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Labour peer is landlord of abuse-accused ex-Scottish council leader

A LABOUR grandee appointed to an influential local government role in Inverclyde is the landlord of the council’s former leader, who is contesting…

The National (Scotland)

‘One conversation really changed my mind’: the personal stories driving MPs’ decisions on assisted dying

Traditional allies such as Diane Abbott and John McDonnell are split over Friday’s vote as politicians grapple with the issue

The Guardian - UK

Voices: Rachel Reeves is standing by her ‘tough decisions’ – but for how long?

COMMENT: The chancellor insists that she is not for turning, writes John Rentoul. But with the current cold snap and discontent among farmers, I predict she will, indeed, retreat

The Independent UK

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Why it was such a joy to interview John Prescott and discover his sweet, sad soul

The former deputy prime minister, who died this week, spoke freely and didn’t care what journalists thought of him – he was everything today’s guarded politicians are not

The Guardian - UK

Candidate for first female chancellor of Oxford focuses on student gender gap

Jan Royall wants university to address male-female inequality in attainment and widen postgraduate access

The Guardian - UK

Sadiq Khan urged to hold London vote on council tax hike to fund TfL as Tube drivers seek four-day week

Lord Bailey of Paddington raised the idea of a vote in the capital in Parliament

Evening Standard

Energy bills, mortgages, food: will cost of living surge again under Labour?

The government claims to be fixing the economy but households may face more pressure in the months ahead

The Guardian - UK

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What the papers say – November 23

Here are the biggest stories leading Saturday’s front pages.

Evening Standard

‘Labour becoming the cruel party’ over tax changes, warns farmer baroness

Baroness Mallalieu, a Labour peer, claimed the party was losing the trust of rural communities.

Evening Standard

Rachel Reeves standing firm against U-turn on inheritance tax for farmers

Chancellor understood to be determined to keep policy despite Treasury analysing ways to soften impact

The Guardian - UK

Reform UK MP James McMurdock was detained as a teenager for ‘kicking’ former girlfriend

MP spent 21 days in young offender institution after kicking victim, according to court records

The Guardian - UK

'Poor' by-election results show Scottish Labour are losing support, John Curtice says

TWO leading pollsters have said that Scottish Labour’s three Glasgow by-election victories are not an indication that Anas Sarwar is on course to…

The National (Scotland)

Assisted dying: how to understand the increasingly angry debate between MPs over this controversial bill

One of the most talked-about and contentious pieces of legislation in Westminster is not a government manifesto pledge, but a backbench bill.

The Conversation

Reform UK MP was jailed for repeatedly kicking girlfriend

The Times applied for information from the official record of James McMurdock’s sentence, revealing he was jailed 18 years ago.

The Independent UK

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Mhairi Black: SNP Scottish Government has 'made an arse' of policy delivery

FORMER SNP MP Mhairi Black has said the Scottish Government has “made an arse” of delivering policies...

The National (Scotland)

Scottish LibDem councillor quits eight days after by-election win

A SCOTTISH LibDem councillor has stepped down eight days after her by-election win.

The Conversation

The Prescott punch: what a 2001 brawl between a deputy prime minister and a voter tells us about the changing nature of British politics

The warm tributes paid to John Prescott, the former deputy prime minister who has died aged 86, reflect a memorable politician of a seemingly bygone era. While his achievements over a long career were vast, the enduring image for most people is of Prescott punching a voter during the 2001…

The Conversation

Low turnout in the 2024 election may have been due to undecided voters being overwhelmed by choice

Turnout at the 2024 general election was just 60% – one of the lowest in modern history. This is not an isolated phenomenon: there was a decline in turnout for the 2024 local elections, and the byelections held during the 2019-2024 parliament had the lowest recorded average turnout since 1945.

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The Guardian - UK

UK politics: UK would comply with Netanyahu arrest warrant, says No 10 – as it happened

PM’s spokesman says ‘legal obligations’ would be followed if the Israeli leader was to visit the UK

The Guardian - UK

Pro-Brexit views not protected from workplace discrimination, tribunal rules

Ex-Ukip councillor Colette Fairbanks loses claim that she was bullied in charity job because of political stance

The National (Scotland)

Anas Sarwar named Scottish Politician of the Year

SCOTTISH Labour leader Anas Sarwar has been named Scottish Politician of the Year, collecting the award for the second time in three years...

The National (Scotland)

Labour hold three seats in Scottish council by-elections

SCOTTISH Labour have held onto three seats on Glasgow City Council after a series of by-elections on Thursday...

The Guardian - UK

‘He was for us’: everyone has anecdotes about John Prescott in his village

Residents of Sutton in Hull remember the former MP and deputy prime minister who became ‘a proper Hully’

The Guardian - UK

Growing up with Nigel Farage: inside Reform UK’s push for the next election

The party claims it has almost 100,000 members, more than the Lib Dems, whose hyperlocal strategy it aims to emulate

The National (Scotland)

Plaid Cymru demands for Welsh powers on par with Scotland 'dismissed'

PLAID Cymru’s Westminster leader has said the party received a “very dismissive” response from Labour to their calls for Wales to have the…

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