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Daily Express - Politics

POLL: Should the speed limit on UK motorways be raised to 80mph? -- A politician says UK motorway speed limits should rise after almost 60 years at 70mph.

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Andy Burnham announces 'absolutely massive' change to buses in UK city

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UK borough on brink of England's biggest ever council tax increase - a whopping £2,650

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Angela Rayner and Andy Burnham have declared war on countryside - they will pay for this

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James Cleverly is right to recoil at council's absurd move – get a flaming grip!

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Reform's Zia Yusuf issues furious 'blanket ban' threat to Pakistan as grooming row grows

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Andy Burnham slammed after new shock in Labour sentencing row - 'utterly shambolic'

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Dropping net zero targets could cut £200 off household electricity bills -- New report argues that axing net zero targets could save households hundreds on electricity bills

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Andy Burnham issues three-word response after Vladimir Putin's chilling threat to UK

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ANALYSIS -- State pension triple lock is a vital lifeline - but it's under threat like never before

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Andy Burnham on brink of snap election - one nightmare scenario should terrify us all

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Andy Burnham breaks silence after 'exchanging messages' with 'fake Trump official'

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Labour's jobs nightmare worsens as new figures paint 'dire' picture for UK -- New figures show that unemployment remains stubbornly high while vacancies have slumped.

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Pensioners warned they may face tax demands after £500 state pension boost in April -- The state pension is set to increase above the personal income tax allowance for the first time

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POLL - POLL: Is Angela Rayner right to soften laws on 'illegal' traveller sites? Vote now - The Government insists stronger protections against intentional unauthorised development are in...

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Reform UK civil war erupts as key party figure suspended

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Nigel Farage handed major poll boost after Clacton by-election victory

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Angela Rayner's big boast is a complete fantasy - it's about to blow up in Burnham's face

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POLL - POLL: Should benefit claimants be made to clean up high streets?

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Angela Rayner blasted over 'disastrous' policy after 'dire' unemployment figures -- Critics have blamed Labour's tax hikes and workers' rights legislation for the unemployment figures

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Angela Rayner accused of making it easier for travellers to set up 'illegal' sites -- Tories warn Labour is "making it easier for travellers to set up illegal sites".

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Sadiq Khan under fire as London covered in 'ugly tower blocks - 'stop building them' -- The Tories are calling on the London Mayor to stop building high rise tower blocks in the capital.

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Free bus pass rule to end on August 31 for over 14 million people - update from govt - Government responds to question over extension as scheme sees 200% increase in usage

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Andy Burnham's intervention on migrant crisis proves PM has missed point completely

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Migrants sleep under bridges in UK town as fears of 'Calais Jungle-style' camps soar

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Labour MP suspended after questions over taxpayer-funded Covid loan

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John Healey's big gamble will end in disaster - and rain hellfire on Andy Burnham

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Tories to scrap EU red tape to 'save' summer jobs for youngsters

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Andy Burnham's texts to fake Trump aide 'most likely Iran, China or Russia spy op' -- EXCLUSIVE: An expert has said the Prime Minister has been made to look a fool after exchanging...

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Reform's Robert Jenrick just exposed this - it's a major betrayal of hard-working Brits -- MARTYN BROWN - ANALYSIS: It's not just economically illiterate; it is plain immoral.

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Reform announces huge plan for unemployed to clean parks and repair council houses -- Claimants could clean high streets and work in libraries as part of radical proposal to slash...

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Robert Jenrick just announced massive plan to change benefits system – it's about time -- Whitehall Editor Jonathan Walker was in the room for the dramatic announcement

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Andy Burnham warned 'virtue-signalling' 2030 ban will 'cripple economy'

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Should foreign nationals be banned from claiming UK benefits?

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Labour are destroying UK farming – Andy Burnham offers only smoke and mirrors

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Kemi Badenoch joined an Establishment stitch-up to make a mockery of voters

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OPINION - Kemi Badenoch could scupper Andy Burnham's dream of Labour rule into 2030s - Kemi can't afford to be complacent - she must take this chance for the good of Britain.

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Andy Burnham faces bombshell decision - and he's walking straight into a trap -- Our new PM is being pushed into making a brutal choice. And he'll be damned whatever he does,...

