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Lammy: Trump threats over Greenland feel ‘rhetorical not real’

The US president struck a conciliatory tone at the end of the summit in Ankara, Turkey.

Evening Standard

Farage’s Clacton by-election gets go-ahead as Reeves declares: ‘I won’t stop him arguing with a bin’

The Reform UK leader’s hopes of turning the contest into a battle ‘against the establishment’ in tatters as all other major parties boycott the vote, leaving comedic candidate Count Binface as his leading rival

The Independent UK

Last woman executed in Britain for killing abusive lover is given a conditional pardon

Ruth Ellis, the last woman executed in Britain, will be conditionally pardoned, according to Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy

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Family of Ruth Ellis, last woman executed in UK, wins posthumous government pardon

A mother of two children, Ellis' execution in 1955 provoked an outcry and helped swing public opinion against the death penalty.

Euronews

Ruth Ellis, last woman hanged in UK, granted posthumous conditional pardon

Ellis, 28, was executed in 1955 after fatally shooting her abusive partner David Blakely

The Guardian - UK

Last woman hanged in the UK to be granted conditional pardon

Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy said: ‘We hope this brings a measure of peace to Ruth Ellis’s family.’

The Independent UK

Speaker cuts off Scottish Labour MP for failing to ask question at PMQs

A SCOTTISH Labour MP had to be stopped by the Speaker after he used his chance to speak at Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) to list the UK…

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Ruth Ellis: Last woman to be hanged in Britain finally granted pardon

Ruth Ellis shot her lover dead after he subjected her to brutal physical abuse

The Independent UK

Ruth Ellis pardoned: Last woman to be executed in UK has death sentence for murdering partner commuted

Ruth Ellis was hanged at London’s Holloway Prison on July 13, 1955, after being convicted of murdering her lover David Blakley

Evening Standard

Why is Keir Starmer not at Prime Minister's Questions this week?

KEIR Starmer is missing from Prime Minister’s Questions today, with his deputy David Lammy filling in ...

The National (Scotland)

Andy Burnham's Cabinet: Who are the London MPs facing the axe from key posts or promotion?

Prime Minister-in-waiting Andy Burnham has some difficult decisions to make in choosing his top team

Evening Standard

Fears grow for British couple after almost two months on hunger strike in Iranian jail

Exclusive: Family and friends of Craig and Lindsay Foreman are appealing for them to end their ‘freedom fast’ before they suffer irreversible health complications

The Independent UK

‘Imagine this was your daughter’: how grieving mothers campaigned to close sentencing gap

David Lammy’s decision to increase minimum sentence for domestic murder victims follows years of tireless lobbying

The Guardian - UK

David Lammy to ask US about case of woman strangled by American pilot in UK

Parliament comments follow investigation revealing how man was tried at court martial on US airbase

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Murderers who kill partner or ex-partner could face 10 extra years in jail under new UK plans

People convicted of murdering a current or former partner in their home could face an additional 10 years behind bars under proposed changes aimed at strengthening laws against violence against women.

The Independent UK

Murderers who kill partners at home face extra 10 years in prison

The government is seeking to close a significant sentencing gap

Evening Standard

Murder sentences could rise by 10 years for those who kill partners at home

David Lammy says the move will close ‘a long overdue gap’ in sentencing

The Guardian - UK

Offenders in England and Wales who kill current or ex-partners face 10 more years in prison

Increase comes after seven-year campaign by mothers of victims for a change in the minimum sentence for domestic murder

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Euronews

UK foreign policy to remain unchanged despite government transition, deputy PM Lammy says

The UK's deputy Prime Minister David Lammy has told Europe Today that his country's foreign policy — including its support for Ukraine and efforts to restore EU ties — will remain unchanged when a new Prime Minister takes the reins after Keir Starmer's exit.

The Independent UK

David Lammy asks Amber Rudd to carry out review of prisons

Exclusive: It is the second time that the deputy prime minister has turned to a former Tory cabinet minister to create a cross party consensus on complicated reform

The Guardian - UK

Starmer’s denial will not save his Labour leadership but he’ll go down fighting

Keir Starmer is a decent man but that is not enough for a party that wants a good communicator. Step forward Andy …

Evening Standard

Labour accused of ‘destroying’ North Sea jobs ahead of Aberdeen by-election

Shadow energy secretary Claire Coutinho claimed Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy is more willing to take oil from Russia or Qatar than Aberdeen.

The National (Scotland)

Tory MP condemned for laughing at 'homophobic' Keir Starmer arson attack jibes

A TORY MP was slammed after laughing along to “homophobic remarks” made about arson attacks on the Prime Minister’s property.

The Independent UK

What we learned at PMQs as David Lammy stands in for Starmer

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The National (Scotland)

Why are MPs wearing white flowers at PMQs?

AT Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday, MPs on both sides of the House of Commons chamber could be seen wearing large white roses.

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