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Streeting refuses to rule out leadership ambitions

Streeting refuses to rule out leadership ambitions

Britain ‘shafted’ by US trade deal, claims Badenoch

Britain ‘shafted’ by US trade deal, claims Badenoch

Chinese firm ‘trying to shut down British steel industry’

Chinese firm ‘trying to shut down British steel industry’

Starmer refuses to rule out extending stealth raid on income tax

Starmer refuses to rule out extending stealth raid on income tax

Government’s cuts ‘will fail to solve benefits crisis’

Government’s cuts ‘will fail to solve benefits crisis’

We don’t need to fight over trade, says Mandelson

Starmer refuses to say if Chagos deal will be funded from defence budget

to give away the Chagos Islands to Mauritius would be funded from the Ministry of Defence’s budget. ]]>

Defence spending must go beyond 2.5pc target by 2030, says Badenoch

Kemi Badenoch said UK defence spending must rise above a target of 2.5 per cent of GDP by 2030. ]]>

Rachel Reeves ‘investigated over expenses while working at bank’

Rachel Reeves was reportedly investigated over her expenses while working as an economist at Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS) before she became an MP.]]>

Starmer: Judge behind Gaza migrant ruling was wrong

said the judge who granted Palestinian migrants the right to live in the UK under a Ukrainian refugee scheme made the “wrong decision”. ]]>

Miliband told to get on board with Heathrow expansion

Heathrow. ]]>

Starmer’s Chagos deal is immoral surrender, says Badenoch

Kemi Badenoch claimed Sir Keir Starmer’s deal to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius amounted to an “immoral surrender”. ]]>

Badenoch grills Starmer on economy after Reeves’ speech

Kemi Badenoch grilled Sir Keir Starmer on his economic plan at Prime Minister’s Questions after Rachel Reeves unveiled her proposals to boost growth. ]]>

Terminally ill could choose assisted dying over inadequate palliative care, admits nursing chief

assisted dying due to the lack of palliative care, a senior nursing chief has admitted. ]]>

Cabinet Office chief blocks investigation into Attorney General’s ‘conflict of interest’ row

Gerry Adams. ]]>

Starmer fails to back Reeves over third runway at Heathrow

Sir Keir Starmer refused to say if he would back a third runway being built at Heathrow Airport amid mounting speculation Rachel Reeves is poised to support the expansion.]]>

Home Secretary demands Musk’s X removes video watched by Southport attacker

triple killer Axel Rudakubana. ]]>

Pensions triple lock should be means tested, Badenoch suggests

Kemi Badenoch has said she is willing to consider means-testing the triple lock. ]]>

Starmer insists he wants to block Gerry Adams payout

Sir Keir Starmer has insisted he does want to block compensation payments to Gerry Adams after criticism of his decision to scrap Tory legislation preventing such claims.]]>

Starmer insists Reeves will be Chancellor at next election

Sir Keir Starmer has insisted Rachel Reeves will still be Chancellor at the next general election after initially failing to guarantee her long-term future.]]>

Burnham breaks ranks with Starmer to back grooming gang inquiry

grooming gangs. ]]>

Labour ‘cowards’ vote down national grooming inquiry

grooming gangs. ]]>

Badenoch backs Jenrick after he calls for limit on immigration to UK from ‘alien cultures’

Kemi Badenoch has backed Robert Jenrick after he suggested the Tories could seek to limit immigration to the UK from what he described as “alien cultures”.]]>

It’s not far-Right to stand up for child abuse victims, Tories tell Starmer

The Conservatives have told Sir Keir Starmer that “it is not far-Right to stand up for the victims” of child sexual abuse.]]>

Labour has established new quango every week since election win

Starmer warns Trump against imposing tariffs on UK

Sir Keir Starmer has warned Donald Trump against imposing tariffs on the UK.]]>

Winter fuel raid means pensioners could die this Christmas, warns Badenoch

Kemi Badenoch warned pensioners could die this Christmas because of Labour’s “cruel” cut to the winter fuel allowance.]]>

New housing can ‘encroach on countryside’ under Rayner’s rules

Houses can be built on the green belt even if they “encroach on the countryside” under a planning shake-up being led by Angela Rayner.]]>

