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The Latest Breaking News from Sir Keir Starmer

Starmer: I can’t commit to reverse decision to cancel HS2’s northern leg

The Labour leader said he would look to continue transport projects already under way.

The Independent UK

Calls for Brexit debate could cause policy row at Labour conference

Rachel Reeves’s constituency party among 30 backing a motion on issues including a visa system with the EU

The Guardian - UK

Labour figures from 1997 victory warn Starmer against cautious approach

Exclusive: People involved in Tony Blair’s victory believe party needs to set out much clearer policy platform to win voters’ trust

The Guardian - UK

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Labour pledges supervised school toothbrushing in bid to ‘rescue NHS dentistry’

The party wants to tackle preventable tooth decay in children with a programme to help youngsters form healthy brushing habits

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer says he cannot commit to building HS2’s northern leg

Rishi Sunak savaged by two ex-PMs for cancelling high-speed rail link to Manchester

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak’s new A-level exam is the HS2 of educational reform: it’ll never happen

The rotten system is crying out for a bipartisan inquiry, not a last-minute fudge like the ‘Advanced British Standard’, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

Labour pledges 700,000 extra dental appointments and ‘toothbrushing’ in schools

The party would also seek to tackle preventable tooth decay in children with a programme to help youngsters form healthy brushing habits.

The Independent UK

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Suella Braverman: Firebrand Tory mimics US culture-war rhetoric to stoke support

LONDON: Suella Braverman lowered her voice and leaned in to the lectern to emphasize her point: “The future could bring millions more migrants to these shores; uncontrolled and unmanageable.”

The Times of India

Advanced British Standard: Sunak's proposed replacement for A-levels and T-levels could make education less divisive

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced plans to scrap A-levels and the recently introduced T-levels. He unveiled proposals for young people to instead study the new Advanced British Standard (ABS) at the Conservative party conference in Manchester.

The Conversation

Jeremy Hunt hits back at Labour hypocrisy claims over HS2: ‘How’s Keir?’

Jeremy Hunt previously said going ahead with the high speed rail line was a ‘great decision’ adding: ‘No HS2 = no ambition for our country’

The Independent UK

Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election: Labour and SNP battle for Scotland’s future

There will be 14 candidates on the ballot paper but the by-election will be a battle between the SNP and Labour – and one that will indicate the direction of travel of politics nationally

Evening Standard

Tories hoping ‘more Rishi’ is the answer to flagging poll ratings

There is a risk that the PM’s preoccupations and views are too narrow to chime with voters

The Guardian - UK

The astounding return of Liz Truss: why do so many Tories still love the failed leader?

She left Downing Street with rock-bottom ratings after tanking the economy. But at Tory party conference this week she was impossible to ignore

The Guardian - UK

MSPs call on UK Government to scrap 'abhorrent' two-child benefit cap

MSPs have called on the UK Government to scrap the two-child benefit cap following a heated debate in the Scottish Parliament ...

The National (Scotland)

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Evening Standard

OPINION - Rishi Sunak can be the candidate of change (if you ignore the last 13 years)

Every candidate for high office, from the freshest of faces to the grizzliest of incumbents, seeks to pitch themselves as the candidate of change. This hinges on a cursory understanding of human psychology. Life for a lot of people is tough and when it’s not, it’s tedious. Who the heck…

Evening Standard

Your Conservative party conference cheat sheet

Dance-offs with Priti Patel and Nigel Farage, Liz Truss back from oblivion, Rishi on a cancelling plans spree — Robbie Griffiths reports from the Tory gathering in Manchester

The Guardian - UK

Our panel’s verdict on Rishi Sunak’s speech to the Tory party conference

The prime minister has presented himself as the change candidate – will the British public buy it?

The National (Scotland)

Who is Michael Shanks? Scotland's newest MP wins seat for Labour

MICHAEL Shanks is among a number of candidates hoping to become the next MP for Rutherglen and Hamilton West.

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The National (Scotland)

Who is Katy Loudon? SNP councillor hopes to become Scotland's next MP

KATY Loudon is hoping to become Scotland’s next MP for Rutherglen and Hamilton West after constituents voted to recall Margaret Ferrier.

The National (Scotland)

The most ridiculous moments from the Conservative Party conference

FROM conspiracy theories to Priti Patel dancing with Nigel Farage, this year’s Conservative Party conference has offered up bleakness and…

The National (Scotland)

The five biggest issues in the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election

THERE are just days to go before voters in Rutherglen and Hamilton West go to the ballot box to elect their next Scottish MP.

The Independent UK

Call to ‘redouble’ efforts to resurrect Stormont Assembly

Labour veteran Hilary Benn spent two days in Northern Ireland on his first official visit since his appointment by Sir Keir Starmer.

The National (Scotland)

Alba ad mocking Keir Starmer and Anas Sarwar blocked by Facebook

ALBA have had a political advertisement banned from social media – just months after it was banned from running an attack on the Tories by one of…

The National (Scotland)

England faces soaring water bills due to Westminster privatisation 'failure'

THE SNP have said that soaring water bills in England and Wales shows the benefits of nationalising key public services.

Evening Standard

No champagne at Tory conference, but Michael Gove parties on

Rishi Sunak attacked Keir Starmer at a 1922 Committee event to open conference

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