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Jury trials to be scrapped in some cases in bid to tackle court backlog

The crown court backlog currently is at a record level of more than 78,000 cases.

Evening Standard

GB News urged to cut ties with contributor accused of racism

Rightwing activist claimed Commons deputy speaker Nusrat Ghani should be barred because she was born in Pakistan

The Guardian - UK

Has Rachel Reeves broken her manifesto promises with the budget?

Reeves told MPs she had stuck to her pledges. Responding, Kemi Badenoch said the opposite. Who is right?

The Guardian - UK

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Millions more dragged into paying higher income tax in Reeves’s £26bn Budget squeeze

Chancellor admits ‘I am asking ordinary people to pay a little more’ as she unveils dozens of tax rises, but finally scraps the much-criticised two-child benefit cap

The Independent UK

The budget has averted an immediate crisis for Labour – but the danger is not over yet

Sense of relief among many Labour MPs but chancellor’s broad mix of measures leaves room for things to go wrong

The Guardian - UK

Badenoch takes aim at Reeves over chancellor’s complaints of misogyny

Kemi Badenoch used her Bidget speech to launch an extraordinary attack on Ms Reeves, accusing her of ‘whining’ over sexism claims

The Independent UK

Ofcom boss: I limit my use of social media amid fears of online abuse

The internet regulator has published guidance urging providers to take more responsibility for protecting users online.

Evening Standard

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Claims of systemic problems with BBC news coverage disputed by former adviser

Caroline Daniel tells MPs leaked memo by Michael Prescott that sparked resignations at BBC did not provide full picture

The Guardian - UK

Peer attempts to delay assisted dying Bill will push it into 2029 – Leadbeater

Both the House of Commons and the House of Lords must agree on the final draft of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill before it is law.

Evening Standard

Two men arrested after phone hidden in Commons to ‘play sex noises during PMQs’

A man in his 30s and a man in his 60s have been arrested on suspicion of attempting to intentionally cause a public nuisance

The Independent UK

Two arrested over phone hidden in Commons to reportedly play sex noises during PMQs

Police believe device was deliberately planted near frontbench to disrupt proceedings, prompting heightened security in parliament

The Guardian - UK

Stamp duty should be abolished, TV presenter Kirstie Allsopp tells MPs

She told the Treasury Committee that people ‘should be able to move house cheaply and easily’.

Evening Standard

Nandy sets out plans for BBC charter review in wake of Trump crisis

The Culture Secretary addressed the matter in the House of Commons.

Evening Standard

Lisa Nandy defends David Lammy over prison release errors and scrutiny claims

The Culture Secretary said her Cabinet colleague had weighed up which detail to share in the Commons.

Evening Standard

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Evening Standard

Lammy’s lack of poppy during PMQs branded a ‘disgrace’

The Deputy Prime Minister could later be seen wearing a badge about 15 minutes into the session.

Evening Standard

UK ‘isn’t a democracy any more’, warns Tugendhat in call for leadership

Tom Tugendhat suggested that if ‘the bureaucrats are in charge of everything’, then the UK ‘isn’t a democracy any more’.

Evening Standard

Starmer to publish China spy case evidence as he battles Tory ‘cover up’ claims

The Government will publish the evidence submitted by deputy national security adviser Matt Collins.

The Independent UK

Starmer pledges to publish crucial evidence in collapsed China spy case

Keir Starmer made his announcement in a statement to the Commons before tetchy exchanges with Kemi Badenoch on the China spy trial collapse scandal

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The Guardian - UK

I’ve seen Labour’s cursed deputy leader role up close. It should finally be abolished

I worked for Denis Healey when he held the post, so know just how useless it is – and how much better both the country and Labour would be without it, says author Richard Heller

The Guardian - UK

House of Commons nursery provider criticised for article praising Reform conference

Piece on website of LEYF, which runs nurseries across London, talked of party’s ‘growing appeal to mothers’

Radio France Internationale

Relief for Chagos descendants as UK vote restores Mauritius sovereignty

The British House of Commons this week adopted a bill on the handing back of the Chagos archipelago to Mauritius. The decision has been welcomed by the descendants of those who were expelled from the Indian Ocean territory more than 50 years ago to make way for a military base.

The Independent UK

Labour MPs turn on Starmer after PM backs Mandelson despite ‘best pal’ Epstein revelations

PM under pressure to sack Labour peer as it’s claimed he advised paedophile: ‘Your friends stay with you and love you’

Evening Standard

Tim Davie calls BBC’s Bob Vylan Glastonbury broadcast ‘significant mistake’

The corporation’s director-general faced questions from MPs on the Culture, Media and Sport Committee.

The Independent UK

BBC chiefs admit they are braced for more scandals after string of high-profile controversies

BBC director general Tim Davie says ‘nobody is irreplaceable’ as he was grilled on Gaza, Glastonbury and Gregg Wallace, as well as how the broadcaster covers Nigel Farage’s Reform UK

Evening Standard

BBC chiefs tell MPs ‘nobody is irreplaceable’ as they face questions on scandals

They are being grilled on the BBC’s Gaza documentary, Glastonbury coverage and Gregg Wallace investigation.

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