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The Latest Breaking News from Angela Rayner

No plans for England tourism tax, No 10 insists, after claims Rayner backed one

The Deputy Prime Minister has reportedly been pushing for councils to be allowed to introduce a tax on tourism in their areas.

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer urged to intervene in Birmingham bin strike

The leader of the Fire Brigades Union says the Government cannot ‘stand by’ any longer.

Evening Standard

Inside the battle to save award-winning building now crumbling from neglect

Residents of a social housing estate in Pimlico say Labour-run Westminster Council treats them like the ‘enemy’

The Independent UK

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Andy Burnham calls on Starmer to tackle ‘explosion of homelessness’

A damning report warned of an ‘explosion of homelessness’ since Covid

The Independent UK

Voices: I’m against votes at 16, but this is how I could be persuaded

COMMENT: There are good reasons for reducing the voting age – why doesn’t Labour use them, asks John Rentoul

The Independent UK

Ministers ‘have their fingers in their ears’ over bin strikes, says Sharon Graham

Unite wants Labour to back workers during industrial action in Birmingham

The Independent UK

NHS to Send: four key areas Labour wants to improve before next election

Health service, welfare and special educational needs provision are all priorities but party is in race against time

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How to understand the row between Angela Rayner and Unite – and what it means for Labour’s relationship with the unions

At its recent conference in Brighton, the union Unite voted overwhelmingly to expel deputy prime minister Angela Rayner from membership.

The Conversation

Minister slaps down Diane Abbott's claim that Labour chiefs want her out after sparking new racism row

The Hackney North and Stoke Newington MP has said: ‘It is obvious this Labour leadership wants me out’

Evening Standard

UK to lower voting age to 16 in major electoral reform

The move, following through on a campaign pledge, will give the UK one of the lowest national voting ages in the world.

Al Jazeera

UK Voting Age Lowered To 16: Here's Why And How It Will Affect Future Elections

The UK government is set to lower the voting age to 16 and introduce sweeping reforms to restore trust in democracy, from modernising voter ID rules to clamping down on foreign donations.

International Business Times UK

UK to lower voting age to 16 in England and Northern Ireland in landmark electoral reform

If passed, the proposed changes would bring the voting age to 16 across the whole of the UK and in line with Scotland and Wales, where 16-year-olds can already vote.

Euronews

16-year-olds to be given vote at next election in landmark change

Change will allow an extra 1.5 million teenagers to vote in biggest overhaul to electorate in more than half a century

The Independent UK

16-year-olds to be able to vote at next General Election in landmark shake-up which could backfire on Labour

Controversial voter ID requirements will also be radically watered down so people only need to have their bank card to be able to take part in elections

Evening Standard

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UK government putting pressure on nature groups to drop opposition to planning bill

Exclusive: Officials offering to amend bill if wildlife organisations stop campaigning against plans

The Independent UK

Historic English cities demand right to impose tourist tax

Following the example set by Wales and Scotland, Bath and Cambridge have called for the government to let them introduce visitor levies

The Independent UK

Analysis finds devolved tax powers could add £4 billion for local services

A report commissioned by county councils suggests fiscal devolution would boost growth and local government finances.

The Guardian - UK

Miliband must match climate rhetoric with action amid broken cross-party consensus

Energy and net zero secretary fought back against climate deniers on the right but key tests lie ahead

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The Independent UK

Labour must stand firm and resist trade union pressure

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Angela Rayner and Wes Streeting are right to stand up to Unite and the BMA

The Independent UK

Starmer’s migrants return deal a ‘publicity stunt’ that won’t win back voters, top pollsters warn

Exclusive: The warning comes as new survey of Labour members seen by The Independent reveals concerns about Keir Starmer’s wider migration policy

The Independent UK

Tensions escalate between Labour and major financial backer

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The Independent UK

How Angela Rayner has become the most influential figure in Starmer’s government – for now

NEWS ANALYSIS: The Independent's Political Editor David Maddox says that despite the clash with Unite, the deputy prime minister’s influence is unmatched since the welfare rebellion

The Guardian - UK

Unite attacks Angela Rayner over ‘abhorrent’ handling of Birmingham bin strikes

Deputy PM accused of refusing to engage as union considers cutting ties with Labour

The Independent UK

Unite boss accuses Angela Rayner of ‘totally and utterly abhorrent’ behaviour as clash with Labour escalates

The general secretary of Unite warned they could ‘disaffiliate’ from Labour in future, saying the £1.5m the union pays is ‘hard to justify’

Evening Standard

Unite could move to disaffiliate from Labour in future, union boss warns

Unite members have to see that the fee to affiliate with Labour is ‘worth something’, Sharon Graham told the BBC.

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