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Should Gary Neville replace Andy Burnham as Manchester Mayor? -- Labour insiders have reportedly discussed the former footballer entering politics

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Kemi Badenoch's two-verdict verdict on rapper Nicki Minaj's surprise support

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Keir Starmer issued grim leadership warning by Labour MPs – writing's on the wall

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Kemi Badenoch issues dire Andy Burnham warning – 'going to be unpopular!'

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Wes Streeting gets bad news he was dreading – 'tarnishing his brand'

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Lisa Nandy questioned as she gives key update on Keir Starmer future

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RAF's new 'kill system' to blast drones out of sky deployed

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Labour's 'Northern Olympics' plan blasted as 'cynical' for two big reasons -- Rachel Reeves wants to bring the Olympics to the North of England but sceptics suspect it's a...

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OPINION -- Deluded Ed Miliband will destroy our North Sea industry - reliant on foreign regimes

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Labour set for 'Benefits Street bailout' instead of drilling North Sea - 'unforgivable'

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How convenient for our Ange that HMRC should clear her just in time for leadership battle

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Urgent warning to parents to stop 'colluding' in crisis of children bunking off school

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OPINION - Gary Neville to replace Andy Burnham - the idea so crazy it will finish Labour for good

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OPINION - Labour's leadership farce treats us like fools - As the Labour Party descends into turmoil the country is left suffering - and it could drag on...

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Make this simple move to save more high streets from crime gangs, Labour told -- EXCLUSIVE: Falling demand for town centre businesses allowed gangsters to establish a foothold...

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Keir Starmer 'telling friends he intends to stand down' as Labour rivals circle -- Keir Starmer has is reportedly picking his moment to step aside, as rivals close in.

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Wes Streeting says leave campaign 'deluded' as PM hopeful rails against Brexit -- The former health secretary says he wants the UK to rejoin the EU.

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Britain must be ready to lead NATO without US in nuclear crisis

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Lee Anderson slams 'smug' Andy Burnham as Reform flexes its muscles in Makerfield

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Andy Burnham sent grim Reform warning - 'he'll lose for one personal reason'

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Brexit betrayal warning as Labour Rejoiners on verge of ousting Starmer

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The Leftie eco-warrior who thinks Starmer should stay – 'things aren't that bad!' -- One of Labour's biggest donors is sticking with Sir Keir Starmer.

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Andy Burnham breaks silence on Labour leadership with very Left-wing new policy -- Greater Manchester Mayor calls for 'more things under greater public control' in radical new...

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Wes Streeting in bombshell announcement as he calls for Britain to rejoin the EU -- The former Health Secretary - who has confirmed he wants to stand for Labour leader - contender...

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John Curtice gives his verdict on the Makerfield by-election - 'I've crunched the numbers' -- Andy Burnham is the bookmakers' favourite to replace Sir Keir Starmer as Labour leader.

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POLL -- POLL: Should foreign flags be banned from flying over public buildings?

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Nigel Farage sparks new foreign flag row with key vow if Reform UK is elected

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Ed Miliband returns to his backstabbing ways – now he'll stick the knife into all of us

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Donald Trump blamed for Keir Starmer's catastrophic meltdown – 'he's responsible!'

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King Charles succeeds where Keir Starmer fails as he rescues US special relationship

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POLL - Would Labour win the next general election with Andy Burnham as PM? If elected, Mr Burnham is widely expected to launch a leadership challenge as pressure continues...

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Keir Starmer could stand aside for Andy Burnham as he considers 'all options' -- Sir Keir has publicly warned against the "chaos" of an open leadership race - but is understood...

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Millions face two-year wait if born between 2 years due to pension rule change -- Millions of pension savers born born before 1973 could face a delay accessing their retirement...

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BBC Countryfile's Adam Henson has one problem with Starmer's Labour government -- EXCLUSIVE: Adam Henson said that the government need to do one thing to improve the nation.

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Labour can't end the chaos it promised to axe – is UK now ungovernable?

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We need a new PM now – I know what it's like battling to survive while MPs squabble

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'Well, that's that then. He's done for' - the inside story behind Starmer's demise

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Most hostile state attacking UK with spy plots revealed - and it's not Russia

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State pension triple lock nightmare as elderly forced to take out large loans -- A loan company and charities sound the alarm as people aged 70-plus ask to borrow the most cash...

