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Daily Express - Politics

Reform UK trounced Starmer in local elections because of one very simple British desire

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Angela Rayner has been cleared of tax fraud – and something doesn't add up -- In politics, timing is everything. Just ask Angela Rayner.

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

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Live-event - Keir Starmer breaks silence on Wes Streeting betrayal

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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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Nigel Farage faces probe over £5m gift he failed to declare - Reform UK leader to be investigated by parliamentary standards inquiry over money from...

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Loophole that allows fanatics to plot atrocities to finally be closed

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

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Nigel Farage confusion forces UK magazine to change name - 'it was ours first!' -- A huge 86% of readers of the national publication supported the name change.

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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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'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

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Wes Streeting secures one-on-one crisis talks with Sir Keir Starmer tomorrow - one demand -- The Prime Minister is in the fight of his life and is expected to hold talks with the Health...

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Palace issues '6-word warning' to embattled Keir Starmer on eve of momentous King's Speech

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Keir Starmer fights for survival as Wes Streeting and Shabana Mahmood refuse to back PM -- Sir Keir Starmer is fighting for his political survival as Wes Streeting and Shabana Mahmood...

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

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Zack Polanski's sneaky council tax confession exposes his true character -- Zack Polanski sneakily buried his houseboat council tax confession amid Labour's Westminster...

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'Carnage' as Labour civil war causes chaos for UK economy - 'worst since 1998' Traders have reacted to political instability and renewed global uncertainty linked to the...

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Keir Starmer is incapable of confronting reality – nobody believes him anymore -- The real danger facing Britain isn't just Sir Keir Starmer.

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

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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

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

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Labour lefties 'plotting to get rid of Wes Streeting as PM' – before he's even got the job -- The extraordinary intervention suggests that Labour is descending into open civil war as...

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Labour plotters issue bombshell plans to scrap stamp duty and reveal what will replace it

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Keir Starmer's Government COLLAPSING as furious Labour MPs launch brutal coup -- Prime Minister is facing mass resignations as his leadership hangs in the balance

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

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Angela Rayner's secret Cabinet plans exposed as she plots pact with Burnham -- Keir Starmer's premiership is cratering as Angela Rayner orchestrates a silent 'coup'.

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4 ways Labour MPs could oust Sir Keir Starmer as leader

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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

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Outrage as new trans Green MSP branded Queen Elizabeth a 'lizard' -- The post emerged shortly after Duane's election victory and has triggered a political backlash...

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Keir Starmer vows to block 'far right agitators' from travelling to London

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Keir Starmer is embarrassing himself – this is a desperate leader firmly on way out -- OPINION - ESTHER MCVEY: The Prime Minister's latest move only confirms his desperation.

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

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POLL: Would Andy Burnham be a better PM than Keir Starmer? -- Keir Starmer is under pressure to resign and one candidate stands out as a potential replacement.

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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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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

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Starmer has 'lost the country' as Labour mutiny piles pressure on PM to quit -- The Labour Prime Minister is under intense pressure to quit after a disastrous elections...

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Fury erupts as state-funded French film director 'urges illegal migrants to cross Channel

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Surge in refugees seeking help in Calais report spurs call to deter Channel crossings -- A charity warns of a '33% increase in the number of refugees' seeking help in Calais triggers...

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Labour's 2026 election 'large losses' mapped as Reform make huge gains - check your area

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Britain's become too soft - one change will stop fake asylum seekers looking for freebies -- OPINION - JJ ANISIOBI: Something has snapped in the UK as the rules my parents lived by now feel...

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Keir Starmer dealt ultimate blow after elections humiliation: 'No respect'

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Former professional footballer elected as Reform UK councillor - The former footballer played for several clubs, making more than 300 career appearances.

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'Get rid of Keir Starmer or I will!' Labour MP issues brutal warning to ministers

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Keir Starmer breaks silence as dozens of Labour MPs demand he quits -- The Prime Minister is continuing to defy calls to go in the wake of Labour's local election...

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Keir Starmer hands Gordon Brown top job as he clings on to power

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Keir Starmer faces fresh pressure to ban 'sick' trophy hunting imports -- Celebrities including Dame Joanna Lumley and Ricky Gervais are demanding a trophy hunting...

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Piers Morgan blasts Keir Starmer in brutal Question Time attack

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OPINION - Voters know they were deceived and their verdict on Labour is damning

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POLL: Do you feel sorry for Keir Starmer? -- The Prime Minister is facing backlash within his own party after catastrophic local election...

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Nigel Farage was right – and both Tories and Labour have only themselves to blame

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'She's funny, engaging and doesn't duck the questions' - when I met Kemi - It was a journalistic first for me this week, conducting an interview in the back of a Hackney Cab.

