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Labour divided over calls to scrap first past the post after landslide win

Leadership won’t take the risk of proportional representation but members are pushing for change

The Guardian - UK

Western movies: a 21st century renaissance

In modern cinema, directors are once again feeling the pull of the Westerns of yesteryear, proof that this mythical vision of the American epic still lives on.

The Conversation

Labour put ‘safe’ seats at risk to target marginals. It paid off – but there’s a cost

The party’s landslide victory on only 34% of the vote was a masterpiece of electoral Jenga. But the taller the tower, the weaker the base, writes Robert Ford

The Guardian - UK

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Labour to bring in automatic voter registration under plans to boost franchise

Exclusive: Party’s voting reform proposals could add millions more people to electoral roll for future polls

The Guardian - UK

A wobbly left and a wary right could cut the Labour vote with low turnout

Labour may currently have a commanding lead, but a second lacklustre half to the campaign could lead some voters to stay at home, writes political scientist Robert Ford

The Guardian - UK

The 32 greatest Brad Pitt movies

The superstar actor turned powerhouse producer taught us all the rules of Fight Club

Total Film

Labour gains in leave areas may cut swing needed for overall majority

Analysis reveals voters switching from the Tories in pro-Brexit seats could make a Starmer election victory easier to achieve

The Guardian - UK

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32 must-see Western movies for Red Dead Redemption fans

These are the movies that characters like Arthur Morgan and John Marston pay homage

Total Film

The 30 Best Western Movies

The CinemaBlend staff compiled the best Western films we could wrangle up.

Cinemablend

‘More harm than Ukip’: Reform UK’s threat to the Conservatives

Its polling is up, but former Brexit party still lacks crucial support from its talisman Nigel Farage

The Guardian - UK

Brexit has completely failed for UK, say clear majority of Britons – poll

Only one in 10 feel leaving the EU has helped their finances, while just 9% say it has benefited the NHS, despite £350m a week pledge

The Guardian - UK

Astros Announcer Delivered an Incredible ‘Friday Night Lights’-Themed Jose Altuve HR Call

Houston announcer Robert Ford delivered a tremendous call on the game-winning blast by Altuve.

Sports Illustrated

A reason to be hopeful: in Poland they’ve kicked out the rightwing populists. Britain can too

Demography played a role, as did education and the voting system. All provide key lessons for Keir Starmer’s Labour, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Millions of ‘missing voters’ cost Labour seats due to electoral boundaries bias

Analysis of official data has revealed the system for drawing constituencies is ‘warping’ British democracy by omitting eligible voters

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Labour opens huge lead over Tories among female voters

Financial insecurity is driving a 28-point gap in the polls, after decades in which the Conservatives were more trusted with the UK economy

The Guardian - UK

Senior Tories say Trump-style takeover could precipitate party meltdown

Prominent members fear a tilt to the right could spell the end in the ‘blue wall’ heartlands

The Guardian - UK

Anti-Tory coalition leaves party reeling and ministers at risk after polls disaster

In Hertfordshire’s towns, as across so much of formerly ‘true blue’ England, the appetite for change proved decisively strong

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: Labour won back swathes of Brexit voters in the local elections

Analysis of ‘key ward’ figures shows the coalition of Tory support that was built by Boris Johnson has fallen apart

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Birmingham Post

North East deals of the week: key contracts, investments and acquisitions

Companies featuring in this week's round-up include Ford Aerospace, Peek Home, UK Land Estates and Breeze Academy

Birmingham Post

Family firm Ford Aerospace acquired by US manufacturing giant SPIROL

The new owners have pledged new jobs and investment at the family firm which was first launched 113 years ago

Tribune News Service

Abbott plans a new $500M baby-formula plant to increase U.S. capacity for the vital product

Abbott Laboratories is building a new infant-formula manufacturing plant after the product shortage of the past year revealed gaps in U.S. production capacity.

Chicago Tribune

Abbott reports strong earnings despite infant formula crisis

Abbott Laboratories reported strong earnings Wednesday, despite spending recent months responding to criticism over problems that led to the shutdown of one of its infant formula-producing plants.

Financial Times

Is Britain tiring of the culture wars?

Brexit was supposed to have left the country bitterly divided. But Henry Mance finds identity battles losing their grip on the national conversation

The Independent UK

Virginia law stops early inmate releases, angering families

A last-minute amendment to Virginia's budget has blocked the planned release this summer of hundreds of inmates

The Guardian - UK

Byelections to test ‘toxic’ Boris Johnson’s appeal with voters

Analysis: Losing seats of Wakefield and Tiverton and Honiton would be ‘massive overturn’ for Conservatives

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