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Why Heidi Alexander becoming Transport Secretary should be good news for London

New Cabinet minister is former Sadiq Khan deputy who helped open Elizabeth line and kept TfL during pandemic

Evening Standard

No 10 says Haigh resigned after ‘further information’ emerged

Louise Haigh resigned as transport secretary after it emerged she had pleaded guilty to a criminal offence in 2013.

Evening Standard

British Transport Minister Resigns Over Decade-Old Fraud Conviction

British Transport Minister Louise Haigh resigns due to a past fraud conviction related to a false claim about her stolen cellphone.

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Heidi Alexander is new Transport Secretary after Louise Haigh quits

Ms Haigh told the PM her conviction would be a “distraction” from her work delivering Government policy.

The Independent UK

Heidi Alexander appointed transport secretary after Louise Haigh resigns over mobile phone offence

The Swindon South MP previously worked as Sadiq Khan's deputy transport mayor from 2018 to 2021

Evening Standard

Heidi Alexander appointed new transport secretary after Louise Haigh resigns

On Friday, Downing Street said Haigh resigned after new information emerged

The Independent UK

Government targets reform of private prosecutions after Post Office and Single Justice Procedure scandals

The government is drawing up plans for private prosecution reform after the Post Office and Single Justice Procedure scandals

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Courts Minister Heidi Alexander announces fast-track Single Justice Procedure reform

Courts Minister vows to crackdown on ‘poor practices’ in a major victory for The Standard’s investigation into the secretive justice process

Evening Standard

UK Moves Draft Bill To Recognize Bitcoin, Other Cryptocurrencies As Personal Property

The UK has unveiled a new bill that could provide legal clarity on the status of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, possibly providing crypto holders in the country with legal protection.

International Business Times

UK slams Elon Musk for 'civil war' comments on far-right riots

The UK government hit back at Elon Musk after the tech billionaire made controversial comments about the far-right riots, fueled by online misinformation, gripping the country. "Civil war is inevitable" in the UK, Musk posted on his social media platform X.

France 24

UK government calls on Elon Musk to act responsibly amid provocative posts as unrest grips country

The British government has called on Elon Musk to act responsibly after one of the tech billionaire used his social media platform X to unleash a barrage of posts that risk inflaming the violent unrest gripping the country

The Independent UK

Elon Musk escalates spat with Starmer, calling him ‘two-tier Keir’

The X chief posted tweets relating to rioting and tagged the Prime Minister after Downing Street criticised him for saying ‘civil war is inevitable’.

The Independent UK

Elon Musk launches Twitter tirade over far-right riots as minister brands billionaire ‘deeply irresponsible’

In a series of posts to his social media platform, X, Musk repeatedly suggested that communities in the UK are treated differently under the law

The Independent UK

Elon Musk’s ‘civil war is inevitable’ comment branded deeply irresponsible

ELON Musk’s post on his social media platform that “civil war is inevitable” as rioting in England and Northern Ireland continues has been…

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6,000 Police At The Ready To Quell UK Riots: Govt

The UK government said on Tuesday that 6,000 specialist police officers were ready to deal with far-right rioting that broke out following the murder of three children, and has now continued for seven consecutive days.

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer promises communities ‘will be safe’ following Cobra meeting – as it happened

Prime minister refuses to be drawn over comments made by X owner Elon Musk about ongoing disorder in UK

The Independent UK

Musk’s post that UK ‘civil war is inevitable’ is deeply irresponsible – minister

Justice minister Heidi Alexander said that ‘everyone who has a platform should be exercising their power responsibly’.

Evening Standard

Elon Musk ramps up war of words against Keir Starmer after being slammed for 'civil war' claim

The billionaire owner of X was also told he had a ‘moral responsibility’ to stop misinformation on his social media platform

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Evening Standard

Tory big beasts fall: Liz Truss, Penny Mordaunt and Grant Shapps lose seats as record number of Cabinet ministers go

Record number of cabinet ministers go while other high-profile Tories to lose include Jacob Rees-Mogg

Evening Standard

General Election 2024 London seats: Who will be my MP in...Lewisham East?

Evening Standard analysis of key seats in London for the July 4 General Election

The Guardian - UK

Canvassing to empty houses: knocking on doors in the smart doorbell era

Campaigning door-to-door is nothing new, but selling your party’s vision in the UK election to someone when you can’t see them can be a mixed blessing

The Guardian - UK

South Swindon voters lean to Labour after ‘kick in the teeth’ Tory budget

Focus group of people living in Tory constituency suggests party’s electoral recovery has not emerged

The Independent UK

Former top Labour MP in bid to return to the Commons

Former Labour MP Heidi Alexander is bidding to return to the Commons, after she was selected as the party’s candidate for South Swindon.

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