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Reform has more candidates in local elections than Labour or Tories

A total of 1,641 council seats across 23 local authorities in England are up for grabs on May 1.

Evening Standard

One stock seems truly doomed this week: if you hold any Kemi Badenoch, accept my condolences

Hard to know if her leadership is sheer ineptitude or an act of artistic expression, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK

GDP jump offers Rachel Reeves some light as UK enters Trump tariff tunnel

Growth defied forecasts that chancellor had hobbled economy, but trade war casts long shadow

The Guardian - UK

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Reform will 'eat into old Labour vote in astonishing way' says Nigel Farage after by-election win

Reform ousted Labour in a landslide victory in Tameside, Greater Manchester on Thursday night

Evening Standard

'Slap in the face': SNP hit out as Alister Jack and Michael Gove to join Lords

RISHI Sunak has given “one last slap in the face to the people of Scotland”, the SNP have said after reports that he would give both Michael…

The National (Scotland)

Starmer aiming to ‘pass emergency legislation in one day’ to save British Steel – as it happened

Parliament is being recalled on Saturday to vote on emergency legislation that will bring British Steel under government control

The Guardian - UK

Surprise as UK economy grows 'far faster than expected' after flat start to 2025

THE UK economy grew faster than expected in February, as the services and manufacturing sectors picked up after recent slow activity, official…

The National (Scotland)

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SNP avoid Alba call for cross-party pro-independence convention

THE SNP have dodged calls by Alba for an independence convention to take place this summer.

The National (Scotland)

Trump’s ‘Liz Truss moment’: when economic bravado meets market reality

The president’s U-turn after his maverick plan threatened meltdown has echoes of the 2022 UK crisis

The Guardian - UK

Farage rejects Badenoch’s suggestion of potential local Tory-Reform coalitions

The Conservative leader has consistently ruled out any national deal with Reform, whose leader Mr Farage has vowed to ‘destroy’ the Tory party.

Evening Standard

Cabinet Office to cut a third of jobs as Labour shrink civil service

THE Cabinet Office's workforce will be slashed by a third as Labour seek to accelerate plans to reform the civil service, the UK Government has…

The National (Scotland)

Tommy Sheridan elected to Alba Party governing body

FORMER MSP and Hope Over Fear founder Tommy Sheridan has been elected to the governing body of the Alba Party.

The National (Scotland)

NHS must be off table in trade talks with Donald Trump, SNP say

KEIR Starmer must give a "cast iron guarantee" the NHS will be off the table in any trade deal with US President Donald Trump, the SNP…

The National (Scotland)

Reform UK may overtake Welsh Labour in 2026 Senedd vote, poll suggests

Internal Labour survey shows new voting system could mean many more seats for Farage’s party

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The Independent UK

Cabinet Office to shed 2,100 jobs as Government shrinks Civil Service

Some 1,200 people will be made redundant and another 900 transferred to other departments under plans announced on Thursday.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Just what exactly is Labour's problem with investigating grooming gangs properly?

Well, whaddya know? It turns out that the five investigations into the child grooming gangs scandal will go ahead after all. The Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, has said in an LBC interview that they are happening as she originally announced in January and to state otherwise was “party political misinformation”.…

The Guardian - UK

Dining across the divide: ‘He has a very rosy view of empire and colonialism’

They both support the underdog, but can they find common ground on Britain’s past?

Evening Standard

Home Secretary confirms grooming gang inquires will go ahead after allegations they had been scrapped

Yvette Cooper on Thursday blamed "party political misinformation" for claims that five local investigations into the scandals would not happen

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Celtic fans rage as club legend's son becomes Reform UK candidate

THE son of a Celtic legend has been revealed as a candidate for Nigel Farage’s Reform UK Party ...

Evening Standard

Home Secretary insists local reviews into grooming gangs will go ahead

Yvette Cooper was speaking amid accusations the plans were being watered down.

The Guardian - UK

Farage rejects Badenoch’s suggestion of Tory-Reform coalitions in town halls

Reform UK leader has ‘no intention’ of agreeing to formal pacts after local elections in England on 1 May

The National (Scotland)

Jamie Greene reveals 'vindictive' abuse from Tories after defection to LibDems

FORMER Scottish Tory MSP Jamie Greene has said that he was abused by supporters of the party after he defected to the LibDems ...

The Guardian - UK

Cooper says five grooming gang inquiries to go ahead after Tories claim they’ve been dropped in ‘cover up’ – as it happened

Home secretary rejects claims that plans for local inquiries are being watered down as Kemi Badenoch suggests some sort of cover up taking place

Evening Standard

Local Tories could go into coalition with Reform, says Badenoch

The Tory leader said local Conservatives would have to stick to their principles and ‘do what is right for the people in their local area’.

The National (Scotland)

SNP should drop support for 'full fiscal autonomy in UK', former Yes chair says

THE SNP Government should not pursue its support for full fiscal autonomy within the UK, the former Yes campaign chair has said ...

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