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No 10 reportedly in talks about making end of inheritance tax a manifesto pledge

Downing Street said to be discussing measure to win votes in ‘blue wall’ seats in next general election

The Guardian - UK

No 10 ‘considers scrapping inheritance tax’ in bid to save Tory seats

Downing Street reportedly discussing commitment to abolish the levy that could be ‘gamechanger’ to shore up blue wall seats in 2025

The Independent UK

NHS staff pay rise agreed before ‘higher’ hike for doctors is fair, says No 10

Staff on Agenda for Change contracts were offered a 5% baseline pay rise earlier this year while doctors have been offered a 6% deal.

The Independent UK

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Boris Johnson bids to build swimming pool at plush £3.8m Cotswolds mansion

DISGRACED former prime minister Boris Johnson is attempting to build an outdoor swimming pool at his plush new mansion after quitting as a Tory MP.

The National (Scotland)

Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp messages from old phone still not handed to Covid inquiry

Government officials are helping him to try to retrieve the messages on the locked device relating to the early pandemic response, it is understood.

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson’s Covid WhatsApps from old phone still not handed to inquiry

Government officials are helping him to try to retrieve the messages on the locked device relating to the early pandemic response, it is understood.

The Independent UK

Volodymyr Zelensky’s private talks with Rishi Sunak at Nato summit as he hails UK for supplying missiles

The Prime Minister suggested meeting the Ukrainian president in private, without Downing Street aides present

Evening Standard

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The Observer view on the Horizon Europe research programme: the best hope for British science

Rishi Sunak is still dithering about whether to rejoin the EU’s £85bn scheme or force our scientists to go it alone with UK funding

The Guardian - UK

Missions v priorities: how Starmer’s policy goals compare with Sunak’s

As the Labour leader completes his key pledges, we compare them with the prime minister’s – and assess how firm they are

The Guardian - UK

No 10 declines to say if PM will attend debate on report rebuking Johnson allies

Eight of the former prime minister’s supporters, including Nadine Dorries and Lord Goldsmith, were singled out by the cross-party panel.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson's seven worst moments as PM - from sickening Partygate to 'woeful fraud'

Today marks one year since Boris Johnson resigned as PM, after almost 60 MPs quit government or party posts to express their lack of confidence in his leadership

Daily Mirror

Sunak ‘concerned’ over price tag of rejoining EU science research scheme

The Prime Minister is seeking ‘value for money’ and is still considering a UK-based alternative to the collaboration scheme, said No 10.

The Independent UK

No 10 ‘not deterred’ by Lords defeats on migration Bill as MPs consider changes

The amendments proposed by peers to the stop the boats legislation will be debated in the Commons next week.

The Independent UK

NHS waiting lists set to increase despite Sunak pledge to cut them

Health minister Maria Caulfield acknowledged the – already record – number of people waiting for treatment would increase.

The Independent UK

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Daily Mirror

Rishi Sunak's five pledges six months on - from NHS waits to small boats crisis

Rishi Sunak is scrambling to turn around the Tories' fortunes but time is running out for him to deliver on his 'five priorities' for Government ahead of the next general election - see how he's fared

The Guardian - UK

Tory group warns Sunak he risks losing election if he doesn’t cut net migration

New Conservatives such as Miriam Cates also say large number of arrivals risks damaging UK’s ‘cultural security’

The National (Scotland)

Downing Street rejects suggestions Orkney could loosen ties with UK

Downing Street has rejected suggestions Orkney could loosen ties with the United Kingdom.

The Independent UK

No plans to remove care workers from shortage occupation list, Downing Street says

No 10 also downplayed the prospect of blocking foreign university students from staying in the UK after graduation.

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Daily Mirror

Fresh Sue Gray spat as probe finds she broke civil service rules before joining Labour

The Partygate investigator was last week cleared to start her new job in September - but today a minister announced she'd had "undeclared contact" with Labour before quitting

The National (Scotland)

Rishi Sunak’s £10k helicopter jolly to a Conservative party event

A HELICOPTER trip taken by Rishi Sunak for a Conservative party event cost nearly £10,000, the latest MPs financial register has revealed.

The Independent UK

Tory civil war burning as resigning minister Zac Goldsmith and Rishi Sunak clash

The Prime Minister accused the Tory peer of quitting after refusing to apologise for his role in criticising an inquiry into Boris Johnson.

The Week

The most controversial British scandals of the 21st century

Prince William has paid tribute to the Windrush generation on the 75th anniversary of their arrival in Britain – and five years after their treatment by the Home Office was the subject of a scandal whose repercussions are still being felt.

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak says 15 year NHS workforce plan will make health service ‘fit for the future’

The PM has unveiled a plan to see more than 300,000 extra nurses, doctors and other staff employed in the NHS in England in coming years

The Independent UK

Lord Goldsmith resigns from Government over its ‘apathy’ on environment

In a letter to Rishi Sunak, he accused the Prime Minister directly of being ‘simply uninterested’ in climate commitments.

The National (Scotland)

Bid to stop ex Downing Street aide who raped woman from open prison move

A woman raped by a former Downing Street aide has launched a petition in a bid to prevent her attacker from being moved to an open prison.

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