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Tuesday briefing: Can a deeply divided UK agree on an assisted dying bill?

In today’s newsletter: As campaigners and critics reckon with the bill’s failure, the debate reveals a country struggling to support vulnerable people and those living with terminal illness

The Guardian - UK

Welsh Labour faces ‘existential’ change as party braces for May election defeat

‘Critical debate’ about party’s identity and direction looms if it loses control of Senedd next month after 27 years in power

The Guardian - UK

Hannah Spencer riles fellow MPs with attack on parliament’s drinking culture

Byelection winner Hannah Spencer says ‘you can smell the alcohol when people are in-between votes’

The Guardian - UK

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Are our prime ministers the problem – or is the UK ungovernable?

As Britons threaten to oust their fifth PM in seven years, maybe voters need to ask themselves whether it’s only the politicians who are to blame, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Reform UK’s ‘national fuel tax protest’ in Whitehall stalls as barely anyone turns up

The protest was a far cry from the tractors, lorries, and vans expected to swarm Westminster in protest at Rachel Reeves’ fuel duty tax increases

Evening Standard

Free bus travel to first-homes fund: what Scottish parties are promising on the campaign trail

Advent of Reform has radically altered the dynamics of the campaign and parties are responding accordingly

The Guardian - UK

Swinney vows to ‘hit the ground running’ on independence in next Parliament

The SNP leader is promising action in Holyrood on independence on the first sitting day after a new government is established.

Evening Standard

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Pimlico residents vent anger as Montenegro embassy takes over house

The new embassy sits within a residential street in central London

Evening Standard

Holyrood election Scotland’s chance to vote ‘no confidence’ in Starmer – Flynn

The SNP Westminster leader said Sir Keir Starmer’s position is ‘untenable’.

Evening Standard

Independence could help Scotland’s energy work for the country – Swinney

The First Minister is campaigning in the Highlands on Saturday.

The Independent UK

18-year-old extradited from Dubai over murder of woman found dead at London home

An 18-year-old has been extradited from Dubai to the UK and charged with the murder of 27-year-old Kamonnan Thiamphanit, also known as Angela, in a case that shocked Westminster in 2024.

The Times of India

O’Neill says she will work to reform Stormont to ‘end the blockage on progress’

The Sinn Fein vice president delivered the keynote address on the first evening of the Sinn Fein Ard Fheis in Belfast.

Evening Standard

Movement for Scottish independence ‘unstoppable’, says Polanski

The Green Party leader likened the UK Government’s treatment of Scotland to locking the doors at a house party.

Evening Standard

The assisted dying Bill has run out of time – but could still become law. Here’s how

More than 1,200 suggested changes were tabled in the Lords to the Bill

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

‘This election is all to play for’: Can the Scottish Labour leader defy political gravity in May?

Anas Sarwar speaks to the Guardian about why he thinks the polls are wrong and how he hopes to end the SNP’s near 20-year dominance at Holyrood

Evening Standard

Zack Polanski would back independence as Scotland ‘screwed over’ by Westminster

The leader of the Green Party of England and Wales was campaigning in Scotland ahead of next month’s Holyrood election.

The Independent UK

More than a third of MPs polled would not take part in ‘deliberative democracy’

The first of its kind research questioned MPs as well as Members of the Scottish Parliament, the Senedd, and the Northern Ireland Assembly.

The Independent UK

I’ve covered Labour for decades – ask me anything about what happens next for Starmer

ASK ME ANYTHING: With Keir Starmer under pressure from the deepening Mandelson vetting scandal, chief political commentator John Rentoul is here to answer your questions and offer his insight from Westminster

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The Independent UK

Bonnie Blue to appear in court for outraging public decency charge

Adult content creator Bonnie Blue, whose real name is Tia Billinger, is to appear in court charged with outraging public decency in London. The 26-year-old was charged after allegedly making a lewd gesture outside the Indonesian embassy in December. A force spokesperson said: “The charge relates to an incident in…

Evening Standard

Bonnie Blue to appear in London court charged with outraging public decency

The adult content creator is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London on Wednesday

The Guardian - UK

The rush to appease Trump led Keir Starmer into this ethical void

Mandelson’s flaws were mistaken for credentials to represent Britain in the court of a rogue president, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Independent UK

Rayner issues warning over Mandelson scandal and urges government to take ‘bold action’

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The Independent UK

In The Room | Does Olly Robbins’ testimony signal the end for Starmer?

Westminster watchers have had their popcorn out over the last 24 hours.

Evening Standard

More important things outside Westminster bubble than Mandelson – Rayner

The former deputy prime minister urged the Government to take ‘bold action’ in service of the British public.

The Independent UK

More important things than Mandelson outside Westminster bubble, Angela Rayner says

The former deputy prime minister urged the government to take ‘bold action’ to keep the confidence of the British public

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