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The UK's top financial influencers skew Conservative – which helps explain why Keir Starmer's Labour is so anxious about uncosted spending pledges

It has become a common complaint among some Labour supporters that Keir Starmer and shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves are being too cautious about their spending commitments in preparing for a future Labour government. At a recent national policy forum, the leadership clashed with the party’s left, which argued against “fiscal…

The Conversation

Keir Starmer 'furious with London mayor over free school meals plan'

RELATIONS between the Labour leadership and the party’s powerful regional mayors are reportedly under strain as Keir Starmer attempts to silence…

The National (Scotland)

Green policies compared: what the Conservatives, Labour and Lib Dems have pledged on climate

What the three largest parties have committed, one year out from a general election

Evening Standard

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OPINION - Rishi Sunak’s climate cowardice has given Keir Starmer a golden chance

When he was Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak hung a portrait of his predecessor Nigel Lawson behind his desk. This signalled how deeply he identified with the great tax-cutter, champion of privatisation and believer in popular capitalism. But it is also worth recalling that Lawson, who died in April,…

Evening Standard

Hold your nerve on Lords reform, Keir Starmer, or we’ll never see the back of Boris Johnson’s cronies

If Labour’s leader only targets hereditary peers, the likes of Charlotte Owen and others who shouldn’t even be there will survive, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer challenged to match Scotland's Just Transition Fund

STEPHEN Flynn has challenged Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer to commit to matching the Scottish Government’s £500 million Just Transition Fund.

The National (Scotland)

‘An excuse against Labour’: Uxbridge unconvinced Ulez led to Tory byelection win

Residents have mixed views and misgivings about policy but some say they voted Labour nonetheless

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Dear Rishi Sunak, you’ve declared war on people who want to curb car use. It’s one you’ll lose

The PM is misguided to focus so strongly on Ulez and popular low-traffic schemes. Keir Starmer should know better, too, says transport writer Christian Wolmar

The Guardian - UK

Starmer hopes to raise the tone and ‘rise above’ gutter politics

It would be a volte-face for Labour following harsh attack ads in Spring

Evening Standard

Broken Britain? 76% say UK is becoming a worse place to live as taxes and NHS crisis take toll

43 per cent of voters think Labour is ready to form the next government, while Rishi Sunak’s favourability remains low

Evening Standard

Labour: recruit police from fields such as business fraud to solve crimes

Party says recruits with relevant skills could help tackle government’s ‘abysmal’ record on unsolved crimes

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak orders review of low-traffic neighbourhood schemes

Prime minister accuses Labour of being ‘anti-motorist’ and says Keir Starmer is a political opportunist

The Guardian - UK

We bailed out the banks but we’re not prepared to bail out the planet

US and UK must use financial firepower of the state to put economies on a saner course

The Guardian - UK

Europe burns while the Tories’ net zero plans are set to go up in smoke

Rishi Sunak needs to understand that investing in green initiatives is a lot cheaper than flying all his hedge fund manager mates to Mars

The Guardian - UK

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The National (Scotland)

Flynn writes to demand answers from Starmer on bedroom tax

THE SNP’s Westminster leader has written to Keir Starmer urging him to clarify whether Labour is “secretly planning” to keep the Tory bedroom…

The Guardian - UK

Frank Skinner: ‘I’ve always operated near the line. If it moves, I move with it’

The comedian on his love of poetry, navigating political landmines and why Edinburgh is so close to his heart

The National (Scotland)

Tories and Labour ‘playing politics while planet burns’, says SNP net-zero minister

SCOTLAND’S net-zero minister has accused Westminster parties of “playing politics while the planet burns”.

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer should take courage from Joe Biden – green energy for all is the only way forward

It’s time to ignore the scaremongers urging voters to put their faith in more oil and gas

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The Guardian - UK

Our politicians are cowards on the environment

We cannot afford for both Conservatives and Labour to renege on international commitments to implement net zero

The Independent UK

Caught out (again): MP claims parking fine on expenses

Exclusive: Labour shadow minister Abena Oppong-Asare becomes fifth MP to be exposed by The Independent over driving fines claims

The Guardian - UK

Pension funds fail to turn into Jeremy Hunt’s magic money tree

The chancellor’s plan to use the UK’s providers as a source of much-needed investment has proved underwhelming, to say the least

The National (Scotland)

Humza Yousaf slams 'powerless' Sarwar ahead of Rutherglen campaign trip

FIRST Minister Humza Yousaf has slammed Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar as "powerless" ahead of a campaign visit to Rutherglen...

The Independent UK

What the papers say – July 29

A wide variety of stories featured on the front pages in the UK on Saturday.

The Independent UK

Yousaf hits out at Labour’s Sarwar ahead of Rutherglen campaign trip

The First Minister accused Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar of being ‘posted missing’.

The Independent UK

Labour says ministers have unforgivable lack of urgency over rape victim report

Emily Thornberry claimed that ministers have yet to lift a finger on recommendations made by the Criminal Justice Joint Inspectorate.

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