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Daily Express - Politics

Nigel Farage set to announce Reform's shadow Chancellor - his choice may cause conflict -- The insurgent party leader has decided on who will head up Reform UK's economic policies over...

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Keir Starmer U-turns on cancelled local elections - 5 things you need to know

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'Cold, callous, calculating killer' to be released from prison despite hiding key detail

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Brexit warning as UK could be forced to pay EU 'billions' under Keir Starmer's reset

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Labour plan to cut immigration in tatters as NHS bosses demand u-turn

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Whitehall vetting row as Cabinet Secretary frontrunner's past bullying probe leaked

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Rural MPs accuse regulator of 'gaslighting' countryside communities

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Nigel Farage unveils two new Reform defections ahead of latest rally - Reform UK leader announces two more Tory defections ahead of Romford rally

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Rachel Reeves accused of 'shackling' UK to EU in Brexit betrayal as economy suffers

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Labour plot to tear up election boundaries slammed as 'blatant' bid to save party

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Reform humiliates Keir Starmer as Labour U-turns on plans to delay 30 local elections

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Ex-CIA spy says Jeffrey Epstein may have been 'informant' as he weighs in on 'fake death'

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Keir Starmer's defence spending plan slammed as 'pipe dream' that won't protect UK

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Petition calling for mass deportation of migrants hits massive milestone -- The document has garnered a huge number of supporters who want to see offshore processing centres.

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Have your say on if the UK increase defence spending -- Britain's military chief has set out the 'moral' case for rearmament, while Sir Keir Starmer is...

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Speaker ditches expenses transparency rules after billing taxpayer £320,000 on flights -- Sir Lindsay Hoyle accused of 'hiding from scrutiny' as he switches to quarterly reporting while...

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Keir Starmer forced to order inquiry into new Labour scandal - 'we need some honesty' -- The Cabinet Office is "looking into" claims that a Labour-linked think tank probed journalists...

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Migrant 'swallows vape battery' to avoid deportation hours before flight from UK

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Architect of Chagos 'surrender' deal 'set to quit' in fresh nightmare for Starmer

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Government issues verdict on Halal slaughter as petition passes major milestone

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OPINION - When I'm Reform UK's first London mayor I'll put homeless veterans before asylum seekers

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Reform to put Britons and veterans first with new 10-year rule to 'end scandal' in capital -- Nigel Farage's party has unveiled new policies for social housing if its Party wins councils in...

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Live-event - Politics LIVE: Reform UK in bombshell pledge to grant town referendum to split from London - Reform UK is hosting a rally this evening with Nigel Farage.

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Labour urged to investigate 'alarming revelations' of think tank's smear campaign -- Sir Keir Starmer is facing questions over an anti-journalist investigation ordered by Labour...

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Labour civil war as key Starmer aid lashes out at government's actions - The cabinet member hit out at a "boy's culture" at the heart of Number 10 in the latest blow to...

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Left-wing civil war erupts as unions slam Starmer over Mandelson 'scapegoat' decision

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Keir Starmer's reforms to protect children online slammed as 'smoke and mirrors'

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'Toothless' Labour savaged as Keir Starmer's Government told 'protect our streets'

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Foreign secretary denies PM is 'rattled' after attack on Greens and Reform

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Yvette Cooper brutally torn apart for 'refusing to appear' on GB News

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Former teacher among millions changing daily routes because of no street lights -- Women are often forced to change their routes or spend money getting taxis over concerns for...

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ANALYSIS - Women 'put off cycling' over fears of unlit routes and harassment - Cycling UK warns women are put off cycling by fears of unlit routes and harassment.

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Green watchdog loses fight to hide key information about its bosses -- The Environment Agency has to reveal its area directors' financial interests after a two-year...

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Keir Starmer facing fresh Labour civil war over huge Palestine Action move -- Keir Starmer facing backbench fury over Government's decision to appeal High Court ruling.

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Labour civil war continues as rebels line up frontbencher to replace Starmer

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Zelensky: Putin 'doesn't have much time left' with Russian leader still MIA

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UK urged to replace state pension triple lock - 'Australia's equivalent is better'

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ANALYSIS - The moment Keir Starmer's colleagues lost all confidence in him - it was in June 2025

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Keir Starmer's real reckoning – and why Labour rivals offer only chaos to UK -- JJ ANISIOBI: Politics has a funny way of humiliating a certain type of person.

