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Labour 'in panic mode' after historic Celtic Alliance agreement, SNP say

Labour are in 'panic mode' following Monday's historic meeting of the Celtic Alliance leaders, the SNP have said

The National (Scotland)

Why did MPs vote to reject the assisted dying bill – and what happens now?

MPs at Westminster have voted to reject the assisted dying bill, in a significant blow to those campaigning to change the law – 11 years to the day after MPs rejected a previous attempt.

The Conversation

Scottish voters back independence and more powers for Holyrood in stunning new poll

SCOTLAND would vote to become independent if a fresh referendum were held tomorrow – and the vast majority of the country thinks more powers…

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No 10 enters Soho licensing row after Sadiq Khan criticism of proposed pub standing restrictions

The intervention follows Westminster City Council’s publication of draft alcohol policies which encourage establishments to prioritise tables and chairs over standing space

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on Burnham and the devolved nations: a test for the new politics in Westminster

Editorial: The prime minister has unveiled his plans for English devolution. The picture in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is much less clear

The Guardian - UK

Yes figures reject SNP MP’s hung Westminster parliament route to independence

AN SNP MP’s claim that a hung Parliament in Westminster could create an opportunity for a future independence referendum has been rejected by…

The National (Scotland)

Britain's new leader shifts power from Downing Street to Manchester with 'No. 10 North'

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has shifted some of Britain's political power from London to Manchester with "No_ 10 North."

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In The Room | Who’s winning the summer? Burnham, Badenoch and Farage assessed

As Andy Burnham's second week in power draws to a close, his rivals are scratching their heads and plotting their summer challenges – with mixed results. Green leader Zack Polanski is facing heat over yet another social media misdemeanour; it’s far from all quiet for Nigel Farage on the Clacton…

The Independent UK

Date set for first Budget of Andy Burnham’s government after recent spate of policy announcements

‘This will be a Budget that moves money and power out of Westminster and into every postcode around Britain,’ the chancellor said as he revealed the date it will be held

The Independent UK

Sadiq Khan handed more powers and income tax cash as Andy Burnham announces huge devolution drive

Prime Minister confirms London mayor will get to keep portion of income tax and business rates as part of pledge to ‘take power out of Westminster’

Evening Standard

Andy Burnham’s No 10 North has a precedent – in medieval York

Andy Burnham’s decision to establish No 10 North, a permanent northern base for the prime minister’s office, has been hailed as an ambitious shift in state power.

The Conversation

‘It’s no joke!’ Clacton voters can put reversing Brexit back on the table, says ex-MEP running against Farage

John Stevens is running for the Rejoin the EU Party in the Clacton by-election but warns that voters in the Essex constituency do not like the suggestion they will support Count Binface making them ‘the butts of an inside Westminster joke’

The Independent UK

Five officers injured as police boat strikes Westminster Bridge

Metropolitan police say officers on marine policing boat are receiving treatment after incident in central London

The Guardian - UK

Five officers injured as police boat crashes while rushing to 'person in Thames'

Three police officers had to be pulled from the Thames following the crash

Evening Standard

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Expert issues warning to Andy Burnham as FOUR Labour ministers snub Scottish media

PRIME Minister Andy Burnham risks worsening the disconnect that many Scottish voters already feel from Westminster by avoiding a “key aspect of a…

Evening Standard

Nearly £250,000 wiped off average house price in central London in a year in 23% slump

House prices have fallen for nine months in a row in the capital’s centre, according to the ONS

Evening Standard

Man, 28, to appear in court charged with murder of Ann Widdecombe

Joshua Kerry, from Rotherham, is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday morning

The Guardian - UK

‘Without this it’s all just tourists’: the fight to save Soho’s last primary school

Falling pupil numbers have left ‘unique’ London school facing an uncertain future, but its supporters have ambitious plans

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In Wales, I’ve seen what happens when devolution isn’t done right. Here’s what Andy Burnham must know

In my country, devolution has been the equivalent of giving someone a new electric car without the capacity to charge it. That can’t be the model for the whole UK, says Guardian columnist Will Hayward

The National (Scotland)

How Keir Starmer's final PMQs showed one truth about Westminster politics

WAS that Keir Starmer's final PMQs? Or the last day of term for a bunch of teenagers who can't wait to get boozed up?

Evening Standard

Burnham says ‘serious review’ into MP safety needed after Widdecombe death

The incoming prime minister said politics has ‘darkened’ in the last decade since he was last in Westminster.

The Guardian - UK

Mahmood offers Farage security meeting after Ann Widdecombe’s death

Home secretary insists all MPs treated equally but that security of former MPs and non-Westminster politicians is a concern

The Independent UK

Inside Ann Widdecombe’s quiet Dartmoor life – a world away from Westminster politics and celebrity culture

IN FOCUS: Ann Widdecombe moved to Haytor Vale to get away from it all, setting herself up ‘for the rest of my days’. But as an outspoken celebrity politician, she was somewhat of an anomaly in village life, as Jacqui Merrington found out

The Guardian - UK

All lobbying should be publicly declared in transparency laws shake-up, watchdog says

Ethics and integrity commission chief says overhaul is crucial to help restore trust in standards

The Independent UK

In The Room | The real reason Nigel Farage fired himself

Nigel Farage got Westminster watchers in a frenzy today. A cryptic tweet promising a statement on “the future of my public life” triggered two hours of fevered speculation. What followed was a scathing attack on the media and political class he routinely rails against - despite his own deep entanglement…

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