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Britain's schools at breaking point with nothing left to give, headteacher warns

Headteacher Richard Slade said his school faces a minimum £154,000 deficit this financial year. He warned children's safety could be put at risk if schools are forced to make too many cuts

Daily Mirror

Public duty? For these Tory defectors, being an MP is just another career move

The Conservative ship is sinking – and MPs from Matt Hancock to Sajid Javid would rather make more money than face the opposition benches, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Sunak’s next U-turn may be to ditch Raab’s bill of rights

Senior Tory MP confident ‘wise heads in No 10’ will lead PM to avoid protracted parliamentary battle

The Guardian - UK

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All the MPs standing down at the next general election as Dominic Raab says he will quit (old)

Matt Hancock is to stand down as he looks to “influence the public debate” outside Parliament

The Independent UK

Will Labour really axe the Lords, that laughing stock of democracy? I’ll believe it when I see it

It is time for this institution to be replaced by a council of the people, but Starmer may not have the stomach for reform, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

Labour wins Chester by-election (but about that swing...)

The Labour Party has won the City of Chester by-election with 61.2% of the vote to the Conservatives’ 22.4%. That is a big victory and represents the Tories’ lowest share of the vote in the constituency since 1832. For context, this is a seat David Cameron’s party won in 2010.

Evening Standard

MPs want ex-ministers to face legal action if they break ‘revolving door’ rules

The terms governing ministers’ employment prospects on leaving their Whitehall roles should be expanded, a parliamentary committee said.

The Independent UK

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$Onshore wind rebellion reveals fractious climate politics within the Conservative party$

Onshore wind rebellion reveals fractious climate politics within the Conservative party

Campaigners have sought to overturn planning restrictions banning onshore windfarms ever since then UK prime minister David Cameron introduced them in 2015. This year, however, there have been signs of movement.

The Conversation

British foreign policy is in flux – we need more than Sunak’s pragmatic blandness

The country is not a superpower, its strategic future lies in Europe, its reputation is in tatters. Does the PM get this?, asks Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak warns against ‘cold war’ with China despite growing ‘authoritarianism’

Prime minister accused of being ‘weak’ as he unveils policy of ‘robust pragmatism’

The Independent UK

Ex-PM Theresa May gets £2m for speeches, including £1m for just 70 hours of work

Former Tory leader Theresa May earns big bucks from speaking, as Boris Johnson makes £315,000 for a chat - but expert says there won't be much demand for Liz Truss after her disastrous time in office

Daily Mirror

Tory think tank chief quits over party’s betrayal of millennials

‘The Tory government has failed my generation ... preventing the building blocks of what Conservatives believe make the good life’

The Independent UK

People are dying waiting for social care. Wealthy people’s inheritance issues are not a priority

A cap on the amount individuals pay ignores the much greater needs of those who get no care at all, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Jeremy Hunt says he has not ‘ducked difficult decisions’ as OBR says living standards growth wiped out – as it happened

Chancellor denies postponing financial pain as fiscal watchdog’s figures show eight years of income growth wiped out

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The Independent UK

Why do some people hate Matt Hancock?

Controversial former health secretary has drawn tears as well as confrontation in the jungle

Daily Mirror

BBC's David Dimbleby makes subtle Boris Johnson dig during Remembrance Day coverage

BBC viewers claim presenter David Dimbleby got Boris Johnson's name wrong on purpose while the former Prime Minister appeared at the Cenotaph in London – and suggested it could be down to him being a secret rock fan

Daily Mirror

Seven former Prime Ministers line up at Cenotaph for first time - including Liz Truss

Liz Truss, Boris Johnson, Theresa May, David Cameron, Gordon Brown, Sir Tony Blair and Sir John Major attended the national Remembrance Sunday service - though Ms Truss did not lay a wreath during her 49-day premiership

The Guardian - UK

Truss? Brexit? Covid? Who is really to blame for the Tories’ ‘fiscal hole’?

The succession of PMs have all spoken out on who or what has caused the state of UK finances. They’re all partly right, but conveniently miss out one or two other key reasons

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The Guardian - UK

Don’t be taken in by that £50bn ‘fiscal black hole’. It’s just a dodgy Tory metaphor

Drastic public sector belt-tightening is not an economic necessity but a political decision

Daily Mirror

Austerity 2? No, thank you! Jeremy Hunt warns about another brutal era of cuts in Budget

Another three months of falling growth would mean a recession, with the Bank of England warning it could be the longest downturn for a century

Evening Standard

Emily Sheffield: Competence will only get you so far, Rishi — you need a big, bold narrative

At the start of the pandemic, I noted the surging popularity of Rishi Sunak to a former economic adviser to David Cameron. They sagely replied that it was easy to be a popular chancellor when you are giving away money but far harder when you are clawing it back, as…

The Guardian - UK

It shouldn’t be down to John Lewis’s Christmas ad to stand up for children in care

With social service budgets slashed, it’s become normal for charities and retailers to start doing the work of the state, says writer Daniel Lavelle

The Guardian - UK

Discipline the poor, protect the rich – it’s the same old Tories, same old class war

Brexit didn’t change the party: austerity was as heartless under Cameron and Osborne as it is under Sunak, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

Evening Standard

PMQs: Rishi Sunak admits ‘regret’ over appointing Gavin Williamson

David Cameron and Ed Miliband were both pretty good at Prime Minister’s Questions. Cameron carried an air of confidence and could brush off countless U-turns, while Miliband often built a solid and coherent case throughout his six questions.

The Guardian - UK

Braverman says police should handle protesters more robustly; Sunak ‘regrets’ appointing Williamson – as it happened

Home secretary believe police definition of ‘serious disruption’ is too narrow; Keir Starmer tells PM Williamson was ‘pathetic bully’

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