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MPs’ vote against a social media ban didn’t kill the idea – it may have made it easier later

At first glance, the House of Commons vote on March 9 seemed to send a clear political message. MPs have decided against an amendment from the House of Lords to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill that would have introduced an outright ban on social media use for under-16s.

The Conversation

Defiant Starmer tells Trump ‘I stand by my decision’ not to join attacks on Iran

The prime minister gave a statement to the Commons explaining his policy on only taking defensive action regarding Donald Trump’s war with Iran, and has ‘learnt the lessons of Iraq’

The Independent UK

Labour minister Josh Simons resigns after probe into smear campaign against journalists

Josh Simons said he had resigned as a Cabinet Office minister because he had "become a distraction from this government's important work'' as fellow Labour MPs put in requests for personal information to find out if they were smeared too

The Independent UK

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We will look at ways to make student loan system fairer, says Starmer

He was pressed on the issue at Prime Minister’s Questions by Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch.

Evening Standard

Ethics watchdog to investigate minister Josh Simons over think tank allegations

Labour Together is accused of paying PR firm Apco Worldwide £36,000 to look into the background of journalists in 2023.

Evening Standard

Reeves urged to reassure MPs over public finances amid £6bn-a-year Send costs

City analysts say financial market investors will be worried if cost is deducted from budget surplus

The Guardian - UK

‘Clearly not’: Lucy Powell asked if she would have ennobled Lord Doyle

The peer, who has had the Labour whip removed, earlier apologised and said he believed Morton’s initial assertions of innocence.

Evening Standard

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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

Starmer-Mandelson latest: Ex-ambassador ‘could face police interview over Epstein in days’ after PM’s apology

Starmer in ‘crisis situation’ as he insists ‘none of us knew the depth and the darkness’ of Mandelson-Epstein relationship

The Independent UK

Fact check: Most humble addresses filed without national security exemption

A 2022 humble address said that ‘redactions shall be solely for the purposes of national security’.

Evening Standard

Mandelson disclosures: What is a humble address and why are the Tories using one?

Kemi Badenoch hopes parliamentary procedure will release documents relating to ambassador’s appointment

The Guardian - UK

Starmer: Mandelson lied over ambassador job and has betrayed the nation

Lord Mandelson has quit the House of Lords, been thrown out of the Privy Council and faces a police investigation over his links with Jeffrey Epstein.

Evening Standard

Kate Nash tells MPs post-Brexit rules have made touring financially unviable

The musician told MPs she lost £26,000 on her last tour of Europe

The Independent UK

Kate Nash tells MPs: I sell pictures of my bum on the internet to fund my tour

The musician told MPs she lost £26,000 on her last tour of Europe.

Evening Standard

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Evening Standard

Starmer faces backlash over trip to China amid claims Government was ‘tricked’

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch accused Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer of adopting a ‘supine and short-termist approach’ to China.

Evening Standard

Badenoch urges Starmer to ‘protect veterans’ ahead of NI Legacy Act repeal vote

Measures which prevent the prosecution of veterans for Troubles-related crimes will be removed from the legislation under Government proposals.

Evening Standard

Sir Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch trade jibes over defections at PMQs

The Prime Minister teased the Conservative leader over Robert Jenrick’s defection to Reform UK last week.

The Independent UK

Troubled waters: How the UK’s water companies became a national disgrace

Outages in Kent and Sussex this week became the latest in a long list of breakdowns in the UK’s creaking water system. Harry Cockburn asks how Britain can solve its utilities crisis

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The Independent UK

MPs call for removal of water boss amid continuing ‘totally shambolic’ outages

17,000 properties in Kent and Sussex remain without water for the fifth day

The Independent UK

Home secretary Shabana Mahmood has ‘no confidence’ in police chief behind Maccabi Tel Aviv fans ban

The home secretary has declared that she will change the law to give her the power to dismiss the chief constable of West Midlands Police

The Guardian - UK

MPs would get vote on troop deployment to Ukraine, says Keir Starmer

UK and France ready to send peacekeeping troops, PM tells House of Commons

Evening Standard

Cooper says she raised international law with US over Venezuela

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper addressed the Commons after Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro entered a not guilty plea in court in New York.

The Independent UK

Worst areas for unsolved car crimes revealed

There have been calls for a dedicated police unit to be set up to tackle car theft in the UK

Evening Standard

Jury trials to be scrapped in some cases in bid to tackle court backlog

The crown court backlog currently is at a record level of more than 78,000 cases.

The Guardian - UK

GB News urged to cut ties with contributor accused of racism

Rightwing activist claimed Commons deputy speaker Nusrat Ghani should be barred because she was born in Pakistan

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