Welsh Labour MSs accuse Starmer government of rolling back devolution
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‘Failed former Tory MPs’ who join Reform unlikely to be selected as candidates, Zia Yusuf says – as it happened
November 2025
The Guardian view on Scottish land reform: vast estates remain feudal in scale
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Met police issue statement with more information about missing Algerian prisoner – as it happened
October 2025
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MPs vote down Farage’s proposal for UK to leave ECHR – as it happened
Lib Dems say ECHR protects ‘our elderly and most vulnerable…the very people who need it most’
The Guardian view on the Caerphilly byelection: Labour’s collapse in its Welsh heartland signals a wider loss
Editorial: Plaid Cymru’s win in Caerphilly marks more than a local upset. It exposes the exhaustion of Labour’s moral imagination – and a deeper British crisis of purpose
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Tory plan to abolish stamp duty ‘will benefit London and the wealthiest the most’ – as it happened
The Social Market Foundation thinktank says council tax reform and a property-based tax would be more sustainable and fairer
September 2025
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Andy Burnham calls for UK to rejoin EU within his lifetime and rejects claim he is fiscally irresponsible – as it happened
Mayor of Greater Manchester says he would have to be ‘wrenched’ out of city and says he wants UK to rejoin EU
Ministers could give mayors control of schools and hospitals in devolution shake-up
Exclusive: Steve Reed, backed by Labour Together, wants to devolve control over more local services
Labour thinktank hopes Starmer will devolve more power to his potential rivals
So politicians want rid of the Senedd: would they abolish any other country’s democracy?
Will Hayward
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Asylum seekers could be housed in ‘modular buildings on industrial sites’ when hotels close, No 10 says – as it happened
July 2025
Ministers propose voting changes for mayoral elections in English devolution bill
After frustrations over losses to Reform, Labour wants to scrap first-past-the-post system brought in by Conservatives
June 2025
Rachel Reeves accused of leaving devolved nations in red after NICs rise
Chancellor used Barnett formula to fund Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, despite their larger public sectors
May 2025
The UK risks falling apart. Keir Starmer can mend it now – but he doesn’t have much time
Martin Kettle
Welsh Labour first minister says she is ‘losing patience’ with Starmer’s policies
April 2025
Starmer promised to create a ‘partnership in power’ with Welsh Labour. He hasn’t – and trouble is brewing
Will Hayward
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Reeves says hasty response to Trump tariffs could put ‘prize’ of economic deal at risk – as it happened
March 2025
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Planning changes offer a bright spot for Rachel Reeves – but grey areas exist
