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Rishi Sunak ‘mulling scrapping inheritance tax as manifesto pledge’

No 10 is reportedly discussing whether to make a commitment to abolish the levy in order to shore up votes in blue wall seats in 2025

Evening Standard

No 10 ‘considers scrapping inheritance tax’ in bid to save Tory seats

Downing Street reportedly discussing commitment to abolish the levy that could be ‘gamechanger’ to shore up blue wall seats in 2025

The Independent UK

Memorial service to be held for ‘Madame Ecosse’ Winnie Ewing

The service for the former MP, MEP and MSP will be held at Inverness Cathedral.

The Independent UK

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Keir Starmer faces bust-up with unions over pay rise demands for public sector workers

Exclusive: Biggest unions seek higher wage increases and abolition of pay review bodies

The Independent UK

‘Laser-focused on winning’: Labour gathers top prospective MPs for campaign training

Party hopes election candidates will all be singing from the same hymn sheet after event in Stratford-on-Avon

The Guardian - UK

Religious representatives' voting rights on Scots councils 'will go in five years'

CAMPAIGNERS anticipate most councils in Scotland will have removed voting rights for non-elected church representatives in the next five years due…

The National (Scotland)

Robert Jenrick should be ashamed of his lack of compassion for migrant children

Letters: Readers respond to the immigration minister’s instructions to paint over Disney scenes at a reception centre for the children of asylum seekers

The Guardian - UK

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Climate activists to stage weekly protests outside Labour offices over ‘U-turns’

Green New Deal Rising last week disrupted a major speech by Sir Keir Starmer and threatened to escalate action if its demands went ignored.

The Independent UK

Shona Robison: Resignation of Mhairi Black was ‘wake-up’ call for politics

Scotland’s Deputy First Minister said all parties have to come together to make politics safe for women.

The Independent UK

Richard Leonard shades Keir Starmer with message for Labour to 'lead its leaders'

A NEW video has been released about a radical socialist MP who denounced the leader of the Labour Party for his rejection of socialism and…

The National (Scotland)

‘No point climbing the greasy pole’: Tory ministers want out in reshuffle

Rumours Rishi Sunak will change his team have some, fearful of what an election will bring, seeking an exit to the backbenches

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak hits lowest approval rating since he quit as chancellor

Misery for Tories while Keir Starmer’s favourability score improves

The Independent UK

Angus MacNeil’s membership of SNP suspended as he refuses to rejoin MP group

The move comes after Mr MacNeil was kicked out of the SNP group for a week.

The Independent UK

"I find the world a very strange and screwed up place. I don’t feel comfortable in the world as it is now": Queen's Brian on why Britain's political landscape makes him depressed

Queen legend Brian May slams the UK government for "wrecking" Britain, discusses how he copes with his depression

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The Independent UK

Sunak’s approval rating slides again as Starmer’s position improves

Ipsos found largely negative views of the Prime Minister, while impressions of the Labour leader were more mixed.

The Guardian - UK

If Labour wins power, will Starmer’s safety strategy become a huge risk?

Given the mess he will inherit and potential future crises, ‘sticking-plaster politics’ may not sustain public support, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

The National (Scotland)

Joanna Cherry: There are things Holyrood should learn from Westminster

ON Tuesday evening, MPs spent the best part of four hours walking round in circles voting on the amendments made by the House of Lords to the…

The National (Scotland)

Humza Yousaf informed of SNP arrests afterwards, emails show

HUMZA Yousaf was informed of the arrests of Peter Murrell and Colin Beattie after they took place, emails show.

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Angus MacNeil insists he has 'absolutely no plans' to join Alba

INDEPENDENT MP Angus MacNeil has said he has “absolutely no plans” to join the Alba party.

The Independent UK

Starmer urges Unite union to get behind his drive for power

The Labour leader said ‘we are nothing without power’ and told the union he makes ‘no apologies’ for his approach to winning the next election.

The Independent UK

Brexit planning helped UK prepare for Covid pandemic, Michael Gove tells inquiry

The senior Tory said preparing for a no-deal EU exit made the Government ‘more match fit’ to deal with the health crisis.

The Conversation

What is a 'politically exposed person' and why do the likes of Jeremy Hunt and Nigel Farage claim the status prevents them getting bank accounts?

Reports vary as to why the private bank Coutts decided to close the account of former UKIP leader Nigel Farage. He claims he was excluded for his political views, the bank says the problem was a lack of funds. But either way, his case does highlight a wider and longstanding…

The Independent UK

Unions hail ‘significant’ victory after agency worker fight with Government

TUC General Secretary Paul Nowak said a judge’s decision to quash regulations introduced in 2022 was a ‘badge of shame for the Conservatives’.

The Guardian - UK

Lindsay Hoyle says rail minister misinformed on ticket office closures

Commons speaker intervenes as MPs and unions challenge government plans to close offices across England

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: Higher taxes, more borrowing or cuts — the choice on public sector pay

“Treasury speak” is a branch of English spoken by just a handful of ministers and civil servants, and understood by even fewer. It is a world where “efficiencies” means “cuts”, “investment” means “spending” and the “long-term” is anything greater than five years out.

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