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Keir Starmer, Andy Burnham hold first face-to-face talks on 'orderly' leadership transition

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer met Andy Burnham, a leading contender for his successor, to ensure a smooth power transition. Burnham, who recently won a by-election, is the sole declared candidate for Labour leadership. Access talks with civil servants have been authorized for potential leaders, with discussions to cover government…

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Scottish Government announces urgent review of business rates hikes

THE Scottish Government has commissioned an independent review into “anomalous” business rates hikes ...

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The Guardian view on the politics of Scotland: like Labour, the SNP is in need of renewal

Editorial: The sentencing of Peter Murrell brings limited closure to a major scandal. But John Swinney’s government faces new challenges in a changing landscape

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DUP seeks to distance party from ‘wicked deceiver’ Jeffrey Donaldson

Denunciation comes after former Democratic Unionist leader convicted of child sexual offences

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Scottish Reform UK candidate slammed for misogynistic Instagram posts

THE REFORM UK candidate in an upcoming Aberdeenshire by-election is under fire over “abhorrent” and misogynistic social media posts ...

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Who is likely to be in or out of a Burnham cabinet?

Big hitters such as Miliband, Mahmood and Streeting are seen as in line for the top jobs; others face an abrupt end to their ministerial careers

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Flick Rea obituary

Other lives: Actor who became a long-serving Liberal Democrat politician in north London

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Welcome to the Andy Burnham show: the Westminster frenzy sucking up the British media’s attention

Despite Friday’s awful rail crash, it was the PM-in-waiting’s journey from Manchester to London that dominated the headlines, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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Manchester council leader Bev Craig announced as Labour candidate in mayor race

The city’s first female council leader and first LGBT leader is hoping to succeed former mayor Andy Burnham.

Evening Standard

Assault on facts and truth led to Brexit

Letters: Readers reflect on the 2016 referendum and its lasting impact

The Guardian - UK

MPs reject 'antisemitism' allegation amid call for probe into Israel lobby in UK

ACCUSATIONS that a call to investigate pro-Israel meddling in UK politics is “antisemitic” were slapped down by MPs.

The National (Scotland)

Government says Jim Allister claims over Donaldson ‘absolute nonsense’

TUV leader Jim Allister had raised concerns over whether the former DUP leader had been ‘compromised’ before a deal to restore powersharing to NI.

Evening Standard

Farage breaks cover at last but finds the £5m question hasn’t gone away

A testy Reform UK leader tried to bat off questions about why a gigantic gift to him had anything to do with the public

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Starmer and Burnham hold face-to-face talks as PM pledges ‘smooth transition’

The Prime Minister met the frontrunner to replace him in No 10 for the first time since the Makerfield by-election.

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Blue passports, Big Ben and Bpoplive: the Brexit referendum anniversary quiz

Who put Theresa May’s back up on Instagram, what did Boris Johnson say about bananas and much more

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Starmer vows ‘orderly’ transition in UK

LONDON - Outgoing British Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged on Tuesday to make the transition of power “as easy as possible”, as two Labour lawmakers considered whether to challenge frontrunner Andy Burnham amid concern about a coronation.

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Who is Al Carns, the Aberdeen-born Labour MP who could challenge Andy Burnham?

With Andy Burnham on his way to a potential prime ministerial coronation, it appears that Al Carns may try to get in the way of his ambition.

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Quote of the day by 'The Iron Lady' Margaret Thatcher: "I love argument, I love debate. I don't expect anyone just to…" - why welcoming disagreement makes you stronger

Margaret Thatcher was not known for backing down. She built her whole career on firm opinions and was happy to defend them to anyone who would listen. So it can come as a surprise that one of the things she claimed to enjoy most was being disagreed with. She loved…

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Look at Keir Starmer’s tenure as prime minister. This is no ‘decent man’ who got unlucky

From Gaza to the Peter Mandelson row, his abandoned pledges to the ‘island of strangers’ claim, Starmer’s time at No 10 was truly dismal, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

Evening Standard

Andy Burnham warned: Slash funding for Tube upgrades and risk losing Labour MPs in London

Former Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham is expected to channel billions more in public funding to the regions

Evening Standard

Lib Dem MP ordered to apologise for grabbing staff member’s security pass

Parliament’s complaints service found Angus MacDonald broke the rules by grabbing a contractor’s security pass.

Evening Standard

Five-year jail sentence marks final disgrace for former SNP supremo Murrell

Murrell admitted embezzling more than £400,000 from SNP coffers over a 12-year period.

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11 key points from the confidential police briefing on Operation Branchform

LAST week, media were invited to Police Scotland headquarters for a briefing on the investigation which ultimately revealed Peter Murrell's…

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Nicola Sturgeon issues statement hitting out at media after Peter Murrell sentencing

NICOLA Sturgeon has issued a statement in the wake of her estranged husband Peter Murrell being given more than five years in prison, hitting out at…

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I stand by what I said 10 years ago. We were right to leave the European Union

The Brexit vote showed that class still matters in British politics – and the changes needed are ones the EU would never have allowed, writes Larry Elliott

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