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There’s nothing undemocratic about a large Labour majority – in fact, managed properly, it could provide the space for serious debate

In the final stage of the 2024 election campaign, the Conservatives have turned to scaremongering about the size of the Labour majority thought to be on the cards after July 4.

The Conversation

Labour to add dozens of peers to back its policies and improve gender balance

Exclusive: Party has pledged to abolish House of Lords but plans initial appointments to bolster its benches

The Guardian - UK

Surprise election forces comedians to tear up Edinburgh festival scripts

For this year’s fringe, performers will be rapidly updating their shows to reflect the outcome at the ballot box

The Guardian - UK

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Friday briefing: Prisons are literally falling apart – and there’s no plan to save them

In today’s newsletter: A new report has laid bare the state of England and Wales’s overcrowded, squalid prisons. Real solutions seem a distant hope.

The Guardian - UK

General Election 2024 London seats: Who is my MP in Beckenham and Penge?

Evening Standard analysis of key seats in London for the July 4 General Election

Evening Standard

Labour consider biggest Whitehall shake-up in decades as Keir Starmer strives to deliver key manifesto pledges

Plans to help party drive its policies through the civil service overseen by Sue Gray, who wrote Partygate report into Boris Johnson

The Independent UK

Farming is risky and vital – it needs to be on the next UK government’s priority list

Brexit border checks are just the latest hurdle placed before British farmers. Labour must do more to back our food producers

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Labour was fighting fit for an election, but some fear a nasty shock once in power

A party drilled to say ‘if’, not ‘when’ will suddenly have to change gears – and reconcile two vastly different modes of Starmerism, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK

London Tory MP candidate forced to withdraw campaign leaflets after police complaint

Hannah Gray, who is standing in Beckenham and Penge in south-east London, has stopped flyers being sent out

Evening Standard

Why Labour staffers and MPs don’t say no to ‘power behind the throne’ Sue Gray

Starmer’s chief of staff came with a reputation as an inquisitor and is not one to work in the shadows

The Guardian - UK

Patrick Vallance becomes the latest public servant who worked with the Tory government to back Labour

Britain’s former chief scientific officer Sir Patrick Vallance backed Labour’s Great British Energy plan today

The Independent UK

Both feted and gilded, Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak are two sides of the same rotten politics

After three days of the election campaign, it’s clear the PM will change – our rotten political system won’t, writes Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

The Guardian - UK

Meet the top teams: the key election advisers to Sunak and Starmer

We look at the people who will strategise for the prime minister and opposition leader in the coming weeks

The Guardian - UK

NI government failed to be proactive in Covid pandemic, Sue Gray tells inquiry

Former civil servant who investigated Partygate says power-sharing executive was prone to ‘silo working’ and leaks

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Watch: Partygate investigator Sue Gray gives evidence at Covid inquiry

Watch as Partygate investigator Sue Gray gave evidence to the Covid inquiry in Belfast on Thursday, 16 May.

The Guardian - UK

John Healey: frontbench veteran uniquely equipped to ready Labour for office

Shadow defence secretary’s experience in Blair-Brown governments and Miliband, Corbyn and Starmer shadow cabinets is a boon to a party where few have governed before

The Guardian - UK

Remaining Labour policies face ‘bombproof’ test to finalise manifesto

Huge cut to £28bn green pledge is part of Keir Starmer’s scrutiny of proposals in time for a possible May election

Evening Standard

University friend of Liz Truss and alleged Remainer Olly Robbins tipped to run Keir Starmer's government

Olly Robbins is rumoured to become one of the most powerful men in Britain

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‘If we win, we have to be ready’: Labour prepares for first 100 days as Tories slide into chaos

In the week an unruly former Conservative minister was slapped down for suggesting yet another change of leader, the opposition was readying itself for government under Starmer’s rigid control

Evening Standard

Sue Gray gets Labour election-ready

The former civil servant is fighting complacency in party HQ

The Guardian - UK

Son of Labour chief of staff Sue Gray to stand for party as London MP

Liam Conlon is selected for the new Beckenham and Penge constituency in the south-east of the capital

Evening Standard

Sue Gray’s son Liam Conlon to run as London Labour MP after winning close selection battle

Liam Conlon beats Medical Aid for Palestinians CEO Melanie Ward in Beckenham and Penge candidacy battle

The Guardian - UK

Andy Burnham admits disappointment at being overlooked at Labour conference

Greater Manchester mayor says he’s found it ‘quite hard’ he’s never been given key role at party conference

Evening Standard

What are the London constituencies for the next election? Boundary changes explained

To ensure that constituencies are all around the same size and respect local relationships across places, constituency borders are revised on a regular basis

The Independent UK

Sue Gray’s son reveals bid to be Labour MP in winnable seat

Partygate probe chief’s decision to run as south London candidate angers Tories

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