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Thursday’s elections could be ‘Starmageddon’ for PM, Stephen Flynn warns

The SNP leader said results of elections in Scotland, England and Wales could go badly for Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.

Evening Standard

‘Smear’ row hits Labour: Councillor accuses party staff of putting false racism claims on his official file

Redbridge councillor Tanweer Khan warns there are ‘rogue individuals’ in Labour who ‘need to be removed or they will destroy the party’

Evening Standard

‘It’d be nice to get a clear out and start again’: Labour facing battle on both fronts in the city where it was born

LOCAL ELECTIONS: Labour can trace its roots back to Bradford – but the city, which has battled deindustrialisation, could be about to move on from Keir Starmer’s party, as Dan Haygarth finds out

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Candidates vying to replace PM like ‘auditions for Labour Celebrity Traitors’

SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn hit out at the ‘squabbling’ and ‘political infighting’ in Sir Keir Starmer’s party.

The Independent UK

Starmer leadership rivals should ‘give their head a wobble’ – Cabinet minister

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander’s warning comes after the PM urged Labour not to repeat the Conservative Party mistake of ‘political infighting’.

Evening Standard

Why some Labour MPs fear Angela Rayner could be their Liz Truss

NEWS ANALYSIS: Political editor David Maddox looks into the ‘Anybody But Ange’ briefing campaign

The Independent UK

‘It’s not the old Labour we had’: Voters feel abandoned in red wall town eyed up by Nigel Farage

A former industrial powerhouse and part of one of the Labour Party’s most loyal regions, St Helens could be falling into Nigel Farage’s hands, as Dan Haygarth finds out

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Who could replace Starmer as prime minister? Here are the top contenders for a Labour leadership battle

Angela Rayner said Keir Starmer should consider resigning, while Wes Streeting has now resigned and is expected to launch a leadership bid, and reports suggest that Andy Burnham might have found a seat to run in

The Independent UK

Voices: ‘He’ll be toast by August’: Readers on Starmer’s precarious position after Mandelson scandal

YOUR VIEWS: Our community sees Keir Starmer’s position as increasingly fragile, with many arguing he is clinging on to power amid mounting doubts over his leadership, authority and electoral prospects

The Independent UK

Labour risk being ‘stonked’ in London elections over Mandelson scandal, Sadiq Khan warns

Labour mayor says he is ‘really frustrated’ about latest scandal’s impact on London voters

The Independent UK

Jennie Formby, Labour’s former general secretary, says she has joined Greens

Exclusive: Formby, an ally of Jeremy Corbyn who quit role in 2020, says Labour is now ‘in hock to corporate sponsors’

The Guardian - UK

Four charged with computer misuse in Labour candidate selection scandal

Four individuals have been charged in connection with allegations of manipulating a Labour Party database to influence a candidate's selection. Joel Bodmer, Shila Bodmer, Carole Bonner, and Gabriel Leroy face charges under the Criminal Law Act 1977 and the Computer Misuse Act 1990. Joel Bodmer is also accused of perverting…

The Independent UK

The 'knife-edge' London election result everyone will be watching

Westminster council is set for a two-horse race between Labour and the Conservatives

Evening Standard

Give me five years to fix SNP mess, Sarwar urges voters

The Scottish Labour leader said his party would ‘get the basics right’ if elected in Holyrood.

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It is for independence supporters to set out referendum route – Sarwar

The Scottish Labour leader spoke out on independence on Sunday’s televised BBC debate.

The Independent UK

Wes Streeting says UK ‘has had enough of chaos’ as he rules out second Scottish referendum

Streeting made his stance clear on another Scottish independence referendum clear on Sunday

Evening Standard

Streeting rules out Scottish referendum saying UK ‘has had enough of chaos’

The UK Health Secretary was questioned by LBC about the possibility of another Scottish independence referendum.

The Independent UK

Greens challenged over ‘crackpot conspiracy theorist’ election candidates as ‘antisemitic’ comments emerge

Leader Zack Polanski has admitted the party ‘may have to distance itself’ from some candidates

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The Independent UK

Tony Blair backs calls for more North Sea oil drilling

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Evening Standard

Black rights activist to face trial in 2028 after denying sexual assault

Marc Wadsworth, who founded the Anti-Racist Alliance, is accused of sexually assaulting a woman in 2022

Evening Standard

Karl Turner ‘surprised and disappointed’ to have Labour whip suspended

The MP for East Hull said it was ‘clear’ the removal was due to his stance on jury trial reforms.

The Times of India

Is London mayor Sadiq Khan becoming a Lord? Report says Keir Starmer considering peerage to ‘shore up his own position’

Keir Starmer is reportedly considering offering London mayor Sadiq Khan a peerage in a bid to ease tensions within the Labour Party and strengthen his own position.

Evening Standard

‘I know where the bodies are buried’ says London ex-Labour councillor after defecting to Lib Dems

East Acton councillor Kate Crawford left the Labour Party for the Ealing Liberal Democrats this week

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer ‘to make Sadiq Khan a lord’

The prime minister is expected to hand the London Mayor a peerage in the wake of the May local elections

Evening Standard

Do not hammer families with massive passport price hike, SNP tells Starmer

Pete Wishart said it was wrong for the Prime Minister to allow inflation-busting cost spikes to go when the cost-of-living crisis is rising.

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