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Starmer pledges to tackle new cost of living crisis at May elections campaign launch

Prime minister says 7 May vote is coming at time of ‘war on two fronts’ as Labour braces for heavy losses at polls

The Guardian - UK

Families hardest hit by energy crisis could be given funds dispensed by councils in England

As Iran war continues, ministers debate several options for extending support to households

The Guardian - UK

Forty London bus routes cut back in last two years as full extent of service reductions revealed

Inner London boroughs such as Camden, Islington, Hackney and Westminster have borne the brunt of the changes

Evening Standard

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Findlay refuses to rule out backing Labour rival Sarwar to be first minister

Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay said he could never back an SNP administration.

Evening Standard

Scottish Greens pledge integrated transport ticketing system

The system would be funded by scrapping road-building projects, the party said.

Evening Standard

Voices: As energy costs soar, Rachel Reeves is now the price-gouging queen

COMMENT: The chancellor dismisses sharp rises at the petrol pumps and in our energy bills as ‘global turbulence’ – but her bad policy choices have left consumers exposed to market shock, says Kemi Badenoch: she should give drivers a break by abandoning her planned fuel duty hike, and help householders…

The Independent UK

Zack Polanski tells NEU teachers’ union that Greens would abolish ‘toxic’ Ofsted – as it happened

The Green party leader said Ofsted is a ‘failed institution’ and that teaching should move ‘toward a genuinely collaborative model’

The Guardian - UK

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MPs wary of move against Starmer while war is raging

Even after electoral disaster, Iran war gives many MPs pause for thought about timing of leadership contest

The Guardian - UK

Labour vows to merge ferry bodies and fix ‘broken system’

Anas Sarwar will visit Stornoway on Monday, as he warned the ‘SNP’s ferry fiasco is a symbol of their incompetence and waste’.

Evening Standard

Rachel Reeves to tell G7 accelerating shift to clean energy is best defence against energy price shocks

Starmer to convene major energy industry and insurance figures to draw up emergency plans amid continued blockade of strait of Hormuz

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer to launch local elections campaign with focus on cost of living

PM will also cite Iran war as reason to stick with Labour, as party adopts new slogan: ‘Pride in Britain’

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer won't quit as PM even if Labour suffers disastrous losses in local elections, says minister

Polls suggests Labour will lose hundreds of seats in London and more in other parts of the country at the May elections

Evening Standard

NHS restructure is greatest danger to Streeting’s effort to revive service

Health secretary still confident of success but critics say scrapping of NHS England has been ‘a total car crash’

The Guardian - UK

Labour has left its loyal supporters disillusioned

Letters: Readers take stock of the party’s missteps in government and Keir Starmer’s leadership

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Yousaf: SNP must reflect on criticism in case of sex offender ex-council leader

Jordan Linden was convicted of 10 separate offences on Thursday, including five sexual assaults.

The Guardian - UK

Dining across the divide: ‘He kept saying, “Bring them all in, borders are just a line in the sand.” I didn’t agree’

One thinks mirgrants take advantage of Britain being a generous country, the other thinks they need more safe routes. Can they find common ground in the rise of the Green party?

The Guardian - UK

Reform insiders fear links to extreme figures such as Andrew Tate will scare off voters

Nigel Farage has called Tate an ‘important voice’ for young men and held back from criticising his misogynistic views

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer is right to defy Donald Trump over the Iran war

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: An exclusive poll for The Independent shows British people think better of the prime minister for staying out of the Iran war as much as possible

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Scotland held back by the decisions of Westminster, Swinney tells rally

The SNP leader believes an overall majority for his party will force the UK Government to allow a second Scottish independence referendum.

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SNP has ‘effective process’ for dealing with abusive behaviour, Swinney insists

The First Minister spoke the day after his party announced an independent review into its complaint handling procedures.

Evening Standard

Lib Dems ‘on verge’ of beating SNP in many seats, Cole-Hamilton says

Alex Cole-Hamilton was campaigning in Linlithgow on Saturday, where he set out his party’s plans for bringing down the cost of living.

The Guardian - UK

‘We’re quietly chirpy’: some Tories glimpse ray of hope, but others see abyss at May elections

Reform’s lead waning, Labour struggling and Badenoch doing well at PMQs all boost mood but is disaster inevitable?

Evening Standard

John Swinney to tell Edinburgh rally of ‘prize’ of Scottish independence

The Scottish First Minister and SNP leader will be speaking at the Believe in Scotland rally on Saturday.

Evening Standard

Sarwar pledges to slash NHS waiting times and end 8am GP appointment ‘scramble’

The Scottish Labour leader said his party would ‘build a better future for Scotland’.

The Times of India

Is London mayor Sadiq Khan becoming a Lord? Report says Keir Starmer considering peerage to ‘shore up his own position’

Keir Starmer is reportedly considering offering London mayor Sadiq Khan a peerage in a bid to ease tensions within the Labour Party and strengthen his own position.

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