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Who is Alistair Carns? The ex-marine turned MP tipped as Labour leader contender

Alistair Carns, a decorated former marine nicknamed ‘Action Man’, has emerged as a wildcard contender to succeed Sir Keir Starmer as Labour leader

Evening Standard

Fact check: Teacher numbers and ‘Christmas decorations tax’

Round-up of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact.

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer should stand up to ‘unreliable ally’ Donald Trump, Ed Davey says

US President Donald Trump is being ‘anti-UK’, Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey said.

Evening Standard

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MPs announce inquiry into work of Office for Budget Responsibility

Treasury committee will examine agency’s forecasting record and discover where it ‘needs to do better’

The Guardian - UK

Reform councillors accused of ‘rash promises’ as council tax rises loom

Warwickshire board says maximum 5% tax rise needed for financial viability despite election promise to cut costs

The Guardian - UK

Voices: What will it take to keep resident doctors in work this winter?

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The health secretary will point to a ‘worst-case’ outbreak of flu sweeping hospital wards, a public losing sympathy with the strikes and a sensible offer on the negotiating table as he bids to steer a way through this NHS crisis

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on Labour’s new peerages: another boost for the ermine arms race

Editorial: Sir Keir Starmer promised to bring meaningful reform to the House of Lords. He is failing to introduce it

The Guardian - UK

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British Politician Jeremy Corbyn Agrees With Venezuela, Claims U.S. Seizure Of Tanker Near Its Coast Is An 'Act Of Piracy'

British politician Jeremy Corbyn agreed with Venezuela's claim that the seizure of an oil tanker off its coast by U.S. forces constituted an "act of piracy" and it is "wholly illegal within international law."

Latin Times

Trump wants to destabilise European democracy. Where on earth is parliament?

You’d think MPs would be lining up to decry the US president’s support for far-right nationalists. Instead, only backbenchers and a few junior ministers bothered to turn up

The Guardian - UK

Downing Street vows to force employment rights bill through Lords

No more concessions, says minister after legislation was thwarted in upper house despite manifesto climbdown

The Guardian - UK

Wes Streeting ‘frustrated’ by ‘technocratic approach’ to governing

The Health Secretary argued Labour must be better at communicating its achievements and values to voters.

Evening Standard

UK politics: No 10 brushes off claims Streeting’s criticism of ‘technocratic approach’ refers to Starmer –as it happened

Health secretary admitted to being ‘frustrated’ with approach to governing in interview

The Guardian - UK

Sajid Javid told Boris Johnson he was Dominic Cummings’ ‘puppet’

Former chancellor also says Johnson was ‘least well briefed’ of the PMs he had served

The Guardian - UK

Will Labour’s move to limit ECHR deter the far right or alienate progressive voters?

Previously sceptical MPs now want to modernise human rights law to prevent an overreach of the law and losing to the far right

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Keir Starmer appoints 25 Labour peers to strengthen support in House of Lords

Labour says appointments needed to balance upper house, and chooses former advisers to No 10 and the chancellor

The Guardian - UK

Keir’s performance in PMQs panto sets bar low enough for Kemi to stay as Tory leader

Meanwhile, the Lib Dems’ Gentleman Ed rips into Starmer for staying silent on The Donald’s US security strategy

The Guardian - UK

Reeves criticises budget leaks and says income tax decision taken ‘in partnership’ with PM

Chancellor defends budget but tells MPs there were ‘too many leaks’ and that and much of them were inaccurate

Evening Standard

Six London Labour MPs break rank to back rejoining Customs Union after Brexit blow to Britain

They include Dame Meg Hillier, Diane Abbott, Fleur Anderson, Marsha De Cordova, Dawn Butler and Bell Ribeiro-Addy

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Resign over Budget briefing chaos, Reeves urged as she orders leak inquiry at the Treasury

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been urged to resign over the chaos in the run up to her financial statement

Evening Standard

UK: Change European human rights laws interpretation to tackle small boats

Sir Keir Starmer and David Lammy are leading the UK push for changes to the way the European Convention on Human Rights is interpreted.

The Guardian - UK

Young people have faced ‘violent indifference’ for decades, Lisa Nandy says

Exclusive: Culture secretary announces first national youth strategy in 15 years to help ‘vulnerable’ generation

The Guardian - UK

Leader of Reform-run council accused of ‘authoritarian’ attempt to silence opposition

Worcestershire council leader Jo Monk sent city councillor Ed Kimberley a cease and desist letter over his criticism of her

Evening Standard

Labour calls for Electoral Commission probe into Reform UK overspend claim

Labour’s Anna Turley called on Nigel Farage to explain whether his party spent more than the £20,660 limit while campaigning.

Evening Standard

West London Labour councillor suspended for employing illegal worker in her home

Councillor Hina Mir was handed a £40,000 fine for employing the illegal worker

Evening Standard

Badenoch pledges to ‘draw a line’ on which health issues get welfare support

The Tory leader said the system was not designed to handle ‘the age of diagnosis which we now live in’.

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