Angela Rayner signs off on council tax rises of up to 10pc Deputy PM has given six authorities permission to raise bills beyond the ‘maximum’ 5pc and without the need for a local referendum

Angela Rayner has signed off on council tax rises of up to 10 per cent for more than three million people

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Who is criticising Labour’s new education bill – and why? Education secretary Bridget Phillipson is trying to win over critics of proposed curbs on academy schools’ freedoms

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Poll shows 75% want minimum age for accessing social media sites to be raised from 13.
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Starmer voice coach travelled between lockdown tiers in new rule-breaking row Leonie Mellinger visited Labour’s London headquarters on Christmas Eve in 2020 and uploaded a picture of Brighton beach three days later

Sir Keir Starmer’s voice coach travelled between different Covid tiers, The Telegraph can reveal, amid a fresh row over whether the Prime Minister broke lockdown rules

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Ban under-16s from social media, says public Poll shows 75 per cent want minimum age for accessing social media sites to be raised from 13

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Half of county councils could see election delay Devolution programme may involve local authorities being merged or disbanded, with polls likely to be held off until complete

More than half of English county council elections could be delayed this spring because of Sir Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner’s devolution plans

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Sadiq Khan comes out against assisted dying Bill Labour Mayor of London joins third of the Cabinet against assisted dying legislation

Sadiq Khan has revealed he would vote against the assisted dying Bill, warning it could lead to the “coercive control” of vulnerable people

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Diane Abbott and Sir Edward Leigh join forces to argue against assisted dying Bill Longest-serving female and male MPs will vote against law change next week, warning of ‘unintended consequences’

Diane Abbott and Sir Edward Leigh - the longest-serving female and male MPs - will oppose the assisted dying Bill next week

The Mother and Father of the House are urging colleagues to do the same

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I don’t enjoy Musk’s X any more and could leave it, says Labour’s Science Secretary Peter Kyle says he is keeping an open mind about his future engagement with billionaire’s social media platform

I don’t enjoy Elon Musk’s X anymore and could leave it, says Labour’s Science Secretary

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