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Tory Foreign Office minister used official visit to Azerbaijan to promote party donor’s business

Leo Docherty posed on one of Lord Bamford’s JCB diggers in Baku when the company wanted to ‘raise their profile’ in the country

The Guardian - UK

Tory donor Lord Bamford funds helicopter flight for Nigel Farage

Ally of Boris Johnson gave Reform UK leader a £8,000 trip to tour his JCB site, raising eyebrows among Conservatives

The Guardian - UK

Government supports ‘single-sex exemptions’ based on biological sex – Phillipson

The equalities minister said the Government would ‘make sure that providers can continue to support single-sex exemptions’.

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Tories press the Government to clarify the definition of sex

Equalities minister Bridget Phillipson said it was ‘important that providers have clarity in this area’.

Evening Standard

Tories claim Starmer’s 81% emission cut will cause ‘hardship’ for British people

Shadow energy secretary Claire Coutinho said the cut would require a ‘shift away from meat and dairy’, as energy ministers said bills would be lower.

The Independent UK

Tory former energy secretary facing conflict of interest claim over JCB owner links

Shadow cabinet secretary Claire Coutinho accepted donation from Lord Bamford while overseeing millions awarded to his family businesses in green grants

The Guardian - UK

What Kemi Badenoch means for the UK’s fragile consensus on climate change

The UK has historically had a cross-party consensus on the need to tackle climate change among most politicians and voters. Only five MPs voted against the Climate Change Act in 2008, and both Labour and the Conservatives have committed to the targets enshrined in it at each subsequent election.

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From gaffe-prone Philp to hardliner Patel, who makes up Kemi Badenoch’s shadow cabinet?

The newly elected party leader unveiled her top team on Tuesday morning ahead of its first meeting

The Independent UK

Who has been appointed to Kemi Badenoch’s shadow cabinet?

Mel Stride and Priti Patel take top jobs while defeated leadership rival Robert Jenrick also joins the new team

The Guardian - UK

Government defeats bid to make GB Energy prioritise cutting bills by £300

The Conservatives said it tabled the amendments in the Commons to ensure Labour delivers on its election promises.

Evening Standard

GB Energy should treat cutting bills by £300 as a priority, say Tories

The Opposition wants to amend the Great British Energy Bill to ensure the new company tracks its progress on cutting bills.

Evening Standard

$Senior Tories may push for party to become pro-fracking$

Senior Tories may push for party to become pro-fracking

Calls grow for lifting of moratorium on onshore drilling in England to become policy under new leader

The Guardian - UK

Back to school in Westminster – but have MPs just given up?

BACK to school this week and the new intake of Labour MPs, so bright-eyed and bushy-tailed in the afterglow of the election, seem to have dulled…

The National (Scotland)

Is there truth in Rishi Sunak’s net zero attack on Labour?

The PM trumpeted ‘a recording … admitting that their plans will cost hundreds of billions’. Was it fair to do so?

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No more Mr Nice Guy. Rish! is embracing Boris Johnson’s brand of making stuff up

Sunak’s Labour tax-rise accusations are a sign he’ll stop at nothing to court the rightwing press

The Guardian - UK

Starmer says Sunak broke ministerial code with £2,000 Labour tax claim

Labour leader accuses PM of ‘resorting to lies’ in TV debate as election campaign turns bitter and personal

Evening Standard

Sunak, Starmer and £2,000 tax 'lies' row: Party leaders at war over ‘£38bn hit for Britain’ under Labour

Tories ramp up £2,000 tax blast but Labour lashes ‘lies’

The Guardian - UK

Reeves accuses Sunak of lying after Treasury’s warning on ‘£2,000 tax rise’ claim

Letter from senior Treasury official says ministers were told not to present their costings as civil service figures

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Evening Standard

Martin Lewis pushes Cabinet minister Claire Coutinho to apologise on live TV for Labour £2,000 tax hike claim

The Money Saving Expert challenged the Energy Security Secretary about the Tory tax allegation when she appeared on ITV’s Good Morning Britain

Evening Standard

General election TV debates: dates and who will take part

The main talking points of the first head to head were taxes, the economy, immigration, education and the NHS

Evening Standard

Gas bills could rise by £1,000 for millions of homes by 2035 under new plans

An analysis by Cadent found energy bills could rise by £1,045 a year by 2035 for millions of homes that rely on gas under new plans

The Guardian - UK

Sunak’s election tour branded shambolic after Titanic Quarter visit inspires sinking ship comparison – as it happened

Incident in Belfast follows gaffe in Welsh brewery and campaign launch where Labour anthem was played

The Guardian - UK

Large-scale nuclear power station planned for Anglesey in Wales

Ministers are discussing who will build the plant, which will join Hinkley Point C and Sizewell C as major future suppliers to the grid

Evening Standard

Cabinet minister rebuffs bid by Tory hardliners to push Rishi Sunak to the Right ahead of general election

The row flared up ahead of Prime Minister’s Questions in the Commons

Evening Standard

US 'suspends bombs shipment' to Israel as anger grows over Gaza death toll

UK minister Claire Coutinho says ‘very robust policies’ in place for arms exports but urges Israel to protect civilians in Rafah

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