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Row erupts within UK's governing Labour Party after popular mayor blocked from upcoming election

A row has erupted within Britain’s governing Labour Party after its popular mayor of Manchester was prevented from standing at a special election, with critics claiming that Prime Minister Keir Starmer did not want to see a potential rival back in the House of Commons

The Independent UK

Andy Burnham latest: Mayor ‘disappointed’ after bid to return as Labour MP in by-election is blocked

Manchester mayor also voices criticism about ‘way party is being run’ and hits back at those supporting blocking of path back to Westminster

The Independent UK

Angela Rayner 'to back Andy Burnham's bid to return to Westminster'

Labour party commentators have warned the Manchester mayor’s return could lead to a damaging and unnecessary internal row

Evening Standard

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Swinney condemns ‘absurdity’ of Mandelson remaining in House of Lords

The Scottish First Minister spoke out as the SNP at Westminster prepared to table a Bill seeking to remove the former minister’s peerage.

Evening Standard

Greens could join pact with Labour to stop Farage – but only if Starmer is replaced as leader, Polanski says

Exclusive: Zack Polanski tells The Independent that doing a deal with a Starmer-led Labour Party would ‘lead to a worse version of Nigel Farage’

The Independent UK

West London Labour council suffers second Tory defection in six weeks amid scandals

The former Labour councillor said: ‘Locally and nationally, the Labour Party is driving our community and the country to the brink’

Evening Standard

Ex-Labour donor should apologise for social media post after Bondi Beach terror attack, minister says

Vince posted later to say his words ‘were not intended to excuse or legitimise terrorism, or any form of racism’

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Minister urges Labour donor Dale Vince to apologise for Bondi attack social media post

The founder of Ecotricity and previous Labour donor faced criticism for his social media posts in the wake of the Bondi Beach terror attack

Evening Standard

Andy Burnham hits back at claims he is plotting to replace Starmer as PM

The Greater Manchester mayor was responding to reports that he plans to run for a parliamentary seat before next May’s local elections to allow him to take over from Keir Starmer

The Independent UK

Jeremy Clarkson joins hundreds of pub landlords in banning Labour MPs in Budget backlash

The “#taxedout” campaign backed by UK Hospitality has seen more than 250 pubs already put up signs banning Labour MPs from their premises

The Independent UK

Police assessing claims Reform UK falsified expenses during Nigel Farage campaign

Both Labour and the Conservatives said Nigel Farage had questions to answer over the allegations, with the Reform leader being urged to ‘come clean’

The Independent UK

Political Pressure Halts Ambitions In The Rich Sea Mining Jurisdiction

Norway has put its deep-sea mining ambitions on hold, after political pressure forced the government into a rare policy reversal. Under a budget deal struck with opposition parties, the governing Labour Party agreed that no deep-sea mining licenses will be issued in Norwegian waters until at least 2029.

Benzinga

UK government plans to scrap some jury trials in an attempt to clear a court backlog

The government says there are almost 80,000 cases waiting to be heard in criminal courts in England and Wales, more than double the pre-pandemic figure.

Euronews

Jeremy Corbyn insists Your Party is united despite months of infighting with Zarah Sultana

Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana were keen to put on a united front at the Your Party conference in Liverpool

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Starmer dismisses coup talk as wasted time and praises Burnham’s work as mayor

Last week’s extraordinary briefing war within the Labour Party focused attention on the Prime Minister’s position.

The Independent UK

Second Labour MP calls for Keir Starmer to resign

The Prime Minister has dismissed talk of leadership challenges as ‘wasted’ time

The Independent UK

UK asylum reforms spark backlash within Labour Party, support from rivals

The British government plans to tighten its asylum system, sparking resistance within its own party

Evening Standard

Home Secretary sets out reforms to overhaul ‘unfair’ asylum system

Shabana Mahmood said it was the ‘uncomfortable truth’ that the UK’s asylum offer compared to other European countries is drawing people to the UK.

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Irish Labour leader Ivana Bacik says Irish unity stance is not about Sinn Fein

‘It’s something I believe fundamentally in,’ the leader of the Irish Labour party said.

The Independent UK

Home secretary condemns ‘mortifying’ Labour leadership row as Rayner allies forced to deny new plot

Labour party ‘fighting like rats in a sack’ as turmoil at top of government overshadows Shabana Mahmood’s immigration crackdown

Evening Standard

Labour Traitors war: Who has been accused of plotting against the Prime Minister and why?

Sir Keir Starmer was forced to condemn ‘completely unacceptable’ briefings against his Health Secretary, Wes Streeting

Evening Standard

Fact check: Labour Party updated its website in September

References to the Labour manifesto remain not just on its website, but also on its home page.

Evening Standard

Nandy apologises for donor link error in football watchdog appointment

An independent investigation found the Culture Secretary ‘unknowingly; breached the code on public appointments .

The Independent UK

What Mamdani could learn from the London mayor also hated by Trump

Zohran Mamdani and Sadiq Khan have lots in common despite their political differences

Euronews

UK police hunt for two more wrongly released prisoners days after new measures brought in

The inadvertent releases heap further embarrassment on the Prison Service, which has been starved of resources for many years.

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