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Boris Johnson could face legal action over pandemic failings after damning Covid inquiry report

Nadine Dorries and Michael Gove have led attempts to undermine the damning report by Heather Hallett after it found inaction by Boris Johnson’s government may have cost 23,000 people their lives

The Independent UK

Nearly 6,000 Londoners died due to Covid within weeks after 'deadly delay' in ordering lockdown

Boris Johnson’s government was slammed by the Covid Inquiry for its ‘chaos’ and the ‘toxic’ culture in No10

Evening Standard

My verdict on the ‘woke’ review of England’s school curriculum? It isn’t radical enough

When I heard it was dumbing down education, my heart sank. In fact, it’s outspoken about the chaos of Michael Gove’s reforms and the changes needed, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Thursday briefing: Inside Labour’s ambitious rethink of the national curriculum

In today’s newsletter: After decades of political tinkering, a new review of England’s national curriculum promises change without chaos – but can it really add without overwhelming?

The Guardian - UK

AI to be added to curriculum in English schools amid education shakeup

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has announced the biggest national curriculum review for a decade

The Independent UK

England curriculum should focus less on exams and more on life skills, finds review

Experts say pupils should spend less time in exam halls and more time on activities like life skills, sport and work experience

The Guardian - UK

Government announces plan to cut GCSE exam time by up to three hours

The final curriculum review report, commissioned by Labour last year, has recommended exam volume at key stage 4 be reduced by 10%.

Evening Standard

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Do we really expect five-year-olds to sit at desks? I want a school that understands play is learning

In England, young children go from glitter clay and building dens to classrooms a Victorian would recognise – and that system is failing many of them, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

The Guardian - UK

Brexiteer Gove ‘knows all about crazy mathematics’, says Treasury minister

The Conservative peer and Spectator editor had challenged the Labour front bench over the decline in the number of teachers in state education.

Evening Standard

Women allegedly abused by Andrew Tate decry ‘misleading’ Spectator article

Complaint sent to Ipso over interview with ‘misogynist influencer’ and brother in Michael Gove-edited magazine

The Guardian - UK

The hard right is claiming the cross – and true Christians should not allow it

British church leaders have finally spoken out about the dangerous rise of Christian nationalism. But their message was far too timid, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Danny Kruger: From 'compassionate conservatism' to Reform UK

DANNY Kruger has defected from the Tories to Reform UK, becoming one of a growing number of Conservatives joining Nigel Farage’s party.

The National (Scotland)

Good Morning Britain guest sparks fury as he compares Charlie Kirk to ex-KKK leader hours after fatal shooting

Nels Abbey told ITV’s morning programme the Turning Point founder ‘was a David Duke for the TikTok age’

Evening Standard

Reform UK’s Zia Yusuf praises Tommy Robinson for grooming gang campaigning

Mr Yusuf said Mr Robinson deserves ‘some credit’ for comments on grooming gangs but repeated that he will not be allowed to join Reform UK.

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Shabana Mahmood appointed Home Secretary amid pressure to tackle migration

Her appointment comes amid discontent over asylum hotels and record numbers of Channel crossings.

The Independent UK

Shabana Mahmood appointed Home Secretary after cabinet reshuffle

Mahmood replaces Yvette Cooper in the role amid pressure over migration and asylum hotels

International Business Times

Farage Grabs Momentum, Convenes Hard-right Reform UK Party

Nigel Farage's anti-immigration party Reform UK kicks off Britain's annual party conference season Friday, with the Brexit cheerleader and his buoyant supporters increasingly confident he could be Britain's next leader.

The Guardian - UK

Rees-Mogg, Gove and pyrotechnics: what to expect from Reform party conference

With 12,000 expected to attend in Birmingham, Nigel Farage’s party hopes to present a more professional image

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The Guardian - UK

Critics of closer trading alignment with EU seem to be losing their voice

Labour’s support for ‘dynamic alignment’ with Europe and a youth mobility scheme has gone unchallenged by Gove – and Farage

The Guardian - UK

Shabana Mahmood: justice secretary and rising star of the Labour party

Described as a pragmatic politician with an instinct for the times, Mahmood is thought of by some as a future Labour leader

The Independent UK

Former government minister delivers verdict on Nigel Farage as PM

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The Independent UK

Farage not ready to be PM, Gove says in withering assessment of Reform’s election chances

Exclusive: Michael Gove has said Nigel Farage is not a ‘plausible prime minister’

The Independent UK

Why Angela Rayner’s comments on summer riots are part of a power play

NEWS ANALYSIS: The deputy prime minister’s dramatic intervention came at a time when her stock is rising in Keir Starmer’s government, notes David Maddox

The Independent UK

False online rumours spark protests outside Canary Wharf hotel earmarked for migrants

Protesters gathered at the site in London after posts claimed migrants were being moved there from the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex

The Independent UK

Rayner’s comments on summer riots spark criticism

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