Badenoch takes aim at Healey over public finances ahead of Budget Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said Labour was seeking to kick tough decisions on spending into the long grass. Evening Standard · Oct 20
Tell us how you’re going to pay for defence spending, Badenoch urges chancellor ahead of Budget Conservative leader accuses Labour of seeking to kick tough decisions on spending into long grass The Independent UK · Oct 20
Blow for Farage as Reform UK stuck in third place in polls as he is booed in Plymouth The Reform UK leader was booed for mistaking Plymouth for Portsmouth at a rally as a YouGov poll put his party behind the Tories for a second week in a row after damaging revelations The Independent UK · Oct 20
What we know about the Sultan of Oman’s state visit at Windsor Castle IN FULL The Independent UK · Oct 20
Private Parking Firms Could Lose DVLA Access for Breaking New Rules on Driver Charges New statutory rules could restrict private parking firms' access to DVLA data if they breach standards, while introducing grace periods and protections for motorists facing exceptional circumstances. International Business Times UK · Oct 20
Covid inquiry report shows why culture of care workers being undervalued must end, says Andy Burnham – as it happened The prime minister endorses report that says the adult social care sector has been under-recognised The Guardian - UK · Oct 20
Andy Burnham rejects Jeremy Corbyn's call for inquiry into UK's complicity in Gaza ANDY Burnham has rejected former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's call for an independent inquiry into the UK Government’s complicity in the Gaza genocide. The National (Scotland) · Oct 20
What’s the future for the Green party? Should it be ecosocialism? The party must aspire to be more than a Labour pressure group. It should offer a vision for radical reform – and ways to implement it, says political writer and Green party member Joe Todd The Guardian - UK · Oct 20
Drivers to get new rights to challenge ‘rip-off’ private parking charges The new private parking code of practice will apply in England, Scotland and Wales and will bring in a fully independent scrutiny and oversight board. Evening Standard · Oct 20
Tuesday briefing: Can Andy Burnham beat Britain’s headphone dodgers? In today’s newsletter: The prime minister’s campaign against noisy passengers has struck a chord with commuters. Whether anyone hears him remains to be seen The Guardian - UK · Oct 20
New Bradford railway station will ‘transform travel across the north’ Transport hub will offer through trains between Leeds and Manchester with ‘turn-up-and-go’ service The Guardian - UK · Oct 20
Headphone dodgers on public transport are finally getting fined – time to outlaw these antisocial behaviours too COMMENT: As Andy Burnham threatens £100 penalties for passengers hell-bent on ruining the commute, Helen Coffey suggests some other annoying habits that should be criminalised The Independent UK · Oct 20
King Charles to host Middle East ruler in first state visit in 44 years Working members of the royal family will be out in force for the evening gathering held in St George’s Hall The Independent UK · Oct 19
King and royal family to welcome Sultan of Oman for Windsor state visit Omani ruler Sultan Haitham bin Tarik Al Said will be feted with a glittering state banquet in his honour at the Berkshire castle. Evening Standard · Oct 19
The Independent UK · Oct 19 John Healey rejects calls to raise capital gains tax in Budget The Chancellor has faced a barrage of voices urging him to raise the tax, which applies to the profit made from selling off assets
Evening Standard · Oct 19 John Healey rejects calls to raise capital gains tax at the Budget The Chancellor has faced a barrage of voices urging him to raise the tax, which applies to the profit made from selling off assets.
The Independent UK · Oct 19 All the new parking rules being introduced to outlaw 'rip-off' charges An updated code of practice will give drivers a 10-minute grace window to depart car parks after their paid session ends
Evening Standard · Oct 19 London drivers to get new rights to challenge unfair parking fines Maximum parking charges will be frozen at £100 under the new code of practice
The Guardian - UK · Oct 19 Andy Burnham outlines new rules to outlaw ‘rip-off’ private parking fines Drivers to get five minutes to decide whether to park and 10 minutes to leave after their session ends
Evening Standard · Oct 19 Healey should adopt cuts at Budget to ‘live within our means’, Badenoch to say The Conservative leader will urged Andy Burnham and his Chancellor John Healey to ‘live within our means’, by adopting cuts across Government.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 19 Burnham urges officials to come up with more radical options for Thames Water Exclusive: Utility seen as ‘litmus test’ of PM’s promise to bring ‘essentials of life’ under public control
The Guardian - UK · Oct 19 We need to stop disinformation in UK political adverts. Here’s a chance to do so Letters: Alex Tait on a proposed amendment to the representation of the people bill, and Dr Joseph Mullen on Russian interference in the Brexit referendum
Evening Standard · Oct 19 Ditch Brexit to face challenges from Russia, China and the US, Andy Burnham urged by new report Rejoin EU to undo Brexit’s political harm to Britain, says IPPR think tank
The Independent UK · Oct 19 Burnham admits a generation has been failed. Now comes the hard part THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The prime minister is right that benefits should be a backstop, not a starting point, for young people. But if he ever is to win over his own MPs, he must move quickly
The Guardian - UK · Oct 19 Shall we have another EU referendum? Maybe – but not yet We saw last time what reckless reliance on close polling led to. The omertà on rejoining has now been broken, but it would be folly to move too soon, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee