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See the full list of MPs standing down ahead of the next Westminster election

A TOTAL of 72 serving MPs have so far announced that they will be standing down at the next election - over a year out from the ballot box.

The National (Scotland)

Suella Braverman slams Scottish Government plan to decriminalise drugs at 'fiery' meeting

SNP ministers last week demanded an end to people being arrested and charged for possessing small amounts of banned substances.

Daily Record

SNP demands investigation into Scots Tory MP David Duguid over BP shareholding

Duguid, the MP for Banff and Buchan, previously criticised the idea of a windfall tax on energy companies without declaring his wife's £50,000 shares

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OPINION - Things can only get worse: why Labour doesn’t want an early election

Opposition parties are supposed to demand general elections, what with them being the only path to forming a government. Indeed, such is the power of this apparent truism that even Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour voted for an election in December 2019, despite the polls suggesting the party faced electoral annihilation.

Evening Standard

Government has ‘lost the confidence’ of NHS staff striking over pay, says Labour

Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting said the ‘worst strikes in the history of the NHS were still to come’.

The Independent UK

Scots face highest mortgage rates since global financial crisis

The average two-year fixed-rate residential mortgage is even higher than it was after Liz Truss' disastrous mini-budget.

Daily Record

OPINION - Westminster is increasingly no safe or happy place for a woman

Westminster is haemorrhaging female employees and MPs. What kind of environment is this in the 21st century? Just last week SNP politician Mhairi Black stood down over the toll being a young female MP took on her. Look too at the latest accusations against Solihull MP Julian Knight, who is…

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MPs rush for cover as Parliament roof cracks and gallons of water flood in

The Portcullis House extension to the Palace of Westminster was opened in 2001 but has suffered problem after problem. Questions have long been raised over the use of taxpayers' money for the £235million building.

Daily Mirror

MP Chris Green wades into debate on whether Bolton should leave Greater Manchester

A row rages about where the borough belongs 50 years on from a major local government shake-up

Manchester Evening News

OPINION - The Standard View: Wage growth figures underline the need to focus on inflation

So much for team transitory. Average earnings excluding bonuses rose by 7.3 per cent in May, above forecast and in line with the previous reading. In other words, inflation appears to be bedding in.

Evening Standard

Row breaks out over Sheriff's comments that parts of Nottingham are a 'dump'

Some claimed that the Sheriff was "putting the city down"

Nottingham Post

Lanarkshire MP Margaret Ferrier completes Westminster suspension

Margaret Ferrier can now return to the House of Commons after a 30-day ban.

Daily Record

Tributes pour in for former councillor Peter Convery who sadly passed away

Politicians and current councillors have lined up pay tribute to the former Troon councillor

Daily Record

Carol Vorderman branded 'horrible little snob' by Tory MP in latest Twitter spat

The Clifton resident has been in a war of words with Johnny Mercer in recent times and now another Conservative has got involved

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Daily Mirror

Tory admits he's 'ashamed' after minister orders Disney mural is painted over

Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick ordered staff at an immigration detention centre in Dover, Kent, to paint over pictures of Mickey and Minnie Mouse, as well as cartoon favourites Tom and Jerry, because he felt they were too "welcoming"

Daily Record

Rishi Sunak called to inquiry over infected blood scandal survivors' missing compo payments

Sir Brian Langstaff is expected to produce a report and recommendations later this year but has previously said transitional payments to victims should begin as soon as possible.

The Guardian - AU

Stuart Robert is nowhere to be seen in Fadden but his legacy could be crucial to Peter Dutton’s fate

Few think LNP’s Cameron Caldwell will fail to win Gold Coast seat at Saturday’s byelection, yet the robodebt findings have both parties watching for a swing

Bristol Post

Residents will 'pursue every avenue of justice' against Redcatch Quarter plan

Thousands of pounds has been raised in just a few days since the council's controversial U-turn

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Daily Mirror

Economists debunk Tory claim that axing private school tax breaks would lead to exodus

The Institute for Fiscal Studies rejected Conservative Party warnings that removing tax perks would lead to large numbers of pupils moving into the state schools system

Evening Standard

Penny Mordaunt urges end to ‘sorry affair’ as MPs approve partygate committee report

Allies of Boris Johnson were criticised by the Privileges Committee over their response to the Partygate report

Wales Online

New poll shows 40% of people in Wales want either independence or the Senedd to get more powers

17% thought that the Welsh Parliament should be abolished

The Independent UK

Mordaunt urges end to ‘sorry affair’ after Boris rebellion

Allies of Boris Johnson were criticised by the Privileges Committee and accused of trying to undermine the panel’s work into the former PM

The Guardian - UK

Johnson allies avoid punishment for interfering with Partygate inquiry

MPs take no further action as Partygate parliamentary proceedings conclude

The National (Scotland)

Jeremy Hunt prioritises tackling inflation over tax cuts amid pressure from Tory MPs

JEREMY Hunt will say he is prioritising tackling inflation over tax cuts, in a blow to Tory MPs clamouring for a pre-election giveaway.

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson pal makes huge gaffe in Partygate debate - as Labour MP left tearful

A three-hour long debate on the Privileges Committee's report into MPs who tried to undermine an inquiry into Boris Johnson's Partygate lies saw the chair of the committee become tearful at one point

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