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The postponement of local elections could present an opportunity

Letters: Readers discuss the reorganisation of councils under the English devolution bill, which has led to election delays

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Pensioner who saved the Freedom Pass: Londoners may face another fight to protect their travel freebie

More than 88,000 people signed petition calling for travel concession used by 1.2m Londoners to be safeguarded but battle may not be over

Evening Standard

'We'll win boroughs in London,' says Nigel Farage as Reform targets string of councils in May local elections

Bexley, Bromley, Havering and Hillingdon are believed to be on his party’s radar for the looming town hall polls

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Triumphant Tories might miss Robert Jenrick more than they think – they need the voters he represents

Kemi Badenoch may look like a stronger leader now, but Jenrick is a dangerous rival – he knows where the Conservatives have been going wrong, says Henry Hill, deputy editor of ConservativeHome

The Guardian - UK

‘There can be no exclusions’: how Hillsborough law hit a roadblock

What was meant to be a triumph for Keir Starmer has become mired in disagreement with victims’ families

The Guardian - UK

Reeves plans to refund some visa fees in effort to attract ‘trailblazer’ investment to UK

Chancellor, who flies to Davos on Tuesday, will announce changes aimed at encouraging global firms to bring highly skilled staff to Britain

The Guardian - UK

Badenoch warns Tory MPs against ‘psychodrama’ after defections

The Conservative leader said recent departures from the party were ‘not about policy differences or ideology, they are about character.’

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MPs following Robert Jenrick to Reform should ‘make minds up soon’

Mr Jenrick joined Nigel Farage at a rally in Nottinghamshire where he said he has never felt ‘more certain’ after defecting to Reform UK.

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Hillsborough law on hold ‘until agreement reached with families’

Bill will not return to Commons until government finds common ground over role of active intelligence officers

The Guardian - UK

When policing, football and politics collide

Letters: Readers reflect on the West Midlands police chief stepping down after the row over banning Maccabi Tel Aviv fans

The Guardian - UK

Badenoch warns Tory MPs about people trying to ‘undermine party from within’

Conservative leader says staffers are briefing against party, in lengthy letter after Robert Jenrick’s switch to Reform

The Guardian - UK

Robert Jenrick boasts that Reform is for the workers, but it’s a class war trap – and Labour shouldn’t fall for it

Though Labour's voters are more likely to be the educated middle-classes, its focus must be fighting inequality. We know Farage’s party will only enrich the wealthy, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Who is Andrew Rosindell: London's first Reform MP who once branded Tory defectors 'selfish'

The Romford MP had been top of potential defection lists for many months

Evening Standard

Swinney: Holyrood’s days are numbered if Farage becomes prime minister

The First Minister accused the Reform UK leader of holding Holyrood in contempt.

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Farage says ‘centre right is uniting’ as he welcomes Andrew Rosindell to Reform

Mr Rosindell has been a Conservative MP since 2001.

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Who said it: the Robert Jenrick memo or David Brent?

Memo on how ex-Tory should act after Reform defection seems to channel Ricky Gervais character from The Office

Evening Standard

Jenrick: Badenoch’s reluctance to kick out Truss shows Tories have not changed

Mr Jenrick wrote in The Times that Britain is ‘broken today as never before in my lifetime’.

Evening Standard

Exclusive: Labour facing 'fierce battles' to keep hold of at least 12 London boroughs in May local elections

Sir Keir Starmer’s party faces a ‘torrid time’ as it seeks to defend more than 1,150 seats ‘on five fronts’ against the Tories, Reform UK, Liberal Democrats, Greens and pro-Gaza independents, says leading pollster

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Who has defected to Reform UK from the Conservatives and why?

Andrew Rosindell has become the second Tory MP to defect to Reform in a week.

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London gets first Reform MP as Andrew Rosindell becomes second Tory to defect in a week

The Romford MP said he spoke to Nigel Farage on Sunday evening and agreed to join his party

The Guardian - UK

Government pulls amendment to Hillsborough law after backlash

Proposed change relating to spies was criticised by campaigners and MPs as allowing an opt-out for senior officials

The Guardian - UK

The playground politicking around Robert Jenrick’s jump

Letters: Madhan Street reflects on the language used to talk about Robert Jenrick’s defection and Dr Anthony Isaacs calls for cooperation to counter a Conservative/Reform alliance

The Guardian - UK

In praise of Martin Kettle’s mind and method

Letters: Readers reflect on the writer’s legacy after the publication of his last regular weekly column for the Guardian after 41 years on the staff

Evening Standard

Reform leader in Scotland says independence vote should be postponed for 10 years

Speaking to the BBC Scotland Sunday Show, Lord Offord said that Nigel Farage ‘would not be dictating the policies’.

The Guardian - UK

‘It feels like gruel’: Lib Dem MPs growing frustrated by Ed Davey approach

Exclusive: No move yet against leader but some say party ‘too academic at times’ and needs coherent national policy

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