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Bans on swimming pools and window cleaning to save water - even if it rains -- Some rain may come this week, but that won't solve the water shortage

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Major Andy Burnham blunder as PM 'exchanged messages' with 'fake Trump official'

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Burnham warned historic parks 'at risk' of destruction after major reforms

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Robert Jenrick sets out bombshell Reform UK plans to end 'foreign welfare rip-off' Reform UK sets out plans to slash the welfare bill

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Andy Burnham's depressing idea will breed a low-aspiration generation of children

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Louise Haigh sent deafening wildfire alert as fury erupts over 'misuse'

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David Lammy keeps taxpayer-funded home for summer despite being sacked

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OPINION - Lee Anderson issues damning verdict on huge scandal - 'Out of control!'

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Andy Burnham issued huge demand over Labour's hated farm inheritance tax raid

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Reform UK pledges to ban foreign nationals from claiming almost all benefits

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Tories pledge major crackdown on illegal traveller sites to end 'two-tier treatment' -- The Conservatives have promised to end the 'two-tier treatment' of travellers

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Blow to Andy Burnham as his popularity takes hit in new poll -- New polling shows the Prime Minister's net approval rating has dropped.

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Reform UK unveils plan to cut £50 billion a year from soaring benefits bill -- Reform's Treasury spokesman said the plan would be the biggest shake-up of the welfare state in...

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State pension triple lock update as new report exposes huge crisis

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Plan for new generation of defence factories across North East o UK can tackle threats

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The scale of pensioner poverty in Britain shames us all -- Millions of pensioners face relentless anxiety relentless anxiety as they wonder where the next...

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Reform faces the next big challenge to make Farage Prime Minister

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I exposed migrant smugglers' plot - and the worst is yet to come

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Westminster insider names 3 MPs you'd never want to go to the pub with – and 3 you would

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Voters want change as animal welfare no longer a niche concern

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Teenage criminals in balaclavas are plaguing our town centres - 1 thing must be done now! -- OPINION - JJ ANISIOBI: Hiding faces behind balaclavas and other coverings should not be...

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A 'girls' trip' to Kyiv turned this British activist into Putin's enemy -- Under the radar, a 32-year-old with a great heart and an even bigger vision has brought scores...

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Andy Burnham warned military need answers on funding as enemies marvel at UK complacency -- The Prime Minister has been challenged to commit 3% of GDP to defence by 2030 as former top...

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OPINION - 'Andy Burnham is repeating Starmer's biggest mistake and putting UK in danger'

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Parents say say raising vaping age to 21 will protect kids

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High street pharmacists warn of 'medicines shortages crisis' with supply system 'broken' Labour is accused of a 'disgraceful' silence as pharmacists say medicines shortage should be...

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Full list of banned items after 'severe' nationwide alert - it's not just barbecues

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Andy Burnham warned new Labour tax bomb would 'destroy investment' in Britain

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Andy Burnham warned to scrap woke green policies as they 'make wildfires worse'

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Andy Burnham wanted to knock Farage out - but he's back on his feet

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Farage and Badenoch battle for survival - but there can be only one winner

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British farmers finally set for extra funding to tackle UK's horror droughts

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This damning stat tells us all we need to know about Burnham's thoughts on small boats -- OPINION - NICK FERRARI: And he's already managed to contradict himself!

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Andy Burnham's nightmare begins now - his 'bounce' may not last -- The new Prime Minister faces dilemmas on social care, asylum and tax, writes Whitehall Editor...

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Full list of 43 UK towns and villages where households are set for £250 boost -- Some bill-payers could ultimately get £2,500 off their electricity bills over 10 years.

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Petition to ban halal slaughter reaches huge milestone as Government responds

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Andy Burnham creates brand new government role as UK devastated by wildfires

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Sadiq Khan blasted over 'bonkers' £2m a year project 'almost nobody is using' -- Critics have told the Mayor of London and Chair of TfL to scrap the costly scheme that they say...

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Labour makes huge call on banning petrol and diesel cars

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Nigel Farage issues huge warning to rivals in your Express after Clacton by-election win

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Richard Tice slams 'cowardly chickens' after Nigel Farage wins Clacton by-election

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Reform insider makes huge second Clacton by-election prediction - Tories should be worried

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OPINION - 'Clacton's patriots stuck two fingers up at the establishment - I'm just getting started' EXCLUSIVE: Nigel Farage writes direct to Express readers after sealing his return to the Commons...

