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British, Irish PMs open to Good Friday Agreement reforms when time right

The Irish and British prime ministers said on Wednesday that they were open to considering reforming Northern Ireland's Good Friday peace accord, but that any debate could only happen when the powersharing government underpinning it was restored.

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Single-sex schools will be able to refuse transgender pupils

New guidance aims to protect school leaders from legal action from parents

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak has axed smart motorways. What will it mean for drivers?

Plans for new projects to increase capacity will be shelved ‘in recognition of the current lack of public confidence felt by drivers’

The Independent UK

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‘A naive and stupid idea’: how Rishi Sunak’s Future Fund spent millions on failed firms

The then chancellor’s loan scheme, set up as Covid hit, was supposed to keep dynamic startups going, but ended up giving taxpayer cash to long-established or lame duck businesses

The Guardian - UK

Akshata Murty net worth: How the PM’s wife earned more than the entire Labour party this year

Maddy Mussen digs into the first lady’s finances, which has been revealed to be greater than the entire earnings of the Labour party MPs combined this year alone

Evening Standard

Former Tory minister calls Suella Braverman a 'real racist bigot'

MORE Conservatives have slammed the Home Secretary’s “racist rhetoric” and accused her of undermining her own party in order to further her…

The National (Scotland)

UK national debt will continue to rise over next five years, says IMF

Forecast by Washington-based body puts at risk Rishi Sunak’s pledge to cut debt as share of GDP

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Joe Biden to meet Northern Ireland leaders as US ‘nudges’ DUP to end Brexit stand-off

Huge security operation under way in Belfast as police recover pipe bombs in Derry

The Independent UK

What would changing the Equality Act mean for trans people and single-sex spaces?

Kemi Badenoch is considering amending the act to define people’s sex as biological sex in England, Scotland and Wales

The Guardian - UK

CPTPP: is trade deal first sign of Brexit’s sunlit uplands?

The Government struck a deal to join an 11-member Asia-Pacific trade bloc last week, a step hailed by No. 10 as an example of Britain seizing its “post-Brexit freedoms”.

The Week

OPINION - School strikes threaten Rishi Sunak’s comeback narrative

You’ve probably seen the columns, perhaps even in the Evening Standard. The Conservatives are on the up. There is even some evidence to back this up. Gone are Labour leads of 25+ percentage points, the party now having to settle for something around 15 points.

Evening Standard

At this rate, Sunak may even repent of Brexit before Starmer does

The blight on living standards makes the case for rejoining stronger every day – and this PM is nothing if not pragmatic

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer mounts bid to block Rishi Sunak's pension tax giveaway to millionaires

Labour's amendment says the move "will cost around £1 billion a year and benefit only those with the biggest pension pots"

Daily Mirror

Tories still trail Labour despite Budget and small boats announcements – poll

Favourable views of the Conservatives have fallen below support for the Liberal Democrats and Greens.

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UK’s illegal migration bill will force traffickers underground, says May

Former prime minister said Sunak’s immigration proposals could deny support to modern slavery victims

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak to ignore independent advice and ban laughing gas in UK

Police will also have greater drug testing powers as part of crackdown on antisocial behaviour

Daily Mirror

Labour slam 'empty rhetoric' on local crime as Rishi Sunak unveils 'jumpsuit' vandal plan

Shadow Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper accused the Tories of empty rhetoric on antisocial behaviour while there are so few police on the beat to take enforcement action or prevent crime

Wales Online

Rishi Sunak ready to ban laughing gas in the UK

Move is part of a crackdown targeting public drug use, fly-tipping and lower-level crimes like graffiti

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Evening Standard

Former Irish leader Bertie Ahern calls for review of Good Friday Agreement

It comes after MPs this week endorsed Rishi Sunak’s Northern Ireland Brexit deal following his compromise agreement with the European Union

The Independent UK

All the MPs who voted against Rishi Sunak’s Brexit deal

Boris Johnson and Liz Truss led the Tory rebels but failed to muster much support

The National (Scotland)

MPs back PM Rishi Sunak's new Brexit deal

Rishi Sunak’s new deal on post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland has cleared its first Commons test despite opposition from some…

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson faces high-octane partygate showdown with MPs

‘Case says he didn’t tell Boris No 10 followed Covid rules’

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson insists Partygate leaving dos were ‘essential for work purposes’ during grilling by MPs – as it happened

Former PM suggests ‘unsocially distanced farewell gatherings’ were allowed at work and that he didn’t think following guidance meant following it perfectly

Evening Standard

MPs overwhelmingly vote for Rishi Sunak’s Brexit deal despite revolt led by Boris Johnson

There were 22 Tory MPs who voted against the deal on Wednesday

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson and Liz Truss set to vote against Rishi Sunak’s Brexit deal

Mr Johnson had already voiced concerns about the deal brokered with Brussels

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