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Prime Minister ‘ought to be ashamed’ for scrapping jury trials, Labour MP says

Karl Turner said he was ‘absolutely stunned’ by the policy.

Evening Standard

Robinson criticises Irish minister’s ‘clear challenge’ to UK on NI Legacy Bill

DUP leader Gavin Robinson was speaking after Helen McEntee said any significant changes to the Bill should have the agreement of both governments.

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Nigel Farage accuses Labour of betraying Brexit as he launches Reform's campaign in London

The Reform UK leader was speaking at a rally at the Excel centre in London

Evening Standard

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It is Labour’s party machine that is out of touch

Letters: Readers respond to Chris Powell’s article about how to tackle the threat of rightwing populism

The Guardian - UK

14 screeching Labour U-turns since Starmer came to power – as plans to postpone local elections cancelled

The Government has abandoned plans to delay elections across 30 councils

Evening Standard

Reform UK's London mayoral candidate Laila Cunningham attacks the Met: 'I don't see police on the street'

Scotland Yard defends its actions to tackle crime in the West End - saying extra officers are targeting crimes which Londoners ‘care about the most’

Evening Standard

Pubs tax U-turn sign of ‘confident’ Government, insists Labour chairwoman

The Treasury is understood to be preparing a support package for the pub industry, due to be announced in the coming days

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Reform UK accused of betraying election pledges after council tax rises

Four out of five councils controlled by party have proposed 5% council tax rises, the maximum permitted by law

The Guardian - UK

Flagship Reform council proposes to raise tax almost 4% after pledging cuts

Kent County Council produced a draft budget for 2026-27 on Thursday evening, revealing a 3.99% council tax hike.

Evening Standard

UK politics: Reform UK mayoral candidate apologises for Lammy ‘go home’ tweet – as it happened

Chris Parry, who is contending for the Hampshire and Solent mayoralty, says his post was intended ‘ironically’

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves’s pub reprieve is nothing for Labour to cheer about

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The government’s latest U-turn, over business rate relief, will be welcomed by publicans – but it only comes after a noisy nationwide campaign that saw MPs banned from more than a thousand boozers. It is sadly emblematic of how this administration goes about its business

The Independent UK

Cambridge college urged to drop ‘immoral’ private school recruitment drive

Alastair Campbell joins graduates and social mobility charities in criticism of Trinity Hall’s new policy

The Guardian - UK

Labour’s swift pubs U-turn shows government learning – and repeating Treasury mistakes

Revolt among MPs was resolved quickly, yet it echoes pattern of making decisions without proper consultation

The Guardian - UK

Labour will not block the Scottish Government’s Holyrood budget, says Sarwar

Finance Secretary Shona Robison will lay out her tax and spending plans on Tuesday.

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Burrows ‘hopes for a contest’ for the UUP leadership

The former senior police officer is currently the only confirmed candidate to succeed Mike Nesbitt as UUP leader.

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Former senior police officer Jon Burrows confirms UUP leadership bid

Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA Diana Armstrong said she will run to become the next deputy leader of the party.

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Farage stance on benefit cap ‘just basic racism’, says Swinney

The Reform UK leader said the benefit cap being lifted should only apply to British-born families.

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Rachel Reeves to U-turn on pubs tax raid after fury from industry and MPs

Backbench MPs have expressed concerns over business rates hikes and the withdrawal of a Covid-era tax breaks announced at the budget

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We need to get budget right, says Little-Pengelly

Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly has claimed the proposed budget is ‘not sufficient’.

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I want to be first minister, says potential Reform leader in Scotland

Lord Malcolm Offord said his name is in the hat for the role of the party’s Scottish leader.

The Guardian - UK

Here’s why Labour is struggling to deliver: the British state is immense, but pull the levers and nothing happens

At home, the machinery of government creaks badly – abroad, a leaden UK lags far behind dynamic competitors. A radical overhaul is needed, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott

The Guardian - UK

Badenoch claims forthcoming business rates U-turn for pubs ‘too little, too late’ – as it happened

Conservative leader criticises government’s U-turn but change likely to be welcomed by pub trade

Evening Standard

Labour in pole position to win 2028 race for Mayor of London, new survey reveals

EXCLUSIVE: Sir Sadiq Khan’s party is on 32%, the Conservatives 20%, Reform 19%, the Greens 13% and Liberal Democrats 11%

The Guardian - UK

Reeves condemns Farage opposition to lifting two-child benefit cap

Exclusive: Chancellor says Reform leader wants to keep children in poverty based on skin colour after U-turn

Evening Standard

Fact check: Polling company registered at an address months after Reform UK left

A widely shared online post claimed polling firm Merlin Strategy and Reform UK had the same office address.

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