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PC Andrew Harper's mum slams 'injustice' as bombshell polling rocks Andy Burnham -- Exclusive: Debbie Adlam, thanked the public for a "phenomenal response" in the fight against...

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Nigel Farage's victory has exposed stupidity of haters who didn't have guts to take him on -- OPINION - CAROLE MALONE: His haters are showing with each and every utterance just how out of...

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ANALYSIS - I walked the streets of Clacton hours after Farage's win - locals didn't want to know

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Andy Burnham's migrant plan 'about punishing people for not voting Labour'

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ANALYSIS - Andy Burnham's latest asylum seeker plan reveals why he can't be trusted on immigration - The answer isn't to move asylum seekers from British cities to British villages, writes Jonathan...

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Andy Burnham thinks his new migrant plan is genius - but it's about to blow up in his face

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Parliament's probe into Nigel Farage's finances restarts hours after Reform win in Clacton

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Richard Tice claims Reform has evidence of threat to Farage but won't hand it to police

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Lee Anderson fumes at BBC host over Nigel Farage grilling - 'you're very rude'

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More than ONE MILLION people back calls to keep PC Andrew Harper's killers locked up

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Andy Burnham bombshell as poll shows fewer than one in 10 back controversial policy

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Farage breaks silence with defiant statement after missing Clacton by-election results -- Nigel Farage won with 22,239 votes, with Count Binface in second place on 9,455 votes.

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Clacton by-election results in full as Nigel Farage re-elected MP -- There were a record 34 candidates standing in the Clacton by-election

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Raging Nigel Farage's bombshell Clacton-on-Sea announcement leaves supporters stunned -- Nigel Farage dramatically announced he would boycott the Clacton by-election count after...

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Nigel Farage won't attend Clacton by-election count after police warning

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'Am I angry? I'm very angry' - Furious Farage declares victory and erupts at establishment

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What about the exit poll for the Clacton by-election? -- The Clacton by-election took place on Thursday (August 13) with Nigel Farage looking to retain...

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ANALYSIS - Nigel Farage wins Clacton by-election but now faces one big question

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Nigel Farage wins Clacton by-election as Count Binface gets over 9,000 votes

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Reform UK and Tory councils vow legal war over Burnham's asylum plan

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Fury grows at pro-immigration Labour MP now upset at migrants moving to her town

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Yvette Cooper reveals Keir Starmer migrant bombshell in astonishing attack -- Ms Cooper said Sir Keir had a "bring me solutions, not problems" style of management.

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Kemi Badenoch issues warning to water companies over unexpected bill hikes -- Water companies have been given the green light to increase bills for customers by an extra...

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Andy Burnham says he's 'angry' water bills have shot up - but he's doing nothing about it -- Fury has erupted as millions of people could pay more for their water bills, writes Shadow...

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Andy Burnham urged to u-turn on Rachel Reeves era to rescue economy

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OPINION - Andy Burnham loyalists are already fretting about one of PM's habits

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Zia Yusuf blasts Vodafone CEO over illegal migrant scandal - 'liable to go to prison' It comes after left-wing charity Care4Calais revealed it has dished out 2,221 pre-paid Vodafone...

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Andy Burnham expecting us to cheer asylum policy is sickening – nobody voted for this

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Britain's asylum seeker hotspots MAPPED: See the areas housing 1,000+ migrants

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John Healey is 'Reeves with a packet of pork scratchings' - we could all pay the price

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POLL: Do you trust Andy Burnham to cut number of small boat migrants arriving in UK?

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Andy Burnham issued stark warning over UK economy

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Trump just put US on brink of meltdown - now he'll shoot Andy Burnham down in flames

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Labour 'building up a mountain of debt' – Andy Burnham has 'no idea how to fix the mess' -- In a worst-case scenario, debt interest could spiral to nearly half of government revenue,...

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John Healey goes all in on Rachel Reeves's pensions grab - brutal 67% inheritance tax rate -- ANALYSIS - HARVEY JONES: From next April, our pensions will be fair game for HMRC.

