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One in six Conservative voters likely to die before next election, analysis shows

Data suggests 1.2 million Tory supporters will die by 2029 – 17 per cent of the party’s vote share

The Independent UK

Labour considering scrapping two-child benefit cap

Keir Starmer warned there was ‘no silver bullet’ for child poverty, adding if there was ‘it would have been shot a very long time ago’

The Independent UK

Labour need to remove two-child benefit cap immediately amid ‘unacceptable’ levels of poverty, MPs say

Debate over two-child benefit cap a ‘defining issue for the new Labour government’, John McDonnell says

The Independent UK

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Labour will 'consider' scrapping two-child cap, says minister amid intense pressure

SCRAPPING the two-child benefit will be “considered” by the Government, a Cabinet minister has said – as she claimed doing so was “very…

The National (Scotland)

UK politics: No 10 denies government has changed position on two-child benefit cap – as it happened

Spokesperson cites ‘fiscal inheritance’ after apparent softening of position by Starmer and Phillipson

The Guardian - UK

Populism has plenty of false promises to solve Britain’s problems. Labour will need to expose them

Sooner or later, the snake-oil charm of Nigel Farage and Reform will have to be tackled head-on – especially if Trump returns to the White House, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK

Stephen Flynn calls on Scottish Labour MPs to back amendment to scrap two-child cap

STEPHEN Flynn has called on Scottish Labour MPs to back his amendment to end the two-child benefit cap ...

The National (Scotland)

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Labour urged to follow through on Tories’ promised £100m gambling levy

Campaigners write to Keir Starmer saying delay in implementing industry reforms will cost lives

The Guardian - UK

Labour candidate who lost to new pro-Gaza MP accuses his backers of intimidation

Exclusive: Heather Iqbal says Iqbal Mohamed should disown supporters after she faced ‘abuse and harassment’

The Guardian - UK

Tories must resist false choice of wooing either Reform or Lib Dem defectors, says thinktank

Ex-supporters have more in common, including doubts about Starmer and concerns on immigration, Onward says

The Guardian - UK

Mhairi Black: Kate Forbes’ views on gay marriage are 'extreme' and 'archaic'

MHAIRI Black has said the views of Kate Forbes on gay marriage are “archaic” and “quite extreme” ...

The National (Scotland)

UK Government 'could face court challenge' to force Irish unity referendum

THE UK Government could face a court challenge to force an Irish unity referendum, according to deputy leader of Sinn Fein Pearse Doherty ...

The National (Scotland)

Ireland to play pivotal role in Keir Starmer’s post-Brexit EU reset, say insiders

New prime minister personally asked to greet the Irish PM and other European leaders as they arrived at a summit in Oxfordshire earlier this week

The Independent UK

Labour MP says ending two-child cap 'matter of political will' amid growing rebellion

A LABOUR MP has said that scrapping the two-child benefit is a “matter of political” amid a growing party rebellion against the policy ...

The National (Scotland)

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Conduct Tory leadership bid ‘with civility’, Lord Houchen urges Braverman

It came after the former home secretary said the party could do better than being ‘a collection of fanatical, irrelevant, centrist cranks’.

The Independent UK

All new MPs given panic alarms amid safety fears

The 335 new members elected this month have been handed welcome packs containing pocket alarms with GPS trackers

The Guardian - UK

A respectful question for Labour: do you have any real change?

The new government has promised things will be different: but when it comes to spending, we seem stuck on old Tory policies

The Guardian - UK

Sick of It: The Global Fight for Women’s Health by Sophie Harman – the war on wellbeing

The British academic offers a devastating diagnosis of the forces that have shaped female healthcare worldwide, along with a powerful prescription for change to remedy the failings, inequalities and injustices

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Labour 'should change MP oath' as part of 'peaceful' shift away from monarchy

CHANGING the oath or affirmation MPs have to take in order do their job should be on the new Labour government’s agenda as part of a “peaceful…

The National (Scotland)

Green Party still have 'healthy' relationship with Scottish Greens, insists MP

THERE is still a “mature and friendly” relationship between the Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW) and the Scottish Greens despite formal…

The National (Scotland)

How can the Scottish Government win back trust? Experts have their say

THE Scottish Government must put a greater focus on transparency and developing a more constructive relationship with the UK Government if it wishes…

The National (Scotland)

Clive Lewis on a future UK republic and the right of Scots to choose independence

THE Labour MP Clive Lewis has said that he would like to see progress on outlining democratic routes to a UK republic and an independent…

The Guardian - UK

Labour MP calls two-child benefit cap ‘heinous’ in latest call to scrap policy

Keir Starmer under pressure to scrap limit as more than dozen MPs thought to support king’s speech amendment

The Guardian - UK

Shadow health secretary rebuked for behaving ‘abominably’ in Commons

Tory MP Victoria Atkins walked to dispatch box and tried to loudly interrupt environment secretary

The Guardian - UK

Tories who lost seats at general election want formal role in leadership race

Former MPs plan to return swiftly to parliament amid fears of a lurch to the right if Conservatives fail to explore reasons for defeat

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