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Green party candidate for Makerfield byelection withdraws after nine hours

Party apologises for posts shared by Chris Kennedy about Jewish ambulance attacks and says he has dropped out for personal reasons

The Guardian - UK

Andy Burnham’s Manchester has a defining spirit – and Britain could do with a lot more of it

Call it a mix of collectivism and entrepreneurialism or just an overarching vibe, but the mayor’s philosophy could be on the way to Westminster, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK

John Swinney to host first meeting of ‘streamlined’ Scottish cabinet

The Scottish First Minister will chair the first meeting of his new-look cabinet team on Friday.

Evening Standard

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UK PM says he will campaign for Burnham in by-election

Prime Minister Keir Starmer is seeking to regain control of the agenda with a series of announcements ahead of a potential challenge to his leadership.

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Senior civil servants to get bonuses for first time to reward ‘doers, not talkers’

Highest-ranking staff will get 2.5% pay rise with bonuses for top performers in plan to ‘rewire’ civil service

The Guardian - UK

Prospect of Labour leadership race brings out different sides of rivals

Burnham and Streeting’s latest stances confound caricatures of left and right as party faces electoral bind

The Guardian - UK

Assisted dying bill could return after ballot for private member’s bills

Two MPs who came in top five of draw backed Kim Leadbeater’s bill in the Commons

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TUC leader ‘angry’ at state of Labour but says it can recover to win next election

Exclusive: Paul Nowak recognises frustration with Keir Starmer’s government but urges party not to be fatalistic

The Guardian - UK

Labour deny involvement after 5 arrests made as part of local English election probe

LABOUR have denied involvement with alleged offences committed in the lead up to the local elections in England after five people were arrested.

The National (Scotland)

Progressives must unite behind Andy Burnham in Makerfield

Letters: Dr Craig Reeves and Steve Williams say there is a strong case for the Green party and its voters to help to the Greater Manchester mayor defeat Reform UK – but Rosalind Brown-Grant is sceptical about his environmental credentials

The Guardian - UK

Green candidate drops out of Makerfield by-election after sharing ‘false flag’ Golders Green arson attack post

Chris Kennedy has withdrawn from the race just hours after being officially announced as the Greens’ candidate

Evening Standard

UK at ‘tipping point’ on the constitution, says John Swinney

The First Minister said his new Scottish cabinet team would work to continue to ‘build support for Scottish self government’.

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer says he will campaign for Andy Burnham in Makerfield by-election

The Prime Minister sought to regain control of the political agenda with a series of announcements on the cost of living.

Evening Standard

Manchester messiah Burnham anointed to fix Westminster politics

King of the north searches for the hero inside himself to an Oasis backing track to change politics for the better

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Jeremy Corbyn urges Andy Burnham to back Gaza genocide inquiry

ANDY Burnham has been urged to back former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s call for an independent inquiry into the UK Government’s complicity in…

Evening Standard

Reeves targets oil and gas profits with plans to close tax loophole

The Chancellor hopes reforms to taxation of overseas activities will bring in ‘hundreds of millions of pounds’.

The National (Scotland)

3 Scottish hereditary peers claimed £192k in expenses since 2024 election

THREE Scottish hereditary peers who are heading back to the House of Lords as life members cost the public purse at least £190,000 since the 2024…

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Scots urged to rally at Holyrood as MSPs set to vote on independence motion

PEOPLE are being urged to rally outside Holyrood next week to coincide with a motion on Scottish independence being voted on

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'Drop in the ocean': Rachel Reeves mocked over flagship cost of living pledge

RACHEL Reeves’s flagship cost-of-living support measure has been derided as a “drop in the ocean”.

The Guardian - UK

Britain’s politicians need to worry less about the bond markets – and more about the Bank of England

A new model of central banking would weaken the power of bond vigilantes – and help progressive politicians pay for transformative change, says academic Daniela Gabor

The National (Scotland)

First Minister announces date for Holyrood Scottish independence vote

FIRST Minister John Swinney will bring a motion on Scottish independence to a Holyrood vote on Tuesday, he has said.

Evening Standard

Greens take control in Haringey as Labour ousted after 55 years

The Labour group were significantly reduced in size at the election, losing 23 of 44 councillors

The Guardian - UK

Andy Burnham to back electoral reform if he becomes prime minister

Labour’s Makerfield byelection candidate wants to make politics ‘less point-scoring, more problem-solving’

Evening Standard

Londoners face yet another by-election as new Labour councillor quits - leaving taxpayers facing £140,000 bill

Haringey council will organise another poll in the Woodside ward following Hasret Bozdogan’s decision to quit

The Guardian - UK

Greens select nurse and ‘committed local campaigner’ as Makerfield byelection candidate

Chris Kennedy chosen amid reports Greens do not want to be blamed for splitting progressive vote and allowing Reform to win

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