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Local media needs support if devolution push is to succeed, publishers say

Shift from Westminster risks weakening scrutiny as regional titles battle hostility, big tech and ‘news deserts’

The Guardian - UK

‘MPs have had their stomachs pumped’: concerns over ‘alcohol-soaked’ culture in Westminster

Alcohol is embedded in profession where long hours, loneliness and lobbying are the norm, report finds

The Guardian - UK

What Andy Burnham’s new tax sharing plans could mean for your region

London could receive more than £2 billion extra under the plans

The Independent UK

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Nicola Sturgeon shares scathing views on Andy Burnham and his No 10 North

NICOLA Sturgeon has shared her views on the new Prime Minister, saying he has a “very southern view of what it means to be northern”

The National (Scotland)

Giving mayors a share of tax collected will ’empower’ regions, Burnham says

The Prime Minister announced that regional mayors will be allowed to keep a slice of income tax and business rates to spend on their priorities.

Evening Standard

Swinney urges Burnham to scrap windfall tax after BP announcement

BP announced it had put its North Sea operations up for sale on Friday.

Evening Standard

John Swinney says UK windfall tax 'hurting Scotland' amid BP sell-off

JOHN Swinney has called on the Labour UK Government to ditch the Energy Profits Levy that is "hurting Scotland" after BP announced it…

The National (Scotland)

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SNP calls for ‘decisive action’ as BP reveals plan to sell North Sea operations

The energy giant has said its North Sea operations would be ‘better positioned as part of another company’.

Evening Standard

Rhun ap Iorwerth suggests Welsh Secretary role isn't needed

Rhun ap Iorwerth has taken aim at the Westminster role of Welsh Secretary suggesting it "probably isn't" necessary.

The National (Scotland)

Burnham to free mayors from ‘Treasury death grip’ with new devolved powers

Local leaders say plan will transform funding so English regions no longer rely on Whitehall handouts for projects

The Guardian - UK

Mayors allowed to keep share of taxes collected in their area as part of Burnham’s devolution revolution

‘I know what it’s like to be ignored by politicians in Westminster – I’m not going to make that same mistake now I’m PM,’ says Burnham as he unveils another new policy

The Independent UK

Central London residents asked what services they want scrapped amid 200% council tax rise warning

Westminster Council is writing to 200,000 residents as it plans next year’s budget in the wake of an ‘unprecedented’ £100 million drop in central government funding

Evening Standard

Andy Burnham pouring 'good money after bad' with £8bn Trident pledge

ANDY Burnham's commitment to spend more than £8 billion on new nuclear submarines, putting the Trident missile system at the heart of his…

The National (Scotland)

‘We have to become warriors’: the fight to save the world’s only women’s sculpture park

With most monuments in London made by men, Claire Mander envisaged the Artist’s Garden as a way to redress the balance. Now, she says, it could be turned into a generic space for VIP events and cocktails

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Burnham the crowd-pleaser knows how to make friends, but he’ll be defined by how he makes enemies

The prime minister’s instinct to not upset people is set against a lifelong desire to effect transformative change. The two may not sit together easily, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

International Business Times UK

No 10 Fed Journalists False Information About Burnham's Chancellor Pick, and Insiders Are Not Sorry Press Got Burned

Downing Street let false briefings about Andy Burnham's chancellor choice spread, leaving lobby reporters wrong‑footed and raising fresh questions over No 10's leak and media strategy.

The Guardian - UK

Making proportional representation work in Britain

Letters: Readers respond to Guardian analysis examining what Britain would look like under an electoral system of PR

The National (Scotland)

John Swinney's 'secret indyref2 plan' is bust. But is this SNP MP on to something?

THE elephant in the room is John Swinney’s much-reported “secret plan” to get a second independence vote. What is it? Will he deploy it?

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The Guardian - UK

Private equity finds soft takeover targets in London – yet again

Offer for DCC Energy leaves total of completed or agreed deals within FTSE 100 this year at five, but has Westminster noticed?

The National (Scotland)

Labour overtake Reform in major Westminster poll for first time in 16 months

LABOUR have overtaken Reform in Westminster polling from a major firm for the first time in more than a year ...

The Independent UK

Andy Burnham responds to speculation he could call snap general election

New prime minister Andy Burnham has definitively ruled out calling an early general election, despite recent speculation in Westminster that he might seek a fresh mandate for his leadership . In his first major broadcast interview since entering Downing Street , Mr Burnham stated that he would not force voters…

The Guardian - UK

Burnham is master of his message for now. But he should know this: media foes will offer no respite

While the new PM’s slick social media operation can help him bypass the hostile press that devoured Starmer, he will still need friends in the fourth estate, says former Labour party adviser Tom Baldwin

The National (Scotland)

Stephen Gethins on what Gibraltar deal proves about Scotland in the EU

A UK-EU deal which has ended border controls between Remain-voting Gibraltar and Spain shows there would be no need for a hard border between an…

The Independent UK

Burnham’s first big test comes in his beloved Manchester, as voters prepare to elect his replacement

IN FOCUS: Greater Manchester will elect Andy Burnham’s successor as mayor next week, but what can the prime minister expect from the first electoral test for his Labour Party? Dan Haygarth finds out

Evening Standard

Zack Polanski and Angela Rayner clash as she rejects rent controls for London

Housing Secretary Ms Rayner took a stronger stance on rent limits than new Prime Minister Andy Burnham

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