Starmer refuses to say he’ll strip UK citizenship of terrorists fleeing Syria

Kemi Badenoch demanded Sir Keir Starmer strip British jihadis who could leave Syria after the fall of the Assad regime of their citizenship.]]>

Starmer’s ‘milestones’ fail to tackle immigration, defence or benefits

off welfare and into work. ]]>

Starmer won’t repeat pledge to make UK economy fastest growing in G7

Sir Keir Starmer refused to repeat his manifesto pledge to make the UK economy the fastest growing in the G7. ]]>

Starmer refuses to repeat Reeves’s tax promise

Sir Keir Starmer has refused to repeat a pledge made by Rachel Reeves not to impose more tax rises on businesses.]]>

Junk food could be hit with more taxes as part of Government’s back to work drive

A blueprint to stem the growing tide of people signed off with ill health suggests extra “sin taxes” may be used to help reduce obesity levels. The proposal is contained in a “Get Britain Working”...

Germany ‘will not arrest Netanyahu because of Nazi history’

Germany has suggested it will not arrest Benjamin Netanyahu if he travels to the country because of its Nazi history.]]>

Defence Secretary: UK military equipment just not good enough

military equipment is “just not good enough”, the Defence Secretary has admitted. ]]>

Rayner fails to rule out further IHT raid on farmers

The Tories warned that Labour will “come back for more” after Angela Rayner failed to rule out a further inheritance tax raid on farmers.]]>

Starmer dodges question over whether Britain should prepare for nuclear war

Sir Keir Starmer has dodged a question over whether Britain should prepare for nuclear war amid escalating tensions between Russia and the West.]]>

Xi backs Starmer and Reeves’ economic plan for growth

at the G20 summit. ]]>

Council tax bills to go up by more than £100 next year, No 10 confirms

council tax rises of more than £100 in April, the Government has announced. ]]>

Starmer urges Trump to learn ‘lesson from history’ and vows net zero ‘leadership’

Sir Keir Starmer has urged Donald Trump to learn the “lesson from history” and back the shift to green energy.]]>

Starmer and Macron vow to put Ukraine in ‘strongest position’ ahead of Trump’s presidency

Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron discussed how to put Ukraine in the “strongest possible position going into the winter” amid uncertainty over long-term US support for Kyiv following the election...

Badenoch will make PMQs important again, says Osborne

Kemi Badenoch will “make PMQs important again”, according to George Osborne. ]]>

‘Absolutely no doubt’ Labour will be able to work with Trump, says Reeves

Rachel Reeves said she had “absolutely no doubt” the Government will be able to work constructively with Donald Trump despite David Lammy’s past criticism of the president-elect.]]>

Tories would reverse Labour’s ‘cruel family farms tax’, says Badenoch

Kemi Badenoch said the Tories would reverse Labour’s “cruel family farms tax”. ]]>

Kemi Badenoch appoints Chris Philp as shadow home secretary

Kemi Badenoch has appointed Chris Philp as the new shadow home secretary as she announced her shadow cabinet. ]]>

Badenoch appoints Jenrick as shadow justice secretary

Robert Jenrick has accepted the role of shadow justice secretary in Kemi Badenoch’s new shadow Cabinet. ]]>

No 10 defends tax raids on family farms

Downing Street has defended Rachel Reeves’s Budget tax raids on the care sector and family farms.]]>

Rachel Reeves is a compulsive liar, claims Jenrick

Robert Jenrick labelled the Budget a “Halloween horror show” and claimed Rachel Reeves was a “compulsive liar”. ]]>

Reeves promises ‘more pounds in people’s pockets’ despite Budget tax raids

Rachel Reeves insisted there will be “more pounds in people’s pockets” under the Labour Government despite the nation bracing for tax raids at tomorrow’s Budget. ]]>

No guarantee I won’t raise taxes again, says Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer said he could not rule out further tax increases at future Budgets despite the nation bracing for a series of big raids on Wednesday. ]]>

Minister refuses six times to rule out Budget tax raid on high earners

A minister has left the door open to a Budget tax raid on high earners. ]]>

Reeves warns of ‘difficult’ tax choices at the Budget

Rachel Reeves has warned of “difficult” tax choices coming up at her first Budget at the end of the month.]]>

