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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

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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

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.

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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

The Independent 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’

The Guardian - UK

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.

Radio France Internationale

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’

The Independent UK

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.

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.

Evening Standard

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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

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer hands loyal Scottish Labour MPs top Government jobs – see full list

A HOST of Scottish Labour loyalists – including a former Better Together chief and the wife of Keir Starmer’s top strategist – have been given…

The Guardian - UK

Inquiry launched into phone ‘planted in Commons to play sex noises’ at PMQs

Met police say they believe device found near frontbench was put there on purpose to disrupt house business

The Independent UK

Rayner lawyers ‘made scapegoats’ and ‘did not give her tax advice’ on flat at centre of row: UK politics live

Angela Rayner said she was given inaccurate legal advice that led her to underpay tax when buying a flat in Hove in May

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Evening Standard

Big Ben’s Elizabeth Tower restoration shortlisted for RIBA architecture award

The project rectified previous restoration mistakes and repaired newly uncovered damage from the Second World War

The Independent UK

Tories call for HMRC investigation into Angela Rayner stamp duty scandal

Rayner’s explanation that she was given inaccurate legal advice ‘cannot withstand scrutiny’, Tory chairman Kevin Hollinrake said

Evening Standard

Tories call for HMRC to open investigation into Angela Rayner over stamp duty

Ms Rayner’s explanation that she was given inaccurate legal advice ‘cannot withstand scrutiny’, Tory chairman Kevin Hollinrake said.

Evening Standard

Starmer ‘too arrogant’ to admit he’s got things wrong, Badenoch tells Commons

The Conservative leader pressed the Prime Minister on borrowing costs, unemployment, and future tax rises, at PMQs.

The Independent UK

Labour MP makes stunning claim about Cornwall in House of Commons

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Evening Standard

Revealed: Almost 200 shoplifting offences reported to police go unsolved across London every day

Just 5.9% of shoplifting crimes reported to police resulted in a charge, according to House of Commons library analysis for the Liberal Democrats

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Netflix adds thriller starring Suranne Jones — it has to be your next binge

Hostage promises to be addictive

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