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Daily Express - Politics

Rejoiners target Makerfield by-election in campaign to reverse Brexit as milestone passed -- A petition calling on Britain to apply to rejoin the European Union has passed 100,000...

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Nicola Sturgeon moans about 'worst week of my life' after estranged husband found guilty

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Andy Burnham issues furious 1,500-word response to Tony Blair attack

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ANALYSIS - Labour's big beasts are fighting a nasty civil war while the rest of us suffer

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Labour migrant deal 'descending into farce' as activists target detention centre

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Keir Starmer hits back at Tony Blair as Labour civil war explodes

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We asked who should be the next Labour leader – and the results gave a shocking favourite

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Rachel Reeves wrecked winter fuel payment and state pension - now she's after your ISA - Everything Rachel Reeves touches falls to pieces. Then she makes it worse.

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Police who handcuffed murder victim Henry Nowak branded 'disgace' as killer jailed

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Ed Miliband suffers huge blow as Brits reject net-zero agenda

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Andy Burnham makes yet another U-turn in Labour leadership shambles

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Labour jobs tsar Alan Milburn warns social media 'doomscrolling' is destroying young lives

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Labour jobs watchdog warns employers using cheap migrant workers instead of British talent

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ANALYSIS - Keir Starmer's weakness ruined the lives of a million young people - this scandal must end - Britain's benefits system is pushing young people into lives of loneliness and meaninglessness,...

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Social media ban for kids is a no-brainer - but does Starmer have the balls? -- There is little doubt Big-Tech billionaires have been using our children as guinea pigs in a...

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Pension warning issued to 1 group of people - check if you're affected -- New rules coming in overhaul how the UK assesses inheritance tax liability, pulling pension...

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Fury as petition to undo Brexit and rejoin EU passes major milestone - 'We've had enough' -- Campaigners vow to set up a new one every six months until the Government applies to rejoin

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Tony Blair thinks he's our saviour – but there's only one thing we really need from him

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UK households warned of 67% 'double tax' as Rachel Reeves makes change

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Ed Miliband just went too far - even Keir Starmer has had enough now

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London Mayor Sadiq Khan shares photo from his Hajj pilgrimage

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Labour welfare bonanza will lead to 'lost generation' of young people, report says -- Former cabinet minister Alan Milburn will share his findings with the Labour party today.

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Live-event - National service plan to tackle youth unemployment crisis - The author of a Government-commissioned report on youth unemployment said national service would...

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Immigration madness as 27 young foreign workers hired for every one Brit -- Immigration is fuelling mass unemployment among under-25s according to a shocking new study

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POLL - POLL: Should Labour call a snap general election if Keir Starmer is ousted? Readers can vote in our online poll on whether there should be a snap general election if the PM...

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Surging bills and Ed Miliband's energy zealotry will push Labour out of power

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Brexit betrayal fears surge as Rejoin petition hits huge milestone

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OPINION - Tony Blair sowed seeds of this catastrophic Labour Party - how dare he chip in now

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Labour civil war explodes as Andy Burnham takes savage dig at Tony Blair

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Ed Miliband's net zero policies branded 'fantasy' by Tony Blair in blistering attack

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Major update in grooming gang scandal as experts make key legal move -- Magistrates were told the victim was in "a relationship" with a man she'd met when she was...

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OPINION - Labour are incapable of the reform our welfare system desperately needs - Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary writes for Daily Express on welfare reform.

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Top spy chief reveals Britain is a critical race - as she reveals Russia's death toll -- Anne Keast-Butler, Director of GCHQ, revealed the Kremlin's killers are going "backwards" on the...

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Ed Miliband is refusing to budge on net zero obsession - this is the reason why -- The Energy Secretary has been accused of 'fantasy politics' by Sir Tony Blair.

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Labour given urgent migrant crime warning as sentencing plans come under fire

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Tony Blair is the ghost Labour MPs want to go away – and he's absolutely spot-on

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Tony Blair just showed us why Labour should NEVER be in power – especially Ed Miliband

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Nigel Farage demands snap general election if Labour ousts Keir Starmer

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OPINION - Rachel Reeves' latest big idea is nothing but a short-term headline grabber - OPINION - JONATHAN JAY: Rather than wasting cash on misguided, short-term gimmicks, the...

