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Voices: I look eight years younger after quitting politics

COMMENT: When I worked in No 10, I had a period where I dreamed every night that Chris Grayling was hunting me from the skies, Hunger Games style – so take it from me, Westminster does things to you, says Cleo Watson

The Independent UK

‘Seismic change’: how election wins for nationalists in Celtic nations could reshape UK

With polls suggesting Plaid Cymru, the SNP and Sinn Féin could be in power after May vote, constitutional challenges may lie ahead

The Guardian - UK

London protests LIVE: Thousands of protesters descend on capital in 'biggest ever anti-far right demo', say organisers

Huge crowds are marching through central London as two major rallies converge on Westminster with a heavy police presence in place

Evening Standard

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Thousands of protesters descend on London for march against far-right

Scotland Yard said there will be a significant police presence in Westminster on Saturday as two large marches will converge

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer: Where Did It All Go Wrong? review – is the PM just useless at politics or is it something more sinister?

Westminster insiders try to get to the bottom of Starmer’s awful unpopularity and frequent blunders – but fail to consider less palatable possibilities

The Guardian - UK

Full transcript of Morgan McSweeny phone theft 999 call - as Keir Starmer says cover-up theory is ‘far-fetched’

PM - ‘The idea that everybody could have seen that .. there there’d be a request over the phone is, to my mind, a little bit far-fetched’

Evening Standard

McSweeney-Mandelson messages still exist despite theft of ex-chief of staff’s phone

Cabinet Office thought to have a number of exchanges between the friends, which are expected to be released within weeks

The Guardian - UK

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Lee Anderson filmed paid-for Cameo videos at parliament in possible rules breach

Reform MP made Valentine’s Day clips for platform despite previous warning about commercial filming

The Guardian - UK

Mother accused of throwing baby girl out of third-floor window 'while dad was in kitchen making formula'

Baby Mariam plunged from a sash window in her family's third-floor flat in Westminster, central London, on Saturday

Evening Standard

Phil Woolas, former Labour minister, dies of brain cancer aged 66

Former Oldham East and Saddleworth MP remained in Westminster for New Labour’s entire 13 years in power

The Guardian - UK

Swinney to pledge end to ‘rent trap’ with £10,000 first time deposit support

SNP members will meet for the last time ahead of the election on Saturday.

Evening Standard

European day of remembrance for terror victims to be marked at Westminster

The day has been marked with events at Stormont for a number of years.

Evening Standard

Police hunt after man assaulted on busy Jubilee line train in central London

The incident took place onboard a train near Westminster on Wednesday morning

Evening Standard

Andy Burnham criticises ‘bankruptcy’ of Labour approach to campaigning

Greater Manchester mayor rekindles leadership speculation with speech addressing party’s byelection loss

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Labour’s by-election defeat shows ‘chasm’ between Westminster politicians and voters, Andy Burnham says

The Greater Manchester mayor said the result demonstrated that Westminster was not focused on the priorities of ordinary people

The Guardian - UK

Shadow of Iraq war lies over Westminster as MPs consider US-Israeli attack on Iran

Despite rebukes from Donald Trump, many MPs back Keir Starmer’s stance so far, and say lessons from conflict in Iraq must not be forgotten

The Guardian - UK

Parliament should leave the London bubble – and the Palace of Westminster be repurposed

Letters: Readers respond to an editorial, and an article by Rupa Huq, on plans for MPs to depart while repairs are carried out

The Guardian - UK

Rhun ap Iorwerth: Plaid Cymru is ready to ‘lead the charge’ in Wales

Leader launches ‘roadmap’ of first 100 days in power to show party is ready to govern if it wins Senedd elections

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The Independent UK

‘Underdog’ Anas Sarwar insists Labour can win Scottish election in 10 weeks

He cautioned against using the party’s defeat in the Gorton and Denton Westminster by-election to forecast the outcome of the May 7 poll in Scotland.

Evening Standard

Starmer defies calls to quit after Labour nightmare at Gorton by-election won by Polanski's Greens

The Prime Minister faced a growing Labour revolt as he was accused of leading his party into an electoral ‘Valley of Death’

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on saving Westminster: parliament should leave London

Editorial: The long-overdue refurbishment could be an ideal opportunity for Britain to spread power to other parts of the UK, and send a powerful message

Evening Standard

Revamp Parliament like Buckingham Palace's upgrade under Queen Elizabeth, say Conservatives

Shadow Commons Leader Jesse Norman warned that the proposed costs for modernising the Palace of Westminster had soared ‘way out of whack’

The Independent UK

Voices: If you think Westminster is a boring boys’ club, why not join ours?

COMMENT : ‘In The Room’, a podcast from Cleo Watson, former deputy chief of staff to Boris Johnson, and Helen MacNamara, deputy cabinet secretary, launches this Friday exclusively from The Independent. Here they explain why it’s a must-listen for those who want to cut through the noise in SW1

The Conversation

Anas Sarwar: why did the leader of Scottish Labour call for Keir Starmer’s resignation – and has the move backfired?

Scottish politics has a dual nature. It is significantly distinct from politics in the rest of the United Kingdom, with its own dynamics, parties and leaders. But it can still be affected by events down south. And for the Scottish sections of the UK parties – the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats,…

The Independent UK

Moment mouse scurries past Kemi Badenoch during live interview

A mouse scurried past Kemi Badenoch during a live television interview in her Westminster office on Wednesday, 4 January.

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