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Zack Polanski cleared over council tax but accused of 'cavalier attitude' to tax -- Zack Polanski has been cleared of wrongdoing over his houseboat council tax but accused of a...

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Rachel Reeves urged to save pubs to tackle loneliness crisis - Pubs are a defence against isolation which contribute billions of pounds' worth of benefits to...

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John Healey's resignation is biggest departure over security since WW2

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Rachel Reeves throws a punch at Andy Burnham - and hits him bang on the nose -- The chancellor's days may be numbered, but she isn't going down without a fight.

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Labour's migrant crackdown set to be destroyed union baron

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Jeremy Kyle blamed for sick jokes about Keir Starmer arson -- Furious Labour MPs are demanding the sacking of a senior Conservative

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DWP minister confirms March date for state pension age review - Key changes to the state pension are already underway

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Green council threatens not to cooperate with migrant rule - 'divides communities'

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French riot police deployed on French beaches in bid to stop crossings -- Downing Street claimed the Compagnie de Marche, "backed by enhanced drone, helicopter, plane and...

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Keir Starmer letting welfare 'spiral out of control' as record 4m claim disability benefit -- New DWP figures reveal the number claiming the main disability benefit is higher than ever

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Keir Starmer refuses to rule out lifetime ambition of UK rejoining EU -- Keir Starmer has made closer relations with the EU a key priority for his government.

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Keir Starmer breaks silence on Russian warship opening fire at British couple on yacht -- The two vessels sailed close to each other in the Channel at around 11:40am on Tuesday, it is...

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Ed Miliband just went too far even for him - and Keir Starmer has a huge decision to make

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Thames Water criminally pollutes rivers then demands leniency – rubbing our faces in it -- OPINION - JAMES WALLACE: This travesty must finally be brought to an end.

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Angela Rayner deals devastating blow to Keir Starmer in Labour civil war

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Keir Starmer's EU dream in tatters as damning verdict hits Labour Remoaners hard - The Prime Minister says he wants the UK to be 'at the heart of Europe', but a former Brussels...

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Keir Starmer urged to protect Dartmoor ponies as fears grow of a mass cull

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Disaster for Andy Burnham and Wes Streeting as Kemi Badenoch enjoys huge boost -- Labour leadership candidates Andy Burnham and Wes Streeting have both suffered dips in...

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Reform's plan for future of pensions – list of 'changes' for Brits

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Andy Burnham is already plotting his cabinet - and he's bringing back some real wrong 'uns -- Labour MPs are acting as if Andy Burnham has already won Thursday's by-election and has the keys...

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Treasury response to plan to double state pensioner tax allowance to £25,140

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Starmer ramps up pressure on Putin with fresh Russia sanctions at G7 summit -- PM says UK is 'choking off the revenues that fuel Putin's war'

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1.3 million pensioners are missing out on a DWP benefit worth £46-a-week

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Another BBC show destroyed by political box-ticking, rampant ageism and diversity quotas - OPINION - MARK DOLAN: It's amazing they didn't paint a giant rainbow flag on the Tardis.

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The absolutely terrifying new plan the Left could be plotting to unleash on the UK

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Huge decision made on Palestine Action terror ban as arrests made -- Pro-Palestine zealots use 'secret cells to avoid detection', says court

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'Hope has been restored' for assisted dying bill as MP brings it back - she explains why

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Keir Starmer confirms huge new law change – but critics say it's 'impractical' -- Children will be banned from social media by spring next year as Prime Minister vows to give...

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'Millions will leave' – how Reform's migrant labour tax will work

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Andy Burnham should pray he loses on Thursday - Rachel Reeves left him a hellish surprise -- The Makerfield by-election is days away. On Friday, Andy Burnham could be back in Westminster.

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The new figures that show France is finally getting a grip on small boats crisis

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MoD breaks silence as 'serious questions' explode over 'staged' Marines tanker raid - 'There are serious and legitimate questions about the authenticity of the footage,' a Tory MP said.

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Robert Jenrick vows to cut taxes for firms hiring British workers

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UK's first shadow fleet seizure slammed as a 'cynical ploy' to help struggling Starmer -- A retired senior officer described the operation as a 'deeply cynical ploy' to make the PM...