Ministers will be required to publish list of freebies to public

The cost of gifts to ministers will be made public, the Labour chair has said. ]]>

Starmer snubs Rayner over key security meetings Sue Gray attended

Sue Gray, his former chief of staff, having attended the committee. ]]>

Lammy handed over Chagos islands to feel good about himself, says Jenrick

Robert Jenrick has accused David Lammy of handing over the Chagos Islands so he can “feel good about himself at his next north London dinner party.” ]]>

Starmer told to ‘guarantee’ no other British overseas territories will be signed away

Sir Keir Starmer must “immediately guarantee” that the Government will not hand over any other British overseas territories, a Reform UK MP has said.]]>

Falklands are safe in British hands, insists governor amid Chagos row

The Falklands are safe in British hands, the governor of the islands has insisted amid a row over the Chagos Islands.]]>

Lord Alli investigated for alleged code of conduct breach

Labour peer Lord Alli is under investigation by the Lords’ commissioner over “alleged non-registration of interests” leading to a possible breach of the members’ code of conduct.]]>

One in ten civil servants should be in prison because they were so bad, says Badenoch

Kemi Badenoch claimed that up to 10 per cent of civil servants were so “very, very bad” that they should be in prison, claiming they leaked official secrets, undermined their ministers and agitated...

Reform are not real conservatives or serious people, says Badenoch

Reform UK’s leadership are not “real conservatives” or “serious people”, Kemi Badenoch has said.]]>

Sunak: Time to end the squabbling and backbiting

Rishi Sunak has told Conservatives they will not return to power unless they end the “backbiting and squabbling” that contributed to the general election defeat.]]>

Starmer as unpopular as Sunak when he called election, poll finds

Sir Keir Starmer is as unpopular as Rishi Sunak was when he called the general election, a new poll has found.]]>

‘Stop the violence’: Starmer calls for Lebanon ceasefire in UN speech

Starmer jokes about Lord Alli row as he woos Wall Street investors

The Prime Minister, who is looking to attract investment in the UK, said of the UK consul general’s residence: “I’d like to pretend this is my apartment to welcome you to.” Sir Keir made the quip...

No more excuses for Israel on Gaza, says Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer has warned Israel there can be “no more excuses”, demanding that more aid is allowed into Gaza.]]>

Keir Starmer: Prepare for more pylons and prisons

more electricity pylons in the countryside is one of the “unpopular” decisions he is not afraid to make. ]]>

Labour conference: Asking me about donations isn’t nice, says Lord Alli

The Labour peer at the centre of a sleaze row has told a journalist not to ask him about donations, saying “this isn’t nice”.]]>

Lord Alli attends Labour conference despite donations row

Lord Alli is attending Labour’s annual party conference in Liverpool despite a row about his donations to Sir Keir Starmer and his top team.]]>

Reform UK conference: Farage says party should model Lib Dems and Anderson rips up TV licence

Reform UK should model itself on the Liberal Democrats, Nigel Farage has said.]]>

I’m still in control, insists Starmer, as civil war breaks out over Sue Gray pay

Sir Keir Starmer has denied he has lost control of Downing Street despite civil war breaking out at the centre of his government.]]>

The Left must accept NHS reform or it will die, says Streeting

The Left must accept NHS reforms or the health service will “die”, Wes Streeting has warned. ]]>

Watch: Ed Davey sings Sweet Caroline and Take a Chance on Me at Lib Dem conference

Sir Ed Davey sang Sweet Caroline and Abba’s Take a Chance on Me as he closed out the annual Liberal Democrat party conference. ]]>

Starmer has ‘great interest’ in Albania migrant deal, says Meloni

Sir Keir Starmer has shown “great interest” in the Italian government’s migrant deal with Albania, Giorgia Meloni has said.]]>

Jenrick: I want to put Farage out of business

Robert Jenrick said he wants to put Nigel Farage and Reform UK “out of business” if he becomes the next leader of the Conservative Party. ]]>

Labour accused of ‘political posturing’ over NHS

Victoria Atkins accused Labour of “political posturing” over its claims about the NHS after Sir Keir Starmer said the Tories had broken the health service during their time in power. ]]>