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Only one country has ever made a wealth tax work – and it's not Britain -- OPINION - NICK PERRETT: A wealth tax might tick all the right buttons, but take it from me, they...

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Andy Burnham calls for major summer ban on high street staple amid national emergency

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Terrifying warning over Andy Burnham's jail release plan - 'may lead to murder'

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I watched Ann Widdecombe's funeral - 1 thing will stay with me -- Express reporter Adam Toms was at Buckfast Abbey during the former Conservative MP and Reform UK...

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Ann Widdecombe laid to rest at Buckfast Abbey as friends pay heartbreaking tribute

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Andy Burnham 'shows how out of touch he is' over 'disgraceful' migrant plan

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Zack Polanski's as dim as a cave – here's what he said that convinced me we're doomed

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New parcel rules for Royal Mail, Evri, Amazon deliveries - legislation bid set out

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OPINION - Nigel Farage is far from done – and Andy Burnham's cowardly dithering proves it - The wokerati are profoundly wrong yet again.

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Early general election fears erupt as Andy Burnham urged to call snap vote -- Leading pollster says Prime Minister should go to the country early

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Police dogs and Taser armed cops surround Buckfast Abbey ahead of Ann Widdecombe's funeral -- The former Conservative MP and Reform UK spokeswoman was killed in her own home in July.

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Labour tax anything that moves – blame for hollowed-out high streets lies at their feet

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POLL - Should middle-class areas be forced to house more migrants?

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POLL - Is Andy Burnham right to insist Middle Class towns and villages take more small boats - Over 900 small boat migrants have arrived in the UK in just three days.

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Andy Burnham giving middle classes 'vindictive punishment' in latest migrant plans

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Andy Burnham slammed by every police chief in Britain over latest blunder

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Andy Burnham just got slapped in the face - by the experts hired to tell us he was great

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Andy Burnham calls emergency Cobra meeting as UK faces crisis

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Revealed: 43 areas where households are set to get up to £2,500 off electricity bills

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'Woke' policies could cost Britons tens of thousands of pounds in retirement

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Angela Rayner's children 'disgusted' over 1 thing she does -- Rayner has addressed the habit in an interview.

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Labour's migrant failure EXPOSED as mega-dinghy chaos explodes – 'we've lost control' -- EXCLUSIVE: Expresso regular Esther McVey described the situation as a "national emergency that...

7 days ago

Andy Burnham 're-traumatising victims' as he's blasted for constant U-turns -- The Prime Minister insisted "there is more that can be done" after previously claiming he has...

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Fury as Andy Burnham admits small-boat crosssings could continue for YEARS - 'it's chaos!'

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Andy Burnham demands 'all parts of the country' have homes for asylum seekers

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Government breaks silence as Andy Burnham 'could scrap hated Rachel Reeves policy' -- EXCLUSIVE: Officials have issued a statement after being asked if the Government could dump the...

7 days ago

Andy Burnham under pressure to call COBRA meeting as UK on course for hottest summer ever

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ANALYSIS - Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch have been sent a blunt message by terrified voters

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John Healey about to unleash '£25bn Budget tax blitz' - it's worse than Rachel Reeves

7 days ago

Nigel Farage hit by poll blow days before Clacton by-election

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Andy Burnham call to raise £18,000 personal tax allowance hits key threshold -- New figures reveal impact of freeze - and how much people are losing in tax

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OPINION - I've been reluctant to write this but how are 200,000 small boat arrivals not an invasion? OPINION - PAUL BALDWIN: Sorry but when boats containing 230 people are arriving on our shores...

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Nigel Farage slaps down Reform ally Zia Yusuf for branding ex-Defence Secretary 'traitor' -- Nigel Farage broke his silence on the issue after a war of words erupted between Zia Yusuf and...

7 days ago

Donald Trump discovery at her own family home left Stormy Daniels appalled

7 days ago

Andy Burnham breaks silence on PC Andrew Harper's killers with massive announcement

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PC Andrew Harper's killers set to remain in prison as top Labour figure makes announcement

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Andy Burnham's latest announcement slammed as PM kicks off summer tour

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Inside France's most notorious migrant camp with our expert - Q&A

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ANALYSIS - Andy Burnham is set to stab Leave voters in the back – he really hates Brexit

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Reform UK's Lee Anderson tells us his dream job – and rival MPs will worry -- MPs who are terrified at the thought of Nigel Farage entering Number 10 will hold their heads in...