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Labour civil war erupts as Wes Streeting stabs Ed Miliband in back

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POLL: Should foreign nationals be evicted from UK council houses? Vote now -- Nigel Farage said under the plans, non-UK citizens would be given three months to find private...

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Ed Miliband just drove into a wall - now even Andy Burnham's had enough

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Fear of being called racist is costing lives - at least 1 politician is doing something -- OPINION - In his latest hard-hitting column Nick Ferrari praises Kemi Badenoch for taking a stand.

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Multimillion pound investment to get children off phones and into the real world

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Bombshell study finds Brits have 'massively underestimated' importance of getting married - People who get married are radically more likely to stay together and campaigners warn...

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Wetherspoon's Tim Martin tells Rachel Reeves how to save Britain's pubs

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Green Party's Hannah Spencer breaks silence on '£2k Gucci shirt' -- The MP has hit back at claims that she spent 'taxpayer money' on a £2,000 Gucci blouse after...

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POLL - POLL: Do you think Brexit has damaged the economy? Vote now

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Ed Miliband's new EU-style rule to ban towel rails and under-floor heating -- The rule will ban around a third of some heating systems including electric storage and gas fires

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Keir Starmer's new EU deal savaged as 'astonishingly bad' for Britain

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ANALYSIS - The mystery by-election nobody is talking about that could give Kemi Badenoch a huge boost - While the focus has been on Andy Burnham versus Reform UK in Makerfield another crunch vote...

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Fury as UK flag snubbed by Apple and Google – 'embarrassment'

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Keir Starmer brutally savaged - 'you've turned the UK into a laughing stock' The Prime Minister is to meet world leaders including Donald Trump as his government slowly...

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Migrants crammed into unlicensed HMOs as Labour running scared of EU border checks

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Deluded Starmer can lie to himself all he likes - his shameful stubbornness is hurting UK

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Rachel Reeves has wrecked Keir Starmer's hopes of surviving as prime minister

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Desperate Starmer vows to cling on as PM as he issues clear challenge to Andy Burnham -- The Prime Minister broke his silence following the bombshell resignation of his defence secretary

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POLL - POLL: Should Labour cut welfare to boost national defence budget? Vote now

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Deport every migrant let in under fast-track asylum scheme demands Lowe -- Rupert Lowe has demanded every migrant allowed into the UK under a fast-track asylum scheme be...

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Tory Makerfield candidate vows to keep fighting socialism

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UK economy shrinks AGAIN in disaster for Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer -- Figures suggest that the economy shrank in April, as economists estimated a dip

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2m Brits issued terrifying warning over turning to loan sharks

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Angry Brexiteers are right - we have not made the most of our hard won freedoms -- OPINION: Former Cabinet Secretary John Redwood says Britain finally needs a Government with the...

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OPINION -- Keir Starmer just got another slap in the face - soon he'll only have Rachel Reeves left

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Free school uniforms and special menus - 'why Belfast was so angry before riots' -- EXCLUSIVE: Locals have told the Express that tension has been simmering as a result of decisions...

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Ed Miliband destroys Keir Starmer in secret net zero row - now Labour is in chaos

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Britain's beloved bookshops face crippling rate hikes that could double by 2030 -- Britain's bookshops face crippling business rate hikes that could double within years, forcing...

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Rachel Reeves ripped apart as Defence Secretary quits – 'defence not an accountant's job'

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Labour minister refuses to answer 'beheading' question 6 times in car-crash LBC interview

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Nigel Farage's chance of leading UK laid bare in bombshell poll - EXCLUSIVE: Reform UK is storming ahead of Labour and the Conservatives, polling shows

6 days ago

Home Office blunder as Sudan asylum seekers given 'supremely easy' entry into UK

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'Security crisis' fears as MoD loses hundreds of laptops and phones in '£1.6m' blunder -- The Ministry of Defence has been accused of "leaking money through basic incompetence", with...

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Nigel Farage announces huge Brexit freedom VAT cut for small UK firms

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Keir Starmer given extraordinary dressing down by Speaker Lindsay Hoyle - 'utter disgrace' -- There is fury over rumours the Government could publish key spending plans when MPs will not...

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War declared on 'dodgy' vape and barbers shops as crime gangs take over UK high streets

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Richard Tice furiously demands Keir Starmer resigns at PMQs -- Reform UK deputy leader erupts as he calls for embattled Prime Minister to quit.

