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Is No 10 seeking its own destruction? Why else would it botch its council plans and hand a victory to Farage?

Labour promised ‘ambitious reforms’, but it was fixing things that were not broken. And the moral: focus on what matters and stop making stupid mistakes, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Fallout from Epstein and Mandelson puts Britain's House of Lords under scrutiny

Britain’s House of Lords is facing scrutiny as an indirect result of the Jeffrey Epstein files

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer to make first public appearance since council elections U-turn

The Prime Minister is due in Wales on Wednesday, where Labour faces pressure from Reform UK and Plaid Cymru ahead of a crunch Senedd vote.

Evening Standard

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Over 4 million working households now struggling to afford a decent life, research finds

More than four million working households across the UK are not earning enough to afford a “decent life”, according to new research.

The Independent UK

Training more Britons may not cut net migration or plug skills shortages, study finds

Local workers can be difficult to attract because of poor pay and conditions, say researchers

The Guardian - UK

Police probe claims Labour bribed voters with food to support by-election candidate

Labour battling to hold Gorton and Denton against fierce challenge from the Greens and Nigel Farage’s Reform UK

The Independent UK

Four Chagossians return to islands in attempt to stop British transfer to Mauritius

Group says they intend to establish permanent settlement but Mauritius’s attorney general calls their move a ‘publicity stunt’

The Guardian - UK

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The Guardian view on local government elections: fix the system, not the timetable

Editorial: Labour can justify local government reform. It cannot justify delaying elections. Tweaking maps won’t enrage voters; stagnant pay and broken services will

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer buys personalised silver cufflinks given by Trump on state visit

Official rules say government should keep gifts worth more than £140 unless ministers pay the value over that limit

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer keeps cufflinks gifted by Trump – for a price

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The Independent UK

What DJs, chefs and politicians have in commons

Brief letters: In defence of DJs | Birdwatching success | Keir Starmer’s intangibility | Royal Mail priorities | Saying thank you

The Guardian - UK

My son’s teenage murderer got a ninja sword over a Post Office counter – we need a law change to stop it happening again

Ronan Kanda’s killer collected his murder weapon without any ID or age checks, after using an adult’s credit card to purchase it online. His mother is campaigning for change to prevent other deaths

The Independent UK

Farage says Reform UK is no longer a ‘one-man band’ – so who is in his new top team?

The Independent takes a look at the politicians who have been handed the top roles

The Independent UK

The Labour Together scandal goes right to the heart of No 10 – Starmer has nowhere to hide

He can sack who he wants to protect himself, but all roads currently lead back to the prime minister, says Peter Geoghegan of Democracy for Sale

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The Independent UK

Keir Starmer buys personalised cufflinks given to him by Donald Trump as gift for his son

The Prime Minister purchased the gift, which would otherwise have been held by Downing Street

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer buys Donald Trump’s personalised cufflink gift for his son

Sir Keir, like other prime ministers, has generally declined to purchase gifts from world leaders, including previous items from the US president.

The Independent UK

A retired police officer, a GB News presenter and a plumber: Who is running in the Gorton and Denton by-election?

As voters prepare to cast their ballots on Thursday, The Independent looks at who the options are

Evening Standard

‘Idiotic’ for John Swinney to attack other groups as ‘dodgy’, Anas Sarwar says

The Scottish Labour leader told the SNP the party had ‘huge questions to answer themselves’ as they attacked a Labour think tank.

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London local elections leave Labour 'nowhere to hide' with Greens on march in the capital, new analysis

But the city is such a Labour stronghold that it may cling onto many wards, says Professor Sir John Curtice

The Independent UK

Starmer hits out at Reform over past vaccine claims as measles cases surge

Labour prime minister criticises Nigel Farage’s party after a controversial doctor was allowed to spread false claims that Covid vaccines are linked to the cancers affecting the royal family at Reform conference

The Guardian - UK

‘Betrayed’: 21 Hartlepool councillors threaten to quit Labour over care budget

Exclusive: Council in one of England’s poorest areas says it needs urgent help with ballooning children’s social care bill

The Conversation

From Harold Wilson to Liz Truss – what the fates of former prime ministers can teach Keir Starmer

Despite his name – honouring Keir Hardie, the first leader of the Labour party – Keir Starmer is not known to be a student of political history. This apparent incuriosity helps define an indistinct political identity.

The Conversation

Heritage, desire and diplomacy: why China still values scotch whisky

For more than a decade, China has been one of the most important growth engines for western luxury brands. From fashion and watches to fine wines and spirits, rising incomes and global exposure have fuelled an extraordinary appetite for premium products.

The Guardian - UK

What’s the state of this Starmer-led nation? Speak to angry voters in Gorton and Denton and it all becomes clear

I had so many conversations with people fed up with all the chaos, deceit and U-turns. Politics must respond to this disenchantment, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Independent UK

Tories could be hit harder by local election U-turn than Labour, top pollster says

John Curtice says the Conservative Party is facing challenges in large county councils now being forced to organise May elections

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