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Reform MP sparks fury after linking England World Cup defeats to domestic violence
A Reform MP has sparked an angry backlash after calling on the England World Cup team to keep winning in order to keep women safe from domestic violence.
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Welsh government attacks Starmer after promised June meeting fails to happen
The Welsh government has expressed disappointment that a meeting promised by Sir Keir Starmer with First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth in June is not taking place.
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Makerfield polls open as Burnham by-election bid threatens Starmer’s premiership
Polls have opened in Makerfield, where voters are set to take part in what could be one of the most consequential by-elections in British political history.
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Starmer faces final showdown as Burnham heads for victory in Makerfield
On Friday evening, Keir Starmer will head for Chequers for another crisis meeting with his dwindling band of senior loyalists.
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Starmer vows to fight Burnham leadership challenge as Labour coup threat grows
Keir Starmer has revealed how he plans to take the fight to Andy Burnham - and keep his job as Prime Minister.
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Andy Burnham plans private ultimatum to force Starmer departure timetable
Andy Burnham plans to give Sir Keir Starmer one final chance to ’do the decent thing’ and resign before orchestrating a putsch to remove him from Downing Street.
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Lib Dems urge Burnham to end Labour’s EU “torpor and timidity”
The Lib Dems will urge Andy Burnham to end Labour’s "torpor and timidity" towards the EU as they call for the UK to rejoin the single market, in a notable strengthening of their own position.
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Wes Streeting urges Starmer to name exit date after Makerfield by-election
Wes Streeting has urged Sir Keir Starmer to set the date of his departure from Downing Street on Friday morning in the wake of the Makerfield by-election result.
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Unison says fighting Reform UK must be priority as Labour faces warning
Britain’s biggest union must prioritize fighting Reform UK, Unison’s conference heard today after its general secretary urged the government to drastically change course.
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Stoke’s Brexit promise fades as Hanley waits for levelling up that never came
It’s a bleak, cold weekday afternoon in Hanley, one of the six towns that make up Stoke-on-Trent in the Midlands.
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O’Neill questions Starmer’s under-16 social media ban timing before Makerfield vote
The Northern Ireland First Minister queried whether the move was ‘more about internal Labour Party politics than what is right’.
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Former Labour deputy leader Roy Hattersley dies aged 93
Roy Hattersley, former deputy leader of the Labour party from 1983 to 1992, has died aged 93.
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Farage accused of fuelling division after claiming UK is rigged against white people
Nigel Farage should take his “nasty hate, anger and division” elsewhere, a Cabinet minister has said, after the Reform UK leader published a long essay about Britain being a two-tier state against white people.
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New defence secretary Dan Jarvis vows to secure military funding after Healey quit
The UK’s new defence secretary has said he is “absolutely determined” to provide the armed forces with the funding needed.
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UK and Japan to sign £18bn investment deal as Starmer seeks jobs boost
The UK and Japan are set to agree on £18 billion worth of investment, creating tens of thousands of jobs.
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Streeting tells Starmer to make X pay for riot damage after Belfast unrest
Wes Streeting has called for Keir Starmer to take urgent action against X and other online platforms that have contributed to escalating social tensions, suggesting they should be required to help cover rebuilding costs following the riots in Belfast.
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Burnham warns UK risks sliding into poisonous US-style politics before Makerfield vote
Discourse is becoming more polarised and “communities don’t work together any more”, he said during a campaign speech.
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Starmer says he will not quit as Healey and Carns resignations deepen defence crisis
Sir Keir’s authority suffered further blows in recent days after John Healey resigned as Defence Secretary, followed by Al Carns’ resignation as Armed Forces Minister, over the long-delayed Defence Investment Plan (DIP).
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EHRC faces backlash over trans rights code built on “indefensible” claims
UK and European law has started from the premise that trans people exist since at least 1999.
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Al Carns tells Starmer to focus on defence spending after Ministry of Defence revolt
The Prime Minister must focus on defence spending, former armed forces minister Al Carns told LBC after his resignation along with that of the defence secretary plunged Sir Keir Starmer’s Government into a fresh crisis.
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Dan Jarvis appointed Defence Secretary after Healey resignation triggers Starmer crisis
Dan Jarvis has been appointed as the new Defence Secretary following John Healey’s bombshell resignation.
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Armed Forces minister quits after warning UK is failing soldiers on defence investment
Keir Starmer has suffered another setback after his Armed Forces minister resigned, just hours after the Defence Secretary’s departure.
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Healey attacks Starmer’s defence plan as resignation exposes £28bn funding gap
John Healey has dramatically quit as defence secretary, accusing Sir Keir Starmer of failing to provide enough funding for the defence spending plan.
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Healey’s resignation letter leaves Starmer wounded before crucial G7 summit
A bomb has gone off under Keir Starmer’s leadership.
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Asylum appeal backlog reaches nearly 87,500 cases in fresh blow to Labour
The backlog of asylum appeal cases has reached a new record high, according to Ministry of Justice figures.