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Nigel Farage hails 'astonishing' Reform election wins after Labour humiliation

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ANALYSIS - Wales' revolution against Labour should terrify Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves

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'Housing is my human right!' New Green deputy mayor issues major warning to landlords -- Former European Youth Parliament member Dylan Law, has sparked fury demanding a draconian £600...

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Keir Starmer horror show as Labour torn apart in Wales amid huge nationwide backlash

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Nigel Farage taunts Kemi Badenoch in local elections nightmare: 'She'd lose her seat!' -- Tory leader highlights positives in the Conservatives' performance, but Reform UK says she...

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Fresh horror for Labour as 200,000 migrants have now crossed the Channel

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Polling guru John Curtice spots worrying trend for Labour – Starmer should be fretting -- Ruling party suffers 'sharp drop in support' in catastrophic local elections across the country

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John Curtice gives verdict on Labour election wipeout - and Brexit is key

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Labour leader meltdown as council boss storms out of election count as Reform clean up -- The walkout came amid the party's heavy losses in the Basildon Borough Council elections, where...

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Awkward moment Starmer confronted with text from key ally on air

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Treasury responds as support soars for £18,000 income tax threshold change -- All you need to know as Chancellor Rachel Reeves issues statement over plan for frozen income...

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Starmer bombshell as Miliband already 'in secret talks with PM to resign'

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Farage hails results that 'exceeding anything' as deadline for Tory defection 'now passed' -- Nigel Farage declared an "historic change" in British politics as Reform UK closed the door on...

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Reform candidate says 'death, taxes and Labour ruining our lives' only guarantees in life

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Furious Labour MP calls for Keir Starmer to resign after losing Hartlepool to Reform -- 'I think the very best thing the Prime Minister could do now is address the nation tomorrow and...

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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

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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 - POLL: Would Wes Streeting be a better PM than Keir Starmer? Vote now

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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 - The health secretary has resign from government to trigger a leadership election.

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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

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Keir Starmer's manifesto blasted Tory 'chaos' 38 times - look how that turned out!

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

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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% -- The Bank of England now faces a difficult balancing act, signalling potential interest rate...

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Angela Rayner 'cleared by HMRC' over £40k tax scandal in major leadership boost -- The former Deputy Prime Minister said she would do 'everything possible' to deliver change amid...

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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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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!' -- Conservative leader takes aim at Health Secretary over his reported leadership ambitions

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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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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 -- The King and Queen are attending the State Opening of Parliament.

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Britain detests Keir Starmer – and there are 5 huge reasons why

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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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'High energy' Wes Streeting 'tense' as he drops huge clue while strutting to No 10 -- EXCLUSIVE: Health Secretary's body language was in contrast to most politicians this morning.

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Starmer advances Brexit betrayal plans in King's Speech with 35 bills and EU reset plan -- Sir Keir Starmer will use the King's Speech to advance plans to unpick Brexit with 35 new bills...

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POLL: Should Starmer sack Wes Streeting to show he's in charge? Vote now

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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

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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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It's time for Keir Starmer to go: Britain deserves better -- OPINION: King Charles finds himself caught up in this tawdry Labour charade.

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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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Outrageous! - France showing Channel migrants 'where to go' if they get lost

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Four frontrunners in battle to replace Keir Starmer - one in particular should terrify you

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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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Keir Starmer's on the brink – but he's exposed Rayner, Streeting and Burnham as cowards

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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'

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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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Green Party hypocrisy exposed as councillor celebrates in gas-guzzling £270k Lamborghini -- A climate minded campaign just got tangled up with a supercar fantasy.

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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 have learnt nothing – Angela Rayner's latest bright idea proves it

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Huge blow for Keir Starmer as Andy Burnham given massive boost in power bid

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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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Keir Starmer's big speech was tragic - it exposed the reason why it's all over for him -- COMMENT: The Prime Minister is desperately fighting for survival after Labour's local elections...

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Keir Starmer's latest resignation odds as calls for PM to quit explode -- Keir Starmer resignation odds as pressure mounts on the Prime Minister following Labour's losses...

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ANALYSIS - Keir Starmer just copied the worst mistake Liz Truss ever made - it will destroy Labour

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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

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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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Nightmare for Keir Starmer as savage texts from Labour MPs exposed -- Labour MPs are turning on Starmer in droves.

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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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Angela Rayner dealt huge leadership blow minutes into Starmer's speech

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Keir Starmer breaks silence on resignation in last-ditch speech after election disaster

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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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Outrage as Reform UK rise compared to Nazis by chairman of iconic UK arts centre -- Critics argue that invoking the darkest period of the 20th century to describe a legitimate...

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All the MPs begging Keir Starmer to quit – full list of Labour rebels -- Prime Minister faces growing calls to quit - check our full list to see if your representative...

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Rachel Reeves nightmare as UK 'to lose 163,000 jobs'

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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

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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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Keir Starmer 'loses the plot' as Labour civil war explodes - Monday deadline -- The Prime Minister is facing mounting pressure to resign after a disastrous set of elections,...

