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Daily Express - Politics

Keir Starmer could chicken out of major Reform showdown -- Beleaguered PM might not campaign in Gorton and Denton by-election as vote becomes referendum on...

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Lifetime ISA warning as thousands of savers forced to pay 'huge' penalties

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Labour 'loses the plot' as transport police numbers drop despite 'mass fare evasion'

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More than six million working Britons would be better off on benefits

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Labour 'flirting' with 'backdoor' return to EU and accused of never accepting Brexit loss

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POLL - Express readers reveal if they are happy with Brexit 10 years on

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Labour announces Gorton and Denton by-election candidate after Andy Burnham snub

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Independent pubs need to sell 825 million more pints to cover Rachel Reeves's rates hike - Pub owners are 'apoplectic' at the extra costs which are forcing up prices and endangering jobs

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Reform smashes Labour with 12-point poll lead – Conservatives plummet

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Rachel Reeves blasted by Martin Lewis over latest blunder: 'Truly shameful'

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Tory Red Wall superstar now working to make Nigel Farage Prime Minister

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Donald Trump's decline 'already under way' as oppression skyrockets

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Rachel Reeves delivers killer blow to UK's most-loved place tomorrow - gone too far now

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Keir Starmer's betrayal of veterans exposed as he demanded 'mandatory' investigations -- The Government has already faced strong opposition over plans to repeal immunity provisions in...

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More migrants should be crammed into homes near YOU, ministers told -- Exclusive: The company said stuffing "three to six" people into a single property "offers the...

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Five Brexit betrayals dragging Britain back into the EU by the back door -- From Keir Starmer's EU 'reset' to fishing rights sold out to the EU, these are the five Brexit...

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Our greatest Crusade: How the Daily Express fought for YOUR Brexit -- For decades the Daily Express crusaded for Britain's independence from Brussels, becoming the...

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OPINION - Labour and Tories face wipeout – seven days have made this undeniable

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Reform's Robert Jenrick launches blistering new attack on Tories

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'Hapless Keir Starmer is failing and it's for this one simple reason'

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Fury as council cancels elections but spends £30k on migrant mental health

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Five things you need to know about the Express's Brexit crusade -- The Daily Express has launched a Brexit crusade to mark 10 years since the referendum to leave...

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Nigel Farage and Zack Polanski battle to topple Labour at crunch by-election next month -- Reform UK's Nigel Farage and Green leader Zack Polanski visited Gorton and Denton on Friday.

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Councillor left 'in floods of tears' as meeting descended into chaotic 'screaming match' -- Basildon Council descended into anarchy as Reform UK councillors clashed with Labour chiefs over...

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OPINION - Westminster has failed Leave voters – we demand a proper Brexit - SAM LISTER: It's almost 10 years since we firmly told the political establishment to sever ties...

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Rachel Reeves is finished but pensioners will hate the potty-mouthed lunatic coming next

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Gordon Brown's catastrophic gold sale has cost Britain £48 billion as price soars

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Killer migrant could have been deported to Rwanda before he murdered mum with screwdriver

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Keir Starmer insists he did not fear being spied on whilst getting dressed in China

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OPINION - Keir Starmer blames Labour's woes on Brexit - but he's just as useless as the EU!

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China LIFTS sanctions on six British politicians as Labour seeks closer ties -- The sanctions were imposed in 2021 against five MPs, as well as two Peers in the House of Lords...

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Donald Trump alert issued after viral hoax gets millions of views -- People have been baffled after seeing a post by the President in which he appeared to get his...

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Brexit heavyweights demand end to Labour betrayal - 'dragging us back into the EU!' -- Nigel Farage, Boris Johnson, Kemi Badenoch have backed a Daily Express campaign demanding Sir...

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Keir Starmer is 'GASLIGHTING' the British public with 'small fry' China trip disaster -- EXCLUSIVE: The UK leader's trip to China has been embroiled in controversy from the very...

