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Prison shortages: Just one in five prisons have enough riot officers Nearly four in five prisons do not have enough officers trained to deal with riots as part of so-called “Tornado” squads despite rising violence and disorder behind bars, The Independent can reveal. With the prison crisis a major concern ahead of the general election, prison officers accused Rishi Sunak’s government of having “gambled with safety” in response to the revelations – as former governors warned that the ability to respond to simultaneous riots at multiple jails could be “fatally compromised”. The “scandalous” shortage of riot-trained officers – whose skills…

The Independent – Red Votes, Blue Values: fed up Tories set to sweep Labour to power 30/05/2024 – The front page of The Independent leads on the upcoming general election and the latest from US politics.  Check out all the UK front pages here. Other Stories Online, The Independent features: Latest articles from The Independent

The Guardian – Abbott Defies Starmer With Vow To Remain An MP  30/05/2024 – The front page of The Guardian leads on Diane Abbott and her comments at a rally yesterday. Check out all the UK front pages here.  Other Stories Latest articles from The Guardian

The Metro – Cynical Election Doc Strike 30/05/2024 – The front page of The Metro leads on the upcoming junior doctors strike which they say is a cynical election plot. Check out all the UK front pages here. Other Stories Latest articles from The Metro

The National – UK Party Leaders Debate Confirmed – Except For Viewers In Scotland 30/05/2024 – The front page of The Nation leads on the upcoming UK general election.  Check out all the UK front pages here. Other Stories Latest articles from The National

The Herald – Public Health Fears as Waste Collection Staff Set for Strike 30/05/2024 – The front page of The Herald leads on several major Scottish stories. Check out all the UK front pages here.  Other Stories Latest articles from The Herald

Keir Starmer gives speech as Labour rules out rises to income tax, national insurance and VAT – UK politics live There is no bias in the title provided. Shadow treasury minister Darren Jones told the BBC Labour will not raise the tax burden on ‘working people’Sign up for Election Edition, our general election newsletterKeir Starmer is in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, launching Labour’s general election campaign in Wales with beleagured first minister Vaughan Gething. Next week Gething faces a confidence motion in the Senedd. We’ll bring you any key lines that emerge. You can watch it here, the event has just started…

Most of Thursday’s front pages lead on domestic topics – with politics being the most popular. We’re less than 5 weeks away from the UK general election and the campaign trail is heating up. 

Several of the front pages lead on Diane Abbott defying Sir Keir Starmer as she says she will remain an MP for as long as possible. Abbott was suspended from Labour last April for saying Jewish, Irish and Traveller people do not face racism “all their lives”. 

The right-leaning and left-leaning newspapers have a different take on the Abbott story – either way, it’s bad for Labour! 

More from the campaign trail also features on the papers, the right-leaning newspapers lead on Tory Chancellor Jeremy Hunt saying Labour can’t be trusted with the economy, whilst the left-leaning newspapers say NHS nurses are in support of a Labour government. 

Strikes, celebrities and UK crime stories also feature on the front pages.

General election latest: Tories and Labour locked in VAT tax plan row as Diane Abbott vows to stand as MP There is no bias in the original title provided. Related: Starmer responds to Jeremy Corbyn standing as an independent candidateSign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inboxGet our free View from Westminster emailChancellor Jeremy Hunt and Rachel Reeves have ruled out raising VAT after the general election amid a furious row about each other’s tax plans.Labour shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves was accused of secretly planning to raise taxes to fund for the party’s spending pledges if they win the general election.…

Hong Kong convicts 14 activists of subversion in biggest security case Hong Kong has found 14 pro-democracy activists guilty of subversion, marking the largest application of the China-imposed National Security Law to date. The convicted individuals include former lawmakers Leung Kwok-hung and Helena Wong, journalist-turned-campaigner Gwyneth Ho, and ordinary citizens like nurse Winnie Yu who participated in the 2019 mass protests. These activists were among 47 charged with attempting to “overthrow” the government by organising an unofficial primary in 2020 to select candidates for office. The court ruled on Thursday that their election to the legislature would have “[created] a…