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Tory councillor who called Nicola Sturgeon a 'drooling hag' defects to Labour

A TORY councillor who agreed to be struck off the teaching register after calling Nicola Sturgeon a “drooling hag” has defected to Labour ...

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LibDem Highland councillor expelled after backing taxi licence for convicted rapist

A HIGHLAND councillor who voted in favour of a rapist taxi driver keeping his operating licence has been expelled from his party’s local group ...

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Pressure grows on Nigel Farage over cash from criminal as he cries 'hit job'

NIGEL Farage is facing mounting pressure over the financial support given to him by a convicted criminal – as the Reform UK leader claims he has…

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Labour MSP struggles to defend Burnham’s indyref2 rejection in car crash interview

A LABOUR MSP has struggled to defend Andy Burnham’s decision to reject a second Scottish independence referendum if he becomes prime minister…

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Farage faces mounting pressure to ‘level with the public’ about ally’s support

The Reform UK leader is facing intense scrutiny over the support given to him by long-term associate George Cottrell.

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The EU that the UK left no longer exists

Andy Burnham’s rise has stoked talk of the terms for a future British return – but this is the wrong question, says political risk analyst Mujtaba Rahman

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Burnham’s business rates plan to boost high street ‘could cost around £880m’

Forecasts by global tax firm Ryan suggest proposals could lift more than 140,000 additional small premises out of paying business rates.

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Keeping it clean even when politics is dirty

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Keir Starmer's two-child cap claim is a vain bid for a legacy he hasn't earned

Keir Starmer’s claim that scrapping the two-child benefit cap is his proudest moment from his time as Prime Minister is a vain attempt to re-write…

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Stephen Flynn tasked with bringing in SNP supermarket food price cap plans

Stephen Flynn’s department has been tasked with implementing the supermarket food price cap, it has been reported

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Yes Scotland deny 'missing money' allegation as police make inquiries

Yes Scotland has insisted that all money is accounted for after it emerged that police are making inquiries into a complaint about the group’s…

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Andy Burnham devolution claims ‘unravelling’ due to indyref opposition, SNP says

A Sunday newspaper reported that Andy Burnham was firm in his opposition to a second independence referendum.

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Polo shirts, Clarks Wallabees, shorts: Burnham has finessed his style. Can he carry it to high office?

The likely next prime minister might have to leave his ‘Manchester clothes’ in the cupboard when he gets to No 10, says the Guardian’s fashion and lifestyle editor Morwenna Ferrier

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Dining across the divide: ‘I had an idea he was a Tommy Robinson fan and was thinking, Oh my God’

An English Democrats voter and a retired university tutor had different ideas about whether it’s OK to fly flags, but could they find something to agree on?Want to meet someone from across the divide? Click here to find out how

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‘New direction, same old problems’: the economic challenges facing Andy Burnham

Blair met good fortune when he assumed office, others such as Wilson faced tougher times. The PM-presumptive will start firmly on the back foot

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Starmer says successor Burnham faces ‘battle for soul of the nation’

Sir Keir Starmer said he was leaving the country in a better place than it was when he took office two years ago.

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Row erupts over convicted criminal's 'undeclared' financial support to Nigel Farage

Robert Jenrick said George Cottrell is an ‘old friend’ of Nigel Farage and has ‘no formal role within Reform’

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Burnham offers fresh start for relationship with Welsh Government, minister says

Dafydd Trystan Davies said there is a “real opportunity” to work in partnership if Mr Burnham becomes Prime Minister.

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‘Did Westminster just ignore buses?’ Burnham aims to shake up UK transport

In the fourth of a series on nationalisation, we look at plans to emulate Manchester’s Bee Network in Britain’s buses and rail

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Andy Burnham's indyref block 'flies in the face of democracy', Labour warned

Andy Burnham's decision to reject calls for a second Scottish independence referendum 'flies in the face of democracy', the Greens…

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Nigel Farage 'secretly funded by convicted criminal', reports say

Nigel Farage received financial benefits from a convicted criminal in the year before entering Parliament, potentially breaking MPs’ rules by…

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Scottish Labour MSP earns up to £60k from rental properties in own region

A SCOTTISH Labour MSP makes an estimated £60,000 a year from renting two private lets and two commercial properties, it has been revealed.

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New SNP MP urges Andy Burnham to scrap 'hammer blow' NI hike

Prospective prime minister Andy Burnham should scrap the Labour Party’s “short-sighted” national insurance tax hike, a new SNP MP has said

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Scottish independence is in a deadlock. Is this the plan to break it?

MOVING forward with Scottish independence is proving a difficult task for the SNP.

Evening Standard

Nigel Farage ‘did not declare financial support from convicted criminal’

The Reform UK leader is already facing questions about a £5 million gift from a Thai-based billionaire.

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