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Good Friday Agreement at 25: how did it happen and is it at risk?

Monday marks 25 years since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement, which largely ended the sectarian violence and political conflict in Northern Ireland, known as “The Troubles”, which had claimed thousands of lives over the previous 30 years.

The Week

Senedd Members to get a 3% pay rise next month

It is the highest wage increase since 2020, and allowances will increase by 10.1%

Wales Online

What was that dreadful thud? The sound of Keir Starmer falling off his high horse

‘Civility in politics’? Starmer may have to stable that nag after Labour’s ‘paedo protector’ attack ad on Rishi Sunak, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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Digested week: Dover Easter queues? It’s the bad weather, stupid

I could have sworn we had stormy seas before Brexit and there weren’t long delays – but maybe I’m imagining things

The Guardian - UK

Scott Benton is no anomaly – these MP lobbying scandals won’t stop without tough new rules

The MP’s suspension comes in a long line of corruption scandals. But stringent measures could finally clean up Westminster, says transparency campaigner Gina Miller

The Guardian - UK

Good Friday Agreement was not written in stone, says Alliance party MP

The Good Friday Agreement was not written in stone and can be changed to prevent the recurring deadlocks at Stormont.

The Independent UK

Labour publishes new Rishi Sunak attack advert – UK politics live: as it happened

Move comes a day after widely-criticised attack on the PM, which suggested he did not think sexual abusers of children should be jailed

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Anas Sarwar claims SNP is 'mired in scandal' as Labour prepares for possible Rutherglen by-election

The Scottish Labour leader claimed the SNP was “known for their lack of transparency” while campaigning in Rutherglen.

Daily Record

Labour attack on Sunak ‘not to everybody’s taste’, shadow cabinet minister says

The Opposition has come under fire for a message claiming Rishi Sunak does not think adults convicted of sex assaults on children should be jailed.

The Independent UK

Backlash over Labour ad claiming Rishi Sunak doesn't think paedophiles should be jailed

An advert shared by the party has sparked fury, with Labour MP John McDonnell saying the party "should be better than this", and critics branding it "nasty politics"

Daily Mirror

Dumfries and Galloway Council causes a stink with Easter bin collection changes

The local authority caused anger on Wednesday evening when it announced refuse pickups due to take place on Friday and Monday will now take place weeks later

Daily Record

Lord Speaker warns upper chamber needs more independent peers amid honours row

Lord McFall told The Guardian an ‘eagle eye’ must be kept on ensuring the House does not have too many politicians.

The Independent UK

Labour doubles down amid criticism of ‘vile’ attack advert against Sunak

Opposition party accused of ‘appalling’ and ‘debased’ politics after posting the ad on Twitter on Thursday

Wales Online

Labour doubles down amid criticism of ‘vile’ attack ad against Sunak

The opposition party was accused of ‘appalling’ and ‘debased’ politics after posting the ad on Twitter on Thursday.

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Wales Online

Labour face backlash after advert implies 'Sunak does not think child sex abusers should go to prison'

The ad shows the PM with the words 'Do you think adults convicted of sexually assaulting children should go to prison? Rishi Sunak doesn’t'

Liverpool Echo

Labour councillor said she'll 'fight' for area as she takes on her own party

Cllr Yvonne Nolan said she had been dropped by the Labour Party after speaking up about disability discrimination

The Independent UK

MPs across political spectrum condemn Labour’s attack ad against Sunak

The opposition party was accused of ‘cheapened and debased’ politics after posting the advert on Twitter.

Evening Standard

Suspended Tory MP Scott Benton ‘said there were ways to keep corporate hospitality secret’

The now suspended Scott Benton told an undercover reporter ‘companies try to be quite cute about the level of the hospitality’

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The Independent UK

MP Scott Benton ‘said there were ways to keep corporate hospitality secret’

He reportedly laughed after telling undercover reporters there are ‘ways around’ parliamentary rules on the declaration of corporate hospitality.

The Guardian - UK

Questions – and conspiracy theories – swirl around Sturgeon’s knowledge of raid

Some critics have even asked if Police Scotland was asked to delay the operation. But there’s no sign she anticipated it

The Independent UK

MPs’ corporate jollies kept secret, laughing MP recorded saying

Scott Benton said there were ‘ways around’ strict rules

Daily Mirror

MP stripped of Tory whip tells undercover reporters there are 'ways around' strict rules

It comes after Scott Benton was stripped of the Tory whip on Wednesday evening after a newspaper sting alleged he was prepared to leak policy documents to a bogus investment fund and ask parliamentary questions on its behalf

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the police and the SNP: a high-stakes moment

Editorial: The arrest of Peter Murrell and the searches of party offices and Nicola Sturgeon’s home mark a major shift in political regulation

Wales Online

Rhun ap Iorwerth: Playing politics? The future of the NHS is no game

Rhun ap Iorwerth MS is Plaid Cymru’s spokesperson for health and social care and writes about the need for a new start for healthcare in Wales

The Guardian - UK

Bertie Ahern backs review of Good Friday agreement if DUP returns to Stormont

On eve of 25th anniversary former taoiseach says there is ‘a logic and a rationale’ for looking at some outdated elements

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