18 h. ago Could Labour's reform proposals see more civil servants based in Scotland?

The UK Government is to set out proposals to reform the civil service.

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3 d. ago Women forced to face ‘significant’ risks because of inclusivity – Reform UK MP

Rupert Lowe told the Commons that safety and dignity should be prioritised over inclusivity and ‘wokery’.

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5 d. ago Poll shows Labour edging back into lead after Starmer's week of crisis diplomacy on US and Ukraine

YouGov research showed Labour edging back into a lead over Reform, up two points since the end of last month.

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6 d. ago Tories fight abolition of hereditary peers as Labour’s Lords reforms stall

Keir Starmer’s plan to replace upper house was scaled back to scrapping hereditaries – but even that is proving difficultWhat is the House of Lords and what do peers do?Calls for Labour peer to be investigated over cash-for-access claimsAbolishing hereditary peers was supposed to be the easy part of House of Lords reform for Labour, which grandly set out plans three years ago to replace the second chamber altogether. But on Monday Conservative peers will make an effort to clog up the legislation as it goes through parliament, suggesting delays to allow abolished hereditaries more time to find a job, allowing some of them to stay, or even converting them to become life peers.As a detailed scrutiny of the bill gets under way, 116 amendments have been put forward, which are likely to be debated individually. Some propose progressive changes such as cutting numbers of peers, introducing attendance requirements and getting rid of bishops from the house, but many are aimed at watering dow...

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7 d. ago In Pontypool, I saw the looming threat of Nigel Farage – and how Labour is playing into his hands | John Harris

Instead of bowing to rightwing populism, Starmer should take it on by rebuilding towns – and giving people the jobs and homes they craveThe south Welsh town of Pontypool doesn’t quite suggest a crucial political frontline. The town centre is full of imposing 19th- and 20th-century buildings that were created in a spirit of pride and optimism but have long since lain empty; local people talk about the shadow of the old iron and coal industries, and the fact that precious little ever came along to take their place. On the Monday afternoon I visited, the most forlorn sight was a huge mural of a local rugby crowd, lovingly sprayed on the exterior of a former discount store: a two-dimensional throng, put there to “inspire people to remember what Pontypool could be like as a thriving community”.Despite appearances, a significant watershed moment happened here recently. Like so much of south Wales, Pontypool has long been seen as a loyal Labour redoubt – but on 13 February, Reform UK gaine...

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7 d. ago Barking & Dagenham: Labour warned on Reform party rise in London

Barking & Dagenham: Labour warned on Reform party rise in London  BBC.com

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9 d. ago Labour overtakes Reform after Starmer’s defence spending boost, latest poll reveals

Labour retakes the lead in weekly tracker poll during a crucial week form Keir Starmer

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1 week ago Reform UK accused of 'misinformation' over housing for asylum seekers in Glasgow

EXCLUSIVE: Labour MSP Paul Sweeney and MP Maureen Burke have rubbished Reform's claim of a plan to turn a former care home into housing for refugees.

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1 week ago Military contractors linked to controversial Blackwater want civilian army and detention camps to run Trump’s deportation plans

Civil rights groups condemn ‘industrial-scale human suffering’ proposed by Erik Prince-backed group

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1 week ago Expand Gatwick as well as Heathrow for best options for travellers, says CAA

The Civil Aviation Authority announced support for the West Sussex airport’s proposed new runway

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1 week ago Gatwick expansion ‘would benefit consumers even if Heathrow gets new runway’

The Civil Aviation Authority announced support for the West Sussex airport’s proposed new commitments.

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1 week ago Labour must take the fight to Reform before Senedd polls, Carwyn Jones warns

Lord Jones said he wants to be a ‘voice for Wales’ and a proponent for devolution in Parliament’s upper chamber.

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2 w. ago Labour must take the fight to Reform ahead of Senedd polls, Carwyn Jones warns

Lord Jones said he wants to be a ‘voice for Wales’ and a proponent for devolution in Parliament’s upper chamber.

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2 w. ago Keir Starmer goes to war with Nigel Farage to accuse 'dangerous' Reform UK of 'fawning over Putin' and holding policies 'alien' to Brits following party's poll surge

The Prime Minister used a speech at the Scottish Labour conference in Glasgow to launch an full-throated attack on Reform's 'dangerous right-wing politics'.

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2 w. ago Reform not as big an issue for Labour as people think, say pollsters

Reform are predicted to do well in the 2026 Holyrood election - while the latest polling predicts Labour is on course for its worst result since devolution.

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2 w. ago Labour told to ‘deliver fast’ or risk losing support to Farage’s Reform UK

Roz Foyer, the general secretary of the Scottish Trades Union Congress, said voters are losing faith in traditional parties.

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2 w. ago SNP take Kilmarnock North seat from Labour as votes for axed Reform candidate surge

The SNP have now secured their joint-highest number of councillors ever on East Ayrshire Council.

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2 w. ago Nigel Farage says Tories ‘not on the right in any measurable way’ and calls Labour government ‘miserable’ – UK politics live

Leader of Reform UK criticises Conservatives and ‘declinist’ Labour government in new attacksGood morning, defence secretary John Healey has finished speaking, so I can take a quick pause and actually welcome you to our rolling coverage of UK politics for Tuesday. Here are the headlines Defence secretary John Healey has announced what he described as the most significant defence reform for 50 years, in which reporting lines and budgets will be simplified, and a new “quad” of four senior leaders reporting directly to the minister appointedHealy said there were extraordinary people in the UK’s defence forces, but too often they were hampered by process, and there was a lack of direct accountability. He suggested his changes might bring about up to £10bn in savings to the taxpayer over the next decadeTransport secretary Heidi Alexander has said the UK should not rule out sending troops to Ukraine as part of any future peacekeeping forceThe rate of UK unemployment remained unchanged at ...

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