7 days ago

Huge blow for Polanski as Green councillor defects and says he is 'not fit to be PM' -- The councillor said he had 'reached the conclusion' his values no longer align with Zack...

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Brexit fury as new minister admits Labour about to drag UK closer to EU under Burnham -- The minister in charge of the Brexit reset says Labour will seek closer relations with Brussels

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Ann Widdecombe major update as police investigate new link to Nigel Farage

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Andy Burnham's high streets plan torn apart - 'will create more empty shops!'

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Channel migrant crisis could become like the Mediterranean, Nigel Farage rages -- Reform UK leader issues warning after huge small boat crosses Channel

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Kemi Badenoch confronts Andy Burnham over Budget plans - 'more hardship on the way'

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UK drought latest as huge chunks of England swelter in latest heatwave

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Wealth tax fears erupt as Andy Burnham dealt huge blow

8 days ago

Nigel Farage and Rupert Lowe in huge row over Reform UK deal with Restore Britain

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Nigel Farage's bombshell new migrant policy is the real deal - and this is how I know -- OPINION: Whitehall Editor Jonathan Walker was in the room as Reform showed why they will be...

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Kemi Badenoch issues major Andy Burnham demand in your Express ahead of Budget -- Kemi Badenoch has excusively written in the Daily Express.

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Andy Burnham issued urgent warning over flagship policy - The Prime Minister is promising to devolve power to local areas

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Andy Burnham urged to end scandal of shops refusing to accept cash

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New Labour is to blame for the march of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion madness

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Huge migrant dinghy carrying 230 people pictured as French do nothing to stop boats - First time more than 200 people have been crammed into a boat launched by people smugglers from...

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John Healey's next tax grab could be pure madness – even Reeves wasn't this unhinged

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Nigel Farage's bombshell deportation plan revealed as talks with third country emerge

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Nigel Farage breaks silence on bombshell Reform-Restore deal

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OPINION - Kemi's making a big mistake trying to outflank Nigel Farage on issues like immigration

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Nigel Farage makes bombshell foreign prisoners announcement

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I met a Swedish couple in my deprived town centre - you won't believe what they thought

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Nigel Farage's chance of becoming PM revealed in new bombshell poll -- The results land as Andy Burnham enjoys an early "bounce" after succeeding Keir Starmer.

9 days ago

David Lammy eyes major new role after Andy Burnham sacked him -- The former deputy prime minister has his eye on a new job

9 days ago

Nigel Farage reveals what he will do with foreign criminals serving time in UK jails -- The massive change is designed to end overcrowding and early releases

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Andy Burnham declares war on 'fake' sales that rip off shoppers

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Farage rages police chiefs are turning UK into Communist Russia after Polanski decision

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Ed Miliband just launched a massive power grab - Andy Burnham has unleashed a monster -- Ed Miliband won't stay in his cage. And that's terrifying news for the new PM.

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Andy Burnham handed blueprint to reverse Brexit with UK joining 'European Confederation'

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Farage warns France exactly what he plans to do on migrants - 'you will have to lump it!'

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Polio 'could return' after vaccination funding cut

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Burnham blasted for 'breathtaking hypocrisy' as PM poses as champion of UK high streets

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Ex-Cambridge professor Jason Arday's claims are wild - but he's not the only one who lied -- OPINION - JJ ANISIOBI: The academic's boasts may be embarrassing but more worrying thing is what...

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'Literally lunatics' - Lee Anderson's scathing verdict on 'nutjobs' in Parliament -- The Reform UK chairman blasts the 'educated idiots' who dominate Labour and the 'cowards' who...

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ANALYSIS - Andy Burnham faces energy bills nightmare - pensioners will suffer this winter - Pensioners are already fearing how they will afford to heat their homes this winter despite the...

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Tice erupts at police after bombshell Ann Widdecombe 'murder' update - 'they've messed up'

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Bombshell new TV licence proposal would give households influence over BBC

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