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Nicola Sturgeon's estranged husband confirms SNP are just a bunch of second-raters -- OPINION - VIRGINIA BLACKBURN: Nicola Sturgeon's estranged husband is back in the headlines.

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Latest polls in Makerfield by-election as Labour, Reform and Restore fight - who will win? -- The by-election in the north west constituency could be one of the most historic the UK has ever...

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Andy Burnham just said the one thing no PM should ever say – it spells disaster for UK

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OPINION - Kicking Keir Starmer out won't change Labour's smoke and mirrors migration policy

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Restore Britain backer claims Jews are foreign as Rupert Lowe faces racism storm -- Restore Britain backer Steve Laws, who wants remigration, says 'everyone has to go'.

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POLL -- Is Labour lurching dangerously to the left?

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Nightmare for Keir Starmer as Tony Blair criticises Labour over 3 major failures

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Labour chaos as Tony Blair declares war on Keir Starmer, Andy Burnham and Wes Streeting

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Conservatives vow to end ban on air conditioning as temperatures soar

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Rachel Reeves is presenting herself as the champion of UK business - who is she kidding?

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'Deluded' Keir Starmer has made huge mistake and these three words prove it

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Outrage as Labour hands over more taxpayer cash to Mauritius: 'Beggars belief' -- Critics have accused the Government of prioritising overseas spending while British families...

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Terror warning as communities become more 'polarised' and extremists 'more empowered' -- Islamist clerics and far-Right thugs are exploiting Britain's "polarised communities" to poison...

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Andy Burnham just revealed he will tax you to oblivion - 1 big lie exposed -- Andy Burnham's push for PM is built on a massive lie. The truth is going to cost you.

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Keir Starmer's dithering is putting British children at risk - even his own team know this

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Reform's Robert Kenyon warns Labour against treating Makerfield as 'pawn' in its civil war

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Rachel Reeves issued dire warning – 'risk causing major collapse' -- In a strongly worded letter to the Chancellor he CPA said Labour's fuel duty freeze provides...

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Alarming new small boat tactic as heatwave encourages Channel crossing record

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JK Rowling mocks Nicola Sturgeon's claim she didn't know about husband's embezzlement

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Sorry Sturgeon... the independence movement must now confront a very awkward truth

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Headache for Nigel Farage as top Reform UK politicians clash over migration policy

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New figures show net migration at lowest since 2012 - but this is why I'm not celebrating -- OPINION - TIM NEWARK: Dig into the figures and they reveal the truth about the 'Starmer exodus'.

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Teenage rapists who avoided jail to have sentences reviewed following furious backlash -- Fury erupted after the fiends were put on a rehabilitation programme, rather than being locked up.

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Reform issues 'English-only' demand after Islamic prayer at council meeting -- Reform said it was 'inappropriate' for any readings to be in a language 'many residents do not...

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Desperate Rachel Reeves scrambles to stop key contracts going abroad

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Andy Burnham faces nightmare left-wing challenge if he wins by-election

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Politician says he 'should have punched reporter' after immigration question -- EXCLUSIVE: The MP has said he 'should have finished the job' as his questioner 'wet his pants'

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ANALYSIS -- Nicola Sturgeon has destroyed her legacy - 'how could she not know?'

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POLL -- POLL: Should Restore Britain stand aside for Reform in Makerfield by-election?

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Rachel Reeves's days are numbered - but she'll leave us a very nasty parting present

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UK removes 600 sex offenders as nationals from 4 countries lead deportations

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Fury as small boat 'child migrants' revealed as adults

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Nicola Sturgeon urged to 'come clean' on what she knew about husband embezzling £400k

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John Curtice issues dire by-election warning to Nigel Farage -- A top pollster warned Restore Britain could decide the outcome of the Makerfield by-election -...

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'Astonishing!' Fury that men with multiple wives are allowed to claim extra state benefits -- The Conservatives have vowed to ban husbands with multiple wives from claiming extra welfare...

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Forget Milburn report, this is real reason nearly one million young people are not working -- OPINION - ESTHER MCVEY: We don't need another report from a Blairite dinosaur to tell us things...

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OPINION - Labour's failures on immigration and housing are two sides of the same problem

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'I have a brain tumour at 20 and I'm scared — MPs must back assisted dying'

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Peter Murrell splashed out £400k of SNP cash on £4.2k pen and 2.5k salt and pepper pots -- SNP's Peter Murrell has pleaded guilty to embezzling £400,000 of party funds on luxury...

