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Starmer urged to scrap ‘outdated’ law limiting power to stop new gambling premises

‘Aim to permit’ rule places legal duty on licensing authorities to err on the side of allowing new bookmakers or 24-hour slot machine shops

The Guardian - UK

Reform candidate who told Lammy to ‘go home’ questioned other MPs’ loyalty to UK

Exclusive: Labour says Nigel Farage’s party should swiftly condemn Chris Parry after further comments emerge

The Guardian - UK

Six London Labour MPs break rank to back rejoining Customs Union after Brexit blow to Britain

They include Dame Meg Hillier, Diane Abbott, Fleur Anderson, Marsha De Cordova, Dawn Butler and Bell Ribeiro-Addy

Evening Standard

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BMA chair denies using junior doctors’ strikes to progress political career

Tom Dolphin, who applied to be Labour candidate in 2024, says political career not relevant as he defends strikes

The Guardian - UK

UK MPs push for extra aid and visas as Jamaica reels from Hurricane Melissa

Dawn Butler leads calls for humanitarian visas and fee waivers for vulnerable relatives of UK nationals affected by storm

The Guardian - UK

Sarah Pochin’s Comments About ‘Adverts Full of Black and Asian People’ Reveal a Troubling Backlash Against Diversity

Reform MP Sarah Pochin’s remarks about diversity in advertising have sparked outrage—and raised questions about how rhetoric once confined to the political fringes is entering the mainstream.

Marie Claire

Who is the conspiracy theorist blamed by her sons for her daughter’s death?

Cambridge graduate Paloma Shemirani died after refusing cancer treatment and following her conspiracy theorist mother’s ‘alternative’ treatment plan.

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OPINION - Londoners don't want gambling shops on their high roads – just ask them

Hampstead has no betting shops, but in Brent we are inundated. This industry targets poor people – and we need to do something about it, writes Dawn Butler MP

Evening Standard

Who's in the running to replace Angela Rayner as Labour deputy leader?

The starting gun has been fired on the race to succeed Angela Rayner as deputy leader of the Labour Party.

The National (Scotland)

Senior Labour figures tell Keir Starmer to stop making mistakes

Prime minister faces criticism from Emily Thornberry, who highlights risk of ‘handing country to Farage’

The Guardian - UK

Calls for phone snatching law change – but expert warns it may not go far enough

Labour MP Dawn Butler is seeking an amendment that would require tech giants to block stolen phones

The Independent UK

Do you have a high street full of gambling shops breeding poverty and addiction? I have a way to fight back

Communities feel powerless because the law gives betting firms the upper hand. But a simple change could transfer power to the people, says MP Dawn Butler

The Guardian - UK

UK gambling industry launches summer charm offensive to head off tax rise

Exclusive: Lobbyists meet with ministers, and host a darts night with Labour advisers and MPs’ staff

The Guardian - UK

Tom Dolphin: BMA’s new chair who’s taking on government despite bid to be Labour MP

As members vote to strike for a 29% pay rise, new elected chair of UK’s main doctors union says he is no party lackey

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Nearly 60 Labour MPs call for UK to immediately recognise Palestinian state

Exclusive: MPs say in letter Gaza is being ethnically cleansed as Israeli defence minister plans ‘forcible transfer’

Evening Standard

Who are the 47 Labour MPs who rebelled in the welfare reforms vote?

Mother of the House Diane Abbott, former minister Dawn Butler, and Andy McDonald were among those who voted against the Government.

Evening Standard

Ban on political parties taking part in Pride ‘a retrograde step’, says minister

Chris Bryant told a debate on Pride month that political parties were crucial to the rights given to LGBT+ people in the UK.

Evening Standard

Furious parents demand action as knife thugs ‘overrun’ enclave near Willesden Green Tube station

Father-of-two Recorda Davey-Ann Clarke murdered and number of stabbings increased by four per cent in Brent, according to Scotland Yard data

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The Guardian - UK

From singing nappies to taxi-style toilets: would you have fallen for these April fools?

It is that time of the year for media and product pranks. Here is our roundup of the best of them

Evening Standard

The best April Fool's Day pranks 2025, from Emirates' box delivery service to pineapple eggs

A Christmas range in April, anyone?

Evening Standard

Jess Phillips honours femicide victims and says Government will ‘push harder’

Ms Phillips has read the names of women killed by men every year for a decade – this year being her first as a Home Office minister.

Evening Standard

‘Nurse’ title should be legally protected to prevent exploitation – Labour MP

Dawn Butler pressed the Government to change legislation, as she raised concerns that those who have been struck off can continue to use the title.

The Guardian - UK

Are we a racist society? The majority of us say no – but science begs to differ

Although greater awareness of prejudice would suggest we are less bigoted than ever, empirical evidence indicates not

The Conversation

Attacks on Jess Phillips show how online abuse of women is intended to keep them out of the public square

British MP Jess Phillips describing the online attacks she has received from Elon Musk in recent days as “very, very, very tiring” will have struck a chord with many women. Powerful men trying to silence women happens so often that it rarely makes news.

The National (Scotland)

'My integrity is worth more': Labour MPs blast Waspi move in leaked WhatsApps

LABOUR MPs have confronted Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall over angry WhatsApp messages after she opted to not give Waspi women any compensation.

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