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Government secrecy fuelled Southport attack conspiracy theories, say Tories

Labour minister Lucy Rigby denied an accusation by Helen Grant that the Government accelerated conspiracy theories around the attack last year.

Evening Standard

Tories could lose all councils won in 2021 if general election voting repeated, admits Kemi Badenoch

The Tory leader was defiant about the threat from Reform UK, urging voters to remember ‘you will have to live with what you vote for’

Evening Standard

Operation Branchform 'may prevent pro-Yes majority in 2026', John Curtice warns

THE ongoing police probe into the SNP’s finances could prevent a pro-independence majority being returned at the Holyrood elections in 2026,…

The National (Scotland)

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What are Labour's plans for schools and what does it mean for your children?

Commons approves Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill – to mixed reviews from education experts

Evening Standard

Kemi Badenoch to pledge better services with Tory local elections launch

Voters across a number of county councils and unitary authorities in England will go to the polls on May 1.

Evening Standard

Reeves to reveal biggest UK spending cuts since austerity in spring statement

Labour MPs uneasy as chancellor prepares even deeper reductions that economists say will harm key services

The Guardian - UK

Labour dubbed ‘nasty party’ as it rejects call for winter fuel payments apology

A Conservative motion seeking further data on the impact of the cut was defeated in the Commons.

Evening Standard

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Factcheck: Kemi Badenoch’s claim that net zero is ‘impossible’ by 2050

Tory leader provides no evidence to support position that flies in face of expert reports and her own words

The Guardian - UK

Scores of Labour MPs raise concerns over welfare changes

Significant doubts aired at Westminster meeting with Liz Kendall attended by about 100 MPs

The Guardian - UK

Tories attempt to get Government to apologise over winter fuel payment cuts

Conservative shadow minister Helen Whatley said pensioners were having to choose between ‘heating and eating’.

Evening Standard

A defeated KemiKaze offers less opposition than Starmer’s own MPs

All the fight seems to have gone out of the opposition leader, but mood on Labour’s backbenches is frosty over benefit cuts

The Guardian - UK

Group of Labour MPs seeking to steer young men away from ‘toxic influencers’

Exclusive: new group of predominantly male MPs urge party to speak to men directly to tackle toxic masculinity

The Guardian - UK

Locations of grooming gang inquiries to be revealed ‘very soon’ – minister

When pressed to disclose the areas conducting local inquiries into grooming, Jess Phillips said the Government’s plans would ‘come before Easter’.

Evening Standard

Labour are a 'disgrace' for making 'unfathomable' decisions, says John Swinney

The Labour Party has been branded a “disgrace” and accused of making “disastrous” decisions, by John Swinney following the UK Government…

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The Conversation

Cutting welfare goes against Labour’s core values – that’s the point

“It’s one thing to say the economy is not doing well and we’ve got a fiscal challenge … but cutting the benefits of the most vulnerable in our society who can’t work, to pay for that, is not going to work. And it’s not a Labour thing to do.”

The National (Scotland)

John Swinney responds to poll predicting pro-independence majority at Holyrood

FIRST Minister John Swinney has said recent polling indicating Holyrood would have a pro-independence majority in 2026 shows “all you need to…

Evening Standard

SNP poll lead shows I’m connecting with Scots – Swinney

The survey also puts Reform UK on 14 seats.

The Conversation

Labour says benefit reforms are a ‘moral mission’ – it looks more like moral panic

After weeks of speculation, Liz Kendall, work and pensions secretary, has unveiled her plans to reform welfare and cut the country’s ballooning benefits bill. The proposals include:

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Evening Standard

Starmer fails to repeat commitment not to extend freeze on income tax

In the autumn budget, Rachel Reeves decided not to extend the freeze on the thresholds at which people start to pay different rates of income tax.

Evening Standard

Farage struggles to lead a party that fits into back of a taxi – Starmer

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage put his chances of becoming prime minister at ‘about 35% to 45%’ in recent days.

The National (Scotland)

SNP MSPs in Facebook spat over BBC Debate Night 'snub'

A SENIOR SNP MSP has claimed she was snubbed in favour of a younger colleague to appear on TV for the party.

Evening Standard

Starmer told there is ‘nothing moral’ about his £5bn welfare cuts

Veteran Labour MP Diane Abbott challenged Sir Keir Starmer over the reforms at Prime Minister’s Questions.

The National (Scotland)

Anas Sarwar silent as Labour MSPs speak out against UK disability cuts

PRESSURE is piling on Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar as his MSPs call out the UK Government's cuts to PIP and Universal Credit ...

The National (Scotland)

Diane Abbott tells Keir Starmer there is 'nothing moral' about Labour's welfare cuts

KEIR Starmer has been urged to stop referring to his plans to slash the benefits budget by billions as being “moral”.

The Guardian - UK

These cruel benefit cuts will rob security from so many – but Labour will lose something crucial too

The worst reforms since George Osborne will teach voters that politicians really are all the same. Is it worth it? asks Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

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