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Sunak and Starmer clash in fiery first debate of UK general election

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer sparred Tuesday over tax, the cost of living and the country’s creaking health system in an inconclusive televised debate ahead of a July 4 election expected to make one of them the country's next leader.

France 24

Why Clacton is the perfect place for Farage to launch his bid to eclipse the Tories

He failed seven times to enter the House of Commons, but this time Nigel Farage may have found the perfect place from which to launch the next chapter in his political career, says David Maddox

The Independent UK

SNP will force vote on Palestinian statehood, John Swinney tells Tories and Labour

FIRST Minister John Swinney has written to Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer to demand they commit to recognise the state of Palestine ...

The National (Scotland)

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UK Parliament to break up ahead of election day with pomp, ceremony and hard-nosed politics

Britain’s lawmakers will leave Parliament on Friday for the last time before an election is held in six weeks

The Independent UK

'Oh dear': Commons Deputy Speaker mocks Scottish independence bill

A DEPUTY Speaker of the House Commons joked about a Scottish independence bill as it was introduced in the House of Commons.

The National (Scotland)

Parliament was in the middle of discussing some very important laws before the election was called – what happens to them now?

Just hours before Rishi Sunak fired the starting gun for the 2024 general election, the House of Commons was in full flow, listening to treasury minister Bim Afolami announce that inflation has fallen, and firing questions at the prime minister.

The Conversation

Rishi Sunak names July 4 for UK general election: What’s next?

Sunak announced general election which could signal an end to his Conservative Party’s 14 years of power in the UK.

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I spoke to MPs about their mental health. What I found should shock us all

What is plaguing our politicians? Disappointment, a culture of silence – and the fallout from Brexit, says Jennifer Nadel of Compassion in Politics

The Guardian - UK

Our democracy desperately needs a reset – and, behind the scenes, that’s the plan

This is a seismic moment as Westminster prepares for power to pass from one party to another, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

The Guardian - UK

MPs arrested for sexual offences face bans from parliamentary estate

Labour and Conservatives say ‘long overdue’ measures ‘improve standards of behaviour and safeguarding’

The Guardian - UK

The controversies of Natalie Elphicke, the MP who has defected to Labour

Dover MP, who claimed her now former husband’s seat in 2019, has been criticised in the past by Labour

The Guardian - UK

‘Compassion for the most vulnerable’: bishop thanks protesters who blocked asylum coaches

Bishop of Dover praised people who stopped removal of men from Margate to Bibby Stockholm barge

The Guardian - UK

Canada: bitter clash in parliament over Trudeau ‘wacko’ jibe

Parliamentary questions dominated by partisan attacks a day after Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre ejected from chamber

The Guardian - US

British Parliament Votes To Outlaw Smoking For Future Generations

The UK Parliament's Tobacco and Vapes Bill aims to ban smoking for those born after 2009, facing internal party tensions.

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Bill To Phase Out Smoking Advances In UK Parliament

A contentious bill that aims to eventually phase out smoking in Britain advanced in parliament on Tuesday, as the House of Commons voted in favour of the controversial measure.

The Guardian - UK

Labour plans review of carer’s allowance after thousands forced to repay

Alison McGovern says UK would ‘grind to a halt’ without unpaid carers and confirms party will review system if it wins power

The Guardian - UK

Infected blood scandal: victims’ families hope report will finally apportion blame

UK government’s apologies so far have had a distinct lack of candour about what it is apologising for

The Walrus

Justin Trudeau’s Last Stand

In an exclusive interview, a confident prime minister addresses his doubters

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The Guardian - UK

No 10 accused of blocking Nick Hardwick to be health ombudsman

Former Parole Board chair resigned in 2018 when the high court overturned a decision to release serial rapist John Worboys

Al Jazeera

Why has UK’s plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda been delayed again?

House of Lords deals blow to ruling Conservatives’ ‘stop the boats’ policy.

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: The public needs evidence that Rishi Sunak's Rwanda plan will work

The Rwanda Bill returned to the House of Commons, to little fanfare. The Government used its still solid majority to quash 10 amendments from peers in the upper house, and so the legislation looks set to finally become law.

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UK Government Pushes Forward With Rwanda Deportation Plan

British government's efforts to deport asylum-seekers to Rwanda face legal challenges and opposition, emphasizing the need to address illegal migration eff...

The Guardian - UK

‘This place is utterly dysfunctional’: MPs on why they’re leaving parliament

Almost 100 MPs will stand down at the next election – and for many it won’t come a moment too soon. Here, Harriet Harman, Charles Walker, Caroline Lucas and others talk about what life inside Westminster is really like

International Business Times

UK Rwanda Migrants Bill Set For Parliamentary 'Ping-pong'

Controversial plans to send migrants from the UK to Rwanda will return to the House of Commons this month after parliament's upper chamber recommended several changes to the scheme, the government announced on Thursday.

Evening Standard

When do budget changes take effect? Jeremy Hunt makes spring announcement

The changes to Government tax and spending will come at different times

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