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Britons should be able to use wider range of ID to vote, says watchdog

Changes proposed after as many as 750,000 people may have been excluded from 2024 election due to lack of documents

The Guardian - UK

When is the Winter Fuel Payment vote and how can you watch it?

ON Tuesday, Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Prime Minister Keir Starmer will put their cut to the Winter Fuel Payment to a vote ...

The National (Scotland)

James Cleverly favourite to top MPs’ poll as Tory leadership contest takes surprise twist

Exclusive: Opponents of the former home secretary have briefed that they believe he has taken the lead among Tory MPs as polling shows he wins the popularity vote with the public

The Independent UK

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Future pay deals will be shaped by tough decisions, Starmer to tell TUC

PM expected to make clear in key Brighton speech that he will not risk economic stability ‘under any circumstances’

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer branded 'son of Thatcher' over trade union pay warning

KEIR Starmer will warn trade unionists against pushing for more pay bumps as he says his Government “will not risk its mandate for economic…

The National (Scotland)

Louise Haigh puts Labour’s socialist agenda on the ‘fast track’ with accelerated bus public ownership plan

Exclusive: Transport secretary Louise Haigh is set to accelerate her bid to undo Margaret Thatcher’s legacy on public transport

The Independent UK

Rachel Reeves pleads with Labour MPs not to rebel over Winter Fuel Payment cut

RACHEL Reeves has warned Labour MPs there will be more difficult cuts to come as she pleaded with them not to rebel against her ending the…

The National (Scotland)

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No one cares who will lead the Tories next, not even them

The Lucky Five are soon to become four as the contest limps on. Meanwhile, Victoria Atkins assists herself to an own goal

The Guardian - UK

Treasury has tried to push previous chancellors to means-test winter fuel allowance

Policy ‘always shot down immediately’ by Tories but was part of prepared series of options presented to Rachel Reeves, insiders say

The Guardian - UK

Greens candidate shocked as SNP duck Scottish council by-election

THE SNP face questions over their failure to stand a candidate in an upcoming by-election – with the Scottish Greens hailing their man as the only…

The National (Scotland)

Labour refuses to publish impact assessment of winter fuel payment cuts until after MPs have voted

Exclusive: Energy minister Miatta Fahnbulleh confirmed her department has assessed the impact the policy change will have on pensioners living in fuel poverty, but said only that it will be published ‘in due course’

The Independent UK

Committee ambitions of Labour’s new intake raise hackles among veteran MPs

Some experienced members of party in the Commons voice concerns colleagues may have overstepped the mark

The Guardian - UK

This winter fuel fiasco will save Labour £1.3bn this year. But it will cost Starmer more

The PM’s poor approval rating suggests a tricky road ahead, and the Treasury’s macho posturing won’t help anyone, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

Winter fuel payment cuts will aid rise of far right and Farage, TUC president warns Starmer

Exclusive: TUC president Matt Wrack tells The Independent the rise of Nigel Farage and summer riots should be ‘a wake up call’ for Keir Starmer to ‘bring hope not austerity’

The Independent UK

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The National (Scotland)

King Charles to address MSPs and meet 'local heroes' on 25th Holyrood anniversary

KING Charles will address the Scottish Parliament at its 25th anniversary celebration later this month ...

The Guardian - UK

Tory leadership contenders upset over 10-minute conference speech plan

Some campaigns say contest’s handling is disgraceful after insiders reveal they may get only brief time on stage

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: A compromise is possible on the winter fuel payments row

The Prime Minister’s prediction yesterday that his Government “was going to have to be unpopular” on account of withdrawing winter fuel payments from all but the poorest pensioners is coming true sooner than he would have wished. The general secretary of Unite, Sharon Graham, and the head of the TUC,…

The Guardian - UK

Starmer’s warmth is welcome – but Ireland’s appetite for shifting to British whims has waned

Brexit poisoned the well of UK-Ireland relations. But the Irish consciousness is not as consumed by Britain as it once was, says history professor Diarmaid Ferriter

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The Independent UK

Labour’s plan for buses explained as local authorities to ‘take control’

Bus models in London and Manchester could now spread across the UK

The National (Scotland)

Scottish councils should be broken up to fix local government, campaigners demand

A GROUP of campaigners are calling for a "promise of devolution" to be fulfilled by decentralising powers in Scotland ...

The National (Scotland)

'Genuine concern' Scottish Tories won't unite behind new leader, says MSP

THERE is “genuine concern” that the Scottish Conservatives will not unite behind the next leader amid a contentious contest, a former head of…

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer locked in stand-off with union barons demanding U-turn on winter fuel payment cuts

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham directly told the PM that he should reverse the controversial policy

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves tells Labour MPs she is ‘not immune’ to concerns over winter fuel allowance plans – as it happened

Chancellor tells meeting of parliamentary Labour party there will be more difficult decisions to come

The Guardian - UK

Ministers facing pressure from unions over winter fuel payment cut

TUC and Unite leaders express ‘real concerns’ over policy as many Labour MPs expected to abstain in Commons vote

The National (Scotland)

Dozens of Labour MPs could rebel during Winter Fuel Payment vote

DOZENS of Labour MPs could rebel against Keir Starmer’s plan to make major cuts to the Winter Fuel Payment, reports suggest.

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