out punishing Labour MPs who rebel over welfare cuts

Deputy PM defends government plan predicted to result in 1.2m people with disabilities losing thousands

The Guardian - UK

Windsor Framework structures ineffective and overly bureaucratic – Robinson

The DUP leader said the post-Brexit trading deal could never be effective until fundamental issues around lack of unionist consent are addressed.

Evening Standard

'Don't talk over me': Stephen Flynn in spat with Labour MP on disability cuts

STEPHEN Flynn has hit out at Labour's planned cuts to disability benefits in a fiery spat with a Labour MP.

The National (Scotland)

Voices: Has Keir Starmer finally mastered the art of the U-turn?

COMMENT: Changing your mind matters less than party leaders imagine, says Andrew Grice. But if you’re going to back down as a politician, best do it quickly…

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DWP says transitional payments scheme for those losing Pip ‘one of most generous ever’ – as it happened

Department for Work and Pensions publishes text of bill cutting benefits and claims three-month transitional period is ‘one of most generous ever’

The Guardian - UK

Report finds £2m of surplus UK general election funds ‘essentially disappeared’

Academic and Lib Dem peer ask where funds go when candidates receive more than limit, and who donors are

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HS2 opening to be delayed past planned 2033 date, minister to announce

Transport secretary will also accuse Conservatives of wasting billions on project with poor management

The Guardian - UK

Government officials brace for up to 50 Labour MPs rebelling against welfare bill

Sources say party should have focused on the moral case for reforming the benefits system

The National (Scotland)

Independence campaigners react to John Swinney speech on independence

A SPEECH on Scottish independence by John Swinney has been met with a tepid reception from campaigners.

The Guardian - UK

Kemi’s experiment in kindness is a sorry sight to behold

Tory leader fails to find a sensitive side as she flails alongside parents and survivors of child abuse gangs

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Speaker accuses Government of ‘appalling’ breaches of ministerial code

Sir Lindsay Hoyle said he would like to take the Government to task over the issue but that he had ‘not got the power’.

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Be honest with victims about prison terms for offenders, former Justice Secretary David Gauke tells MPs

David Gauke was speaking to MPs about his sentencing review

The National (Scotland)

Martin Lewis issues energy bills hike warning as Keir Starmer urged to apologise

Energy bills are set to rise again before this Christmas, Martin Lewis has warned

The National (Scotland)

New SNP council leader admits administration is 'vulnerable' after crunch vote

The new leader of a Scottish council has admitted that the minority SNP administration is "vulnerable" following a crunch vote

The Independent UK

Voices: The tide has turned against the European Convention on Human Rights

COMMENT: As two backbench Labour MPs break ranks to voice their support for rewriting the Convention – following an even more surprising intervention by Lib Dem leader Ed Davey – John Rentoul wonders if both sides of the Commons have realised that this is the only way Britain can remain…

Evening Standard

MP proposes new law so unmarried mothers can name deceased father on certificate

‘The law in this area has not kept pace with societal change,’ Labour MP Jen Craft told the Commons.

Evening Standard

NHS has ‘culture of cover-up’ over failures, Health Secretary says

Wes Streeting told MPs that reputations are protected instead of patients being told the truth.

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