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Terminally ill mum slams 7 'shameless' peers blocking assisted dying law

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ANALYSIS - The 1 reason why Donald Trump keeps attacking Keir Starmer - bad news for PM

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Labour Minister slams 'wrong' Donald Trump as row over Keir Starmer's China trip explodes

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Keir Starmer has finally lost patience with Rachel Reeves - now she faces the sack

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Live-event - Plot to remove Keir Starmer exposed as Prime Minister faces 'last chance' Keir Starmer has been set a deadline to improve or face the sack in May

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Ed Miliband blasted over energy bills after new Labour announcement -- Tories warn Britons are seeing costs soar thanks to Government's policies

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Furious row erupts on BBC QT after minister admits Labour 'cosying up' to EU -- Minister challenged by fellow Question Time panellist over Labour boosting ties with Brussels

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BBC Question Time clash erupts as Fiona Bruce forced to cut off Labour minister

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Lord Jim Wallace dies as heartbroken family shares shock at 'sudden' passing

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Shocking £350m bill for English lessons for migrants revealed - 'Insane!' Some 168,730 enrolled on taxpayer-funded English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) courses...

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Thousands of pensioners 'could lose their homes' as charity bosses warn of crisis

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Reform UK surges ahead of Labour in new poll ahead of crunch election

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Keir Starmer humiliated as EU allies leave him alone on World stage on key issue

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Humiliation for Keir Starmer as China carries on doing one thing behind his back

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Desperate Keir Starmer orders 404 Labour MPs to help him avoid by-election humilitation

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Bombshell poll shows Donald Trump seen as an 'enemy' by shocking number of Brits

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Rachel Reeves dealt huge 'kick in the nuts' by Keir Starmer with career-ending snub -- EXCLUSIVE: Esther McVey says a key move by the Prime Minister could be seen as a huge blow to...

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ANALYSIS - Keir Starmer just risked everything - and Donald Trump will be furious - The Prime Minister hopes his visit to China will rescue the UK economy, but he risks enraging...

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Shocking number of theft investigations closed EVERY DAY before suspect found -- Find out the staggering number of theft, burglary and shoplifting cases that are closed every...

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Reform UK threatens to sue Kemi Badenoch in huge Suella Braverman row

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British workers to be put first in medical training as 25,000 foreign doctors apply

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Fury as Keir Starmer paves way for China's Xi Jinping to visit Britain -- Keir Starmer has jetted to China to thaw relations with the Communist country.

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Fury as 'lunatic' Labour council announces 'sanctuary' for refugees and asylum seekers

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OPINION - Rachel Reeves's sticking plaster for pubs isn't enough – we need real reform

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5 things you need to know about Keir Starmer's trip to China

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Vladimir Putin's spies to ramp up attacks in UK as part of 'undeclared war' on the West

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Blair crony named in Epstein files handed Trump ally's firm UK-defence contract -- A Blair-era crony with Jeffrey Epstein links handed a Trump ally's firm a £240 million defence...

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Fury as Sadiq Khan accused of 'sulking' over grooming gangs - 'won't take it seriously' -- Sadiq Khan has been accused of 'sulking' and refusing to take grooming gangs in London seriously...

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ANALYSIS - Keir Starmer cosies up to China's Xi Jinping as pair share surprising bond - Prime Minister is wined and dined at lavish banquet on visit to Far East as he discovers an...

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Everything you need to know about WASPI campaign as Labour refuse payout

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Bombshell WASPI announcement sparks fury at Labour's betrayal - 'disgraceful!'

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'Impugned my integrity!' Andy Burnham reignites furious civil war over Commons return -- The Mayor of Greater Manchester has condemned briefings against him after he was blocked from...

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OPINION -- World is paying price for Donald Trump's desperate need to be admired

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Fury over plot to axe generous pensions - teachers, police and more affected

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Martin Lewis launches brutal attack on Rachel Reeves - 'not moral!'

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Lee Anderson skewers Starmer with 8-word takedown over UK troops 'betrayal'

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Ex-CIA spy says Donald Trump could unleash 'crown of thorns' plan to kill Iran leader

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Live-event - Andy Burnham breaks silence after Keir Starmer's brutal snub over MP return

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OPINION - Keir Starmer just showed Xi Jinping how pathetic he really is in one cringing gesture - The Prime Minister may as well tear up the communist-red carpet and lie down in its place.

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Convicted terrorist is running as a pro-Gaza councillor in major UK city -- In a surprising twist, a man once jailed for a terror plot is now vying for a seat in...

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Keir Starmer's courting of Xi Jinping provokes 'made in China' small boats storm -- In a historic visit, Sir Keir Starmer steps into the Great Hall of the People, marking a pivotal...

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Trump health concerns surge over his failure to remember one tragic word

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The three men who control UK foreign policy revealed - Keir Starmer isn't one of them

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Six times Sadiq Khan chose to fail some of our most vulnerable in plain sight -- Sadiq Khan's behaviour on this issue amounts to betrayal.

