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"How would anyone feel when one is the principal songwriter in the band and along comes this upstart and spoils everything?" What happens when your bass player accidentally writes your first big hit

Making Plans for Nigel established XTC as the intelligent arm of the post-punk movement – and it's still being directed at current Nigels

Louder

Asylum seeker guilty of raping 12-year-old girl in Nuneaton

Ahmad Mulakhil, 23, was found guilty of rape and two counts of sexual assault, having admitted a further rape charge before his trial

The Independent UK

Afghan asylum seeker convicted of abducting and repeatedly raping 12-year-old

Ahmad Mulakhil’s attack on the child led to protests in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, and claims of a cover-up of his immigration status.

Evening Standard

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Keir Starmer, you have two choices now – sort your warring party out or call an election

The country just can’t afford another three and half years of this dysfunctional soap opera, says Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey

The Guardian - UK

Reform on ‘general election war footing’, Farage says and calls for PM to resign

Nigel Farage said the party will be ready for a general election and said the local elections in May will be ‘crucial’.

Evening Standard

Wetherspoon founder urges sector to back Reform’s pub tax overhaul

Sir Tim Martin, chairman of JD Wetherspoon, said the proposed changes would help the sector move towards ‘tax parity with supermarkets’.

Evening Standard

Starmer fights for survival as chief of staff quits over Mandelson scandal

Morgan McSweeney quits as Keir Starmer’s chief of staff over the Peter Mandelson–Epstein scandal, leaving the British prime minister fighting for his political survival.

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Monday briefing: The Welsh were Labour’s most loyal voters, but even their support is in doubt

In today’s newsletter: With public services under strain and voters drifting from traditional parties, the Senedd contest in May might end up causing an unprecedented reshaping of Welsh politics

The Guardian - UK

Morgan McSweeney’s fall offers a new beginning. Starmer and his cabinet had better grab it

If he and his philosophy were to blame for the government’s ills, now it can change tack. There can be no more excuses, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Mandelson revelations show need for tougher UK constraints to resist rule of the rich

Labour must protect democracy and learn lessons from Jeffrey Epstein’s efforts to influence government policy

The Guardian - UK

‘A pollster’s nightmare’: stakes are high in three-way fight for Gorton and Denton

Labour faces a battle to hold on to its 13,000 majority, with the Greens the bookies’ favourite and Reform hoping to gain from split vote on left

The Guardian - UK

Palestine Action latest: Labour MPs hit out at Starmer’s ‘draconian’ ban after High Court rules it unlawful

The Metropolitan Police said it will no longer arrest protesters despite proscription remaining in place

The Independent UK

Starmer’s deputy warns Mandelson scandal will impact crucial by-election

Lucy Powell tells The Independent the Gorton and Denton by-election represents ‘a line in the sand’, as MPs fear it has become a referendum on Starmer in the wake of the Mandelson scandal

The Independent UK

‘It’s over for Starmer. The only questions are when, how, and how painful’

IN FOCUS: Keir Starmer’s premiership has lurched between crises, but his handling of the Mandelson scandal could prove to be fatal. Kate Devlin and David Maddox hear from Labour MPs who are furious about this week’s events, and fearful for the future

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A surprise candidate to replace Starmer could neutralise Farage’s voter appeal

NEWS ANALYSIS: With the prime minister rumoured to be ‘in a dark place’ and considering quitting over the Mandelson scandal, political editor David Maddox looks at the possible replacements, including a rapidly emerging surprise contender

Evening Standard

Gorton and Denton by-election is choice between hope and hate, Greens say

Leader Zack Polanski said it was a race between the Greens and Reform UK.

The Independent UK

Labour peer sent memo to Starmer chief of staff McSweeney warning against Mandelson appointment

Lord Maurice Glasman sent the warning after attending a party hosted by Nigel Farage in Washington DC ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration

The Guardian - UK

Reform-run Kent council accused of fabricating £40m net zero savings

Exclusive: Disclosures show figures cited by council leader rested on unfunded ideas listed briefly in budget papers

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‘Am I at peak popularity? I hope not’: on the road with Zack Polanski, from protest to podcast to Heaven nightclub

With polls and membership at an all-time high, the Green party are having a moment – and it’s largely down to their charismatic (if slightly cheesy) new leader. Can he really pull off a socialist revolution?

Evening Standard

I think we’ve reached ‘peak Reform’, says senior SNP MSP

Mairi McAllan said Reform UK ‘lacks credibility’.

The Guardian - UK

Court battle over Picasso art exposes offshore finances of Farage’s billionaire Davos sponsor

Exclusive: Sasan Ghandehari reluctant to share details of $10bn trust in row with Christie’s auction house

The Guardian - UK

There’s one argument Starmer could make to save his skin – but he won’t dare do it

Among those focusing on what the PM knew about Peter Mandelson are many who themselves knew plenty and chose to ignore it, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Conversation

Reform has been warned that defecting Tories will damage its brand – and the first evidence is in

Since Reform UK took in several high-profile Conservative defectors in the space of a few weeks, a debate has arisen about whether these new recruits benefit or harm Nigel Farage’s party.

The Independent UK

Reform’s by-election candidate suggested people who don’t have children should pay more tax

Exclusive: The Reform politician’s suggestion would ‘punish millions of women and strip them of their basic dignity to choose’, Labour’s deputy leader has warned

Euronews

From Mamdani to Farage: AI-generated images spread after Epstein file release

The latest tranche of files related to the investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has set the internet ablaze with AI and manipulated images supposedly depicting him with politicians. Not all are real.

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