“I was approached indirectly and asked whether I would call for Keir to resign in return for [a cabinet job], but that’s just not how I conduct myself.” Darren Jones on the dirty deals that got Andy Burnham into No 10 and life after the "coup", in this week's NS www.newstatesman.com/politics/pol...

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Labour lead up to 4 points in the latest Ipsos poll. (And congrats to them for using error bars - all pollsters should do this).

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John Swinney signals the SNP Government is prepared to force through council mergers in Scotland - but rules out calls to introduce directly-elected mayors. An "intensive" three-month consultation starts today on how local authorities will be changed.

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🚨 NEW: The Government has confirmed Andy Burnham will continue with the Chagos Islands deal that Donald Trump rejected "Maintaining long-term operational control and security of the base remains a top priority"

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Keir Starmer’s resignation statement in full as he stands down as MP www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

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