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Sadiq Khan urged to act after shocking 'failures' exposed in grooming gang report

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Civil war breaks out at the very top of Government as Keir Starmer 'blocks benefit cuts'

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Reform MP wants new police force - to ensure Union Jack flags aren't ripped down

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'That's b******s!' Liz Truss loses it after TV star asks 'why didn't you speak up?'

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Reform UK accuses Kemi Badenoch of 'obsession' with Nigel Farage's party -- Kemi Badenoch's full-throttle attack on the likes of Robert Jenrick and Suella Braverman...

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Lords warned assisted dying bill could be forced through -- Supporters could invoke the Parliament Act in the next session if opponents keep blocking progress.

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OPINION - Keir Starmer proved he's weak and has no backbone - there's one way to stop him - KEMI BADENOCH slams Keir Starmer in a blistering attack against Labour.

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Green Party would 'endanger nurses and domestic abuse victims' with mad crime policy

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Keir Starmer urges China to join battle against small boats in historic Beijing summit

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OPINION - Rachel Reeves may as well sack high street staff and pull down shutters herself - The Federation of Small Businesses has warned "this doesn't have to end badly" amid a lack of...

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OPINION - The Chinese respect 1 thing Prime Minister – and it's not British weakness

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Reform fury as 'marxist' union baron pledges teachers will fight Reform's rise

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I was in the room when Kemi Badenoch said good riddance to Reform defectors

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State pension tax threshold £25,140 update as plan gains support

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Horror warning that Iran is 'using UK charities to advance evil plans'

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Chaos as Lee Anderson is HECKLED during fiery PMQs clash - 'haven't got the guts!'

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David Lammy torn apart in PMQs row as Keir Starmer hides in China - 'left behind!' -- Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy was forced to defend Labour's record while Keir Starmer was...

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'No backbone!' Tories tear into David Lammy during PMQs clash -- The Tories have taken aim at Labour's ballooning welfare bill in the Commons.

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Fears grow Keir Starmer's new £250 rule 'will be devastating for pensions' -- Experts have warned some pensioners could lose out because of the change.

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Kemi Badenoch has room in stitches with hilarious takedown of Keir Starmer's China trip

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Tories slam 'day of shame' as police numbers plummet under Labour

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Pensioners must not be punished for Britain's economic problems - poll -- New polling shows voters are against slashing state pension or bumping up retirement age

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I'm in charge! Kemi Badenoch takes on Reform UK and Tory wets in brutal speech

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Rachel Reeves furious with Keir Starmer as she faces axe: 'Spitting feathers!'

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Starmer doubles down on Chagos Island 'surrender' after Trump rages over deal

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Keir Starmer breaks silence on 'concerning' fatal ICE shootings in US

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MoD warned 'innocent people could die' after delay to Afghan data breach legal case - EXCLUSIVE: A lawyer told the Express: 'This is just a time-wasting exercise and a slap in the...

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Finally, Britain has an answer to Angela Rayner – and it's good news for Tories -- VIRGINIA BLACKBURN: Too many on the Labour benches see business as a battle between good and evil.

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Keir Starmer brings begging bowl as he arrives in China for controversial visit -- The Prime Minister has landed in Beijing for the trip as part of his efforts for closer ties...

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GB News host erupts in furious asylum seeker rant

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'Really misleading!' Minister slammed by Sky host over attack ad of Reform's candidate

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Starmer's online safety act forces tech giant out of UK - 'making children less safe' -- The tech giant will no longer be fully available in the UK after claiming that the government's...

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OPINION -- Suella Braverman's defection to Reform UK could have surprising outcome for Tories

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Moment GB News host explodes at Labour over migrant crisis in fiery clash

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Angela Rayner drops huge comeback hint as Starmer faces leadership chaos - 'not dead yet!'

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Rachel Reeves skewered in PMQs row over Labour U-turn - 'too little too late'

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Keir Starmer is unfit to lead – is this the biggest ever betrayal by a UK prime minister?

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Keir Starmer worked for FREE in legal 'witch hunt' against British veterans

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Keir Starmer forced to ditch government jet for China trip over bugs fear -- Keir Starmer's trip to China has sparked intrigue and controversy, as whispers of espionage and...

