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Head North by Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram review – northern mayors’ manifesto for hope

The pair’s study of the neglect of northern regions carries persuasive ideas for their renewal and a reminder that history favours the brave

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Have we reached peak political podcast?

We are, barring a huge upset, about to enter an era of boring government. Good news… unless you’re one of the never-ending procession of people commentating on it. Juliana Close wonders which ones will survive

Evening Standard

The Observer view on the Westminster honeytrap: it was too easy to set for our WhatsApp-addicted MPs

Politicians believed the illusion of privacy and safety, but government by such apps undermines democracy

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Banning arms sales to Israel would be ‘insane’, says Boris Johnson

Former prime minister says a western arms embargo on Israel would ‘hand victory’ to Hamas

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson criticises David Cameron over silence on Israel arms sales debate

Mr Johnson said Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron had “gone into a kind of purdah” on the debate on whether the UK should continue arms sales to Israel.

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson urges UK to keep arming Israel and makes swipe at David Cameron

Former prime minister urges government to continue its support for Israel’s war effort despite strike which killed seven aid workers

Evening Standard

Prince Andrew squirms again on Netflix’s Scoop. But who benefits from these ‘real-life’ dramas?

The viewer never quite knows if it’s just entertainment or a way to process recent, seismic events, says writer Elle Hunt

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Michael Gove admits to ‘moral cowardice’ during Brexit campaign

Levelling up secretary says he should have been upfront with David Cameron about his role in leave campaign

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Donald Trump delivers a message at Nigel Farage's birthday party

Former prime minister Liz Truss also made an appearance

Evening Standard

Sunak’s Conservatives face years of oblivion. Changing leader will solve nothing

Two historians argued in the 1990s that nine conditions defined the likelihood of Tory defeat. Almost all of them hold today, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

The Guardian - UK

Tories to lose all but five London seats in general election disaster for Rishi Sunak, new poll suggests

The YouGov survey showed the Conservatives haemorrhaging more than a dozen seats to Labour and the Liberal Democrats

Evening Standard

OPINION - Ray Lewis did so much for London — while the Left hated him for working with Boris Johnson

By his own admission, in characteristically colourful terms, Ray Lewis was “not Jesus Christ”. Neither — as he put it back in 2008 — was he a bad man, and those of us who had the privilege of working closely with him are devastated that he has left us too…

Evening Standard

Councils demand independent review of ‘arbitrary’ levelling up schemes

Boris Johnson’s 2019 policy faces accusation of being politicised and failing to tackle skills shortages

The Guardian - UK

Levelling up: what has the government spent – and where?

Much of the money allocated to ‘unite and level up’ the UK is unspent while some funding decisions have been criticised for impartiality

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The Guardian view on the failure of Tory levelling up: Labour must learn the lessons

Editorial: An audit of the government’s flagship policy makes dismal reading. But further devolution alone is not the answer

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Britain’s levelling up agenda was stymied from the very start

Inherent flaws and political churn doomed Boris Johnson’s signature policy – and it was hobbled through bureaucracy and high inflation

The Guardian - UK

Levelling up report card: how the Tories’ pledges stack up today

Boris Johnson’s winning manifesto said it would ‘level up’ deprived parts of the UK by making the most of Brexit. Our writers drill down into the numbers to judge whether the party is making good on this promise

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‘We’re forgotten about here’: the broken promises of levelling up

Five years after the Tories won over the ‘red wall’ with a pledge to restore deprived areas, voters in the north-east say they’ve given up waiting for change

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The Guardian - UK

No progress made on half of UK government’s levelling-up targets

Guardian analysis shows situation has deteriorated in three areas that Michael Gove promised to improve

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The Observer view on the London mayoral video: dog-whistles and lies show Tories will stop at nothing to win

The Conservative campaign’s misleading ad is straight out of the Trump playbook; a dangerous and toxic tactic

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Exploring The Top 10 Legendary Political Showdowns

Explore 10 legendary political debates that have left a lasting impact on history and shaped political outcomes.

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Tory donor’s knighthood is sign Sunak ‘believes he’s on way out’, Labour says

Anneliese Dodds says the honour for Mohamed Mansour appears clearly tied to his £5m donation to the Tories

The Guardian - UK

Businessman who donated £5m to Tories gets knighthood

Mohamed Mansour, a Conservative senior treasurer, is one of several surprise recipients of honours

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‘Potentially serious impropriety’: Labour questions Johnson’s Venezuela meeting

Former PM’s meeting with President Maduro, in capacity as hedge fund consultant, is under further scrutiny

Evening Standard

OPINION - Keir Starmer vows to do levelling up, but better. Will voters buy it?

It is a joke told and retold with such regularity that I'm a little self-conscious about resorting to it so early in a newsletter. Woody Allen says it best as Alvy Singer in the 1977 film, Annie Hall:

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