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New Labour era minister Phil Woolas dies aged 66, family announce

He was a minister under Sir Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, and was MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth between 1997 and 2010.

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Better future possible for Scotland away from Westminster, John Swinney to say

The First Minister will tell an SNP conference that Westminster’s economic model is ‘totally broken’.

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Swinney to pledge end to ‘rent trap’ with £10,000 first time deposit support

SNP members will meet for the last time ahead of the election on Saturday.

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So long, hereditary peers – but the Lords is still full of absurd anachronisms

Two-thirds of voters want an elected second chamber. The government needs a radical legacy: it should use its rare majority for this, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Tories call on Starmer’s ethics adviser to investigate Mandelson ‘cover-up’

The Opposition has written to standards watchdog Sir Laurie Magnus calling for him to look into a ‘potential cover-up’.

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New Green MP calls for tolerance and inclusivity in first Commons speech

Former plumber Hannah Spencer, who won Gorton and Denton byelection, also says more MPs from manual working backgrounds are needed

The Guardian - UK

Several Labour MPs in talks with Greens about defecting to the party, sources say

Exclusive: none of the MPs are yet near point of crossing the floor and want guarantees they would be reselected for their seat at next election

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More plumbers and plasterers should become MPs says Green in maiden speech

Hannah Spencer triumphed for the Greens in the Gorton and Denton by-election in February.

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Starmer admits his 'mistake’ in Mandelson appointment as No10 denies cover up

The Prime Minister faced media questions for the first time since the release of Government material related to the disgraced peer.

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Kemi Badenoch questions PM’s version of events on Mandelson appointment

The Tory leader alleged that notes had been removed from the files released.

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Furious Speaker Lindsay Hoyle blasts ministers for ‘unacceptable behaviour towards Commons staff’

The Commons Speaker said the MPs involved ‘should be ashamed’

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There is no denying Labour is in crisis – but in a strange way, Keir Starmer is equipped to save it

The fact that the PM is a pragmatist, light on ideology, could allow him to forge now essential links with other parties, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

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Why Populists Are Winning and How to Beat Them by Liam Byrne review – a surprisingly original prescription

A former New Labour minister tackles the question of our times with rigour and verve – but blindspots remain

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Mandelson documents raise questions about Starmer’s decision-making

PM knew of US ambassador’s ‘close relationship’ with Jeffrey Epstein and potential conflicts of interest from his lobbying role

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A clever person knows their limitations … Kemi believes she has none

There was time for Kemi to embarrass herself again as she explained how we were both at war and not at war

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Unite to cut affiliation with Labour by more than £500k amid bin strike anger

Union members have been on all-out strike for exactly a year in protest at plans to reform Birmingham’s refuse collection service

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Peter Mandelson asked Foreign Office for £500k severance payment, files show

Ex-peer sacked as US ambassador over Epstein links was offered £75,000, documents released by Cabinet Office show

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No apologies for devolved spending, says Starmer after leaked memo

The Prime Minister had sent the memo to ministers in December, telling them to be ‘confident’ in spending directly in devolved nations.

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Starmer warned cabinet against ‘overly deferential’ relations with devolved governments

Leaked memo dates from shortly after Labour Senedd members raised alarm devolution is being rolled back

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Jess Phillips reveals she is a victim of courts backlog with restraining order case delayed until 2028

The safeguarding minister said she 100 per cent supports the government’s court reforms, as plans to curb jury trials passed the first Commons hurdle

Evening Standard

I was raped while an MP - and had to wait 1,088 days to get to court

Charlotte Nichols accused Justice Secretary David Lammy of using victims of crime as a ‘cudgel’ to push through his reforms of the legal system

The Guardian - UK

Hereditary peers to lose their seats in the House of Lords

Upper chamber accepts final draft of bill, which offers life peerages to some of those who would otherwise be removed

Evening Standard

Hereditary peers to leave red benches before next King’s Speech

The Lords on Tuesday accepted a final draft of the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill, clearing the way for it to be added to the statute book.

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First tranche of Mandelson papers set to be published on Wednesday

Parliamentary sources said Cabinet minister Darren Jones is expected to address MPs after Prime Minister’s Questions.

The Guardian - UK

MP tells Commons she waited 1,088 days for her rape case to reach court

Charlotte Nichols opposes plan to cut jury trials in England and Wales and calls for creation of special courts to hear rape cases

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