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How can Labour avoid the ‘union paymasters’ jibes? By banning all large donations

There is no comparison between Labour’s transparent union funding and murky donations to the Tories – but stopping it all would be the best way to clean up politics, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Scottish Labour shamed as top Welsh minister calls out Winter Fuel Payment cut

SCOTTISH Labour’s “silence has been deafening”, the SNP have said, after a Welsh Labour minister said that UK Government benefit cuts could…

The National (Scotland)

Significant drop in people coming to UK to work in NHS and social care, figures show

OFFICIAL statistics reveal a significant drop in the number of people from abroad coming to work in the NHS or social care as…

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Branchform complainant urges police to finish SNP probe over election fears

POLICE Scotland must wrap up its investigation into the SNP’s finances before Hogmanay, the man whose complaint sparked the probe has said.

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OPINION - There is no such thing as 'Getting Brexit Done' – youth mobility edition

The phrase 'no plans' – that is, minister 'X' says the government has no plans to do policy 'Y' – is the flammable/inflammable of British political messaging. In that, for all intents and purposes, it conveys the same meaning as 'yes, we will absolutely do that that thing at some…

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Scottish Tory leadership contenders confirmed as Murdo Fraser launches campaign

MURDO Fraser has said change is a "matter of survival" as leadership contenders were confirmed as himself, Meghan Gallacher and Russell…

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Alba Party post deficit of £80k despite rise in membership

THE Alba Party have recorded a deficit of more than £80,000 despite a rise in members.

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OPINION - Labour's 20mph speed limit plans are very worrying

It’s not often that the nation looks to Wales for lessons in reactive government — Labour’s record there has been startlingly bad — but on one crucial issue perhaps it should. Wales, like London, introduced a 20mph speed limit across much of the country in September. The Welsh responded with…

Evening Standard

Dining across the divide: ‘I kept telling him he was far more leftwing than he thought he was’

They disagreed about how trans people are treated – were they more aligned on private schools or Brexit?

The Guardian - UK

‘Does it have a Gail’s?’ How a bakery became middle-class England’s most powerful political bellwether

Seats hosting the upmarket chain were key to the Lib Dems’ Tory-ousting strategy in July’s election. But, after recent protests, Gail’s is much more controversial than it seems

The Guardian - UK

Greens urge John Swinney to 'think again' after ditching asylum seeker bus scheme

THE First Minister has been urged to “think again” after a “disrespectful” decision to halt plans for asylum seekers to receive free bus…

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Unions to press Labour for ‘pay restoration’ deals for public sector

TUC to vote next month on motion to call such deals ‘a key feature of our campaigning’ with the government

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Hays profits plunge 90% as UK recruitment remains ‘subdued’

As it unveils full-year results the company says employers are hesitant to hire after Labour’s election win

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Anas Sarwar called out over 'misleading' claim on Scotch whisky announcement

ANAS Sarwar has been called out for making a “misleading” claim about Brazil recently granting special protected status to Scotch whisky ...

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Independence 'no longer a prospect' so SNP voters can back Tories, MSP claims

SCOTTISH Tory leadership contender Murdo Fraser has made a pitch to SNP voters, claiming they can vote Conservative because independence is…

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Pressure grows on Rachel Reeves to end two-child benefit cap in next budget

Campaigners are warning the chancellor that any delay will keep hundreds of thousands of children in poverty

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Labour minister responds to Scottish Government suspending meetings with Israel

TRADE negotiations with Israel are “important” for the UK economy, a senior Labour minister has said amid a backlash over a recent Scottish…

Evening Standard

OPINION - Angela Rayner's working from home plans pave the way for... robots and AI

Now we see the consequences of not reading the small print. Tucked away in plain sight in the Labour manifesto was a New Deal for Working People. And what nobody bothered to read was the bit that guaranteed that employees would have the right to ask for flexible working from…

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What personal tax rises might Rachel Reeves introduce to ease UK deficit?

We look at likely changes, as chancellor plans measures to plug £22bn public finances shortfall

Evening Standard

When is the Autumn Budget 2024? Rachel Reeves expected to make tough decisions

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has already announced cuts to winter fuel payments — but are contentious tax rises on the agenda too?

The Guardian - UK

MoJ refused to repay living costs to wrongly convicted partly to save money

Letter shows department wanted to avoid ‘significant administrative and other financial costs’

The National (Scotland)

SNP councillor quits party after 17 years over 'missteps from upper levels'

A SNP councillor has announced he is resigning from the party ...

Evening Standard

Staycations in Swansea & penthouses in Santa Monica: where the politicians go on holiday

Summer breaks are fraught affairs for Westminster’s finest. Robbie Griffiths has the lowdown

The National (Scotland)

Rachel Reeves 'considering spending cuts and tax hikes as growth fails to deliver'

RACHEL Reeves is reportedly planning to hike taxes and stick with Tory spending cuts as economic growth fails to ease pressure on the public…

The Independent UK

Labour will not scrap two-child benefit cap in October, senior figure warns

Senior Labour figure Torsten Bell predicted the measure would not be repealed in the 30 October statement

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