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JK Rowling 'Not Thrilled' as Trans Politicians Join Scottish Parliament—'Everything That The Hateful Despise'

Scotland's election of its first transgender MSPs, Dr Q Manivannan and Iris Duane, marks a milestone in representation, while JK Rowling's comments highlight ongoing gender debates.

International Business Times UK

Will Starmer’s old Labour tribute strategy rescue him from the abyss? Probably not, but there’s a logic to it

Gordon Brown and Harriet Harman offer experience and political craft, but to reap the benefits, the PM himself will have to change, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK

PM must resign to save Britain’s future

Brief letters: Keir Starmer’s banal platitudes | Gordon Brown and Harriet Harman | Tacking backwards | Crap council

The Guardian - UK

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JK Rowling slams Starmer over Harriet Harman’s women adviser role, cites past remarks on trans women

Harry Potter author JK Rowling has criticised UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer after he appointed veteran Labour leader Harriet Harman as Downing Street’s adviser on women and girls, citing Harman’s past statements on trans women as part of a broader clash over gender identity politics in Britain.

The Times of India

MPs from Labour’s left to urge Ed Miliband to consider leadership bid

Starmer faces prospect of challenge as ex-minister says she will try to trigger race if no one in cabinet comes forward

The Guardian - UK

Starmer brings in Gordon Brown and Harriet Harman to ease pressure on him to resign

Brown to advise on global finance, while Harman will focus on social and economic improvements for women and girls

The Guardian - UK

Harriet Harman calls on Queen to meet Epstein survivors during US visit

The King and Queen do not plan to meet survivors of the convicted sex offender.

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Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy condemns Labour briefings ‘dripping with misogyny’

It comes after the Prime Minister held talks with female Labour parliamentarians earlier on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

Starmer urged to appoint a woman as first secretary of state to tackle misogyny

It comes as the Prime Minister was accused of ‘stuffing Government with hypocrites and paedophile apologists’.

Evening Standard

Furious female Labour MPs urge Starmer to make a woman his de facto deputy

Harriet Harman leads calls for an appointment that would ‘turbocharge’ a ‘complete culture change’ at No 10

The Guardian - UK

Police search Mandelson’s homes in Epstein probe as pressure mounts on Starmer

Pressure is building on Keir Starmer to explain the disgraced peer’s appointment

The Independent UK

Starmer faces renewed calls to sack chief of staff over Mandelson scandal

Another Labour MP says Morgan McSweeney should go as Harriet Harman says PM left looking ‘weak, naive and gullible’

The Guardian - UK

Senior government figures forced to hand over private messages with Mandelson

PM hopes release of documents will prove he was ‘misled’ by Mandelson before he appointed him as US ambassador

The Independent UK

London Labour grandees slam Starmer for believing 'Prince of Darkness' Mandelson on Epstein links as PM fights for job

Former Labour Deputy Leader Baroness Harman piles pressure on the Prime Minister as he battles for survival

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The Independent UK

Mandelson-Starmer latest: Claims Rayner warned PM over peer’s Epstein links after police search his homes

The former deputy prime minister reportedly told Starmer appointing Mandelson would be a mistake

The Guardian - UK

Mandy wonders where it all went wrong as Labour throws him to the wolves

Mandelson tried to explain as everyone from Harriet Harman to Robert Jenrick lined up to condemn him

The Independent UK

Mandelson ‘economical with the truth’ when quizzed by No 10 on Epstein before appointment

Sir Keir Starmer is under pressure over the decision to appoint Lord Peter Mandelson

Evening Standard

Mandelson ‘economical with the truth’ about Epstein in answers to No 10

The decision to sack Lord Mandelson with immediate effect was taken on Thursday morning and announced shortly afterwards.

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Evening Standard

Starmer to gather new-look Cabinet as deputy leader race gets under way

The Prime Minister completed a major Government reshuffle triggered by Angela Rayner’s resignation.

Evening Standard

Major changes needed to address bullying and harassment at the Bar, report finds

Baroness Harriet Harman made dozens of recommendations to change the ‘culture of denial’, in a report published on Monday.

The Guardian - UK

Call for ban on sexual relations between barristers and junior staff

Report by Labour peer Harriet Harman says systemic bullying prevalent in chambers

The Guardian - UK

Dame Stella Rimington obituary

First female head of MI5 seen as a Whitehall street fighter whose most controversial role was countering ‘subversion’

The Guardian - UK

How No 10 went from bullish to badly damaged as rebels forced further welfare bill concessions

Tumultuous 24 hours capped by last-minute climbdown on cuts to Pips could define rest of Starmer’s time as PM

The Guardian - UK

MPs fear UK equality watchdog may take months to sign off gender guidance

Exclusive: EHRC insiders believe process could drag on until after its chair is replaced in November

The Guardian - UK

If Britain is now resetting the clock on trans rights, where will that leave us?

There is both joy and dismay after the supreme court judgment. Compassion and leadership are really needed now, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

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