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De facto referendum plan is 'dead in the water', says NEC member

SENIOR SNP figures have said a plan to make the next Westminster election a de facto independence referendum is “dead in the water”.

The National (Scotland)

Swinney calls for end to SNP divisions after ruling himself out as leader

Deputy first minister urges party to unite and ‘anchor SNP in mainstream of Scottish politics’

The Guardian - UK

SNP independence strategy conference unlikely to go ahead as leadership race begins

Just four weeks ahead of the key independence strategy meeting in Edinburgh, Sturgeon announced her resignation, throwing a spanner in the works

The National (Scotland)

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Departure of top Biden economic adviser leaves West Wing power vacuum

Deese was instrumental in delivering Sen. Joe Manchin’s vote for Biden’s signature bill.

Axios

Biden picks Fed's Lael Brainard for National Economic Council

He'll also have to nominate her replacement as Fed vice-chair.

Axios

MP proposes change to SNP's 'de facto referendum' motion ahead of key conference

AN SNP MP has penned an amendment which would ask the party’s Special Democracy Conference to call for Holyrood to be dissolved and the…

The National (Scotland)

Face-scanning technology to replace passports at Frankfurt airport

Full biometric processing to be rolled out this year

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Nicola Sturgeon lays out details of SNP special conference – read it in full

WESTMINSTER is hostile to the “very existence of the Scottish Parliament”, Nicola Sturgeon has said as she laid out the details of…

The National (Scotland)

Keith Vaz denies claims he plans to stand again as MP for Leicester East

‘That ship has sailed,’ says disgraced former minister in wake of conviction of sitting MP Claudia Webbe

The Guardian - UK

Former Feyenoord and Sevilla footballer goes missing as police begin search

Mark van den Boogaart - who represented the likes of Feyenoord and Seville during his career - has been uncontactable since January 6 and his family have launched an appeal

Daily Mirror

SNP agree resolution text for delegates to vote on - here's their mixed reaction

SNP members will debate whether the next Westminster or Holyrood election should be used as a de facto independence referendum.

The National (Scotland)

Nine reasons to attend the 2023 Autosport International Show

Autosport International returns following a two-year hiatus at the hands of COVID-19. Here’s what to expect from the halls of the Birmingham NEC this week

Autosport

Manchester United fans all say the same thing after Mohammed Kudus left out of Ajax squad

Man United have been heavily linked with a move for Mohammed Kudus during the January transfer window.

Manchester Evening News

Ramaphosa's power base boosted, but South Africa's reform path still rocky

President Cyril Ramaphosa's re-election as leader of South Africa's ruling party has strengthened his hold on power, but a core of vocal opponents in its new executive suggests the country's path to much-needed reforms will remain a rocky one.

Reuters

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South Africa's Ramaphosa eyes 2024 election with call to revamp ANC

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa urged his ruling African National Congress (ANC) on Tuesday to improve on the poor delivery of basic services that led to its worst election result in living memory, a day after it re-elected him as its leader.

Fortune

Japan and the Netherlands just picked sides in the U.S.-China cold war over chips. Here’s what they chose

The two American allies are signing on to the U.S. offensive against China’s flagging chip industry.

Daily Mirror

Forgotten £28million Man City striker makes scoring return at League Two strugglers

Newport County's friendly against Swindon Town saw former Swansea City and Manchester City striker Wilfried Bony come off the substitutes' bench and grab a late winner

Tribune News Service

South African President Ramaphosa readies defense before key ANC meeting

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s lawyers are preparing a court challenge against an advisory panel report that said there may be grounds for his impeachment, as governing party officials continue talks on how to respond to the damning findings.

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South Africa's Ramaphosa: up to ANC executive to decide my future

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Sunday it was up to the governing party's National Executive Committee (NEC) to decide his future and that he would attend Monday's NEC meeting.

The Guardian - UK

If Labour’s leadership is hobbling internal candidates, is it fit to run a democracy?

Mounting evidence of dirty tricks against prospective MPs can’t be dismissed as leftwing sour grapes, says the Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Independent UK

Labour criticised for ditching commitment to start Black wing of party

Exclusive: Members say new plan waters down 2018 pledge on diversity

Daily Mirror

UK faces more transport chaos as thousands of 'angry' civil servants strike next month

Today the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) announced that action would begin in mid-December after talks with the Cabinet Office failed to yield an agreement

The Independent UK

Ports, Border Force, driving tests and licences to be hit by strikes

The Public and Commercial Services union said action will start in mid-December and continue for a month.

The Guardian - UK

Starmer takes aim at loose cannons with his tight control of Labour selections

Party sources unrepentant as critics say strategy is creating identikit candidates with few from working-class jobs

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Japanese firms partner to produce next-gen chips

Eight major Japanese firms have established a new company to produce next-generation semiconductors in Japan by the end of the decade.

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