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UK must ‘roll out the red carpet’ for Trump, Nigel Farage says

Nigel Farage has told the Reform UK conference the British government needs to do everything it can to welcome Mr Trump and negotiate a trade deal.

Evening Standard

From gaffe-prone Philp to hardliner Patel, who makes up Kemi Badenoch’s shadow cabinet?

The newly elected party leader unveiled her top team on Tuesday morning ahead of its first meeting

The Independent UK

Tobacco and Vapes Bill to be introduced in Parliament

It is hoped the legislation could ‘save thousands of lives and protect the NHS’, according to ministers.

Evening Standard

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Keir Starmer increases university tuition fees for first time in eight years

University tuition fees have been frozen at £9,250 since 2017 but will go up by 2.7 per cent

The Independent UK

SNP accused of halting growth by blocking nuclear power stations

Former Scotland secretary David Mundell claims First Minister John Swinney’s stance on nuclear power was ‘depriving’ his constituency of jobs.

Evening Standard

Employer national insurance hike to slow hiring and wage growth, critics say

Rachel Reeves announced the tax increase in her autumn Budget statement to the House of Commons.

The Independent UK

Budget: Rachel Reeves mocks Rishi Sunak with private jet announcement

Rachel Reeves mocked Tory leader Rishi Sunak as she detailed Labour’s Budget in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 30 October.

The Independent UK

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Who is Rachel Reeves? From child chess champion to first female chancellor to deliver UK Budget

Rachel Reeves will present her first Budget as the UK's first female chancellor to the House of Commons on Wednesday (30 October).

The Independent UK

SNP not given place on Westminster's Scottish Affairs Committee

THE SNP have not been given a seat on the Scottish Affairs Committee at Westminster ...

The National (Scotland)

Nationalising water would cost up to £100bn and not resolve problems – Reed

The Environment Secretary ruled out the move as he launched an independent review of the sector.

Evening Standard

MPs demand answers over fears UK officials’ phones hacked during Chagos negotiations

It comes after The Independent revealed that the British high commissioner was hit in huge leak of purported phone conversations between high-profile Mauritian figures

The Independent UK

Cross-party support for Westminster bill to recognise Palestine statehood

AN independent MP has lodged a bill to recognise the state of Palestine, garnering support from across the House of Commons.

The National (Scotland)

Labour must keep its promise to consult on the future of the House of Lords

Letters: A group of signatories including Amna Ahmed and Tom Brake call on the government to announce a timeline for public consultation. Plus a letter from Chris Rennard

The Guardian - UK

Assisted dying bill enters parliament – how likely is it to become law?

Labour backbench MP Kim Leadbeater has introduced a bill in the House of Commons that aims to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales.

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The Independent UK

Assisted dying: What is the current law and will it change?

Assisted suicide is banned in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, with a maximum prison sentence of 14 years

The Independent UK

Hereditary nobles have sat in Britain's Parliament for centuries. Their time may be up

British lawmakers are voting on a bill to strip hereditary aristocrats of the right to sit and vote in the House of Lords after more than 700 years

The Guardian - UK

UK’s top Catholic bishop urges faithful to lobby MPs to oppose assisted dying

Cardinal Vincent Nichols says proposed bill could change medical duty of care into ‘duty to kill’

The Independent UK

MPs pile pressure on Labour to oppose Saudi bid to join UN’s Human Rights Council

Exclusive: Labour under pressure to take a stand against human rights abuses

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The Conversation

Britain is finally abolishing hereditary peers from the House of Lords – a constitutional expert on the historical reforms that built up to this moment

Having made a pre-election pledge to do so, the government is moving forward with the House of Lords (hereditary peers) bill, a piece of legislation that will remove the remaining hereditary peers from the House of Lords.

The Guardian - UK

European court rejects Paterson appeal over report into improper lobbying

Judges rule parliamentary standards investigation into the then Tory MP was fair in finding ‘egregious’ breach

Evening Standard

OPINION - Starmer has as much to learn from Sunak as Meloni on migration

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The Independent UK

US ‘understands the decision we have taken’ on Israeli arms sales, Starmer says

The prime minister said the US ‘understands the decision we have taken’ and was told about the move in advance

Evening Standard

OPINION - Politics enabled the Grenfell disaster. It is also how to ensure it never happens again

It is tempting to think that politics stops today. That the publication of the final report by the Grenfell Inquiry demands a cessation of partisan hostilities. That the House of Commons is, in that tedious cliché, "at its best" when it is united. But this would be wrong.

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer repeatedly refers to Rishi Sunak as ‘prime minister’ at PMQs

In a sombre session of prime minister’s questions, following the publication of the damning Grenfell report, Sir Keir appeared to forget on multiple occasions that the tables were turned in July’s general election

Al Jazeera

Will the UK’s new Labour government halt arms sales to Israel?

Since 2008, the UK has licensed arms exports to Israel worth at least 576 million pounds ($740m).

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