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Mel Stride knocked out of race to succeed Rishi Sunak as Conservative leader

Four remaining candidates will make their case to be leader at the party’s annual rally in Birmingham

Evening Standard

‘They’ve robbed us’: UK pensioners on losing the winter fuel payment

Three pensioners tell us what they think about the vote and their concerns about the coming winter

The Guardian - UK

SNP stalwart to step down at Holyrood election after more than 25 years as MSP

AN SNP stalwart who has represented the party at Holyrood since the Scottish Parliament was reconvened has announced she will be standing down…

The National (Scotland)

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Keir Starmer stares down Labour MPs’ revolt over winter fuel payments as rebellion fizzles out

Sir Keir Starmer has seen off the biggest rebellion of his premiership so far with just one Labour MP voting against the winter fuel payment cut for pensioners

The Independent UK

Starmer and Reeves are playing a dangerous game. How much more do they think Britain can take?

We have rusty playgrounds and rundown town centres, yet the government fixates on its ill-conceived plan to penalise pensioners, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK

Antony Blinken hails UK Brexit reset as he and Lammy unite to condemn Iran

US secretary of state Antony Blinken and foreign secretary David Lammy put aside differences over arms to Israel and said a Middle East peace deal is ‘99 per cent there’

The Independent UK

Mapped: How did my MP vote in the winter fuel allowance motion?

MPs voted 348 to 228 to axe the payment for all but the country’s poorest pensioners, rejecting a Tory bid for the controversial policy to be blocked

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UK's Starmer Faces Down Parliament Over 'Unpopular' Benefit Cut

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer survived an early test of his fledgling premiership on Tuesday when lawmakers backed his controversial plan to end fuel benefits for millions of pensioners.

International Business Times

Who is Jon Trickett? Labour MP votes against Government on Winter Fuel Payment

JON Trickett is the only Labour MP to vote for a motion aiming to scrap cuts to the Winter Fuel Payment...

The National (Scotland)

OPINION - Keir Starmer's sloganeering gave me horrible flashbacks to Theresa May

The clue is in the name. The “mission-driven” government to which Keir Starmer is ostensibly committed is meant to be defined by its strategic objectives and the steps by which they will be achieved in his “decade of renewal”.

Evening Standard

John Swinney news, interviews and updates on Scotland's First Minister

JOHN Swinney has served as the First Minister of Scotland since May 2024 after becoming the seventh person to hold the position...

The National (Scotland)

Peter Mandelson tried to ensure black MPs failed, claims Diane Abbott

Ms Abbott claimed the influential Labour figure refused to give her a media briefing

The Independent UK

Patrick Harvie interviews, news and updates on the Scottish Greens co-leader

PATRICK Harvie has served as co-leader of the Scottish Greens since 2019, although was the co-convener prior to this since 2008.

The National (Scotland)

Former MP assistant seeks to chug a pint in all 650 UK constituencies in campaign to support pubs

Jay Chan, who worked for ex-MP Marco Longhi, is travelling the country downing pints to campaign for pro-pub policies

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Scottish Greens news, interviews and full list of party's current MSPs

THE Scottish Greens are a political party in Scotland, with representation in both Holyrood and in various councils across the country...

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson ‘binned’ solution to prisons crisis as prime minister, claims Dominic Cummings

Former Tory adviser says the problem in jails was predicted ‘years ago’ and was also ignored by ex-PMs Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak

Evening Standard

Winter fuel allowance: More than 50 Labour MPs fail to back Keir Starmer in crunch Commons vote

Prime Minister seeks to raise hopes by talking of ‘the light of a fairer Britain’ - but warns ‘tough’ decisions are needed to sort out Britain’s crippled public finances

Evening Standard

Tory leadership contender warns party must 'not forget' centre ground voters lost to Lib Dems and Labour

Results of the second round of Conservative leadership voting are expected at 5pm on Tuesday

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Photo ID rules put some people off voting in Scotland, watchdog says

THE Electoral Commission has called for more forms of voter ID to be accepted at polling stations for General Elections after it found around 16,000…

The Guardian - UK

Newly elected MP defends decision to run for select committee chair

2024 intake offers ‘fresh eyes and fresh experience’, says Marie Tidball, amid Labour disquiet over rapid promotions

The Independent UK

Labour has no choice but to cut winter fuel payment, minister insists

Jonathan Reynolds urged MPs to ‘be the team that fixes this country’ and not ‘rely on your colleagues to make the difficult decisions’.

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer faces rebellion as 53 Labour MPs abstain over winter fuel and one votes with Tories – as it happened

Conservative motion to block winter fuel payment cut defeated but 53 Labour MPs abstain and one, Jon Trickett, votes with the Tories

The Guardian - UK

UK government has ‘no choice’ but to cut winter fuel payment, says minister

Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds urges Labour MPs to back proposal in Tuesday’s Commons vote

The Guardian - UK

Warning: countryside at risk. Ministers are pulling a fast one over the threat to pristine green-belt land

Proposals for potential development go much further than anyone first thought. A revolt may follow, says environment writer Geoffrey Lean

Evening Standard

Rachel Reeves urged by Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham to consider softening cuts to winter fuel payments

His appeal came ahead of a crunch Commons vote on the controversial reform

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