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Nigeria's Obi, Atiku challenge presidential election results

Nigeria's two main opposition leaders on Tuesday filed petitions seeking to cancel results from last month's disputed presidential election, court papers showed, to begin what could be a legal battle lasting several months.

Reuters

Tories could lose over 1,000 seats at May local elections, election experts say

Elections experts Collin Rallings and Michael Thrasher said Keir Starmer's Labour Party could scoop 700 seats if there is a swing of 6% from the Conservatives on 4 May.

Daily Mirror

Army vehicle with Russian flag covered by Galway port staff after being abandoned on docks

Speaking to RTE, Labour Party Councillor Níall McNelis said he was alerted to the tank-like vehicle by a number of Ukrainian refugees who were upset by its presence

Irish Mirror

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Tories and Labour blasted for 'cuts obsession' with workers £11k worse off a year

THE Tories and Labour have been accused of “ripping workers off” after research showed employees are £11,000 worse off per year after 15 years…

The National (Scotland)

Labour chooses Broxtowe MP candidate after weeks of Greg Marshall controversy

All political parties are currently choosing their candidates ahead of a general election expected in 2024.

Nottingham Post

Nigerians vote in delayed governorship elections with Lagos state in play

Nigerians return to the polls on Saturday to elect new state governors, with many focusing on the race in commercial hub Lagos and how the electoral body conducts voting after criticism of its handling of last month's disputed presidential election.

Reuters

Nearly 50,000 New Zealand teachers strike over pay, conditions

Nearly 50,000 New Zealand teachers walked out of classrooms on Thursday, demanding better pay, conditions and resources at a time when the centre-left Labour Party of Prime Minister Chris Hipkins is trying to win back support.

Reuters

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Give parents more free childcare in next week's Budget, voters demand in poll

Around six in 10 believe the Tories should massively expand free childcare to one and two-year-olds in England, according to the Redfield & Wilton poll for the Sunday Mirror

Daily Mirror

Welsh Government deputy minister recorded calling nursing union 'extremely militant' and 'determined to fight'

He said the RCN 'aren't seriously committed' to negotiations over pay

Wales Online

Home Office officials demand apology from Suella Braverman over ‘attack on integrity’

Email in name of home secretary claimed civil servants had blocked attempts to curb migration

The Guardian - UK

Sue Gray quitting to work for Keir Starmer does cause problems for the civil service – it's also a sign she thinks he's heading for government

The last few years of drama at Westminster have set the bar pretty high for shock and surprise, but the sudden departure from government of Sue Gray, second permanent secretary to the Cabinet Office, and her proposed appointment as chief of staff to the leader of the Labour Party really…

The Conversation

Nigeria postpones state elections amid dispute over presidential vote

Electoral commission says it is pushing back polling due to problems with digital voting system

The Guardian - UK

Home Secretary under fire after 'cowardly attack on civil servants'

THE Home Secretary has been accused of a “cowardly attack” on civil servants – allegedly claiming they are part of a left-wing “blob”…

The National (Scotland)

Suella Braverman's 'cowardly attack' on civil servants may have broken ministerial code

Union boss representing senior civil servants has written to Rishi Sunak and urged him to order the Home Secretary to withdraw and apologise for the comments to Tory supporters on Tuesday

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Home Office staff accuse Braverman of ‘cowardly attack’ and say small boats plan ‘won’t work’

Home Office official says plans to deport all small-boat migrants are ‘empty threats’ and slams government ‘incompetence’

The Independent UK

Braverman may have broken ministerial code with ‘attack’ on civil servants – FDA

The Home Secretary has been accused of questioning the ‘integrity and impartiality’ of Home Office civil servants in remarks to Tory members.

Reuters

Lagos in focus as Nigerians elect new state governors

Nigerians will return to the polls on Saturday to elect state governors across the country, two weeks after a disputed presidential election, with the main focus on the race to lead Lagos, the country's economic heartbeat and wealthiest state.

Evening Standard

MP Mike Gapes is back in the Labour Party – but who is he?

Starmer welcomes the former MP back with open arms, but where did he go and who is he?

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Evening Standard

Keir Starmer welcomes Mike Gapes back to Labour after ex Ilford South MP left over anti-Semitism

Sir Keir Starmer has said former London MP Mike Gapes rejoining Labour is a "tribute to the hard work already done to root out anti-Semitism" in the party.

Daily Mirror

Bitter Tories accused of pedalling Boris Johnson's 'conspiracy theories' over Sue Gray

In a salty remark to the Commons, Jacob Rees-Mogg accused the respected senior servant of "conniving in secret meetings" and Conservatives vented their anger over Sue Gray's departure to become Keir Starmer's chief of staff

Belfast Live

Derry Girls actress hails "fitting tribute" to Mo Mowlam in Derry campus

"I feel that an educational, creative and hopeful space for students to come and learn about the creative arts is a far better legacy than an old statue in a square somewhere"

Newsroom.co.nz

Luxon back in the fight stealing from Labour's playbook

Christopher Luxon found a new gear in his State of the Nation speech on Sunday where he announced a childcare rebate for families, writes political editor Jo Moir

The Guardian - UK

‘Change will come’: Africa’s ‘dinosaur’ leaders win polls, but their young challengers won’t fade away

Last week’s win for the ruling party in Nigeria is a familiar result across the continent, but their oppositions are far from routed

The Independent UK

Starmer refuses to say when Sue Gray first approached for Labour role

Sue Gray is planning to become the Labour leader’s chief of staff.

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson says it’s ‘surreal and concerning’ that Sue Gray will work for Sir Keir Starmer

Sue Gray’s possible appointment by Sir Keir Starmer ‘doesn’t pass the sniff test’ according to Boris Johnson’s former parliamentary aide

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