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Labour not ‘bold enough’ says Powell as she becomes deputy leader

Lucy Powell’s victory in the deputy leadership contest could add to Sir Keir Starmer’s headaches at the end of a bruising week.

Evening Standard

Catherine Connolly vows to be president for all after election win

‘My message is, use your voice in every way you can,’ Ms Connolly told the crowd gathered at Dublin Castle.

Evening Standard

Questions remain over Catherine Connolly’s ‘new republic’

Catherine Connolly said her supporters had come together to “shape a new Republic”.

Evening Standard

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Labour demands clarity on Tory plan to strip thousands of right to stay in UK

Anna Turley says legally settled people threatened by Katie Lam’s proposals deserve urgent clarification

The Guardian - UK

Congratulations for Connolly as victory in presidential election looks imminent

The leaders of Ireland’s main political parties have congratulated the independent candidate.

Evening Standard

Catherine Connolly needed Sinn Fein support – McDonald

Leaders of parties which backed the independent candidate have been congratulating her ahead of an expected decisive victory.

Evening Standard

Labour’s new deputy leader says party must pay more heed to its members

Exclusive: Powell, who was sacked as Commons leader by Starmer in September, says government should stop trying to ‘out-Reform Reform’

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Liberal Democrat peer Lord Taverne dies aged 97

A former Labour Treasury minister and the first director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, Lord Taverne became a Lib Dem peer in 1996.

Evening Standard

Left-Wing Independent Connolly Set to Shake Up Irish Politics

Leftwing independent Catherine Connolly is on course for a historic presidential win, marking Ireland's most significant ideological shift in decades.

International Business Times UK

Voices: Has Britain become ungovernable (again)?

COMMENT: It could be that Keir Starmer is no good as either prime minister or party leader, but, John Rentoul argues, we ought to look back to the 1970s and consider another theory: that he has been asked to take on an impossible job

The Independent UK

High-profile names who failed to get on ballot paper in race for Aras

There was some criticism of the small number of candidates, leading to focus on the strict nomination criteria.

Evening Standard

Factionalism, farce and chaos dog Reform UK in the garden of England

All is not well in Kent for Nigel Farage’s party as the recent video of an incendiary meeting suggests

The Guardian - UK

Raise £12bn in budget by extending income tax thresholds freeze, says thinktank

Fabian Society says move ‘best available option’ for chancellor as she seeks to offset impact of weaker economic forecasts

The Guardian - UK

Connolly congratulated by presidential opponent as she looks on course for win

Heather Humphreys said she did not regret running in the election.

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Lucy Powell says Labour not ‘bold enough’ in office as she becomes deputy leader

Lucy Powell said: ‘We must give a stronger sense of our purpose, whose side we are on and of our Labour values and beliefs.’

Evening Standard

Early tallies show Catherine Connolly surging ahead in Irish presidential poll

Counting began across the country at 9am on Saturday.

The Guardian - UK

Lucy Powell wins Labour deputy leadership election

MP for Manchester Central had been seen as favourite ahead of rival Bridget Phillipson throughout contest

The Guardian - UK

Labour’s new deputy leader Lucy Powell says she wants Starmer to succeed but party must change – as it happened

Powell, who was sacked from cabinet in September, says party must be ‘more principled and strategic, less tactical, and strongly guided by our values’

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The UK’s 15-year-scandal no government has gripped: grooming gangs explained

Stretching back to 2012, the government investigation into grooming gangs has a controversial history

Evening Standard

Counting begins in Ireland’s presidential election

The choice is between three candidates, one of whom withdrew from campaigning three weeks ago.

Evening Standard

Powell expected to be named Labour’s new deputy leader

Labour’s struggles in the polls have already led to some questions among backbenchers about Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership of the party.

Evening Standard

Protests on opposite sides of London amid police restrictions

Ukip supporters were blocked from meeting and marching near Whitechapel Station in east London.

Evening Standard

Chancellor declines to rule out income tax hike – reports

Raising the basic rate of income tax by 1p could raise around £8 billion, but would break a clear manifesto pledge.

Evening Standard

Expect more defections to Your Party in Scotland, Zarah Sultana says

The Your Party co-leader said she was in active talks with Scots politicians and hopes to make an announcement ‘very soon’.

The Guardian - UK

Local election wipeout would see off Starmer, MPs say after Caerphilly rout

Crushing defeat in Welsh byelection triggers renewed outpouring of anger and concern within Labour

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