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Desperate Starmer accuses Reform UK of 'tearing people apart' as Labour civil war deepens -- Keir Starmer's leadership faces a storm as Reform UK stirs the political pot, unveiling a new...

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Rachel Reeves 'hurt millions of pensioners' - 'they'll never forgive this betrayal' -- The first-month fiasco that shocked the nation threatens to define Labour's time in power

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The 4 UK conscription factors that may have to be considered for WW3

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Reform unveils by-election candidate as 'a referendum on Keir Starmer'

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Keir Starmer humiliated as just 11 migrants deported to France each week - 'total farce' -- The Home Secretary revealed 350 asylum seekers have arrived under the so-called one-in-one-out...

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Lee Anderson hits back at Angela Rayner as by-election row erupts - 'absolute nonsense!'

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High street businesses in despair as Rachel Reeves stabs them in the back with tax change

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Keir Starmer will look 'pathetic' during China trip if he fails to do one thing

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Former MP charged with sexually assaulting woman in 2022

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Meet Matt Goodwin - Reform UK's candidate in the seat Andy Burnham wanted to fight -- Reform UK's by-election candidate says 'political and cultural revolution' is 'sweeping through...

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Social media ban for under-16s and 'curfews overnight' addressed in Parliament update -- The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology has responded to a parliamentary petition...

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Rachel Reeves caves as she throws lifeline to struggling pubs after fury -- A Treasury Minister has set out a support package for pubs and music venues.

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Keir Starmer is finished - but the next UK Prime Minister won't be who you expect

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Nigel Farage proves once again that he gets Britain far more than the Tories

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EXPOSED: Shocking £1.6bn migrant contract for free mobile phones, wifi and laundry service - Mr Lowe said: "The level of service is extraordinary. They are given full Wi-Fi, mobile phones...

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Reform UK unveils bombshell new candidate - and it's a huge blow for Keir Starmer

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Fury over £50m Rwanda lawsuit as Labour leaves taxpayers to foot the bill - 'sloppy!'

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Keir Starmer told to U-turn on Burnham ban as Labour fears over Nigel Farage erupt

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OPINION - 'Keir Starmer must do one thing to return from China trip a hero'

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WASPI update from DWP on compensation due in weeks

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Crackdown on rip-off vet bills with 'biggest reforms' in 60 years to protect pet owners

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Labour civil war grows as Andy Burnham slams Keir Starmer claims - 'simply untrue' -- A comment from sources close to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer sparked an angry response from...

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Sadiq Khan renews brutal feud with Donald Trump after new ICE broadside -- Donald Trump and Sadiq Khan have launched several verbal attacks against each other in the past.

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Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood makes shocking admission about asylum plans -- The Home Secretary defended the decision to move migrants into the Crowborough Training Camp...

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Rachel Reeves ordered to 'come clean' over fresh row - 'questions to answer!'

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Shabana Mahmood skewered over France migrant deal as new numbers revealed - 'disaster!'

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Another Tory drops massive hint they could defect to Reform after Suella Braverman -- A Conservative politician has sparked fresh speculation that he could be the next defection to...

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Brexit gives Britain chance of renewal – we must stop squandering opportunity

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New nightmare for Starmer as public deliver verdict on Burnham revenge

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Jacob Rees-Mogg brands Reform UK hypocrites over refusal to hold defector by-elections

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Tories could be haunted by record as Reform UK not only party threatening vote share

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Treacherous Labour MPs just stabbed Keir Starmer in the back - Around 50 Labour MPs are understood to have signed a letter condemning the party's decision to...

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Reform UK's Lee Anderson makes major by-election candidate announcement -- Follow our live blog below for all the day's political developments.

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Has Reform let in too many Tories? Vote here -- Suella Braverman became the latest Tory to join Nigel Farage's party.

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OPINION - Three men are carving up the globe - guess who doesn't have the balls to do anything

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Reform UK announce fresh plan to reverse key Labour pledge and save parents cash

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Rwanda sues Britain over abandoned asylum plan as taxpayer could be handed huge bill - The African nation has filed paperwork against the British Government at a court based in the...

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Fresh alert issued in Channel migrant crisis - 'open season for illegal immigrants'

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Shabana Mahmood given urgent warning over policing plans - 'We have a crime crisis today'

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Nigel Farage pledges to end 'vexatious' witch hunts against Britain's veterans

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Keir Starmer flees to China as Labour civil war erupts at home

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Thatcher delivered amazing 'no trace of humanity' Putin verdict decades before Ukraine war

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Suella Braverman's secret plot exposed as she defects to Reform UK

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Top Tory Ruth Davidson explains how Conservatives can beat Reform Uk and Nigel Farage -- Ruth Davidson has vowed the Conservatives will fight back against Reform's surge in the polls as...

