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Veteran politician poised to become Scotland’s next first minister after challengers step aside
Freightliner boss says cargo operators must have robust rights to track access to ensure future growth
Savills calls on government to take action to boost housebuilding
Flagship skills qualification drew only 1% of 16- to 17-year-old students in 2022
Powerful BBC series hears from those who risk their lives to cross the Channel, as well as police and traffickers themselves
Senior Conservatives warn prime minister that action is needed as despair at local election results grips party
Governing party’s local election results were about as bad as they could have been
Labour support was spread widely but Downing Street grasps national projection of 7-point gap as cause for hope
Shadow science minister Chi Onwurah pledges more collaborative approach and greater respect for institutions
Labour unseats Andy Street in Conservatives’ flagship West Midlands mayoralty
Conservatives’ flagship West Midlands mayoralty goes to Labour after recount
The prime minister chose the ground on which the local election campaign was fought — and is now paying the price
Conservatives’ bid to harness backlash against rising crime and vehicle emissions zone expansion failed to pay off
Andy Burnham’s re-election in Manchester cements Labour gains across the country
Move by main opposition party will dash hopes of many tax advisers who had been hoping for exemption
A failed strategy by its champions and policies that ignore Scotland’s mainstream have set back the independence cause
Withdrawals of more than £268,275 will be treated as taxable income
Labour hails ‘seismic’ by-election result as Tories haemorrhage council seats but hold on to Tees Valley
Party stacks up gains but support appears to drain away in areas with large proportions of Muslim voters
UK prime minister faces a mutinous party but rebellion off the cards — for now
Also in this newsletter: ‘seismic’ by-election results for Labour, and G7 at odds over Russia’s frozen assets
Judgment upholds four of five grounds for legal challenge brought by campaign groups against net zero strategy
Leader of right-wing party praises ‘great progress’ but narrow gains raise doubts about its electoral impact
Tories in trouble after election losses
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