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Outrage as Rachel Reeves' Brexit betrayal 'to cost UK £40bn a year' Re-entering a customs union - a move now openly supported by senior Labour figures - would shave...

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First Your Fuel, Now Your Future - Rachel Reeves has Britain's pensioners in her sights -- If you're a pensioner in Britain today, Rachel Reeves has her eye on you.

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Royal intervention over Labour's new towns plan as warning issued

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Starmer makes mindblowing claim on PM prospects in Brexit climbdown

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OPINION - Labour turns against Starmer as 'zombie PM leading party towards disastrous defeat' Memories are stirred of the last days of John Major and Gordon, with the party unable to agree...

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Reform roasts 'liar' Starmer after PM suggests party would be 'soft' on Russia

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Labour's crushing business rates hurt Britons and business - 'killing our high streets'

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Warning over £180 BBC licence fee as rural Britain condemns 'metropolitan' bias

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Staggering cost of Labour's 'pointless spending' on diversity staff revealed

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Huge blow for EU-zealots as top UK negotiator issues 4-word statement on Brexit reversal

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UK to deploy mighty aircraft carrier strike group to North Atlantic as WW3 fears explode

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Keir Starmer sparks huge reaction in speech to Euro leaders with words that betray Brexit -- Sir Keir Starmer made the comment during a speech at the Munich Security Conference.

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Starmer and Reeves supported paedophile Labour councillor who sent naked pics to girl, 13 -- The councillor believed he was speaking to a 13-year-old girl when he asked to see her in school...

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Starmer stirs up World War 1 language in desperate bid to stave off Manchester disaster -- The Prime Minister evoked a speech made on the eve of the First World War ahead of a by-election...

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Starmer's just taken a huge risk over Jim Ratcliffe - Nigel Farage will think he's crazy

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'Starmer's shattered his veneer of decency...he's drowning in sleaze'

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820,000 people to be denied state pension - it begins in April -- EXCLUSIVE: The state pension age is about to increase

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OPINION - Rachel Reeves's financial illiteracy would shame a sixth form economics teacher

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NHS must deliver three levels of support after Wes Streeting's Cancer Care pledge

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Rachel Reeves 'turning Britain into black market economy with taxes'

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Rupert Lowe launches new Reform rival party with bombshell 13-word statement

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Peter Mandelson summoned to US Congress to give answers about Jeffrey Epstein -- The disgraced ambassador has been given two weeks to respond to the urgent letter.

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Nightmare as Sadiq Khan vows to stand as London mayor AGAIN with threat to Reform -- The Labour politician has spoken about the next election in 2028.

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OPINION - Keir Starmer's wretched writhing and flailing is pointless – he has no power left - RICHARD MADELEY: What honestly is the point in him cling to his position?

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OPINION - Keir Starmer's 12-word Jim Ratcliffe statement proves he's hostage to Hard Left

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Keir Starmer declares 'Brexit years' are over as he pushes for closer EU defence ties

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Labour civil war explodes as donor pulls funds until 'toxic' Keir Starmer quits - EXCLUSIVE - An entrepreneur and former Andy Burnham adviser says he feels 'duped' and 'conned'...

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Met police issue HUGE update following bombshell court ruling on Palestine Action

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John Barnes backs 'valid' Sir Jim Ratcliffe immigration comment but slams Nigel Farage

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Keir Starmer at the Munich Security Conference - Everything you need to know about

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New polling shows Reform on course to deliver political earthquake in Labour heartland

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Labour Minister defends Keir Starmer's £260,000 'hush money' for sacked civil servant

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Labour opens door to schoolkids as young as 4 transitioning to opposite gender

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Out-of-touch Labour MPs demand Starmer scraps 'deeply unfair' migration crackdown -- One Labour source said those arguing against the changes risked 'ignoring the voters at their...

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POLL - POLL: Was Jim Ratcliffe right to apologise for migration rant? The billionaire CEO of Ineos sparked backlash due to comments he made during an interview.

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Nigel Farage breaks silence on Jim Ratcliffe - 'everything he said was right' -- The Reform UK leader pointed out Sir Jim Ratcliffe only apologised for using the word...

