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FOUND: 5 - What They Never Told You

Burnham to kick off national tour to hear cost-of-living concerns

A spokesperson for the Prime Minister said he would be ‘getting out of Westminster and meeting people where they are’.

Evening Standard

Sausage roll crime fears and giggling drinkers: The bizarre reasons Westminster venues have faced restrictions

As London council slammed over plans to limit standing in pubs, here’s a look at other strange reasons venues in the borough have recently faced restrictions

Evening Standard

Offices above Charing Cross station could be transformed under major revamp

The application, submitted by real estate firm Bridgemont with Westminster City Council, aims to revamp the site to deliver 35,000 square metres of office space

Evening Standard

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Why plan to limit 'vertical drinking' in pubs is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Soho crackdown

Westminster Council has faced brunt of backlash over proposals but it claims Met Police are biggest barrier to nightlife

Evening Standard

London council calls claims 'standing ban' is planned in pubs across West End and Soho 'ludicrous'

The council faced a pile-on of backlash following claims it planned on banning standing at pubs

Evening Standard

I stand to defend vertical drinking. Is a pub that doesn’t allow it a real pub at all?

The time-honoured tradition of standing up with a drink, gossiping and putting the world to rights is under threat. If councillors ban it, we’ll all lose out, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

‘It is British life’: No 10 vows to stop councils trying to limit standing in pubs

Westminster council has recommended reducing ‘vertical drinking’ or ordering at the bar in new draft licensing policy

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'It'll kill Soho': Pubs slam proposals to curb drinkers standing at Soho venues

Dawn Butler MP and Sir Sadiq Khan have also expressed fury at Westminster Council’s proposed policy

Evening Standard

Nicola Sturgeon proposes plan to break 'undemocratic' indyref2 stalemate

NICOLA Sturgeon has proposed a plan to break an "undemocratic stalemate" over a second Scottish independence referendum in the new…

The National (Scotland)

Scotch whisky success hailed as distillery numbers almost double in 10 years

THE SNP have hailed the success of the Scotch whisky industry after fresh analysis showed the number of distilling businesses in Scotland almost…

The National (Scotland)

No10 slams plans to clamp down on drinkers standing at Soho and West End pubs as licensing row explodes

Council sparks fury after ‘encouraging’ venues in famous London neighbourhood to make people sit rather than stand

Evening Standard

Council wants pubs in London’s Soho and West End to limit standing

Sadiq Khan criticises Westminster council’s ‘anti-growth policies’ after it recommends stopping ‘vertical drinking’

The Guardian - UK

London leaders call for mansion tax to be scrapped as it's revealed homes in just four boroughs will pay £270m

Estimates show that households in Kensington and Chelsea, Wandsworth, Richmond and Westminster would pay about £270 million through the surcharge - half of what the Government predicts the tax will raise nationally

Evening Standard

If English devolution is to be a success, it must be done right

Letters: Responding to an editorial, Scott Hunter writes that the benefits of being a devolved authority have not yet arrived in Tees Valley, while John Hall calls for constitutional reform. Plus letters from Richard Dowling and Miland Joshi

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The Independent UK

Andy Burnham admits Gorton and Denton by-election block was ‘hard’ as he reflects on friendship with Starmer

‘It can get difficult in terms of personal relationships in politics,’ prime minister says, ‘but it’s baked in’

The National (Scotland)

UK constitution 'fundamentally flawed' without exit route from Union, Labour warned

Any UK constitution which does not establish a route out of the Union will be 'fundamentally flawed', Andy Burnham has been warned

Evening Standard

Written constitution must include method to leave union, says SNP

The Prime Minister first discussed the idea of a written constitution in 2024.

The National (Scotland)

Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice under investigation over 'Israel debate'

REFORM UK’s deputy leader is now being investigated by a Westminster watchdog for allegedly failing to declare a financial interest ...

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Euronews

Rupert Lowe offers alliance with Nigel Farage to unite Britain's hard right

The Restore Britain leader outlined five points that he said the pair would have to agree on to be able to find a "common way forward" and defeat the left wing.

The Guardian - UK

Why Andy Burnham’s devolution pledge will be tricky to deliver

Sharing income tax with England’s regional mayors could tackle inequality but many councils are ill-equipped for an enlarged role

The Guardian - UK

Devolution plans strengthen case for written UK constitution, says Burnham

PM argues for codified model of decentralisation that would fundamentally change centuries-old workings of state

The Independent UK

MPs’ drinking culture in Parliament slammed in new report

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Boozy Westminster MPs are drinking so much they are having their stomachs pumped, report warns

Alcohol is freely available all day within Westminster and is causing ‘real, measurable harm’ in the workplace, the Institute of Alcohol Studies found

The Guardian - UK

Local media needs support if devolution push is to succeed, publishers say

Shift from Westminster risks weakening scrutiny as regional titles battle hostility, big tech and ‘news deserts’

The Guardian - UK

‘MPs have had their stomachs pumped’: concerns over ‘alcohol-soaked’ culture in Westminster

Alcohol is embedded in profession where long hours, loneliness and lobbying are the norm, report finds

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