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Keir Starmer brings back ex-Tony Blair comms chief in mini-reshuffle

Keir Starmer has brought back a former adviser in Tony Blair's government as part of a mini-reshuffle of the UK Cabinet ...

The National (Scotland)

Voices: How did we ever doubt that the Queen was a Remainer at heart?

COMMENT: The revelation that Elizabeth II wanted the United Kingdom to stay in the European Union – despite a particularly lurid tabloid headline during the Brexit referendum campaign to the contrary – will come as little surprise to those who knew Her Majesty, says Harry Mount

The Independent UK

John Swinney ‘absolutely horrified’ by Holyrood hidden camera allegations

The First Minister spoke out on the issue as MSPs prepare to return to the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday after the summer recess.

Evening Standard

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Rising star Darren Jones named chief secretary to PM in Downing Street shake-up

Mr Jones will be based at No 10 and ‘directly oversee work across Government to support the delivery of the Prime Minister’s priorities’.

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer shakes up No 10 operation with mini-reshuffle

Exclusive: Darren Jones appointed to new senior role in charge of day-to-day delivery of PM’s priorities

The Guardian - UK

Green party leadership race exposes tensions as electoral ambitions grow

Frontrunner Zack Polanski has dismissed claims of a ‘hostile takeover’ but contest has been unusually fractious

The Guardian - UK

Vote Brexit, stop the boats – the goalposts on immigration keep moving, and those who oppose it will never be appeased

The facts and the numbers are irrelevant: Donald Trump and Nigel Farage just find new excuses and increase the toxicity, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

The Guardian - UK

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Ministers face parliamentary push to reveal Gaza legal advice

Sir Ed Davey will attempt to use a parliamentary device to force ministers to publish legal advice on whether Israel has broken international law.

Evening Standard

Reform UK accused by Cabinet minister of ‘whipping up anger’ over asylum hotels

But deputy leader Richard Tice said it is ‘ridiculous’ to suggest Reform has encouraged the violent scenes at some protests.

Evening Standard

The budget, immigration, Trump’s visit: the tests lying in wait for Keir Starmer

There is no shortage of challenges for the PM as MPs head back to Westminster and he tries to get on the front foot

The Guardian - UK

Dining across the divide: ‘Three strikes and you’re locked up for ever – how would we pay for that?’

A logistics manager and a retired software engineer failed to reach a unanimous verdict over criminal justice, but would they find common ground on child benefit?

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves is under immense pressure. She must not waste her chance to ‘go big’

Chancellor needs to reform an out-of-kilter tax system without alienating voters or spooking financial markets

The Guardian - UK

MSPs 'interviewed as part of police probe into secret camera in Holyrood toilet'

SEVERAL MSPs and other parliamentary staff have allegedly been contacted by police as part of an investigation into claims a camera was placed in a…

The National (Scotland)

Badenoch in pledge to ‘get all our oil and gas out of the North Sea’

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch said a Conservative administration would maximise extraction.

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Labour accused of plotting car park ‘spy cameras’ and new fines for motorists

Blueprints drawn up by government officials include proposals to install numberplate recognition cameras in car parks

The National (Scotland)

Green co-leaders vow to inject hope back into Scottish independence fight

THE new co-leaders of the Scottish Greens have vowed to be “relentlessly positive about the future of Scotland” and restore a narrative of hope…

The Guardian - UK

Tories would maximise North Sea oil and gas extraction, Badenoch to say

Conservative leader says it is ‘absurd’ to shift away from fossil fuels and leave ‘vital resources untapped’

Evening Standard

Badenoch pledges to maximise North Sea oil and gas extraction

Kemi Badenoch said Britain ‘cannot afford not to be doing everything to get hydrocarbons out the ground’ to boost growth

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The Independent UK

Voices: I am surprised by the cries of ‘Keir must go’: a change of prime minister won’t solve Labour’s problems

COMMENT: As the Conservatives showed so clearly during the later years of their government, if you only change the prime minister without finding solutions to the issues the public cares about, you haven’t solved anything at all, writes John Rentoul

The National (Scotland)

Reform UK councillor suspended from job processing asylum claims at Home Office

A REFORM UK councillor has been suspended from his job processing asylum and immigration claims for the Home Office, according to reports ...

Evening Standard

Ministers brace for fresh protests and legal battles after asylum hotel ruling

Labour’s former lord chancellor, Lord Falconer, said people expected action.

Evening Standard

South London councillor resigns from Labour over ‘bullying and racism’

Martin Abrams, a Lambeth councillor for Streatham St Leonard’s ward since 2022, announced his resignation on social media

The Independent UK

Voices: Which heads will roll in Starmer’s Downing Street shake-up?

INSIDE WESTMINSTER: Keir Starmer’s principal private secretary is but the latest of his appointees to have been a disappointment to him – a full reshuffle of the PM’s longstanding, trusted aides is overdue, says Andrew Grice

The Guardian - UK

How to tax the wealthy without a wealth tax

Letters: Ian Lovegrove backs progressive and practical measures to increase the tax yield. Also letter from Michael Watson

The National (Scotland)

SNP independence rebel weighs bid for party president

A VETERAN SNP activist is mulling a run for SNP president, The National can reveal.

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