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Andy Burnham looks increasingly desperate – his admirers must have short memories -- OPINION - LEO MCKINSTRY: The enthusiasm is absolutely baffling

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TalkTV names Andy Burnham's most formidable contender who has 'real integrity' -- Greater Manchester's mayor is a step closer to challenging Keir Starmer for leadership of the...

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Trump warns Starmer must sort 2 issues now as beleaguered PM clings to job

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Labour faces fury over claim '£10.2bn in benefits handed to foreign nationals'

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Keir Starmer attacked for igniting row over protests in latest blunder - Tens of thousands of people are expected to descend on London for a pro-Palestine rally, the...

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Labour 'future PM contender' slams group putting up Union Flags

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Farage issues blunt warning - as even Labour MPs admit Burnham could lose by-election

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Shabana Mahmood given migrant warning as Labour civil war explodes

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ANALYSIS - The 5 big beasts Reform could unleash to obliterate Andy Burnham's hopes of becoming PM

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Reform issue blunt warning over Labour's 'red herring' new migrant deal with Europe

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Martin Lewis gives May investment advice after 'massive stock price bubble' claim

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Dumb clowns trying to nick Keir Starmer's job don't give a stuff about this country -- OPINION - CAROLE MALONE: The paucity of talent among Starmer's rivals is shocking.

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Mandelson files update as Keir Starmer's Government blasted over 'redactions' -- Key documents being hidden from Parliament as 'extraordinary' use of WhatsApp criticised

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Angela Rayner just set out her plan for power - all 3 ideas would leave us totally screwed -- Angela Rayner is now favourite to be our next PM. How terrified should we be?

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OPINION - Zack Polanski is fast becoming a political chancer who simply cannot be taken seriously

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Keir Starmer bans more 'foreign far-Right agitators' from Unite the Kingdom rally

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Labour MP issues Andy Burnham grim Reform warning -- EXCLUSIVE: The Mayor of Manchester announced that he is going to try once again to become an MP.

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Huge warning issued that Andy Burnham will reverse Brexit and dump UK back in EU

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OPINION - If Andy Burnham makes it into No10 his supporters will rapidly ditch another PM

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Angela Rayner 'should not have been cleared' - tax expert rages at HMRC

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'Disgraceful' Zack Polanski's popularity reaches record low as voters brutally punish him

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'This mob won't last three years' - Farage bets on election victory within 12 months -- Nigel Farage has predicted a Reform UK election victory within 12 months, warning that a coming...

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Trump deflects Xi's 'declining nation' jibe as he says relationship 'stronger than ever' -- The US President has claimed that Xi's jibe labelling the US a 'declining' nation was in...

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Elon Musk turns on Reform leader in furious three-word bust-up -- Elon Musk has accused Nigel Farage after the Reform UK leader claimed he rejected the...

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Labour has hit the self-destruct button – it might never win power again

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Donald Trump says PM is in 'a lot of trouble' and offers advice

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Labour can dump Keir Starmer... but if they still hate voters what's the difference? -- OPINION - SAM LISTER: Ex-Royal Marine Al Carns is the only one asking the right questions about...

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Zack Polanski admits he didn't vote Green in embarrassing local elections confession

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OPINION -- I met the Labour MP who'd be a better PM than Rayner or Miliband - but he's too likeable

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Labour's circular firing squad and 'f***ing useless' rivals are just tip of party problems

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Wes Streeting 'royally f***ed' his bid to oust Keir Starmer as Burnham strikes

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Reform UK demands general election NOW as Wes Streeting quits and Andy Burnham eyes return

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The election result that suggests Reform are about to destroy Burnham's PM hopes

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Keir Starmer is clinging on for now but here's what will happen next and it's not pretty -- OPINION - MARTYN BROWN: Anger is growing in the Labour Party.

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OPINION - Pack your bags, the Hard Left is about to take over Britain - If this thing does go to a race I'm afraid the winner is likely to be far, far more left-wing...

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Starmer, Streeting, Burnham and the bacon eater– the runners and riders to be our next PM -- The Daily Express looks at who could be the next PM if Starmer is challenged for leader.

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Angela Rayner's tax row verdict leaves experts 'mystified' as HMRC says 'not careless'

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Labour leadership chaos 'is damaging the economy'

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POLL: Would Wes Streeting be a better PM than Keir Starmer? Vote now -- In his resignation letter, the Health Secretary accused Sir Keir of presiding over "drift" and a...

