Politics

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Badenoch vows to scrap equality duty after Nowak police row and UK attack failures
The Nottingham stabbings, the Southport attack, and the Manchester Arena bombing could have been prevented if public authorities were not afraid of being labeled as racist, Kemi Badenoch has claimed.
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Reeves says Britain will not rejoin EU despite higher costs from Brexit
Rachel Reeves said Labour must adhere to its manifesto, which ruled out joining the single market and the customs union, and allowing freedom of movement.
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North Sea oil figure used by Badenoch overstated by more than 90%, analysis says
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch last week cited a new University of Aberdeen geology paper as being supposed proof that the Government’s ban on new North Sea oil and gas licences was “utter madness”.
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Holyrood faces vote on SNP finances after Murrell’s £400,000 embezzlement admission
Labour asserts that "questions are piling up" regarding former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell’s embezzlement "crime spree" as it pushes for Holyrood to conduct an inquiry into the scandal.
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Trump could shift from Greenland to Chagos in push for Diego Garcia control
The White House might shift its focus to the Chagos Islands instead of Greenland after Donald Trump’s plans to take control of the territory were unsuccessful.
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Keir Starmer orders tech firms to block children sending nude images
Sir Keir Starmer has directed tech companies to implement measures that will prevent children from sending and receiving sexually explicit images on their devices.
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Andrew’s daughters keep rent-free palace homes as Royal Lodge questions deepen
The two daughters of Andrew Mountbatten Windsor continue to receive rent-free accommodation in the Royal Palaces of Kensington and St James, despite their father’s departure and neither being active Royals, a report by the National Audit Office reveals today.
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Under-16 social media ban looms as Starmer targets harmful online content
Sir Keir Starmer is poised to announce a ban on social media for under-16s within the next ten days.
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Britain refuses to give up Brexit freedoms in return for EU single market access
Most Britons do not want to undo Brexit powers, a poll has revealed.
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Bank of England drops Churchill and Turing from banknotes in favour of wildlife
The Bank of England has defended its decision to replace historical figures with wildlife on the next series of banknotes.
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Farage plans £700,000 beachfront mansion makeover as questions mount over £5m donor gift
Nigel Farage is planning a luxury beach pad makeover costing an estimated £700,000 – after pocketing £5million from his crypto billionaire friend.
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Social media ban for under-16s edges closer as Starmer says "things are going to change"
Sir Keir Starmer is reportedly preparing to announce a social media ban for children under 16 after pressure from parents caused him to change his mind.
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Vance enters British murder row after police handcuffed dying Henry Nowak
U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Friday waded into a British dispute that has erupted over the murder of a student, blaming ‌his death on what he said was civilizational decline and the failure to stop the "mass invasion of migrants".
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Downing Street clashes with JD Vance after US vice president blames migrant “invasion” for UK student’s murder
Downing Street has responded after US Vice President JD Vance blamed the murder of British student Henry Nowak on a "mass invasion of migrants".
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Britain faces "most dangerous period in decades" as top general
The UK may have to make ‘different choices and different priorities’ in the face of growing threats from Russia.
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All the revelations about Andrew, Beatrice, Eugenie and other royals in bombshell finance report
Prince Andrew has once again found himself at the center of scrutiny after a new report from the public spending watchdog shed light on the royal family’s property arrangements.
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Restore Britain faces scrutiny as activist with neo-Nazi past refuses to quit party UA:
A Scottish political activist who expressed white supremacist views and performed the Nazi salute has asserted he will remain a member of Restore Britain, despite the party’s internal concerns regarding his past actions.
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Parliament splits over calls to publish ethnicity and immigration status of child sex offenders
The publication of the ethnicity and immigration status of child sex offenders was debated in Parliament on Monday, with some MPs claiming the data is essential to protect victims and others warning that children are being used as a “shield for prejudice”.
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Sir Keir Starmer backs Darren Jones as Mandelson WhatsApp leak row deepens over missing messages
Sir Keir Starmer continues to have confidence in Darren Jones, according to Downing Street, after the cabinet minister reportedly apologized to Lord Peter Mandelson
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Starmer accuses Elon Musk of inflaming tensions over police handling of murder case
Sir Keir Starmer has accused Elon Musk of attempting to "whip up division" in the UK regarding Henry Nowak’s murder and stated that Britain needs to "assert who we are" as "reasonable, tolerant people".
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Mystery over UK shadow fleet crackdown deepens as MoD blocks key figures from public view
The Ministry of Defence has declined to provide figures on the number of Russian shadow fleet vessels that have passed through British waters, been boarded, or detained
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Khan rejects "two-tier policing" narrative amid political row over Henry Nowak case
Sadiq Khan has accused Nigel Farage and the Tories of using the murder of Henry Nowak for political purposes in LBC’s State of London debate.
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Crypto investors boost Reform donations total
Reform wins the donations race for the first quarter of 2026, accumulating £9.4 million from 31 donations.
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“Low-income people should not be having children”: Reform UK politician defends NHS IVF cuts
A Reform UK councillor has supported local cuts to NHS-funded IVF treatment, stating that they should "cut their garment according to their cloth."
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Darren Jones sent private praise to Mandelson as he was being sacked, missing from official disclosures
The prime minister’s close ally Darren Jones expressed his sympathies to Peter Mandelson after he was dismissed as US ambassador in messages that were not included in the humble address release.