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Labour will try to blame the Tories for tough spending decisions

Party leadership plans to stay in campaign mode and make sure public is aware how much ex-government has tied its hands

The Guardian - UK

'Let's get on with it': The inevitable legalisation of e-scooters in Scotland

IN Scotland, the use of electric scooters in public spaces is simultaneously illegal and entirely commonplace.

The National (Scotland)

Did that really happen? 14 years of chaotic Tory government

How the occupants of No 10 brought us austerity, Brexit, Partygate and an economic crash

The Guardian - UK

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US and UK to back Israel over ICJ ruling after blurring their Rafah red lines

Having initially vowed to oppose any offensive, Washington and London are showing signs of having backed down

The Guardian - UK

National sovereignty is little defence against the global hunt for profits

Capitalism seems to enable companies to see staff as expendable units, not humans

The Guardian - UK

David Cameron backed Israel arms sales two days after death of UK aid workers

Decision appears to be based on official assessment of Israel’s compliance with humanitarian law that did not cover recent events

The Guardian - UK

Makinson and Hurrell score late tries as St Helens end Wigan’s winning run

St Helens moved top of the Super League table after a 12-4 comeback win against Wigan on Good Friday, ending the visitors’ 15-game winning run

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Post Office ‘unfit’ to run compensation scheme for Horizon victims, MPs say

Just 20% of compensation has been paid, finds Commons committee, which says government should set legally binding timeframes

The Guardian - UK

Toxic budgets: the UK chancellors who left a poisonous legacy

Before an election, chancellors often try to woo voters with tax cuts that leave the incoming government in a hole. Here are six ‘poison pill’ speeches

The Guardian - UK

Fourteen years of Tory economics – ‘major mistakes’ and ‘crisis after crisis’

As the chancellor prepares next week’s budget, Labour says it is staring at a dire inheritance. The voters look likely to agree

The Guardian - UK

Former Post Office chair claims he is victim of ‘smear campaign’ led by Kemi Badenoch

Henry Staunton stands by his allegations against the government and turns on Post Office CEO in dramatic day of evidence to MPs

The Guardian - UK

‘Toxic culture of disbelief’ persists at top of Post Office, MPs told

Committee releases minutes of board meeting before appearance by former Post Office chair Henry Staunton

The Guardian - UK

Harrowing video of suffering of sub-postmasters victim of Horizon IT scandal published by public inquiry

The move came as MPs are probing whether a top civil servant gave a ‘go-slow order’ on pay-outs

Evening Standard

MPs demand to see ex-Post Office chair’s note over Horizon payouts

Henry Staunton has accused government of wanting to stall compensation payments to victims until after election

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SNP welcomes Labour call for ‘immediate humanitarian ceasefire’ in Gaza, claiming it forced Starmer into U-turn – as it happened

Stephen Flynn says decision by Labour is ‘long-overdue’ and Starmer was forced into position by public pressure and the SNP

Evening Standard

Government 'asleep at the wheel' over claims of Iran sanction busting, MP warns

Lloyds and Santander UK deny wrongdoing after report that they were used by an Iranian state entity

The Guardian - UK

Teesworks review criticises freeport project’s secrecy and value for money

Government-backed scheme overseen by Tory mayor cleared of cronyism and corruption, but transparency found wanting

The Guardian - UK

Royal Mail hails best Christmas for four years – but staff miss £500 bonus

Delivery company says nearly all festive deliveries arrived on time and its revenues rose

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‘How much is Fujitsu going to pay?’ Questions for Post Office IT firm as it faces MPs

Company that built ill-fated system also comes under separate scrutiny from judge-led inquiry

The Independent UK

Sunak urged to suspend Fujitsu contracts after IT giant won billions despite Post Office scandal

PM under pressure to end ‘VIP’ treatment for IT giant – with almost £5bn handed over in deals since landmark court ruling on software scandal

The Guardian - UK

Liam Byrne: ‘I’d say about a quarter to a third of MPs are the children of alcoholics’

In his new book, the Labour MP, who left a note to his Treasury successor in 2010 saying that there was ‘no money’, likens modern Britain to the last days of Rome. He talks about trauma, Starmer and creating a fairer society

The Guardian - UK

Wilko collapse: regulators urged to try to claw back millions in dividends

Commons committee says money should be recovered from founding family ‘so pensioners are not short-changed’

The Guardian - UK

Wilko’s former chair tells MPs she was devastated by collapse of retailer

Lisa Wilkinson says her family’s multimillion-pound fortune was not enough to save the chain

Evening Standard

Billionaire Issa brother warned of ‘contempt of Parliament’ after Standard finds errors in Asda letter to MPs

Mohsin Issa has until Thursday to respond to further questions from MPs

The Guardian - UK

UK faces ‘gigafactory gap’ that could stifle its EV industry, say MPs

Business committee tells government it must get more investment into sector to avert decline

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