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Reform councils blasted over £16million spent on diary managers and PAs

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Andy Burnham secret plot to take control of Britain revealed

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Russian elite fear 'catastrophe is coming' as Vladimir Putin 'loses faith' in Donald Trump

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Ex-SNP chief executive Peter Murrell pleads guilty to embezzling £400k from party

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Andy Burnham plots Budget from hell - here's how he'll hike your taxes as PM -- Andy Burnham doesn't just want the keys to Number 10. He's after your wallet too.

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Labour transport bosses splashed £5,000 on canapés for MPs while passengers tighten belts -- Transport bosses have splashed £5,000 of taxpayers' money on canapés and drinks for MPs while...

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Labour could pay parents already on benefits extra cash -- Labour is weighing extra cash for parents on benefits at the same time as a government tsar...

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OPINION - 'Reform's DOGE is nothing more than a populist PR stunt - and here's the evidence'

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Major blow to Rachel Reeves as key figure crashes to near 30 year low

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OPINION - Brace for impact – Andy Burnham is more dangerous than you think - OPINION - JONATHAN SAXTY: Eye-watering borrowing, big spending promises... the current mayor...

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Starmer blasted as PM 'too scared of left-wing MPs' to carry out migration crackdown

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Andy Burnham might be our next PM – but who is he and what does he really believe?

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EXPOSED: Huge number of Labour's new homes wiped out by immigration demand

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Andy Burnham hypocrisy exposed as 'man of the people' claimed £17k on freebies

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POLL - Should Britain cut benefit payments? Vote now

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Nigel Farage in furious row with Elon Musk billionaire - 'What's he trying to achieve?'

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Migrants rush to secure British citizenship before Shabana Mahmood's crackdown -- The figures provide the clearest evidence yet of the lasting demographic impact of the sharp...

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Keir Starmer reacts as teen girls' rapists spared jail -- The mum of one of the girls had urged the Prime Minister to help after two 15-year-olds were...

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This northerner is sick of Andy Burnham and Angela Rayner's patronising parlour games -- OPINION - SEBASTIAN MURPHY: Is this really all that the Labour Party has to offer the north of...

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Andy Burnham is perfect example of the huge problem plaguing Labour Party

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Ed Miliband told to scrap solar farms on Britain's fertile farmland or risk food security

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Fury as most migrants appealing to stay in UK don't even have court date -- Tories warn the courts are being used as a "holding pen for illegal immigration".

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Musk backs Restore Britain in Burnham by-election as party vows to 'dismantle the system'

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Almost 700 migrants cross Channel in 48 hours as 'summer of chaos' warning issued

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POLL - POLL: Do you support the UK rejoining the EU single market?

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Labour chaos fuels 133% surge as investors put their money in 'safe bet'

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Angela Rayner is raising hell - she's set to plunge the country into chaos -- It says a lot about Angela Rayner that half the Labour Party is desperate to stop her becoming PM.

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GB News halts for breaking announcement - and it's bad news for Keir Starmer -- GB News issued an update on Sir Keir Starmer during this morning's programme with Camilla Tominey.

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Moment Camilla Tominey explodes at Labour minister in brutal GB News clash - 'hang on!' -- GB News presenter tells Labour minister: "You've created this problem, haven't you?"

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Andy Burnham 'taking voters for idiots' as Manchester mayor's roots face scrutiny

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ANALYSIS - Wes Streeting is desperate to become Prime Minister - here are 68 reasons to worry

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'Culture of fear' exposed in music industry dominated by big players - Outcry at the sale of tickets for Oasis reunion concerts put the spotlight on the industry as...

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Britain has less than two weeks of gas reserves as Labour blocks new North Sea exploration

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Keir Starmer accused of steering clear of Benefits Street to 'save his own skin'

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Andy Burnham costs UK £5m as Keir Starmer finally puts Britain first

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Labour tries new tactic to remove most difficult Channel migrants - but few return home

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Bombshell new poll boost for Andy Burnham and nightmare for Nigel Farage

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Asylum seeker deported to France in Labour '1-in-1-out' scheme is back in Britain

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Nigel Farage announces huge tax break for hard working Brits -- Reform UK is stepping up its fight against Labour as it battles to destroy Andy Burnham's hopes...

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Andy Burnham dealt huge blow as Brit voters hit back in major Labour crisis -- Labour leadership hopeful Wes Streeting has said he wants Britain back in the EU but voters have...