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Wes Streeting's damning resignation letter to Keir Starmer in full - 'drift and vacuum'

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Starmer's Brexit betrayal set to backfire as EU tries to bully PM to scrap red lines

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Wes Streeting resigns and blasts Starmer's 'mistakes' and lack of vision

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Rachel Reeves just had biggest shock of her life – and you won't believe it either

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Inside story of how Iran tried to hire a hitman in London as new counter revealed -- Exclusive: Ministers are introducing new powers to lock up intelligence officers and their...

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Keir Starmer's manifesto blasted Tory 'chaos' 38 times - look how that turned out! -- Labour made ending Conservative 'chaos' the defining pledge of its landslide-winning campaign...

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Reform UK trounced Starmer in local elections because of one very simple British desire -- OPINION - AMEER KOTECHA: This really shouldn't be so difficult for our governing class to figure...

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Keir Starmer and Morgan McSweeney's think tank Labour Together closes down after scandal

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Angela Rayner has been cleared of tax fraud – and something doesn't add up

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POLL - Do you trust Angela Rayner after her £40k HMRC tax scandal? The Deputy Prime Minister said the HMRC investigation into her tax affairs had 'clipped her...

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Rachel Reeves handed lifeline as GDP increases 0.6%

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Angela Rayner 'cleared by HMRC' over £40k tax scandal in major leadership boost

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Ed Miliband to lock in North Sea drilling ban by law: 'Wilful destruction'

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Starmer invokes Henry VIII powers so your MP won't get a say on new EU rules

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Streeting throws down the gauntlet - Miliband, Burnham, Starmer ready themselves for war

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Andy Burnham joins Wes Streeting in leadership battle to replace Keir Starmer

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Stubborn Starmer's refusal to budge from his bunker reduces Westminster to farce -- OPINION - LEO MCKINSTRY: Barricaded in No.10 and using the Labour Party rulebook as a shield, he...

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Locals' verdict on first year under Reform UK council - it's bad news for Rachel Reeves -- EXCLUSIVE: Business owners have described what, if anything, is being done differently by Nigel...

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Keir Starmer accused of 'rewriting Brexit' with shocking new law revealed -- The new EU law was announced in the King's Speech

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Wes Streeting slapped down as Kemi Badenoch warns him 'do your job!'

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Nigel Farage faces probe over £5m gift he failed to declare

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Loophole that allows fanatics to plot atrocities to finally be closed -- New law will criminalise planning a mass casualty attack

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Nightmare for Keir Starmer as another leadership rival sets out 'save Labour' plan

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Zack Polanski wants to run the country? Here's why he couldn't even run a tea stall

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Keir Starmer 'looks threatened' as one thing could make PM unravel

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ANALYSIS - Keir Starmer used the King to prop up his zombie government – it was a disgrace

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Council forced into humiliating climbdown over crackdown on much-loved UK tradition -- New policy paused to consider the wider effect of the rules on locals

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OPINION - Keir Starmer should know how this ends – I've been in the room when it's happened before - Starmer is stalked by the long shadow of Europe.

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Ed Miliband's net zero madness hands Beijing a 'kill switch' over British economy -- Miliband net zero just means shifting reliance on Russia to an even more dangerous foe, China,...

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Best pictures as King Charles and Queen Camilla attend State Opening of Parliament

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Wes Streeting's swagger stunted as he shows signs he's been rattled after No10 exit

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Britain detests Keir Starmer – and there are 5 huge reasons why -- OPINION - VIRGINIA BLACKBURN: How could he have expected this to turn out any other way?

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The candidates in the running to replace Starmer - and what they mean for your money

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ANALYSIS -- Wes Streeting has one last roll of the dice against Keir Starmer – it's make or break

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Nigel Farage confusion forces UK magazine to change name - 'it was ours first!'

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'High energy' Wes Streeting 'tense' as he drops huge clue while strutting to No 10

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Starmer advances Brexit betrayal plans in King's Speech with 35 bills and EU reset plan

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Ed Miliband's big moment has just arrived - he'll tear the UK apart if Keir Starmer falls

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POLL: Should Starmer sack Wes Streeting to show he's in charge? Vote now -- Health secretary Wes Streeting could be plotting to become PM. Express readers decide if Sir...

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'Hypocrite' Polanski faces calls for police probe after he demanded Farage quit over tax -- Zack Polanski is now facing calls for a Scotland Yard investigation after admitting he failed to...