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DWP says state pensioners 'being sent letters' over £952 payment boost

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Voters in Makerfield go to polls to decide the fates of Andy Burnham and Keir Starmer

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Ed Miliband is about to resign - but you'll absolutely hate the reason why

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Andy Burnham bombshell as he's reported to police on eve of key Makerfield by-election

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Assisted dying bill returns to Parliament — date confirmed for next debate

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Nigel Farage issues stark warning about Andy Burnham's future

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Nigel Farage lashes out at Rupert Lowe's Restore Britain in brutal take down

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Keir Starmer's Labour accused of changing voting system to stop Reform winning Manchester

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Have your say on Brexit and post your burning questions for Jacob Rees-Mogg right now! -- Sir Jacob will spill the beans during a special live Brexit Q & A.

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State pension 'stealth tax' warning as Rachel Reeves told 'don't act surprised' -- The government has been accused of imposing a 'stealth tax' by freezing tax thresholds

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Keir Starmer's desperate for a legacy and I may have found it – but he won't be happy! -- OPINION - VIRGINIA BLACKBURN: It's just a hunch, but I suspect this is the last thing he'll want...

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GB News star reveals Britain's biggest scandal Labour wants to hide

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Nigel Farage drops massive warning over biggest Brexit threat yet - 'we're done'

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Keir Starmer issued blunt migrant warning - 'British people are in jeopardy'

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People smugglers dealt huge blow as they switch tactics in new police battle -- Criminals are importing 'bulk' orders of equipment from countries like China and Turkey and...

22 hours ago

Reform vs Restore - the 5 biggest differences between Farage and Lowe's parties -- It is thought that Mr Lowe's party could split the right wing vote in Makerfield and hand...

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Sky News halted for breaking alert in huge blow to Keir Starmer

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Labour civil war erupts as Ed Miliband 'refuses to take Keir Starmer's calls'

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Huge petition to stop giving migrants £40,000 passes major milestone

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OPINION - Reform's latest proposal is just the sort of practical politics the country needs

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Keir Starmer just revealed his desperate plan to stop Andy Burnham - he's finished

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Keir Starmer makes bombshell admission about Andy Burnham's future

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David Lammy skewered by devastating question minutes into PMQs

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Extraordinary fears Nigel Farage harboured over his French girlfriend when they first met -- EXCLUSIVE: Lord Ashcroft's new biography of the Reform UK leader reveals how, before they fell...

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What Andy Burnham as PM could mean for your pension -- The Mayor of Greater Manchester has pledged to "make politics work properly for people" - but...

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Nigel Farage demands release of files exposing '40 years of grooming gang denial'

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Andy Burnham is already terrifying financial markets with leadership election imminent

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Rape gangs inquiry finds establishment hid 'unspeakable' crimes for decades

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Keir Starmer reveals date Brexit 'betrayal' deal to be signed at Brussels EU summit

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John Healey tears into Keir Starmer with dire warning about war threat

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Keir Starmer reveals what he really thinks about US President Donald Trump

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Defiant Keir Starmer says he has no plans to 'walk away from this' -- Sir Keir Starmer is surrounded by world leaders at the G7 summit in France and he insists he has...

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Disaster for Keir Starmer as rival Wes Streeting delivers Labour leadership update -- Wes Streeting has torn into both Andy Burnham and Sir Keir Starmer as the make or break...

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Major update on petition to stop failed asylum seekers getting £40,000 in taxpayer cash

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Live-event - Keir Starmer given his resignation date as Wes Streeting declares war

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The two near-death experiences that put Nigel Farage on the path to politics

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Labour slammed for 'crazy' net zero decision ahead of crunch by-election

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Keir Starmer has proven himself to be absolutely pathetic on defence -- OPINION - ESTHER MCVEY: The Prime Minister really does appear to take us for fools.

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Keir Starmer's finished – PM has shown he'll even leave Labour loyalists in the cold -- OPINION - ESTHER MCVEY: The list of things he's made a pig's ear of is so long he's in danger of...

