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Disgraced Imran Ahmad Khan formally quits as MP

The former Conservative resigned after being convicted of sexual assault.

The Independent UK

Former Tory MP Imran Ahmad Khan finally quits Wakefield seat following sex assault conviction

The disgraced politician had been resisting calls to resign before conceding it would be it “intolerable” for voters in the West Yorkshire constituency

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson again rejects windfall tax on energy giants despite BP's soaring profits

Downing Street has denied there is a rift between Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak over tax oil and gas giants

Daily Mirror

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Johnson ‘out of touch and mired in sleaze’ claims Davey ahead of elections

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey compared the situation to the dying days of Sir John Major’s administration.

The Independent UK

Sir Keir Starmer accuses Boris Johnson of being ‘out of touch’ on cost of living crisis over ‘Elsie’ response

‘If ever there was a reason to send the Prime Minister a message in these elections, Elsie is the reason,’ the Labour leader said

Evening Standard

Strong BP profit renews call for energy sector windfall tax

BP posted its highest quarterly profit in more than a decade thanks to surging oil and gas prices

The Independent UK

Anne McElvoy: New era of Westminster sleaze caused by party leaders turning blind eye

The voters’ backlash on Thursday is all but sealed. In local council elections across London and large swathes of the country, the Government will pay a price, not only for cost of living hikes and Covid miscalculations, but also for a torrent of damaging revelations about a new era of…

Evening Standard

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Keir Starmer accuses Tories of ‘mud-slinging’ over beer photo

International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan is the latest Cabinet minister to back a further police investigation into allegations.

The Independent UK

Nadine Dorries accused of 'spreading disinformation' in Covid rules row

NADINE Dorries has been accused of spreading “disinformation” amid her dogged defence of the law-breaking Prime Minister.

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer accuses Tories of ‘mud-slinging’ over lockdown beer photo

Labour leader says Durham police ‘came to a clear conclusion’ that no rules were broken

The Guardian - UK

Labour confirms Durham Police have not contacted Keir Starmer again over lockdown beer

Keir Starmer accused Conservative MPs of 'chucking mud' with local elections on the horizon as he insisted 'no rules were broken'.

Daily Mirror

Minister piles more pressure on police to investigate Keir Starmer ‘beergate’

A cabinet minister has piled further pressure on Durham police to open an investigation allegations Sir Keir Starmer broke Covid rules when he was caught on camera sipping a beer with colleagues.

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer repeatedly refuses to say if police have spoken to him about his beer and curry meeting in lockdown

The Labour leader was asked a number of times about the claims he drank beer and ate curry at a meeting with staff in lockdown

Wales Online

The Tories are terrified of a Labour-Lib Dem pact – and they’re right to be

Informal alliances between progressive parties help win seats. There’s no shame in working together, says Neal Lawson, director of campaign group Compass

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Labour messaging should be clear, consistent and positive, report says

Document says Keir Starmer should echo Tony Blair’s tactics and engage with right wing press

Daily Mirror

'Johnson, like Major, is cruelly mocked, held in contempt and distrusted by most voters'

Thursday’s local council contests will be a mini-referendum on the Tories and Labour across Britain, according to The Mirror's Kevin Maguire

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Scotland’s May elections: Labour’s electoral gamble

Editorial: If Scottish Labour cannot recover because of constitutional polarisation, it’s hard to see how Sir Keir Starmer can win a majority in Westminster

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson’s ‘anti-woke’ agenda fuels sexism in parliament, says senior Labour woman

Cabinet minister Kwasi Kwarteng blames misconduct in Westminster on ‘bad apples’

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Asda boss warns food prices will soar even higher and Tories must do more to help

Tory peer Lord Stuart Rose said prices 'are going to go higher' than 6%, will stay high 'for quite some time', and even he will be making choices about what he does and doesn't buy

The Independent UK

Starmer: I have my own style of Labour leadership

Former PM Sir Tony Blair has endorsed the party’s current leader ahead of the local elections.

The Independent UK

Tensions over cost of living surface, as Kwarteng sets face against ‘arbitrary’ windfall tax on energy firms

Asda boss warns government has been ‘slow’ to react to rising prices

Daily Mirror

Labour's Chris Bryant says he used to be 'regularly touched up' by senior MPs

Chris Bryant said he didn’t feel able to report the incidents - but he would do if they happened again under an independent complaints scheme. It comes amid a fresh slew of allegations about inappropriate behaviour

The Independent UK

Johnson ‘absolutely will be PM’ even if local election results are dismal

Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said Boris Johnson’s leadership is not ‘at threat at all’.

The Guardian - UK

Lib Dems are the real challengers in Neil Parish’s seat, says Ed Davey

Party to declare itself most likely to beat Tories in byelection, but leader denies pact with Labour

The Independent UK

Labour and Lib Dems deny Tory accusations of local election pact

The claims from Conservative chair Oliver Dowden were branded ‘pretty desperate’ by Sir Ed Davey.

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