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Afternoon Update: Donald Trump found guilty; ‘leniency over’ for e-scooters; and why a Bridgerton star is facing backlash

Australian politicians weigh in on Trump guilty verdict and Guardian reporters analyse what it might mean for his campaign

The Guardian - AU

Memo to Labour amid the Diane Abbott debacle: stop the pointless rows, stop making enemies

The party needs to move its campaign on from stories about factionalist infighting – and get on with winning, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Labour says GB Energy will fix cost-of-living crisis with clean power

Sir Keir Starmer says proposed publicly owned company will provide lower bills and energy security

The Independent UK

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Labour, Black voters and the damage of the Diane Abbott row

The strength of feeling in Hackney has been echoed elsewhere, with dozens of prominent Black Britons signing an open letter – seen by The Independent – warning the furore risked alienating Black voters, Race Correspondent Nadine White writes. But is the party already seeing damage on the doorstep?

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer put on the back foot over treatment of Diane Abbott

Labour spent the day in a muddle of its own making over whether or not the north London MP would be standing again

The Guardian - UK

Leading Black figures criticise Labour’s ‘disgraceful’ treatment of Diane Abbott

Open letter says party’s inability to make a decision on Abbott’s future is example of systemic racism

The Guardian - UK

Diane Abbott row fails to harm Labour’s support in weekly tracker poll

Exclusive: The latest weekly tracker poll from Techne UK saw support for the Tories rise by two points but Labour remain unchanged

The Independent UK

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Which leftwingers won’t be Labour candidates in the general election?

Diane Abbott’s doubtful position has thrown a spotlight on the fate of other leftwing figures

The Guardian - UK

There are three ways for Labour to head off looming disaster over Diane Abbott – but there’s not much time

The party seems unaware of the anger from those who fear that a pioneer and others like her have been targeted, says campaigner and peer Simon Woolley

The Guardian - UK

Labour’s treatment of Diane Abbott shows the party at its most cruel

Letters: Readers respond to Labour’s investigation following the Hackney MP’s suspension from the party in April 2023, and the long delay in coming to a resolution

The Guardian - UK

A brief history of socialism, from the 1381 Peasants’ Revolt to the 2024 Keir Starmer

Letters: Austen Lynch recalls the work of John Ball, and Jol Miskin thinks the best we can now hope for is social democracy

The Guardian - UK

Blocked candidate to take legal action over 'campaign of racism from Labour'

LABOUR will be challenged in the courts over allegations an MP hopeful was blocked after a “systematic campaign of racism, Islamophobia and…

The National (Scotland)

Tory fury as Sunak allies 'parachuted' into winnable seats

Exclusive: Both the Tories and Labour leaderships stand accused of ‘rigging’ safe seat selections for their friends and allies

The Independent UK

Greens and Plaid Cymru pledge to push Labour on climate, housing and poverty

Election campaigns kick off with policies on single market, climate crisis, NHS and clean seas

The Guardian - UK

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Starmer v Sunak: who are the men vying to be PM in the UK general election?

The Conservative and Labour leaders come from starkly different backgrounds but both are fighting for the political middle ground

The Guardian - UK

‘A disaster’: undecided voters say Britain is a mess but still worry about Labour

A focus group in Hitchin blames Liz Truss for their financial woes, is split on Rishi Sunak and still unsure about Keir Starmer

The Independent UK

Labour and Conservatives ‘misleading’ voters on tax and spending plans, top economist warns

Exclusive: As a war of words continues on whether Keir Starmer or Rishi Sunak would rule out a VAT hike, a top economist tells The Independent that both men are being dishonest with voters about the country’s finances

The Guardian - UK

Hackney North and Stoke Newington voters: tell us which issues will decide this election

The Guardian is reporting from the constituency of Hackney North and Stoke Newington to find out what issues people there care about most – and we want your help

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The Independent UK

Angela Rayner defies Starmer as she backs Diane Abbott as a Labour general election candidate

Angela Rayner has sided with Diane Abbott as a row over candidate selection for Labour threatens to derail the party’s election campaign

The Guardian - UK

Diane Abbott should be allowed to stand for Labour, says Angela Rayner

Exclusive: Deputy leader says Abbott has not been treated fairly by some and confirms she has not been barred from running

Al Jazeera

‘Appalling cull’: Britain’s Labour bars another left-winger from election

Critics accuse party of conducting a purge of left-wingers, as Faiza Shaheen deselected over social media posts.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Rachel Johnson: Keir Starmer's handling of the Diane Abbott row makes the Tories' campaign look slick

Oh dear, oh dear. Who was it who said divided parties don’t win elections? Who could have guessed that civil war would be convulsing not the incumbents but their challengers only a week into GE 2024?

The Independent UK

Timeline of Diane Abbott’s suspension: From her comments on racism to Labour ‘election ban’

It’s still unclear whether the veteran MP will be able to run for Labour

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: Jeremy Hunt — the Blue Wall's defender-in-chief

All 650 parliamentary constituencies are worth the same, but some hold a particular value to parties. For Labour, Sir Keir Starmer is determined to win back seats in Scotland and the Red Wall. For Rishi Sunak, focus has long been on retaining the Blue Wall — seats in southern England…

The National (Scotland)

Labour accused of 'appalling' left-wing cull amid selection chaos

Labour veteran Diane Abbott accused Sir Keir Starmer of an “appalling” cull of left-wingers as she faced continued uncertainty about her own…

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