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OPINION - Braverman defection is a tipping point - this is a real Tory crisis - Yet another Tory big beast moves to Reform UK. This is no longer a minor distraction - the...

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Tories forced to withdraw 'nasty' attack on Suella Braverman after 'mental health' swipe -- Conservatives provoked a furious backlash with their statement following Ms Braverman's...

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Nigel Farage makes bombshell by-election prediction after Andy Burnham is blocked

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Exact date of Gorton and Denton by-election revealed as Labour picks shock timetable

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First Robert Jenrick, now Suella - Nigel Farage needs to finally admit the truth -- Suella Braverman's defection makes her the fourth sitting Tory to join Reform - but when does...

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I was in the room when Nigel Farage announced new defection - big question remains

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Keir Starmer faces another humiliating U-turn – argument has already been lost

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Three protesters charged over 'intifada chants' after crackdown vow

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Keir Starmer fleeing to China TOMORROW as Labour civil war rages on

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Suella Braverman defects to Reform with explosive rant at Tories - 'enough is enough!' -- Suella Braverman has blindsided the Tories and defected to Reform UK, declaring 'enough is...

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OPINION - Kemi Badenoch must do 3 things now - if she does Nigel Farage won't look so smug - Conservative councillor Mieka Smiles has compiled a to-do list for the Leader of the Opposition,...

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Jeremy Clarkson hits out at Donald Trump with brutal video -- Jeremy Clarkson made his feelings about Donald Trump known.

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Keir Starmer breaks silence on Andy Burnham Labour civil war with two word response

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Andy Burnham's savage swipe at Keir Starmer as Labour civil war rages - 'we will lose!'

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OPINION - Keir Starmer's lose-lose scenario as Labour tears itself apart over Burnham blocking - The Prime Minister is wrong if he thinks his decisive action will kill talk of political...

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Nigel Farage giving bombshell press conference after stunning Suella Braverman defection

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Labour in revolt as secret letter condemns Starmer's 'disgusting' Andy Burnham 'stitch-up'

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Trump's four orders to Democrats 'responsible' for two fatal shootings of ICE-protestors

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Luke 'The Nuke' Littler and Jonny Wilkinson lead campaign to tackle male loneliness

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Fury as taxpayer cost of policing migrant army base revealed as £5.5m

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Andy Burnham breaks silence after Keir Starmer brutally blocked his return to parliament

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OPINION - 'Keir Starmer just hastened his demise - let's send Labour packing in Gorton and Denton' The Reform UK chairman reacts to today's bombshell news about Andy Burnham.

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Andy Burnham nightmare for Keir Starmer as he could still challenge PM with 1 method -- Andy Burnham has been blocked from standing as an MP in a by-election but there is still a...

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Labour's reason for blocking Andy Burnham explained - NEC statement in full -- Labour's top brass have blocked Andy Burnham from standing in the Gorton and Denton by-election,...

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Keir Starmer under fire as Labour MPs openly blast 'weak control freaks' for Burnham snub

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Moment Robert Jenrick explodes over rumour he 'cried' about Rwanda plan: 'Total bollocks!'

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Labour civil war explodes as party blocks Andy Burnham from fighting by-election -- The Labour Party's NEC has issued a formal ruling on whether Mr Burnham can put himself forward

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Heat pumps backlash as even eco-millionaire turns his back on net zero scheme

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'You can't say that!' Laura Kuenssberg ridicules Ed Davey for shock EU claims

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Angela Rayner 'strikes deal' to return as Deputy PM if Andy Burnham topples Starmer

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Starmer ally says Andy Burnham may be blocked from standing as MP due to woke Labour rules

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Starmer nightmare as Trump now poised to veto his Chagos deal -- Keir Starmer is facing fresh turmoil after Donald Trump signalled he could derail Britain's...

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Reeves set to snub pubs with short-term tax 'fix' -- Rachel Reeves is expected to snub Britain's pubs by offering only a short-term fix to their tax...

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Labour MP explodes at Starmer over 'total ****show' decision to block Burnham -- Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has been seeking approval to fight key by-election, which has...

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