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Live-event - Keir Starmer heads to Germany after barely surviving horror week at home

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Donald Trump health fears explode as his face 'noticeably droops' during major speech

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Tony Blair's think tank blasts Ed Miliband's energy plan as 'climate theatre' -- Britain needs abundant and affordable energy - not a 'strategy that locks in scarcity' and...

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Fiona Bruce tears apart Green MP over open borders pledge in Question Time clash

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Labour minister deals with brutal question seconds into Question Time

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Bombshell call for Angela Rayner to replace Keir Starmer in new blow to PM

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5 things you need to know after Jim Ratcliffe sparks huge row over migrant comments

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UK facing growing drug crisis after record seizures - 'lost control of our borders' -- Border Force seized a staggering 148 tonnes of narcotics worth almost £3billion last year.

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Minister issues major update on Mandelson files as he reveals date they will be published -- A top Cabinet Minister has set out when voters can expect to see the first set of Mandelson files.

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New Labour trans rules allow primary school children to change gender -- The Government has issued fresh guidance on how schools should handle gender issues among pupils.

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UK's top civil servant quits amid Keir Starmer's shake-up of crisis-hit No10

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Keir Starmer's secret scandal exposed - it's a bombshell: 'Destroying evidence!'

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Explosive hustings clash as Labour claims women 'afraid to leave house' -- Reform's Matt Goodwin clashed with his Labour rival at a fiery hustings after claims local women...

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Pollster John Curtice issues devastating verdict on Keir Starmer - 'bland and boring!'

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ANALYSIS -- Rachel Reeves is finished - and Angela Rayner's just proved why

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Fears grow over state pension triple lock as new warning issued

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Moment suspected people smuggling gang is snared by police - in London

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OPINION - Hollow man Keir Starmer could be about to deliver fresh disaster for Britain

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Ministers propose bathing spot on River Thames

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Nigel Farage backs Sir Jim Ratcliffe over migrant row and blasts Starmer - 'I don't care' -- The billionaire, who part-owns Manchester United, faced fierce criticism after claiming the...

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OPINION - Ministers resort to 'magical thinking' as fishing communities 'betrayed' The High Seas Bill is set to receive Royal Assent on Thursday.

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Under-fire Rachel Reeves makes new announcement 'as payments to be reduced' -- The Chancellor has responded after Labour deputy leader Lucy Powell called the system 'unfair'

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Utter chaos as No10 refuses to say who is the UK's most senior civil servant

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Angela Rayner launches scathing attack on Rachel Reeves piling MORE pressure on Starmer

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OPINION - Rupert Lowe shames Westminster's chit-chat for one simple and unavoidable reason - We're done with business as usual. It simply won't cut it.

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Starmer and Reeves are celebrating - do they not realise Britain's in big trouble?

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Is Jim Ratcliffe right about migration? Vote now and have your say

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Nigel Farage must make this one message a reality – and defeat army of lefty lawyers

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Cabinet Minister Lisa Nandy delivers brutal one-word verdict on Keir Starmer's Government

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State pension £25,140 tax threshold plan hits massive landmark as spring statement looms -- Chancellor Rachel Reeves under pressure before key decisions as campaign secures MP debate as...

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Humiliation for Rachel Reeves as new GDP figures show 'families are getting poorer' -- Trade union Unite warns 'families up and down the country are getting poorer' while Tories slam...

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Keir Starmer told to 'end the cover up' over Labour politician who supported paedophile -- The Prime Minister did know that Matthew Doyle had supported a paedophile, but put him in the...

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Labour women fury at Keir Starmer as paedophile row grows - 'boys' club!'

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Union barons turn on Shabana Mahmood after Man United owner's bombshell migrant claim

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Keir Starmer in new nightmare as he's told 'ditch stupid policy now' -- Public backing for climate change policies has tumbled with Reform UK calling on Labour to...

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OPINION -- Peter Mandelson isn't the first – Labour's long history of links with sex offenders

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Thatcher minister warns Starmer trapped in 'coercive relationship' with EU

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Keir Starmer slams Jim Ratcliffe for saying UK has been 'colonised' by immigrants

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Rachel Reeves makes biggest Brexit betrayal admission yet

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Shocking reason migrants are arguing they can't be returned to France revealed

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Keir Starmer engulfed by fresh House of Lords row - everything you need to know

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New contender to replace Keir Starmer emerges - not Angela Rayner - Bookmakers have experienced a surge in interest from punters who are convinced Keir Starmer will...