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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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Angela Rayner was all set for No 10 - but she's just had the smile wiped off her face

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Fashion maestro Julien Macdonald's life and death mission

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POLL - POLL: Will Nigel Farage be the next prime minister? Vote here

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The three reasons why our bombshell migrant investigation should alarm you

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Keir Starmer is hellbent on edging us toward unforgivable watershed moment with EU -- OPINION - DUNCAN BARKES: Don't like something? Maybe follow Labour's playbook and scrub it right...

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The 37 MPs calling on Keir Starmer to step down after election humiliation -- Pressure is mounting on the Prime Minister from all corners of his party.

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Keir Starmer's top replacement revealed by public as PM hits 'rock bottom'

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Nigel Farage mocks 'doomed' Labour after Keir Starmer's latest move to 'save his skin'

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Nigel Farage issues brutal warning to embarrassed Starmer as he says 'best is yet to come'

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Newly elected Green Party councillors announce victory without speaking English

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Blair, Brown and Mandelson rescued Labour in 1990s - the danger is just as grave now

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5 changes Starmer must make now if he's serious that he's listening to angry Brits

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Pharmacies issue urgent 'aspirin warning' -- Warning that turmoil in the Middle East threatens the supply of medicines, with aspirin and a...

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Huge change coming for pavement parking - and majority of Brits agree -- Pressure for a ban on pavement parking is mounting, with supporters of every major political...

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Fury as the 'Home Office cannot even find the phone number for the police'

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Trump takes subtle dig at Keir Starmer after Labour election meltdown

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Keir Starmer thought he had a lifeline after Labour carnage - but Nigel Farage just cut it

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POLL: Can Reform UK win the next general election? Vote here -- Readers can vote in our online poll on whether they think Reform UK can win the next general...

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Seaside town rages it's a 'disgrace' as it rejects Keir Starmer and Labour -- The seaside town of Hastings elected a Green Party majority council, but the result says more...

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OPINION - Keir Starmer has his head in the sand - but 1 thing will happen next to finish him off

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Nigel Farage makes major promise to Britain after stunning election victory

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Keir Starmer urged to 'change course' by former ally after Wales humiliation

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Keir Starmer faces humiliation in Scotland as Labour backlash intensifies

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Furious unions turn on Keir Starmer after local elections bloodbath: 'Change or die!'

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Blind, deaf, dumb and deranged – this is why Nigel Farage will be Britain's next PM -- OPINION - CAROLE MALONE: Keir Starmer's Labour Party has betrayed generations of voters and this...

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Britain invited to rejoin the EU 10 years after Brexit referendum -- Parties from across Europe issue offer to return nearly a decade after 17.4m Brits voted to leave

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Rachel Reeves's Brexit betrayal debunked – nine reasons she's selling UK down the river

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Sadiq Khan nightmare as he faces 'incredible' challenge for London mayor

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Nigel Farage crushed his opponents - here's what he will do next to win No 10

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POLL - Should there be an early general election?

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Nigel Farage warns of society breakdown as he says women and girls feel 'less safe' -- Reform UK leader says more women are being sexually assaulted and facing a torrent of antisocial...

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'No more Tories!' Reform UK's Zia Yusuf celebrates defection deadline -- Nigel Farage had warned that trying to use the insurgent party 'as a lifeboat to save their own...

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Keir Starmer has just one way to save his neck - and it's going to be brutal

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ANALYSIS -- Nightmare for Sadiq Khan as Reform make history in London and Labour implodes

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Nigel Farage breaks silence on election success and offers 'mock praise' to Starmer

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Keir Starmer speaks on 'tough' local election results for Labour

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Angela Rayner humiliated as Labour loses her council in bombshell local election result

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Britain has just issued resounding demand to Starmer: Give us a general election!

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Families facing 'postcode lottery' for support amid rising costs of fuel -- Silver Voices fears that thousands of low-income families in England will miss out on this...

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Reform's Nadim Zahawi reveals 2 things that must happen next to get rid of Keir Starmer -- If Andy Burnham is able to get his people onto the NEC, then Starmer "might be gone by the end...

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This is historic! A Labour apocalypse and Reformquake - politics will never be the same

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Nigel Farage hails 'historic' Reform local election wins over Labour

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Labour minister admits winter fuel payments is still 'biggest thing on the doorstep'

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Rachel Reeves 'in hiding' after shocking Labour election night wipeout

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Reform UK hails 'meteoric' results as voters 'switch' from Labour to Nigel Farage's party -- Reform UK is on course for a landmark haul of seats in the 2026 local elections as Labour may...

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Strikes are no longer protest against oppression but a squeal in defence of privilege -- OPINION - LEO MCKINSTRY: British trade unions today behave in an absolutely absurd manner.

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