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Government has to start delivering, Angela Rayner says

The former deputy prime minister was focusing on issues facing the nighttime economy.

Evening Standard

Inside Labour’s Keir crisis: MPs warn Starmer has only accelerated leadership challenge by blocking Burnham

Labour Party has unveiled a relatively unknown candidate, Manchester city councillor Angeliki Stogia, to fight the Gorton and Denton by-election after snubbing the so-called King of the North. David Maddox, Kate Devlin and Millie Cooke report

The Independent UK

Starmer attacks ‘poisonous division’ of Reform after Tommy Robinson endorsement

The endorsement ‘tells you everything’ about Reform’s approach to by-election, says PM

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Starmer criticises Tommy Robinson endorsement of Reform UK by-election candidate

The Prime Minister was also asked if the Gorton and Denton poll should be viewed as a referendum on his premiership.

Evening Standard

Labour announces Manchester councillor Angeliki Stogia as by-election candidate

The Manchester city councillor for Whalley Range was revealed as the party’s candidate for the seat on Saturday afternoon.

Evening Standard

Hillsborough Law amendment pulled amid fears over opt-out for spies

Amendments proposed by the Government on Wednesday has brought spies within the scope of the legislation.

Evening Standard

Withdraw Hillsborough law amendment, urge Liverpool and Manchester mayors

Draft creates ‘too broad an opt-out’ for intelligence chiefs to decide what information is released after major incident

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Spy opt-out in Hillsborough Law amendment ‘too broad’, northern mayors warn

MPs had been due to debate the Hillsborough Law this week but the discussion was pushed back until Monday to allow the Government to propose changes.

Evening Standard

From bricklayer to mayor: Steve Rotheram is quietly building a Liverpool success story

With a reputation for getting things done, the man with ‘the dream job for any scouser’ has ambitious plans for his city

The Guardian - UK

UK tourists taxes: Where are they charged and how much do they cost?

Local mayors will soon be given the power to impose the levies on visitors in England

The Independent UK

Chancellor commits £20 million to restore fire-damaged Victorian pier

Southport Pier has been closed since a fire broke out at the end of August

The Independent UK

Chancellor unveils up to £20 million for Victorian pier after blaze

Rachel Reeves visited Southport on Saturday, ahead of the Labour Party conference which is taking place 18 miles away in ACC Liverpool.

Evening Standard

Missing out on £54m research fund ‘undermines’ northern universities, say mayors

The elected mayors warned that investment was ‘concentrated disproportionately in London and the South East’.

Evening Standard

Reeves leaves door open to gambling tax rise in autumn budget

The Chancellor said she was ‘deeply concerned’ about child poverty and the Government is taking evidence in a review of gambling taxes.

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

‘A mess of our own making’: Labour mayors reflect on Starmer’s first year

Steve Rotheram and Tracy Brabin urge PM to listen more, with one saying his government is ‘disjointed’ from the rest of Labour

The Independent UK

Let us tax visitors on overnight stays in England, mayors say

Mayors across England want to see visitors be taxed on overnight stays to contribute to local economies

The Guardian - UK

English mayors push for visitor levy to boost income from tourism

Group led by Steve Rotheram says introducing local tourism tax would empower regional growth

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves to announce billions in regional spending after Treasury rule changes

Extra investment lined up for schemes such as energy projects, roads and rails outside London and south-east

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The Guardian - UK

Liverpool fans ‘staggered’ by traffic control measures in place at victory parade

Several in attendance say they weren’t surprised a collision could take place, with access described as a ‘free-for-all’

Evening Standard

Liverpool parade crash suspect 'was drug driver who tailgated ambulance through roadblock'

Police believe driver of Ford Galaxy followed an ambulance into the sealed-off city centre before driving into crowd injuring at least 65 people

Evening Standard

Probe into whether Liverpool driver tailgated ambulance before parade horror

The city’s metro mayor Steve Rotheram said the vehicle should not have been on the street when it ploughed into pedestrians.

The Independent UK

Virgil van Dijk ‘praying for speedy recovery’ for those hurt in parade incident

A 53-year-old man was arrested after a car struck several pedestrians on Water Street, close to where the parade had finished, with 50 people injured.

The Guardian - UK

Liverpool parade collision driver believed to have followed ambulance, say police

Man, 53, arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and drug driving, may have tailgated ambulance after roadblock temporarily lifted

Evening Standard

‘Big question’ over how car was on road before parade incident, mayor says

Liverpool City Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram said four people are still ‘very, very ill in hospital’.

The Guardian - UK

Liverpool parade collision: what we know so far

A man has been arrested after a car ploughed into the crowd at Liverpool FC’s Premier League victory parade

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