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One in 10 Lords hired to give political advice by commercial firms

NEARLY 100 members of the House of Lords are paid to give political or policy advice by commercial firms, a fresh investigation is set to reveal.

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Starmer in public row with most senior judge over Gaza immigration decision

The PM doubled down on his previous suggestion that it was ‘for Parliament to make laws and for the government to decide policy’

The Independent UK

Badenoch dismisses concerns of judge over immigration tribunal PMQs exchange

The Lady Chief Justice said she was ‘deeply troubled’ about last Wednesday’s Commons session.

Evening Standard

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PM: We’ll close loophole that allowed Palestinian family to use Ukraine scheme

The family applied for entry to the UK using the Ukraine Family Scheme to join the father’s brother, who has lived in the UK since 2007.

Evening Standard

MPs told of ‘suspicions’ of UK-wide spying on journalists by police

Two Belfast journalists told the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee that such surveillance was an ‘attack on democracy’.

Evening Standard

Police investigate alleged spiking of parliamentary researcher at Westminster

Police are investigating an alleged spiking in a bar on the UK parliamentary estate.

The National (Scotland)

Rachel Reeves faces questions over future in Hamlet-inspired Tory attack

The Chancellor insisted leadership is ‘not about ducking these challenges’ as she defended her handling of the economy.

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School reforms will not cut pay of teachers, says Phillipson

The Conservatives oppose the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, describing measures within it as a ‘wrecking ball’.

Evening Standard

Fact check: Pensions triple lock was temporarily suspended after pandemic

‘Double lock’ was used to uprate state benefits for older people due to market volatility caused by Covid-19, lockdown and furlough scheme.

Evening Standard

What happens when a UK Parliament petition hits 100,000 signatures?

OVER the weekend a petition calling for a UK General Election gained huge traction online and is now nearing a whopping two million signatures.

The National (Scotland)

Tories claim economic approach of ‘Starmerism’ could further hit farmers

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner said the ‘vast majority’ of estate owners will not be affected by the Government’s inheritance tax changes.

Evening Standard

Former Tory MP William Wragg felt suicidal and ‘enormous guilt’ after sharing MPs’ data with catfish

‘It’s a source of great shame that my time in parliament ended in this way,’ former MP William Wragg said

The Independent UK

Former MP describes ‘enormous guilt’ over Westminster honeypot scandal in first TV interview

‘It’s a source of great shame that my time in Parliament ended in this way,’ former MP William Wragg tells the BBC

Evening Standard

Met police arrest man ‘carrying knives’ outside UK Parliament in London

A 34-year-old man was arrested by Carriage Gates

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Does Britain have a working-class parliament? What Labour’s election win means for representation

After the 2024 election, the British parliament looks very different, with a large Labour majority for the first time in more than a decade. While we don’t yet have a full analysis of the socioeconomic background of the new crop of MPs, the Sutton Trust calculated that 23% were privately…

The Independent UK

Fact check: Wastewater reforms set to target companies, not individual homes

Government plans to tackle issue of sewage discharges without increasing taxation based on effluent flow meter readings.

The National (Scotland)

Who are Scotland's five Conservative MPs? See the full list

THE Scottish Conservatives hold five of Scotland’s 57 Westminster seats ...

The Conversation

Assisted dying bill enters parliament – how likely is it to become law?

Labour backbench MP Kim Leadbeater has introduced a bill in the House of Commons that aims to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales.

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Emily Thornberry challenges Keir Starmer to cut post-Brexit border checks to help small businesses

The new chair of the powerful Commons foreign affairs committee, a surprise omission from the prime minister’s cabinet, said she had a list of improvements she was happy to give the government

The Independent UK

‘Absolutely shameful’: Grenfell campaigners criticise MPs for leaving before Starmer statement on tragedy

Sir Keir apologised to those affected by the Grenfell Tower disaster on behalf of the British State

The Independent UK

Who are the seven Labour MPs suspended by Keir Starmer?

Several long-serving Labour MPs have been suspend for the first time

The Independent UK

Full list of 175 Tory MPs that lost their jobs in election bloodbath

Penny Mordaunt, Jacob Rees-Mogg and former prime minister Liz Truss were among the Tory big beasts who lost their seats

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Rishi Sunak Resigns As UK Prime Minister, Keir Starmer Incoming

Rishi Sunak resigns as UK Prime Minister, Keir Starmer to take over. Transition of power underway. Stay updated on the latest developments.

The National (Scotland)

In Douglas Ross's successor constituency, Tories' luck may have run out

VOTERS in this new constituency may be rather puzzled as to why the incumbent MP for the predecessor seat of Moray, the Scottish Conservative leader…

The Conversation

A British ‘supermajority’ is nonsense – but a Labour landslide still has consequences

In a somewhat unusual tactic for a governing party seeking re-election, senior Conservative figures have all but conceded defeat two weeks before polling day. Instead of campaigning on their plans for another term in government, cabinet ministers, from the prime minister down, have taken to warning of the dangers of…

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