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Commons speaker says MPs’ safety ‘keeps me awake at night’

Sir Lindsay Hoyle was forced to apologise in March over his handling of a vote on Gaza, which led to chaotic scenes in the Commons but said he had acted with good intentions after threats to MPs

The Independent UK

We almost went on hunt for Reform ghost candidate with viral Scottish comedian

MANY people, when describing what they love about their job, explain that “every day is different”.

The National (Scotland)

Commons speaker says threats and abuse against MPs worst he has seen

Lindsay Hoyle tells BBC that level of intimidation is his main worry and ‘is much greater than anybody can imagine’

The Guardian - UK

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Part one of the Westminster pantomime is done, but oh no it isn't over

AFTER Labour swept to victory at the General Election, it’s been like the first day at school for a new cohort of MPs who have been going through…

The National (Scotland)

Labour will try to blame the Tories for tough spending decisions

Party leadership plans to stay in campaign mode and make sure public is aware how much ex-government has tied its hands

The Guardian - UK

Suella Braverman says Tories ‘shamefully’ did not build enough prisons in bizarre attack on own party

As Labour announced a series of measures to ease the overcrowding crisis facing UK jails, Suella Braverman said the Tories needed to ‘take responsibility’

The Independent UK

Young people led surge for smaller parties but no Reform ‘youthquake’, says UK election survey

One of the defining features of contemporary electoral politics in Britain is the age divide. Young people are far more likely to support Labour, and older people to support the Conservatives. This divide is still apparent following the 2024 election – but it hides the complexity of how young people…

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Election 2024 polls were wide of the mark on Labour’s margin of victory – this is what may have happened

The 2024 UK election campaign was dominated by discussion of the polls, from start to finish. This was partially because of the sheer volume of polls being published. We had more MRP (multi-level regression post-stratification) polls than ever before, many giving quite different pictures of the size of Labour’s lead.

The Conversation

Prisoners to serve shorter sentences until 2026 to avert ‘total breakdown of law and order’

Labour confirms it will release many prisoners 40 per cent of the way into their sentences instead of halfway through to ease overcrowding crisis

The Independent UK

The real reason Rishi Sunak held his disastrous snap election

Hundreds of thousands of homeowners would have been forced to pay an average of £240 more a month in mortgage bills

The Independent UK

OPINION - It's like Freshers' Week but in Hogwarts crossed with Buckingham Palace — my first seven days as an MP

I’m drafting this, laptop on my knees, perching on a green leather bench in a Victorian Gothic corridor — a day in the life of a brand-new MP is chaotic, romantic and utterly surreal. They say a week is a long time in politics and for me this has been…

Evening Standard

Former Labour adviser claims indy is 'deferred rather than defeated' after election

A FORMER Labour government adviser has claimed that independence is “deferred rather than defeated” after the results of the General Election…

The National (Scotland)

Scottish Tory MSPs fear 'establishment cabal' trying to stitch up leadership race

SCOTTISH Tory MSPs are concerned that a “desperate” clique of senior party figures are looking to coronate Russell Findlay as the next group…

The National (Scotland)

People-power led to my re-election. It is the start of a new politics

When we realise that strength is built from below, we can challenge those at the top. Our new movement starts here, says Jeremy Corbyn MP

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Labour summons bosses of worst-performing train operators to meetings

Network Rail route directors will also attend next week as UK government aims to reform railways quickly

The Independent UK

The Government’s confirmed key policy positions at a glance

Labour has hit the ground running after a landslide General Election victory provided scope for major changes.

The Guardian - UK

A fight for the soul of the Tory party is inevitable. Rishi Sunak staying on may make it worse

Without a timetable for the leadership race, the current uneasy truce might hold for a while, says Katy Balls, the Spectator’s political editor

The Guardian - UK

Labour will rightly be judged by how it fixes our problems. But never forget who left the UK in such a rotten state

Although Cameron and Osborne have been rebranded as Tory moderates, look back to 2010 and you’ll see how much devastation they truly caused, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Starmer finally outlines new government’s policy on smartphones for under-16s

Starmer has been asked about a smartphone ban for under-16s

The Guardian - UK

Lowest turnout in UK general election since universal suffrage, report shows

IPPR thinktank finds that only 52% of the British adult population cast their ballots on 4 July

The National (Scotland)

Joanna Cherry: Poor election vindicated my concerns – but all is not lost for SNP

IT’S a brutal business being sacked from your job in public in the early hours of the morning. But as I have learned from bitter experience,…

The Conversation

A nation reinvented: 40 years on from its 1984 victory, the Fourth Labour Government still defines NZ

It’s easy to look back at the bad haircuts, beige clothes and brown Beehive carpets and chuckle. But whatever one’s views on its aesthetics, the Fourth Labour Government – elected 40 years ago on July 14 – was no laughing matter.

The National (Scotland)

Will Keir Starmer be a good Prime Minister? Jeremy Corbyn responds

JEREMY Corbyn has revealed whether he thinks Keir Starmer will make a good Prime Minister...

The National (Scotland)

Jeremy Corbyn: Scottish Labour have minimal influence over UK party policy

SCOTTISH Labour have minimal influence over UK Labour policy, Jeremy Corbyn has said...

The Guardian - UK

UK ministers preparing king’s speech containing at least 30 bills

Exclusive: Programme to include devolution, housebuilding, crime, transport, AI and green energy

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