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Labour is still too timid. Starmer needs to get radical

Letters: In office, Labour will do far more for social justice and cohesion than the Tories, writes Richard Watson, but Stephen Smith and Pete Callaghan fear the party is shying away from bold policies

The Guardian - UK

What is the ex-prime minister’s honours list and why is it controversial?

Boris Johnson is said to have nominated his father Stanley for a knighthood

The Independent UK

‘National conversation’ needed for mid-life women, says Labour MP Dodds

Anneliese Dodds addressed the Women’s Institute on Saturday.

The Independent UK

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‘We needed a massive amount of resilience’: the female Labour MPs from the class of ’87

At the general election that year, the number of women in the Commons jumped to (an albeit still tiny) 41. Some talk about the sexism – and the solidarity

The Guardian - UK

Labour will need more radical ideas to fix our broken society

Letters: Readers respond to an article by Jonathan Freedland on the prospect of a Labour government

The Guardian - UK

Lord Pendry obituary

Busy and diligent Labour MP disappointed in his hopes of becoming sports minister under Tony Blair

The Guardian - UK

Britain’s defence policy is not British, not defensive and not even a policy. It’s a mess

There are no easy answers to what Putin’s war means for British defence. But mindlessly spending more and more won’t cut it, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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‘I want to give mid-life women a voice’: Labour’s Anneliese Dodds on menopause, careers and the WI

The party chair discusses why Labour wants to attract female voters who are juggling child, parent and health care on top of demanding jobs

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson suggests Sue Gray was wrong person to lead Partygate inquiry amid new evidence he misled MPs – as it happened

Former PM queries his appointment of Sue Gray to investigate No 10 Covid parties following news she is set to take job with Labour

The Guardian - UK

Channel 4 axes 'rip off Apprentice' reality show after one series

Former Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair even made an appearance on the show

Nottingham Post

MPs across the House pay tribute to first female Commons speaker Betty Boothroyd

Current Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle described Lady Boothroyd as a ‘groundbreaking parliamentarian’ as MPs observed a minute’s silence in her memory.

The Independent UK

OPINION - Signs of green shoots for our economy? Sadly, I don’t think they exist

For those of a certain maturity, the Nineties offered mixed messages. The overthrow of Margaret Thatcher, the ERM debacle and the humiliation by elements in his own party of John Major were all associated with enduring economic misery. The arrival in 1997 of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, the independence…

Evening Standard

A union renewed, two-party politics revived: is this the new Restoration? Sunak and Starmer hope so

In their own different ways, the two leaders dream of a return to ‘normality’ – but that’s what got us into this mess , says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK

Labour on track for 1997-style landslide over Tories: poll says

Labour holds a 17-point lead over the Conservative Party, setting up a potential landslide win at the next general election similar to Tony Blair’s in 1997, according to a BMG survey for the i newspaper.

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Lord Sainsbury returns to the Labour fold with £2m donation

The former chair of the supermarket chain was a big donor to Blair and Brown but cut off his support under Corbyn

Bangkok Post

UK poll shows Labour could win landslide

LONDON: Labour holds a 17-point lead over the Conservative Party, setting up a potential landslide win at the next general election similar to the 1997 victory of Tony Blair, according to a new survey.

The Guardian - UK

Sir Bernard Ingham obituary

Rumbustious Downing Street chief press secretary who was central to the style and success of the Thatcher revolution

Daily Mirror

'Ambitious Starmer has air of Blair - but he's thinking big on how to fix broken Britain'

Compared with Tony Blair’s modest proposals, Keir Starmer is offering five major 'missions' to transform Britain and, as Jason Beattie writes, he is thinking big on how to fix a Britain broken by years of incompetent Tory rule

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The Independent UK

What are Keir Starmer’s five ‘missions’ for future Labour government?

Labour leader says his plan will fix ‘fundamental’ problems facing Britain and give the UK the ‘confidence’ to move forward as a country

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer denies U-turn on pledges and insists ‘vast majority’ of Labour members back him

Labour leader says he has been forced to ‘adapt’ some principles set out during campaign to replace Corbyn

The Independent UK

Ahern: New British government may be needed to reach protocol deal

The former taoiseach was speaking during a panel discussion with Alastair Campbell.

Daily Mirror

Travel expert says Brits will soon no longer need paper passports at airports

Chris Briggs, senior president of identity at document verification company Mitek, has said digital IDs will soon be a reality, following an intervention by former Prime Minister Tony Blair and former Conservative chief William Hague

Reuters

Explainer-What is the Good Friday Agreement and when was it signed?

The Good Friday Agreement largely ended the "Troubles", three decades of violence that had racked Northern Ireland since the late 1960s. It was signed on April 10, 1998 - which fell that year on Good Friday in the Christian Easter holiday.

Evening Standard

Women, Beware the Devil’s Lydia Leonard on the new Almeida show and playing Cherie Blair in The Crown

‘It was like being on Stars in Their Eyes’

Wales Online

Everyone in UK should be issued with Digital ID, say Tony Blair and Lord Hague

Their plan would involve a new ID incorporating details such as a passport, driving licence, tax records, qualifications and right to work status which could be stored on a mobile phone

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