Starmer refuses to rule out scrapping pensioners’ bus passes

Sir Keir Starmer has refused to rule out scrapping free bus passes and council tax discounts for pensioners in the Budget next month. ]]>

Badenoch and Jenrick surge as Stride knocked out of Tory leadership race

Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch surged in the second round of the Tory leadership contest as Mel Stride was eliminated from the race to succeed Rishi Sunak.]]>

Cabinet not split over winter fuel payments, Downing Street insists

Sir Keir Starmer’s Cabinet has agreed to his plan to cut winter fuel payments for 10 million pensioners ahead of a crunch vote in the House of Commons tomorrow. ]]>

Uncompetitive Conservative Party is bad for the UK, says Sir Tony Blair

Sir Tony Blair said an uncompetitive Conservative Party is a “bad thing” for the UK. ]]>

Rayner supports scaling back winter fuel payments despite past concerns

Angela Rayner said she supported the Government’s decision to scrap winter fuel payments for 10 million pensioners despite raising concerns about a similar move in the past. ]]>

Robert Jenrick on top in first round of Tory leadership race as Priti Patel eliminated

Robert Jenrick has emerged as the front-runner in the Conservative Party leadership race after comfortably coming top in the first round of voting. ]]>

Rachel Reeves suggests pensioners can afford winter fuel payment cuts

can afford to lose the winter fuel payment because of increases to the state pension. ]]>

Cleverly: Starmer taking knee for BLM shows Labour ‘takes some violence less seriously’

James Cleverly has claimed. ]]>

Keir Starmer launching ‘financial assault’ on pensioners, says Priti Patel

Dame Priti Patel accused Sir Keir Starmer of launching a “nasty financial assault” on pensioners as she criticised the Government’s decision to scale back winter fuel payments. ]]>

Tugendhat pledges legally-binding annual cap on net migration of 100,000

Tom Tugendhat has pledged to introduce a legally binding annual cap on net migration of 100,000 if he becomes leader of the Conservative Party. ]]>

Smoking could be banned in pub gardens and outdoor restaurants

Starmer refuses to deny US are blocking Storm Shadow missile use in Russia

Sir Keir Starmer failed to deny that US objections were preventing Ukraine from using Storm Shadow missiles to hit targets inside Russia. ]]>

Labour planned to raise taxes ‘all along’, claims Sunak

would be “painful”. ]]>

Starmer turns down HarperCollins book deal

Robert Jenrick would resurrect Rwanda scheme

Robert Jenrick has said he would “hope” to bring back the Rwanda scheme if he becomes Tory leader and wins the next election. ]]>

Cleverly: Tories ‘need to get our act together’ amid threat of Labour tax rises

James Cleverly said the Conservative Party must get its “act together” and hold Labour to account amid the threat of potential tax rises. ]]>

Tories have ‘lost reputation for competence’, Mel Stride says

The Conservatives have lost their “reputation for competence”, Mel Stride has said as he launched his Tory leadership campaign.]]>

I will have to raise taxes, admits Rachel Reeves

increase taxes in the Budget on Oct 30. ]]>

Hunt says Reeves’ ‘incorrect’ £22 billion black hole figure contradicts previous claims

Jeremy Hunt has accused Labour of providing incorrect information on the state of the economy after Rachel Reeves said the Conservatives left a £22 billion black hole in the public finances.]]>

Starmer accused of U-turning on pledge to scrap his own pension tax perk

Sir Keir Starmer has been accused by the Tories of performing a U-turn on a pledge to scrap a “special tax perk” he enjoyed on his pension.]]>

Protests break out for second night in Manchester after Burnham calls for calm

police officer was filmed apparently stamping on a man’s head. ]]>

More under 30s voted for Reform than Conservative

More under-30s voted for Reform UK than the Conservatives at the general election, research has found.]]>

Starmer suspends seven Labour MPs over child benefit rebellion

two-child benefit cap. ]]>

Sunak to remain Tory leader until November

replaced by the victorious leadership candidate, it has been announced. ]]>

Suella Braverman denies she is considering defecting to Reform

Suella Braverman has denied reports that she is considering defecting to Reform UK. ]]>