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Voices: ‘It’s chaos’: Readers on Labour infighting, Tory defections and Britain’s broken political system

YOUR VIEWS: Our community sees the Burnham by-election row and Suella Braverman’s defection as the latest symptoms of Britain’s broken politics, warning that Labour is increasingly mirroring the Conservatives it once opposed

The Independent UK

Reform’s tax plans for Scotland would require ‘difficult decisions’, experts say

The proposals would see tax bands realigned with the rest of the UK as well as a 1p-in-the-pound cut immediately.

Evening Standard

Deacon Blue ‘appalled’ by Reform UK’s Scottish leader quoting their song lyrics

Exclusive: Band hit out at party’s ‘poisonous rhetoric’ after Malcolm Offord makes reference to Dignity during speech

The Guardian - UK

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Tories were wrong to refer to Braverman’s mental health, says shadow minister

It came as the MP defected to Reform UK on Monday.

Evening Standard

The Burnham fiasco shows that the right of the Labour party would rather see it burn than lose control

Starmer’s drones see themselves as characters in The West Wing, full of machiavellian skullduggery but with none of the idealism. No wonder Labour is running out of road, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Guardian - UK

Burnham says claims that he was told in advance about by-election block are ‘simply untrue’

Senior Labour figures have called for unity as a growing number of MPs express concern over the decision to block the Greater Manchester mayor from standing in a by-election

The Independent UK

Labour civil war: 50 Labour MPs sign letter objecting to blocking Andy Burnham from by-election

Labour MPs warn Keir Starmer decision to block Andy Burnham from standing in Gorton and Denton by-election could be a “real gift” to Reform UK

Evening Standard

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Tuesday briefing: Why Labour banned Burnham – and what the ‘King of the North’ might do next

In today’s newsletter: By putting out one fire, Labour might have ignited several others

The Guardian - UK

Labour MPs urged to unite after Burnham row as Reform prepares by-election candidate

Reform UK will announce its candidate for the contest on Tuesday at a press conference

The Independent UK

Labour MPs urged to unite for by-election as Reform prepares its candidate

The Gorton and Denton by-election is expected to take place on February 26, after former MP Andrew Gwynne stood down for health reasons.

Evening Standard

Facial recognition to be rolled out nationwide in major police reforms

The home secretary has unveiled sweeping reforms billed as the biggest policing overhaul in 200 years

Evening Standard

Labour MPs urged to unite ahead of by-election after fallout over Burnham

The Prime Minister insisted on Monday the ‘battle of our times’ was between Labour and Reform UK, as he defended blocking Mr Burnham from standing.

Evening Standard

Tories face backlash over ‘mental health’ swipe at Suella Braverman as former home secretary defects to Reform

Conservatives forced to reissue statement over latest high-profile defection from party amid criticism across the political spectrum

Evening Standard

Greens launch major push for Gorton and Denton after Burnham blocked

Party ready to pour resources into byelection after ‘game-changing’ barring of Greater Manchester mayor

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The Guardian - UK

Tories say mental health claim about Suella Braverman was ‘sent out in error’

Party spokesperson apologises for statement on former home secretary who has defected to Reform UK

The Guardian - UK

With Suella Braverman’s defection to Reform, the Conservative party’s rejuvenation begins today

Without Braverman and Robert Jenrick, Kemi Badenoch is free to return to the political mainstream, says former Conservative MP Justine Greening

Evening Standard

Braverman says she can ‘no longer trust the Tories’ after Reform defection

Mrs Braverman said the Conservative Party had ‘left the building’ and no longer represented the values she believed it did when she joined.

The Independent UK

‘Labour now is just the Tories in red’: Manchester voters’ fury over decision to block Burnham from by-election

Following a tumultuous weekend for Andy Burnham, The Independent asks voters in Manchester whether they believe their mayor should have been allowed to make a return to Westminster

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The Guardian - UK

Braverman’s predictable defection is Farage’s biggest political gamble yet

Twice-sacked former home secretary seen as ‘not a team player’ and may limit attempts to expand Reform’s appeal

The Guardian - UK

Suella makes the ultimate sacrifice as she ditches Tories for Reform

Most of those at Monday’s event had to remind themselves that Braverman hadn’t defected long ago

Evening Standard

Live facial recognition nationwide rollout amid major policing reforms

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood set out how the policing structures are outdated and called policing the ‘last great unreformed public service’.

The Conversation

Suella Braverman defects: is Reform becoming a magnet for Tory baggage?

Suella Braverman’s decision to defect to Reform UK is not just another blow to Kemi Badenoch’s attempt to stabilise the Conservatives after their 2024 defeat. It also changes what Reform is being judged on.

The Independent UK

Broadway and Hollywood songwriter Marc Shaiman looks back with pessimistic humor in memoir

Award-winning composer and lyricist Marc Shaiman embraces his self-proclaimed pessimism despite a successful career

The Independent UK

Tories forced to retract Braverman mental health claim

Suella Braverman said the reference to her mental health said ‘more about them than it does me’

Euronews

Conservative Party loses another lawmaker as Suella Braverman moves to Reform UK

Braverman is the latest high-profile Conservative to embrace Reform UK leader Nigel Farage's message that Britain is broken and overrun by migrants.

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