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Keir Starmer's tried to look tough for Putin - now he needs to prove it's not a PR stunt

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Ed Miliband's net zero polices could be dealt devastating blow on Thursday

2 days ago

Makerfield by-election latest polls shows why Andy Burnham's chances have changed

7 days ago

'It's domination!' Tory MP left furious as Muslims pray outside MoD HQ

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Starmer's EU reset 'will cost billions' and risk US tariffs, claims bombshell report

2 days ago

Reform UK vows to bring in new women's law to become 'most pro-family government ever'

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ANALYSIS - Keir Starmer's attempt to save himself is too late – he's just proved he's finished - Prime Minister had one big announcement, but it is not enough to make up for the disasters of...

2 days ago

Ed Miliband's net zero savaged by his own MPs who say it is shipping jobs overseas -- Labour opponents to climate madness team up with Conservatives to torpedo flagship agenda

2 days ago

Keir Starmer is about to face his worst nightmare in PM's 'last big event'

2 days ago

Kemi Badenoch mocks Nigel Farage in brutal 'breakdown' attack

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Labour considers UK-wide 60mph change as councils could get power to set limits

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OPINION - Rachel Reeves is sleepwalking Britain into a disaster - 1 grim figure just proved it

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ANALYSIS - Keir Starmer's big new policy already has the whiff of a U-turn - Prime Minister starts precarious week with a bold idea as MPs circule to oust him

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Violence is never justified - but it's our public duty to be angry about dangerous society -- OPINION - MARK DOLAN: The public are not stupid, politicians have spent too long pulling the...

2 days ago

Andy Burnham makes massive announcement that affects millions of pensioners

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Labour civil war explodes as Keir Starmer set for showdown with Donald Trump

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Britain's asylum system defies belief - it's a dereliction of duty by civil servants

3 days ago

Major assisted dying update as bill set to return to Parliament

3 days ago

Labour 'hands out £770m in benefits for unknown health conditions'

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Rachel Reeves accused of 'targeting' pensioners in 'ludicrous' tax raid

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Sky News grinds to a halt for breaking Keir Starmer announcement -- The channel's regular broadcast was paused for breaking news.

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Keir Starmer to announce huge new law change on Monday -- The Government is expected to announce a massive legal change.

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ANALYSIS - The Reform UK gardener helping rake in votes against Labour's Andy Burnham

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Andy Burnham allies shamelessly 'plotting to get rid of Starmer within hours of victory'

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Nigel Farage issues huge promise to evict foreign nationals from UK council houses

4 days ago

Nigel Farage has two clear frontrunners to one day succeed him as Reform UK leader

4 days ago

Wetherspoons boss's 11-word message to Rachel Reeves - and it's brutal -- EXCLUSIVE: The Wetherspoon founder Tim Martin has dished out some advice to Rachel Reeves and...

3 days ago

Kemi Badenoch throws down defence challenge to Keir Starmer and his leadership rivals -- The Tory leader has written to Sir Keir, Andy Burnham and Wes Streeting with an offer of...

4 days ago

ANALYSIS - Andy Burnham will face a nightmare dilemma on his first day if he ousts Keir Starmer

3 days ago

Fury at new claim state pension triple lock is unaffordable - 'stop blaming pensioners'

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Keir Starmer's war on petrol cars is threatening hundreds of thousands of jobs

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Keir Starmer's 'zombie government' is incapable of doing anything - this has to end

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Only predicted to get 1% of vote - why this Tory isn't giving up Burnham by-election fight

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Keir Starmer tries to reassure NATO boss that Britain has not gone weak on defence

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Ed Miliband is about to take control of your money - and you thought Rachel Reeves was bad -- We're heading for the nightmare scenario if Andy Burnham becomes PM.

4 days ago

I've got a tattoo and I'm vegan - the myths that stop more Brits donating blood -- Misconceptions about who can and cannot give blood may be stopping legions of Britons from...

4 days ago

Blow for rejoin EU campaign as poll reveals how Brits feel about ditching pound for Euro

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Fury as Keir Starmer 'wages war on rural people' in new blow for countryside

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Removing Starmer is now an urgent matter of national security

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Staggering 100,000 failed asylum seekers living in UK - 'outrageous'

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Another broken promise by the Labour government putting animals in grave danger -- OPINION - CHRIS PACKHAM: Public money is still being spent propping up a disgusting trade that...