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Prime Minister urges Champions League Final to be free to watch -- The Arsenal-loving prime minister has issued a plea for his team's showdown with Paris...

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Andy Burnham plots to unleash new £35bn tax hell on Britons

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Labour feels the wrath of pensioners as tax raid squeezes elderly's incomes

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EU slaps down Labour's bid for Single Market access -- An official swerved the issue, instead emphasising that there is room to 'deepen cooperation' as...

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Labour's foot-dragging on osteoporosis means '4,000 people have died needlessly'

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Huge blow to Burnham as voters think one leader would be a better PM - and it's a surprise

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UK households told of £16,000 HMRC allowance as Rachel Reeves told to scrap hated tax

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Fears more than 1,000 pupils were given the wrong GCSE maths grade

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UK tourists could face £300 bills under Rachel Reeves' proposed staycation tax -- The government wants to give local leaders to power to implement the levy on their patch.

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Andy Burnham has a plan for change - and I guarantee you will hate it -- Andy Burnham is just a by-election away from Number 10. If he wins, he's got a clear path to power.

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England's largest lake at risk of toxic algal bloom as hot weather hits -- A combination of treated sewage released into Lake Windermere and high temperatures means algal...

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Brexit betrayal warning as Burnham and Streeting 'need to answer' 3 key questions

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UK heading for pensions nightmare and it spells disaster for anyone born from 1965-80

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Moment Andy Burnham lost his cool – he'll have to do better in Makerfield pressure cooker -- ANALYSIS - MARTYN BROWN: The Mayor of Manchester needs to ditch the tetchiness

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Keir Starmer is doing a deal with the devil – and his own MPs are fuming

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ANALYSIS -- Nigel Farage hit by three massive blows that could stop him becoming prime minister

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Andy Burnham teases higher UK taxes as he reveals 'undertaxed' bombshell ahead of PM bid

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Green Party candidate drops out of by-election over Golders Green attack conspiracy theory

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Bigoted Bridget Phillipson doesn't give a damn about women's safety

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Six times Andy Burnham shamelessly flip-flopped – number three shows some real brass neck

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Andy Burnham issues savage five-word attack on Sir Keir Starmer as by-election begins -- The Greater Manchester Mayor and Labour leadership contender made his views clear

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Rachel Reeves warned 'Soviet-style' food price caps could make weekly shop more expensive -- Chancellor told she is 'only going to make the situation worse' with controversial plan

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UK draws up WW3 plans with 'mass mobilisation' of civilians -- Defence chiefs spoke openly to an inquiry in Parliament

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Big state pension £25,140 tax threshold decision update as MP showdown set

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Rachel Reeves plots £1bn family holiday 'stealth tax' - as summer savings plan is launched

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Rachel Reeves just issued an urgent warning - she knows the crazy truth about Ed Miliband -- Any man with a white van knows Rachel Reeves isn't up to the job.

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Live-event - Andy Burnham sets out plan to replace Keir Starmer as Brexit row continues

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Andy Burnham's attacks on a dead woman show why he is not fit to be prime minister

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Fury as government pours billions of taxpayers' cash 'down drain' - migrant chaos blamed

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Woke groupthink is plaguing UK arts – and this latest row proves it

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Egocentric Andy Burnham revels in his nice guy image – he is not our saviour -- OPINION - LEO MCKINSTRY: Burnham waltzes around like the Messiah but he's nothing of the sort.

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Andy Burnham thinks he's the 'Messiah of Manchester' -- OPINION - ANGELA EPSTEIN: There are no signs here that Labour's prospective parliamentary...

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OPINION - Rachel Reeves just proved she hasn't got a clue - her latest blunder reeks of desperation - The Chancellor chose the popular Gen-Z social media platform TikTok to make a crucial...

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OPINION - Labour failed to lift a finger to enforce the law after Supreme Court gender ruling

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Trans women barred from female toilets as campaigners warn 'no more excuses'

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Keir Starmer's plot to 'crush dissent' in 'Soviet' crackdown: 'He's like Stalin!' Keir Starmer is 'ruthless' and there is 'no depth to which he won't stoop', Esther McVey says

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Hopes surge for assisted dying bill after supporters land top spots in crucial ballot

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Andy Burnham slammed on Brexit as wannabe PM 'runs away' from the issue

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Rachel Reeves mocked for weak response to soaring costs - 'just a sticking plaster!'

