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Tories fume over upcoming Scottish independence paper on citizenship

UNIONISTS have hit out at the planned launch of a new independence paper this week, with Tories calling it a “blatant misuse of public money”.

The National (Scotland)

Rishi Sunak panned as Tories set to re-think UK's climate commitments

RISHI Sunak is coming under pressure from the right of his party to rethink the UK’s climate commitments.

The National (Scotland)

OPINION - Keir Mather, parliament’s youngest MP, arrived at Oxford fully formed

I REMEMBER meeting him on a street in Oxford through a mutual acquaintance. It was the month Donald Trump won the election. He was wearing a Breton T-shirt and pea coat. Good posture. Firm handshake. Clean cut. Handsome, I thought. Same as today.

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Michael Gove claims government’s 300,000 housebuilding target was always optional

But housing secretary says he is ‘confident’ goal can be reached with intensive building in cities

The Independent UK

Will Sunak and Starmer drop green policies to win voters?

Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak could water down or even drop much of their green agenda, as both look to prioritise the economy in a bid to win voters ahead of the next general election.

The Week

Sir Gavin Williamson rebuffed in bid to avoid ‘inconvenient’ court hearing

Former cabinet minister Sir Gavin Williamson has made a failed bid to avoid an appearance in a criminal trial, after telling a judge he is too busy to attend court.

Evening Standard

Labour wars continue as Sadiq Khan has a coded pop at Keir Starmer on Brexit

Khan has told the New York Times that he’s ‘frustrated’ no one is talking about Brexit

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Rishi Sunak says he does not want to ‘hassle’ families with net zero targets

The PM signalled he could water down some policies amid pressure from the right of his party.

The Independent UK

Jackie Baillie left red-faced as key bid to scrap two-child benefit cap fails

QUESTIONS are being asked of Scottish Labour after Keir Starmer’s stance on keeping the two-child benefit cap was not reversed at the party’s…

The National (Scotland)

Tory chaos under Johnson and Truss ‘delayed plans to tackle Islamophobia within party’

The Conservative Party has had three leaders and seven chairs in the past two years

The Independent UK

Almost two-thirds of Ulez cameras installed ahead of August expansion

Transport for London has installed almost two-thirds of the 2,750 Ulez enforcement cameras it planned to erect in outer London, it can be revealed.

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak says net zero strategy must be ‘proportional and pragmatic’ – as it happened

Uxbridge and South Ruislip byelection win has led to some Tories arguing green measures that drive up costs for people should be delayed or abandoned

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak urged by senior Tories to hold General Election next spring

THE Prime Minister is being urged by senior Tories to hold a General Election next spring, with campaign strategists believing it may be the…

The National (Scotland)

Labour will lead on reform of transgender rights – and we won’t take lectures from the divisive Tories

We will modernise, simplify and reform gender recognition law. Our policies won’t please everyone but we will do what’s right

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Labour vows to ‘modernise, simplify and reform’ Gender Recognition Act

Party chair says since act was passed by party in 2004, there is now a ‘much better understanding of the barriers trans people face’

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak urged to go for spring election by senior Conservatives

May 2024 said to be ‘gaining traction’ as an ‘economic sweet spot’ that may help party minimise losses

The National (Scotland)

How is the Labour Party manifesto shaping up so far?

Labour leader Keir Starmer has come under fire this week after making clear his party would not scrap the Conservative Party’s two-child benefit…

The Independent UK

Scottish Government and Conservatives in row over planning application appeals

The Scottish Conservatives criticised the amount spent on planning appeals, though the Government said the amount cited is wrong.

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Ann Clwyd obituary

Veteran Welsh Labour MP and passionate campaigner for causes from the mining industry to the Kurdish people

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Keir Starmer excludes uncosted policies in victory over Unite and activists

Momentum and union party members at national policy forum say Labour leader’s vision is not bold enough

The National (Scotland)

'Parties come, parties go': Yes activist looks at independence over the decades

IN an old crofthouse on Skye, amongst aged copies of Gàidhlig texts, fiddle music, and pipe smoke, I had the opportunity to speak to former SNP…

The Independent UK

Labour keeps unfunded spending pledges at bay during ‘chaotic’ policy forum

The party said the two-day Nottingham gathering had ‘endorsed’ Sir Keir Starmer’s vision for a Labour government.

The National (Scotland)

Union slams 'chaotic' Labour policy forum as Keir Starmer claims victory

KEIR Starmer has claimed victory in the battle over Labour’s next manifesto – saying it will contain “no unfunded spending commitments”.

The Guardian - UK

Corbyn and Reeves among MPs who claimed accountants’ fees on expenses

Andrea Jenkyns and Michael Fabricant also among 12 MPs who used parliamentary expenses for help with tax returns

The Guardian - UK

‘Get rid of all the green crap’: Tory PMs’ strange attitude to the environment

As both Labour and Conservatives ponder their green policies, we look back at the Tories’ propensity to promise much – and deliver little

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