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Wes Streeting WhatsApps to Peter Mandelson reveal real story everyone is missing -- ESTHER KRAKUE: Strip away the drama and you're left with an extraordinary admission.

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Rachel Reeves's great Brexit betrayal has begun – she's duped millions of Leave voters -- Cowardly Chancellor wants to trade sovereignty for subservience, writes Reform UK MP Suella...

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Keir Starmer warned schools reforms urgently needed as councils face bankruptcy

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Labour's Anas Sarwar breaks silence after demanding that Keir Starmer quit

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Major police update on Peter Mandelson and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor as statement issued -- Stephen Parkinson's statement follows mounting scrutiny over emails and documents unsealed in...

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OPINION - 'Starmer's republican tendencies disgrace us all'

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Labour's 'His Majesty' scrapping proves Starmer doesn't value Britain says Tory chief

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Fury as Net-Zero tsar Ed Miliband approves huge solar farm - almost as big as Manchester

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Furious row erupts between Nigel Farage and Conservatives – 'they got their sums wrong!'

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Kemi Badenoch handed huge boost as she beats Farage and Starmer in bombshell poll -- Tory leader comes out on top when asked who would make the better PM

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Now Keir Starmer is refusing to strip peerage from latest scandal-hit Lord -- Astonishing update on the furore surrounding Matthew Doyle following his support for sex...

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Gordon Brown urges UK police to interview Andrew in Epstein sex offences inquiry -- Police have failed fully to investigate the use of Stansted airport to transport girls and must...

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Keir Starmer ridiculed with savage jibe in fiery PMQs clash: 'Most gullible in history!' The Prime Minister faced a brutal swipe from an SNP MP in the House of Commons

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Police chief blasted for this 'delusional' claim about protests

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Starmer breaks silence on putting ex-aide in Lords despite ties to paedophile councillor

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ANALYSIS - Labour Left-wingers have Sir Keir Starmer right where they want him

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Furious Kemi Badenoch rips Starmer apart for 'stuffing Government with paedo apologists'

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Labour minister slammed for response to grieving family's plea for help

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State pension £25,140 tax threshold plan on brink of MP showdown in new update

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Iranian security forces 'storm hospitals to execute wounded protesters' -- Footage circulating within the country is said to depict Iranian security forces storming...

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OPINION - Keir Starmer's Labour imploding – even Nigel Farage and Ed Davey agree on one thing - There are some truths bordering on the universal that even the Lib Dems and Reform can agree upon.

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Rachel Reeves humiliated as watchdog says she 'misled public' over tax raid -- Sir James Cleverly says the Tories have exposed Labour gaslighting.

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Keir Starmer thinks he's more important than the King – his arrogance will destroy him

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No, voters don't want Labour to 'get on with the job' – they want this 1 thing

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Keir Starmer crisis as second Labour grandee admits friendship with sex offender -- Furious Labour MPs demand that Matthew Doyle be removed from the House of Lords after he...

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Keir Starmer skewered by Kemi Badenoch within minutes of PMQs – 'what changed?'

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Mandelson scandal spreads to Tony Blair years as officials probe early New Labour links

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Labour MPs claim Streeting will move against 'zombie' Starmer within weeks despite denials

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OPINION - Rachel Reeves's 'jobs tax' is killing High Streets, warns Andrew Griffith

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Kemi Badenoch accuses Labour of a 'shameful assault' on our high streets -- Her warning comes as a new report shows 38 stores a day closed on Britain's high streets.

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Pensioners hand UK £60 billion as they keep working past state pension age -- The employment rate for people over 65 has more than doubled since 2000, research shows.

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Keir Starmer makes desperate plea to Labour MPs after devastating blow -- Follow our live blog below for all updates on the crisis enveloping the Prime Minister.

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Britain's booksellers pushed to brink as costs soar under Labour

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Fresh blow for Keir Starmer's France migrant deal as legal challenges launched

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Heartbreaking as farmers mental health hits four-year low - 47 take own lives - Farmers' mental health is at its lowest level in four years as shocking figures reveal 47 people...