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Keir Starmer issued urgent migration warning as young Brits flee the UK

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Labour accused of sabotaging its own plan to build 1.5 million new homes

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Digital phone switchover threatens leaving millions of people 'isolated', charity warns

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Bridget Phillipson sparks fresh backlash over new Gemma Collins social media video -- The Department for Education has posted another clip of the Education Secretary and the reality...

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Rachel Reeves tax plans savaged by UK seaside cottage firm - families 'charged £100 more' -- The Chancellor announced that she plans to give local leaders the power to impose a levy on...

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Keir Starmer blasted over 'secretive approach' to Brexit 'reset' talks with EU -- The Government is taken to task by a leading Labour MP for its 'secretive, piecemeal and...

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Rachel Reeves confirms huge change that could transform price of UK zoos and theme parks

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See how many asylum seekers are living in your area as Labour accused of new scandal

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Andy Burnham ran away when I asked about Brexit - but he can't hide forever -- ANALYSIS - AARON NEWBURY: I waited outside Andy Burnham's home at 7am to ask about his Brexit...

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Ed Miliband bans British oil and gas - now guess who we're buying from instead

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Do you think Rachel Reeves deserved to be heckled by a van driver?

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Rachel Reeves accused of adding to grieving families' misery with pension change

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POLL: Should a new wealth tax be created for UK's highest earners?

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OPINION - Could this be Andy Burnham's secret strategy to see off Reform UK? There are stark possibilities that Reform UK must face.

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Cheap 'invisible number plates that fool speed cameras' update in DfT 'seizure' plan -- The government is set to dish out penalty points and seize cars for drivers caught using illegal...

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Bridget Phillipson to ban trans women from female toilets as single-sex guidance published -- The Government is expected to make an announcement on Thursday.

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Richard Tice in furious Peston clash with Jess Phillips over Nigel Farage

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Rachel Reeves under fire over 'inevitable' U-turn - 'truly terrible!'

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Wes Streeting issues blistering new wealth tax threat – 'people are angry' Former health secretary who sensationally quit Sir Keir Starmer's Cabinet claims current system...

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Tories unveil candidate to take on Reform and Andy Burnham in crunch by-election

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Britain's taps could run dry as population growth fuels drought danger

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Rachel Reeves slammed as petition to end motorists' misery hits huge milestone

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Labour asylum crisis exposed as 'massive' number arriving in UK is officially confirmed

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Number of migrants living in hotels revealed as new Labour bombshell exposed

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Burnham's slightly more charismatic than a plank of wood – it doesn't mean he's the answer

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Nonentity Keir Starmer's latest moves will leave you asking one question about the PM -- OPINION - VIRGINIA BLACKBURN: I'm honestly astounded.

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Keir Starmer, Wes Streeting and Andy Burnham are engineering their own downfall -- OPINION - VIRGINIA BLACKBURN: They don't realise they're sounding the death-knell on their own...

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We confronted Andy Burnham about his Brexit U-turn – his tetchy reaction says it all -- Andy Burnham ran away from the Express when our reporter asked about his Brexit U-turn, ahead of...

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Nigel Farage mocks Rachel Reeves with savage swipe after Chancellor heckled

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Andy Burnham's leadership plot dealt massive blow with 'absolutely bonkers' statement

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Keir Starmer accused of 'idiotic betrayal' on Russian oil – 'Moscow is laughing at us' -- Prime Minister blamed for destroying British jobs while 'helping' Moscow

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OPINION - Labour's energy policy has left us dependent on enemies

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Moment Rachel Reeves is heckled at petrol station - 'you're ruining the country!'

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Keir Starmer urged to 'come clean' over his knowledge of spying on journalists

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Wes Streeting resignation speech snubbed by MPs – 'he revels in ignorance'

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Starmer's been shown the red card – even his beloved Arsenal can't save him now -- SKETCH - MARTYN BROWN: It's too late for football gags to help the embattled PM

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Andy Burnham has 'serious questions to answer' as trans row erupts -- Greater Manchester Mayor has faced a backlash after his comments backing transgender women being...

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ANALYSIS - Keir Starmer just gave UK drivers a huge boost - by utterly humiliating Rachel Reeves - The Prime Minister made sure he got the credit - at the expense of his Chancellor, writes...

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