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'There are no safe Labour seats' - Reform UK vows to crush Andy Burnham leadership plot -- Reform UK has vowed to fight "very hard indeed" to block Andy Burnham from returning to...

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Keir Starmer skewered by Kemi Badenoch in savage putdown: 'In office but not in power!'

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Why MPs must 'finish what they started' and back assisted dying legislation

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Nigel Farage wins over the working class as they turn against Labour -- OPINION - TIM NEWARK: Reform shows it is on the side of the strivers as Labour looks like it is...

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King's Speech 2026: The 35 bills, the royal embarrassment and one humiliated PM

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Donald Trump takes brutal parting shot at Keir Starmer as PM clings to job

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Wes Streeting secures one-on-one crisis talks with Sir Keir Starmer tomorrow - one demand

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It's time for Keir Starmer to go: Britain deserves better

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We're all paying for Starmer's obstinacy - it's trouble if he stays but double if he goes -- The Labour Party is playing a destabilising game of No10 Hokey Cokey. Will Starmer's left(y) leg...

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Palace issues '6-word warning' to embattled Keir Starmer on eve of momentous King's Speech -- Buckingham Palace has reportedly warned Sir Keir Starmer before the King's Speech tomorrow.

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Outrageous! - France showing Channel migrants 'where to go' if they get lost -- The staggering admissions will prompt renewed criticism of Labour's new migrant pact with France.

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Keir Starmer fights for survival as Wes Streeting and Shabana Mahmood refuse to back PM

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Zack Polanski failed to pay council tax on £100,000 houseboat

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Four frontrunners in battle to replace Keir Starmer - one in particular should terrify you - Rival factions are openly briefing against each other, while Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has...

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Wes Streeting 'dirty tricks' row erupts as mystery 'WesForLeader' website appears

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Keir Starmer savaged for failure to tackle child grooming in furious resignation letter

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Zack Polanski's sneaky council tax confession exposes his true character

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'Carnage' as Labour civil war causes chaos for UK economy - 'worst since 1998'

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Keir Starmer is incapable of confronting reality – nobody believes him anymore

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Rachel Reeves pulls out of major City event to avoid economic meltdown amid Labour chaos

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Keir Starmer's on the brink – but he's exposed Rayner, Streeting and Burnham as cowards -- OPINION - AARON NEWBURY: Plot to parachute Greater Manchester Mayor into Parliament proves the...

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Bombshell new poll shows Labour election drubbing as Starmer told 'resign now!' -- Slump in the polls as Prime Minister fights for his political life

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POLL - POLL: Should there be an immediate general election if Keir Starmer quits? Vote now - Talk of Keir Starmer quitting is getting louder by the hour

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ANALYSIS - Keir Starmer sends blunt message to Cabinet plotters trying to sack him

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'PM' Angela Rayner spreads panic – she's just pushed Britain closer to its worst nightmare

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'Furtive' Rachel Reeves spotted 'slinking into Downing Street' with 'no sign of fight' -- The Chancellor entered Downing Street with a 'lowered head and hunched shoulders' as Sir Keir...

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Keir Starmer's biggest fans – the two MPs still trying to convince him not to quit

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OPINION - Nigel Farage won't fear new Labour leader – but Brits will be even worse off

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Labour lefties 'plotting to get rid of Wes Streeting as PM' – before he's even got the job

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Green Party hypocrisy exposed as councillor celebrates in gas-guzzling £270k Lamborghini

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Next Prime Minister latest odds – and there's a clear favourite to replace Keir Starmer -- The shift in odds reflects growing speculation that Sir Keir's position has become untenable...

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Labour plotters issue bombshell plans to scrap stamp duty and reveal what will replace it -- Labour MPs positioning themselves to replace Sir Keir Starmer have published rival economic...

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Labour have learnt nothing – Angela Rayner's latest bright idea proves it -- OPINION - ESTHER MCVEY: Clearly it's too much to expect the Government learn from the...

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Keir Starmer's Government COLLAPSING as furious Labour MPs launch brutal coup

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Cabinet ministers tell Starmer he needs to go as PM on brink of obliteration

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Huge blow for Keir Starmer as Andy Burnham given massive boost in power bid - The party's National Executive Committee blocked the Mayor of Greater Manchester from attempting...