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Nigel Farage warns British Jews will be forced to live in 'gated communities'

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Labour slammed over 'grotesque attack' on Royal Family in major snub to King Charles

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Nigel Farage wants to end working from home culture for one huge reason

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Nigel Farage issues warning claiming Islamists are 'embedded' in UK education and police

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Brutal polling for Keir Starmer as majority of voters now say he must quit over Mandelson

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Keir Starmer's disgraced ex-comms guru suspended from Labour over sex offender 'mistakes'

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Brexit betrayal as Labour make huge surrender for EU fund - 'not getting a penny!' -- Labour has surrendered Britain's precious fishing grounds for 12 years in exchange for access to...

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General Election petition hits huge milestone as Government responds -- The Prime Minister faced Labour MPs yesterday and urged them to stick with him.

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Has the Peter Mandelson scandal ruined the Labour Party? Everything you need to know -- Aaron Newbury takes a look at what the Mandelson scandal has actually done to the Labour Party.

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I was banned from GB News and Talk TV - one star sent me shocking text

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Rachel Reeves will be forced to put up taxes yet again in 'productivity crisis'

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Express readers vote who they want to see replace Starmer - and there's one clear winner -- One person has come out on top of our reader poll by a 9% margin.

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'Misleading voters!' Greens hit with official complaint in furious by-election row

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Five reasons why Keir Starmer's leadership is facing unprecedented challenges

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Keir Starmer is finished - I just agreed with Diane Abbott for the very first time

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Be careful what you wish for - Starmer's successor could be even worse!

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Andy Burnham finally breaks silence with major statement on Keir Starmer's future as PM -- The mayor of Greater Manchester has finally set out whether Keir Starmer has his backing after...

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Terrorist convicted of bomb plot defends decision to stand in UK election -- Shahid Butt, a candidate to become a councillor in the Sparkhill area of Birmingham, served five...

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Wes Streeting humiliated by police over Mandelson messages bombshell -- The statement comes after Wes Streeting self-published messages last night in an attempt to...

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We're stuck with Starmer – but we've just found out how bad Rayner and Streeting would be

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Keir Starmer's weakness is a gift to nationalists - and could destroy the United Kingdom

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Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin outlines Reform policy 'everyone had better support' -- The Wetherspoon founder expressed his delight at the pledges announced by Reform UK last week.

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OPINION -- Starmer's Labour is imploding – snap election is now real possibility and Reform are ready

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Fury as woke university students ban Reform MP from debate over 'racism and transphobia'

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Labour civil war as Ed Miliband slaps down Cabinet member with Starmer on the brink

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Starmer gets stay of execution as ally says Wes Streeting 'absolutely bottled it'

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Nigel Farage predicts date Keir Starmer will be gone after shattering blow

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ANALYSIS - Keir Starmer is finished - only a minor puff of wind's needed to topple him now

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OPINION - Nigel Farage has made an outrageous promise - and it's about to blow up - MIEKA SMILES: Voters would do well to start questioning Reform UK's abilities.

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Wes Streeting accused of coup against Keir Starmer as plot to oust him days ago exposed -- Pressure is quickly building on Keir Starmer as he battles to remain in 10 Downing Street.

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Inside Keir Starmer's desperate address to furious Labour MPs - 'not prepared' -- The Prime Minister gave a crunch speech to Labour MPs and peers as he battles to save his...

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Keir Starmer desperately clinging on to power after 'final nail in coffin'

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Keir Starmer on the brink as Labour in chaos - everything you need to know

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The dark horse you've probably never heard of who could replace Keir Starmer -- Keir Starmer is in peril and speculation is rife as to who could replace him were he to stand down.

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ANALYSIS - I was in the room when Nigel Farage made biggest pitch yet for PM - Starmer is finished

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Shabana Mahmood breaks silence on whether UK could have Trump-style ICE raids

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New blow for Keir Starmer as betting suspended on him lasting until key milestone

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Nigel Farage says Reform UK 'on war footing' with snap general election warning

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I used to work for Keir Starmer - this is why quitting would cause total chaos for UK -- EXCLUSIVE: A former advisor to the PM has spoken out as he could be ousted from Number 10.

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OPINION - Keir Starmer is a 'dead man walking' – but what comes next may be even worse - ESTHER MCVEY: There's no doubt that the Prime Minister's departure would spark celebrations, but...

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Keir Starmer supporter scrambles to defend PM with one weird comparison -- One of the PM's Cabinet allies made a weird comparison as the PM finds himself on the brink.

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