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Dodds warns of ‘severe consequences’ if UNRWA aid is obstructed by Israel

The Government faced calls from both sides of the House to sanction Israeli ministers involved in passing laws to ban UNRWA.

Evening Standard

Millions facing ‘cruel winter’ without fuel payments, Labour MPs warn

Backbenchers say end to support schemes would be ‘wrong measure’ that ignores struggle of poorest households

The Guardian - UK

Sunak denies ‘crisis’ in local government funding despite bankruptcy warnings

Prime minister tells MPs the priority is to get inflation down even though English councils need another £4bn to maintain services

The Guardian - UK

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Pressure grows on Premier League to crack down on club spending breaches

A Labour MP and a senior executive at a top-flight club have both called for the Premier League to take a tougher stance on spending breaches by clubs

The Guardian - UK

Calls to ensure Euro 2028 ticket prices accessible to all

Sports minister Stuart Andrew said he would raise the issue with the football authorities.

The Independent UK

Confiscate properties from rogue landlords, says senior Labour MP

Clive Betts says seizure threat would create ‘significant deterrent’ among those who treat fines as business cost

The Guardian - UK

Government accused of ‘kicking can down road’ on plans to ban no-fault evictions

The abolition of section 21 would not come in until court reforms and stronger possession grounds for landlords were in place, ministers said.

The Independent UK

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Labour MP stopped from boarding flight to Canada ‘because his name was Mohammad’

Mohammad Yasin was due to fly to Canada with a group of other MPs from a Commons committee when he was delayed for extra questioning

Evening Standard

MP stopped from boarding flight to Canada ‘because his name was Mohammad’

Labour’s Mohammad Yasin was due to fly to Canada with a group of other MPs from a Commons committee when he was delayed for extra questioning.

The Independent UK

MP stopped from boarding Air Canada flight as ‘his name was Mohammad’

Commons hears how Labour’s Mohammad Yasin was taken aside at Heathrow and Toronto despite travelling on official business

The Guardian - UK

Voter ID data needed to reveal impact on election turnout, senior MP says

Levelling Up committee chairman Clive Betts called on ministers to learn from the voter ID rollout to prevent electors being disenfranchised.

The Independent UK

Analysis-More than 13,000 people in England denied vote due to new ID law - Reuters survey

More than 13,000 people were denied a vote in English local elections this month because of the government's new identification law, with those in poorer areas most impacted, according to a Reuters survey of local authorities.

Reuters

Voters reminded to take photo ID for local elections

The Government ‘won’t know’ how many people are put off by the new ID requirement on May 4, a senior MP has said.

The Independent UK

Exact number of Brits turned away at polling stations due to Voter ID will NEVER be known

The Electoral Commission has admitted it will 'not be possible to accurately quantify' the impact of the new rules by counting who does or doesn’t have ID at the ballot box

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The Independent UK

Government will not know how many are put off by voter ID requirement, says MP

The Electoral Commission said collecting data from greeters outside polling stations would be ‘inherently unreliable’.

The Guardian - UK

James not so Cleverly plays the hero on Sudan – but at least he’s not in Crete

Foreign secretary clears low bar set by Raab during Kabul airlift, though his update appeared at odds with reality

Daily Mirror

MPs warn of confusion over 'true impact' of Tory voter ID checks on local election turnout

A senior Labour backbencher warned the Government that different systems in operation at polling stations across the country may confuse figures about the real number of people denied a vote

The Guardian - UK

Tory minister refuses to say if number of voters without photo ID will be fully recorded

MPs accuse Rachel Maclean of being unable to answer how government will record impact of new system

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Gay MP feared how football fans would treat him after coming out

Devoted Sheffield Wednesday fan Clive Betts said the reaction had been overwhelmingly positive

The Independent UK

Delays in courts system could hamper tenancy reform plans, MPs warn

The Government has outlined plans to introduce stronger protection for tenants as part of its Renters’ Reform Bill.

Daily Mirror

Social housing 'getting worse and worse' with cockroaches, mice, damp and mould, MPs hear

Housing activist Kwajo Tweneboa told MPs he went to one home where there was 'about an inch and a half deep of raw sewage' - as MPs grill the housing regulator about the death of Awaab Ishak that was caused by poisonous mould

The Independent UK

Ministers accused of threatening independence of elections watchdog

A cross-party group of MPs said new Government powers in relation to the Electoral Commission could damage public confidence.

The Independent UK

Unscrupulous providers housing the vulnerable ‘making excessive profits in taxpayer-funded gold-rush’

Damning report comes after an investigation earlier this year by The Independent and openDemocracy revealed more than £132m paid in housing benefit since 2018 to rogue providers for exempt accommodation

The Guardian - UK

Vulnerable people in supported housing ‘victims of terrible crimes’, says report

Loopholes in legislation turning sector into ‘a licence to print money’ for unscrupulous providers in England

The Independent UK

Exempt housing system ‘a complete mess’ which fails vulnerable residents – MPs

People in need of support are being exploited, while providers make excessive profits by capitalising on loopholes, MPs said.

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