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Labour bombshell as first members of government resign in call for Starmer to quit

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David Lammy had furious row with rape claimant as his plans faced fury

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Angela Rayner's secret Cabinet plans exposed as she plots pact with Burnham

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Keir Starmer's big speech was tragic - it exposed the reason why it's all over for him

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Keir Starmer's latest resignation odds as calls for PM to quit explode

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4 ways Labour MPs could oust Sir Keir Starmer as leader

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ANALYSIS - Keir Starmer just copied the worst mistake Liz Truss ever made - it will destroy Labour - Keir Starmer vowed not to repeat the mistakes of the Conservatives but he's failing to live up...

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'Hamstrung' Keir Starmer issued huge warning as Labour 'vultures circle' -- Reflecting on the Prime Minister's precarious position, Martyn Brown said: "He's in major...

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King Charles dealt blow as Britons want royal funding slashed after £50m hike -- A new poll reveals that most Brits are unhappy about the state funding for the royals.

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Susan Hall vows to fight 'dangerous' Khan and Polanski

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Brexit fury as 'desperate' Starmer drags Britain back into the heart of Europe again

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Major supermarkets issued key demand to help 'out of control' problem -- Major supermarkets should sell wild venison to curb Britain's "out of control" deer problem,...

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OPINION - Keir Starmer just confirmed that Brexit is over – there's only one way this ends

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Angela Rayner takes brutal swipe at Keir Starmer as Labour rebellion explodes

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Outrage as new trans Green MSP branded Queen Elizabeth a 'lizard'

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Nightmare for Keir Starmer as savage texts from Labour MPs exposed

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OPINION - Keir Starmer's just proved he's totally lost the plot - can he not read the room? Sir Keir Starmer's response to an election bloodbath is more European - proving the tone-deaf...

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Keir Starmer vows to block 'far right agitators' from travelling to London -- The Prime Minister made the vow as he faces growing calls to stand down.

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Angela Rayner dealt huge leadership blow minutes into Starmer's speech -- Odds have improved for a Labour colleague of Rayner's to become the next PM.

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Keir Starmer is embarrassing himself – this is a desperate leader firmly on way out

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Keir Starmer slams Nigel Farage as 'grifter and chancer' in furious attack on Brexit

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Keir Starmer breaks silence on resignation in last-ditch speech after election disaster -- The Prime Minister delivered a bombshell speech as he struggled to cling on to power

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Keir Starmer will be replaced as Prime Minister by Ed Miliband - bombshell leak

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OPINION -- Labour faces fresh austerity threat after Reform UK hammered party in local elections

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POLL: Would Andy Burnham be a better PM than Keir Starmer?

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Outrage as Reform UK rise compared to Nazis by chairman of iconic UK arts centre

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All the MPs begging Keir Starmer to quit – full list of Labour rebels

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Starmer's final Brexit betrayal? Today PM will vow to put Britain 'at the heart of Europe'

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Rachel Reeves nightmare as UK 'to lose 163,000 jobs' -- The Item Club's latest outlook warns that UK employment will decline by 0.4% this year.

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Sadiq Khan reignites Donald Trump feud days after Labour battered in London elections -- The London Mayor has responded to criticism by the US President.

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Keir Starmer should listen to Tony Blair - but he's far too weak -- OPINION - MIEKA SMILES: Express columnist and Conservative councillor Mieka Smiles says the...

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Angela Rayner calls for Andy Burnham's return in major challenge to Keir Starmer

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Wes Streeting has told Keir Starmer he's ready to be the next Prime Minister

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Nicola Sturgeon names PM she 'liked best' but had 'zero respect' for another -- Nicola Sturgeon served as Scottish First Minister and SNP leader from 2014 to 2023.

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Reform councils could become first to stop housing migrants - 'put British people first'

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Panicking Labour sound alarm bell as plot to oust Starmer plunges party into meltdown

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Starmer has 'lost the country' as Labour mutiny piles pressure on PM to quit

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Keir Starmer 'loses the plot' as Labour civil war explodes - Monday deadline

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Keir Starmer on the brink as Labour civil war explodes -- The Labour party is tearing itself apart as the battle to oust the Prime Minister intensifies...

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Fury erupts as state-funded French film director 'urges illegal migrants to cross Channel -- It comes as the number of small boat crossings to the UK surges past 200,000.

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Angela Rayner was all set for No 10 - but she's just had the smile wiped off her face -- The battle to replace Keir Starmer as Labour leader starts tomorrow. And Angela Rayner has a...

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