4 days ago

If Keir Starmer resigns get ready for 1 thing being very different to when Tony Blair quit -- OPINION - Express Political Editor Martyn Brown gives you a behind-the-scenes look at British...

4 days ago

Epping hotel to stop housing asylum seekers by July 11

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Tory councillor claims cats are being beheaded in parks as colleagues branded scumbags

5 days ago

Nigel Farage issues stark warning as Keir Starmer in crisis

5 days ago

Six times Donald Trump 'fell asleep' in public, from the Oval Office to Buckingham Palace

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Andy Burnham just punched himself in the face AGAIN - will be worse PM than Keir Starmer -- Andy Burnham is fast becoming a figure of fun. We won't be laughing if he makes it to Number 10.

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Keir Starmer has trashed his own reputation and must now RESIGN, say Labour politicians -- Top Labour politicians no longer pretend to have any sympathy with the Prime Minister

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UK conscription warning as Britain 'singly ill-prepared' for WW3

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POLL - POLL: Should Keir Starmer resign over defence row?

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Rachel Reeves destroys everything she touches – Keir Starmer must fire her NOW

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'Rachel Reeves ignored all warnings and now her arrogance has left Britain in total chaos'

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Live-event - Keir Starmer in meltdown as more shock resignations rock No10 - Sir Keir Starmer's premiership is in crisis following a series of resignations - follow live

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New nightmare for Keir Starmer as research shows young Brits have lost all hope -- Young Britons are losing faith in the future with more than one million not in employment,...

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OPINION - The sleaze-ridden SNP just ruined any hope of Scots voting for independence

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Keir Starmer hit with fresh hammerblow as another big name minister resigns

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I'm a defence expert - Healey quitting is the final nail in humiliated Starmer's coffin

6 days ago

Scrapping stamp duty 'could deliver 200,000 new homes in five years'

6 days ago

Keir Starmer breaks silence on John Healey's bombshell resignation

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Resignation watch: This one senior Cabinet minister 'very unhappy' and could quit next

6 days ago

OPINION - Kemi Badenoch skewers Starmer as Labour choose benefit handouts over defence - The Conservative Party leader has vowed to boost defence spending if she becomes Prime Minister.

6 days ago

All migrants quietly kicked out of UK hotel where huge protests took place -- All migrants have been quietly removed from a hotel months after protests erupted over the...

6 days ago

As Belfast gangs went door-to-door seeking migrants, terrified residents said: 'I'm white'

6 days ago

Paramilitary groups 'not encouraging' Belfast violence as witnesses tell of horror clashes

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OPINION - Healey might've just put the final nail in the coffin for Starmer's sinking premiership

6 days ago

POLL: As Defence Secretary resigns, is Rachel Reeves the worst UK Chancellor of all time?

6 days ago

Sadiq Khan's story 'doesn't add up' as police cut by 1,150 people

6 days ago

Keir Starmer's Britain is burning - and Andy Burnham just threw fuel on the fire

7 days ago

Keir Starmer's position as PM 'untenable' after bombshell resignation

6 days ago

Update on new compulsory test on table for drivers over 70 in England - new DfT statement

7 days ago

Keir Starmer just exposed his weakness on defence - his own MPs have had enough

6 days ago

OPINION - Andy Burnham thinks he's the answer - but reality is about to slap him round the face

6 days ago

Fury over asylum loophole that allows migrants to sneak into Britain undetected -- Dublin has been told it must not become a 'conduit' for illegal migration.

7 days ago

New threat to state pension triple lock - scrap it 'as soon as possible' -- There are fresh calls to ditch the triple lock from a left-leaning think tank.

7 days ago

OPINION - Nigel Farage's two big problems that mean Andy Burnham could become PM

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Keir Starmer has a £28bn problem - and Ed Miliband's going to absolutely hate the solution

7 days ago

Reform would let NHS migrants into UK while pushing for overall cuts

7 days ago

OPINION - Andy 'U-turn' Burnham says he agrees with Farage - how dumb does he think we are?

7 days ago

Migration crisis must be treated as a 'national security issue', terrorism tsar warns -- Jonathan Hall told Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood "national security is the health of the...

7 days ago

Kemi Badenoch savages Keir Starmer at PMQs with brutal Andy Burnham jibe -- The Tory leader made a brutal dig at the Prime Minister over his leadership rival.

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