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Nigel Lawson, UK chancellor in Thatcher boom years, dies at 91

Nigel Lawson, the chancellor of the exchequer who presided over the boom-and-bust of Margaret Thatcher’s Britain in the 1980s, has died. He was 91.

Tribune News Service

Tories slip out plan to HALVE social care workforce funding as MPs on Easter break

Care minister Helen Whately announced she is slashing the £500million fund that had been promised to improve the recruitment and retainment of social care workers

Daily Mirror

Nigel Lawson: Margaret Thatcher’s ‘unassailable’ chancellor who quit in acrimony

Chancellor from 1983 to 1989, he was widely credited with winning the 1987 election for the government through the success of his economic strategy.

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Labour vows to target vandalism with more police on the beat

Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper promised to put 13,000 police and community support officers in neighbourhood roles.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak says Nigel Lawson was an ‘inspiration’ to Tory politicians

Tributes flooded in for the leading Brexiteer after his reported death on Monday.

The Independent UK

Meet the 'Stevenage Women' needed to secure a Labour general election victory

The Mirror took a trip to the Hertfordshire town to find out what issues the group of voters identified by a think-tank are affected by and what they think of Keir Starmer

Daily Mirror

Decision almost made on seven committees to run Bristol City Council after next May

Bristol voted to scrap the mayor last year and move to a committee-run council instead

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How higher earners can sidestep Jeremy Hunt’s tax ‘sinkhole’

Chancellor’s changes coming into play with new financial year

The Independent UK

Angus Robertson speaks out as Westminster 'plots crackdown on global Scotland'

ANGUS Robertson has spoken out amid reports the Foreign Office was planning a crack down on his foreign activities promoting Scotland.

The National (Scotland)

From bread and butter to beltway - PM resets narrative

Just when everyone was getting sick of hearing the Government talk about bread and butter ad nauseam the Prime Minister has found a meaty beltway issue to get stuck into

Newsroom.co.nz

Humza Yousaf 'did good job' as health secretary insists his successor Michael Matheson

The new man in charge of running the NHS in Scotland said it was "absolutely clear" there was a need to create a National Care Service despite concerns from unions.

Daily Record

Voter photo ID plan attacked as UK data shows no cases of impersonation

System’s opponents say it creates barrier to voting, with no proven instances of ‘personation’ at polling stations last year

The Guardian - UK

Tory voter ID checks slammed as just ONE person cautioned for poll fraud last year

Conservative ministers have been accused of discouraging young people from voting by requiring people to show photo identification at polling stations at local elections in May

Daily Mirror

Tributes paid to former Glasgow councillor who was 'strong champion' for Govan

The city's Labour group has announced former councillor John Kane has passed away. Mr Kane represented the party from 2013 until 2022.

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Evening Standard

OPINION - School strikes threaten Rishi Sunak’s comeback narrative

You’ve probably seen the columns, perhaps even in the Evening Standard. The Conservatives are on the up. There is even some evidence to back this up. Gone are Labour leads of 25+ percentage points, the party now having to settle for something around 15 points.

Liverpool Echo

Key deadline for voters to have their say on how Wirral is run

Voters will be electing three councillors in their area for the next four years.

Daily Record

Humza Yousaf says he is not worried about SNP rebels

The First Minister also indicated the legal advice around Section 35 would not be published.

The Independent UK

Jeremy Corbyn was never a friend, says Keir Starmer – despite previously calling him one

‘I haven’t spoken to him now for two-and-a-half years,’ says Labour leader

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OPINION - The Standard View: Dover misery shows Brexit in sharp focus

A school pupil stuck on a coach for hours outside Dover, feeling hungry, unsafe and enduring long queues for portable toilets, is probably not watching the Home Secretary on Sunday morning politics shows. It is just as well.

The National (Scotland)

Alex Salmond eyes Holyrood return as Alba forecast for Scottish Parliament seats

ALEX Salmond is thought to be plotting a return to Holyrood as the Alba Party hailed a polling breakthrough put them on course to pick up seats in…

The Independent UK

Rape victim criticises Home Secretary over system ‘flaws’ in letter shared by MP

Labour MP Jess Phillips said the victim had waited 562 days for the Home Office to recognise her situation.

The National (Scotland)

Humza Yousaf says he's not concerned by reports of rebel SNP group

HUMZA Yousaf has said he is not concerned about dissent within the SNP’s Holyrood group, following reports that a group of backbench MSPs are…

The National (Scotland)

Plans to use Scotland's oil and gas to fund English council tax freeze slammed

LABOUR’S plans to use Scotland’s oil and gas resources to fund a council tax freeze in England have been branded a “slap in the face”.

Insider UK

Forbes plans ‘heavy thinking’ on policy while out of Scottish Government

Former finance secretary vows to be 'thoroughly engaged' in debate on nation's economy

Belfast Live

Gerry Adams says DUP needs space to make up its mind on Stormont return

But ex SF president added that if no movement then Dublin must have “full involvement” in running Northern Ireland

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