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The real reason Rishi Sunak held his disastrous snap election

Hundreds of thousands of homeowners would have been forced to pay an average of £240 more a month in mortgage bills

The Independent UK

OPINION - It's like Freshers' Week but in Hogwarts crossed with Buckingham Palace — my first seven days as an MP

I’m drafting this, laptop on my knees, perching on a green leather bench in a Victorian Gothic corridor — a day in the life of a brand-new MP is chaotic, romantic and utterly surreal. They say a week is a long time in politics and for me this has been…

Evening Standard

Former Labour adviser claims indy is 'deferred rather than defeated' after election

A FORMER Labour government adviser has claimed that independence is “deferred rather than defeated” after the results of the General Election…

The National (Scotland)

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Scottish Tory MSPs fear 'establishment cabal' trying to stitch up leadership race

SCOTTISH Tory MSPs are concerned that a “desperate” clique of senior party figures are looking to coronate Russell Findlay as the next group…

The National (Scotland)

People-power led to my re-election. It is the start of a new politics

When we realise that strength is built from below, we can challenge those at the top. Our new movement starts here, says Jeremy Corbyn MP

The Guardian - UK

Labour summons bosses of worst-performing train operators to meetings

Network Rail route directors will also attend next week as UK government aims to reform railways quickly

The Guardian - UK

The Government’s confirmed key policy positions at a glance

Labour has hit the ground running after a landslide General Election victory provided scope for major changes.

The Independent UK

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A fight for the soul of the Tory party is inevitable. Rishi Sunak staying on may make it worse

Without a timetable for the leadership race, the current uneasy truce might hold for a while, says Katy Balls, the Spectator’s political editor

The Guardian - UK

Labour will rightly be judged by how it fixes our problems. But never forget who left the UK in such a rotten state

Although Cameron and Osborne have been rebranded as Tory moderates, look back to 2010 and you’ll see how much devastation they truly caused, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Starmer finally outlines new government’s policy on smartphones for under-16s

Starmer has been asked about a smartphone ban for under-16s

The Independent UK

Lowest turnout in UK general election since universal suffrage, report shows

IPPR thinktank finds that only 52% of the British adult population cast their ballots on 4 July

The Guardian - UK

Joanna Cherry: Poor election vindicated my concerns – but all is not lost for SNP

IT’S a brutal business being sacked from your job in public in the early hours of the morning. But as I have learned from bitter experience,…

The National (Scotland)

A nation reinvented: 40 years on from its 1984 victory, the Fourth Labour Government still defines NZ

It’s easy to look back at the bad haircuts, beige clothes and brown Beehive carpets and chuckle. But whatever one’s views on its aesthetics, the Fourth Labour Government – elected 40 years ago on July 14 – was no laughing matter.

The Conversation

Will Keir Starmer be a good Prime Minister? Jeremy Corbyn responds

JEREMY Corbyn has revealed whether he thinks Keir Starmer will make a good Prime Minister...

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Jeremy Corbyn: Scottish Labour have minimal influence over UK party policy

SCOTTISH Labour have minimal influence over UK Labour policy, Jeremy Corbyn has said...

The Guardian - UK

UK ministers preparing king’s speech containing at least 30 bills

Exclusive: Programme to include devolution, housebuilding, crime, transport, AI and green energy

The Conversation

Sunak’s anti-net zero gamble failed – signs suggest bold climate action can win elections

In a general election campaign light on policies, very little time was spent debating probably the biggest challenge of them all: the climate crisis.

The National (Scotland)

In Common: Are young people disillusioned, or hopeful, about politics?

It’s been a strange campaign and election, to say the least.

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The Independent UK

Keir Starmer promises to send fewer people to prison as he prepares to release offenders early

The prime minister has hit out at the inheritance left for him by the Conservatives and branded Britain’s prison system “broken”, speaking of his shock at discovering the scale of the crisis

The Guardian - UK

Nigel Farage stirs tensions in Reform UK as he ousts deputies

Co-deputy Ben Habib ‘concerned about party control’ as Farage replaces him with MP Richard Tice

The National (Scotland)

Labour urged to come clean on oil and gas licensing amid confusion

QUESTIONS have been raised by concerned politicians over reports that Labour have ordered an immediate ban on new oil and gas drilling in the North…

Evening Standard

What are the rules of speaking in Parliament and will Nigel Farage to be on his best behaviour?

There are strict rules on how one must act whilst inside the House of Commons

Evening Standard

Tone deaf utility bosses get usual reward for failure

City Comment: The strong case for nationalising Severn Trent

Evening Standard

Top Tory thanks Bob Geldof for saving his seat at the election

Shadow foreign secretary Andrew Mitchell puts his unlikely win down to the “Geldof Effect”

The Conversation

What a House of Commons with fewer privately educated MPs could mean for the UK

Elected leaders and representatives across democracies tend to be old, wealthy, male and belong to the ethnic majority of their respective countries. This lack of diversity is a problem: it suggests that those who govern are out of step with the broader society that they seek to represent.

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