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Labour beats Conservatives to retain UK parliament seat

Britain's opposition Labour Party scored a resounding victory in a vote for a parliamentary seat in northwest England on Friday, underlining the scale of the challenge facing Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to win a general election in the next two years.

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Macron reforms in the balance as French conservatives choose leader

France's conservative Les Republicains (LR) party, squeezed by President Emmanuel Macron on one side and the far-right on the other, elects a new leader this weekend in a ballot that will matter for Macron's chances of pushing through his reforms.

Reuters

What are the dates of additional benefit payments in December?

Help is out there for those on low incomes struggling with rising prices and high bills

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Labour by-election win shows public are ‘fed up’ with Tories, says Starmer

The party held on to the City of Chester with a majority of 10,974, delivering a defeat to Rishi Sunak in his first electoral test as Prime Minister.

The Independent UK

Seasonal worker visa puts migrants at risk of exploitation, say supermarkets

Industry fears hastily designed scheme is leading to human rights abuses and debt bondage in supply chains

The Guardian - UK

Labour stays on course for power with Chester byelection victory

Little sign of Tory resurgence under Rishi Sunak after thumping win for Labour against difficult backdrop

The Guardian - UK

'Almost impossible' for Conservatives to win election and more will quit says Tory MP

Sir Charles Walker warned Prime Minister Rishi Sunak that Tories will 'pay the price' for 'playing' with people's finances after ex-PM Liz Truss trashed the economy with her mini-Budget

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Labour in 'best position in 12 years' after strong Chester win

Labour leader Keir Starmer says result shows "people want change"

Liverpool Echo

Labour byelection victory ‘a clear message to Sunak’, says Starmer – as it happened

Latest updates: byelection was first test at the ballot box since Rishi Sunak became prime minister

The Guardian - UK

Chester by-election analysis: Labour whitewash shows scale of challenge facing Rishi Sunak

Polling experts have warned Rishi Sunak he “has a lot of work to do” to stand a chance of holding on to power after Labour comfortably won the Chester City by-election.

Evening Standard

Sunak flunks first electoral test as Labour wins 'best ever' by-election result

The Tories lost the first by-election contested since Sunak became Prime Minister

The National (Scotland)

Tory MP reported to police by colleagues over rape and sexual assault allegations

A group of Conservatives made a third party report to the Metropolitan Police

The Independent UK

Senior Tory MP reported to police by colleagues over rape allegations

A SENIOR Tory MP has been reported to the police over allegations of rape and sexual assault.

The National (Scotland)

Braverman return sets ‘dangerous precedent’, says Commons committee

Sunak’s decision to reappoint home secretary raises concerns over how breaches of code are dealt with, say MPs

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Prisons are an overflowing, squalid, absurd waste of money. So why do the public want more of them?

We know longer sentences do more harm than good. Let’s focus our resources on threadbare public services instead, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Mainpuri Byelection: Samajwadi Party Urges Election Commission To Hold Polls Under High-Level Officials

The Samajwadi Party has demanded the Election Commission to send a team of high-level officials of the Commission to the constituency and conduct the polls under their supervision. Read on for details:

ABC News

Victorian election results declared in Hastings and Mornington as new Labor ministers revealed

Just three seats remain in doubt in Victoria as the Labor Party reveals its new ministers in the wake of the weekend's election victory.

AAP

Documents show other Lehrmann allegations

Other women reported sexual assault and harassment allegations against a man accused of raping Brittany Higgins in 2019, court documents show.

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Evening Standard

Suella Braverman return ‘sets dangerous precedent’, says Commons committee

Ms Braverman was sacked from her role then given the job back six days later when Mr Sunak became PM.

The Independent UK

Commons committee says reappointing Suella Braverman ‘sets dangerous precedent’

Ms Braverman was sacked from her role then given the job back six days later when Mr Sunak became PM.

Evening Standard

Labour retains Chester with 10,000 vote majority in first Sunak electoral test

Local councillor Samantha Dixon re-won the seat for Labour in the early hours of Friday

AAP

Two fresh faces to join Vic Labor cabinet

A Victorian government minister has been dumped to make room for two cabinet newcomers after seven Labor MPs shifted their factional allegiance.

AAP

Push for national reforms in rape cases

Prosecutors have dropped the case against Brittany Higgins' accused rapist due to the impacts on her mental health and advocates say urgent reforms are needed.

The Conversation

The government will not send out Yes and No case pamphlets ahead of the Voice to Parliament referendum. Does this matter?

The Albanese government proposes to ditch the “Yes/No” case pamphlets that are ordinarily posted to voters before a referendum. Is this a good idea, and what, if anything, should replace it?

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak news - live: Starmer accused of trying to ‘out-Brexit the Tories’ at PMQs

Ian Blackford referred to the Britain’s exit from the EU as ‘the elephant in the room’

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