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It’s Labour’s turn to crash and burn as party can’t defend Elphicke’s defection

Anneliese Dodds drew the short straw and was sent out to pretend Nat had always been Labour through and through

The Guardian - UK · May 9, 2024

The Guardian view on John Swinney’s Scotland: a new start but also more of the same

Editorial: The new first minister gets it that the public want better government, but he has not got much time to deliver

The Guardian - UK · May 9, 2024

Natalie Elphicke ‘sorry’ for defending ex-husband jailed for sexual assault

Newest Labour MP apologises for comments about Charlie Elphicke’s victims amid criticism of her admission to party

The Guardian - UK · May 9, 2024

Keir Starmer should be embracing the Tories’ disgruntled voters – not their turncoat MPs

After Natalie Elphicke’s welcome, would Labour turn any Tory dregs away? This is beneath the dignity of a party on the verge of power, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · May 9, 2024

Dining across the divide: ‘I thought, Oh God, I hope I don’t get a dyed-in-the-wool Scottish Tory’

One is pro-Scottish independence, the other against – can they find common ground on taxation or the new laws on hate crimes?

The Guardian - UK · May 9, 2024

John Swinney scraps post of minister for independence to focus on economy

New first minister says case for Scottish independence best made by creating ‘vibrant economy’

The Guardian - UK · May 9, 2024

UK politics: Tory defector Natalie Elphicke apologises for comments about women who were sexually assaulted by her ex-husband – as it happened

Comments made after Charlie Elphicke jailed for two years criticised by new colleagues in Labour party

The Guardian - UK · May 9, 2024

EU Elections Signal Rise Of Extreme Right And Climate Policy Shift

EU elections approaching with potential right-wing gains impacting climate policies and global influence.

Top News · May 9, 2024

Nadhim Zahawi to stand down at general election in new blow to Rishi Sunak's Tories

He is the latest ex-Cabinet minister quitting at the election

Evening Standard · May 9, 2024

If Keir Starmer isn’t careful, Gaza could do for him what the Iraq war did for Blair

Many Muslim voters turned against Labour in the local elections, and the continuing conflict only heightens the risk of alienating others, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

The Guardian - UK · May 9, 2024