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Daily Express - Politics

Andy Burnham to make bombshell announcement on 'ending' triple lock on Tuesday -- The Prime Minister will address the future of the triple lock at the Labour conference, it is...

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Labour MP says it is 'ridiculous' to suggest taxes on workers can't be raised

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Andy Burnham faces a voters' revolt if he ditches state pension triple lock

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Andy Burnham will call early election – but he'll have to do it before IMF bails us out

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Andy Burnham must outline plans to tackle benefits – anything else is cowardice

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Britain has gone soft - and young people are normalising it

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OPINION - Andy Burnham has already made one massive U-turn on social care plan

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Green Party has banter crackdown as members told to grass up friends telling unwoke jokes

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Andy Burnham given huge warning by union boss against scrapping triple lock - Sharon Graham warns Prime Minister against 'robbing Peter to pay Paul' by axing pension...

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Ed Miliband confronted by pro-Palestine activists while eating at Pizza Express

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Chancellor John Healey gears up for battle with Labour faithful over benefit cuts

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John Healey just proved he doesn't have a clue – can he even count?

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ANALYSIS - Andy Burnham is planning a terrifying new tax to pay for his social care revolution

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Military expert names three countries Russia most likely to invade as war register mooted -- EXCLUSIVE: Author and historian David Swift has spoken to us about which three countries...

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Personal tax allowance 'increase to £18,000' update as fate sealed on Wednesday -- Any next steps will be decided on Wednesday

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Burnham signals major tax raid to fund free social care for every Brit -- Mr Burnham has not yet set out exactly how much the reforms would cost or which taxes could be...

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Three migrants die and 'many more' severely injured after mega-dinghy capsizes in Channel -- The incident happened first thing this morning.

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Andy Burnham just ignored a terrifying warning - and we risk going bust AGAIN

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New UK motorway cameras as instant number plate car seizure and points planned

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POLL - Should the triple lock be scrapped to pay for social care?

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Lee Anderson explodes with withering one-word verdict on Labour's new empty homes rule

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Andy Burnham issued major demand as Russian attacks to 'escalate' -- EXCLUSIVE: The Prime Minister has been told to "buckle up" as Moscow is expected to continue its...

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RAF Fairford major update as Defence Sec warns public only has 'partial picture' -- The Defence Secretary was asked about the suspected terror plot as he appeared on the broadcast...

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Awkward moment squirming Labour MPs dodge snap election question -- EXCLUSIVE: Cabinet ministers refuse to say if they want Andy Burnham to call an early election.

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Live-event - Shabana Mahmood hints at climbdown after Labour rebels attack migrant plan - Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is set to deliver a major speech to Labour's conference

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OPINION - Jon Healey is spouting 'hot air' over this key economic decision, warns Tory MP

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Andy Burnham and John Healey at odds as Heathrow plans crumble

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Terror cops issue huge update on RAF base bomb plot

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Fury as Sadiq Khan issues urgent Brexit demand to Andy Burnham

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Key August school fine attendance change call update over MP clash -- The government rolled out fresh attendance guidelines meaning families could face substantial costs

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Andy Burnham issued huge triple lock warning after new call to axe policy -- The Prime Minister has been warned not to ditch the triple lock to pay for social care reform

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Wednesday deadline for £18,000 personal tax threshold change Andy Burnham pressure plan -- Frozen thresholds have dragged millions into paying more tax - but a campaign has almost reached...

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Fury as senior civil servants 'spend £247,000 of taxpayer cash on trips' -- The Government has been urged to "stop treating taxpayers like an unlimited expense account"...

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Andy Burnham 'losing control' after 1,000 small boat migrants arrive in three days

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The key questions police are trying to urgently answer in RAF Fairford probe

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Andy Burnham signals tax rises to fund free social care

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Angela Rayner breaks silence on Labour immigration row in tense Sky grilling

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Brits urged to stockpile three items as WW3 fears erupt -- Defence Secretary issues blunt warning to the British public that the threat of war is real

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Andy Burnham faces his first revolt - Angela Rayner just couldn't keep her mouth shut -- If you thought all was sweetness and light in Andy Burnham's Labour, you haven't been watching...

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Palestine Action supporters arrested after protest outside Labour conference -- Follow live for updates on the first day of Labour's conference.

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Sir James Cleverly's 12-word plan to oust Labour and save 'scared' London

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Andy Burnham urged to 'stop the madness' as Channel migrant death toll hits 180

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ANALYSIS - Burnham must use Labour party conference as his launchpad - or he will sink - The new PM needs to win over anxious MPs this week to be Labour's true commander in chief and...

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Treasury Minister Emma Reynolds reveals Labour's plan to beat Nigel Farage in Red Wall

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Surge in disability benefits to cost average worker £580 a year

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Conservatives unveil plans to deport 40,000 'foreign criminals' for good

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Challenge facing Andy Burnham's unloved Labour pary laid bare in new polling

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OPINION - Putin's lies are just as destructive as his missiles - Britain has finally woken up

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ANALYSIS - Andy Burnham's rainbow coalition is a nightmare waiting to happen - Britain face a nightmare scenario as new polling shows Andy Burnham could be forced into a...

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James Cleverly: Sadiq Khan has lost his passion - this is why I want to be London Mayor -- Sir James Cleverly is taking the biggest gamble of his career to ensure the UK capital is the...

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Nigel Farage breaks silence on Heathrow Airport third runway delay in 12-word put down -- Airport bosses say sticking to the 2035 deadline isn't possible.

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Fears Channel migrants used 'decoy call' to fool Border Force

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Donald Trump trolls Iran with 'Trump Strait' photo after 'rejecting ceasefire deal'

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Crackdown on cowboy funeral officials causing misery for bereaved families coming -- A major shake-up of the funeral industry is coming as campaigners push for vetting of celebrants...

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Chancellor warned tax raid could backfire and blow £6.2billion hole in public finances

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Labour warned not to use multimillion pound alert system as 'nanny state megaphone'

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Pressure mounts on Andy Burnham to tackle silent killer claiming lives of Britons

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Girls shun sport for fear of failure and stay on screens in bedrooms

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I met Andy Burnham and he is the most un-Prime Ministerial PM I've encountered -- ANALYSIS - MARTYN BROWN: I was with the new Prime Minister during his 48-hour high-stakes trip...

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Trump was a doddle compared to what Burnham is facing next -- ANALYSIS - MARTYN BROWN: The Prime Minister heads to the Labour Party Conference this weekend as...

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Andy Burnham just showed he's out of his depth - turned Britain into a laughing stock -- Britain is weaker than it's been for decades, and the world knows it. Our rivals are circling,...

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Labour migrant chief who failed to smash the gangs got shocking £52k pay-off

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I'm an Argentine Falklands veteran — this is why Buenos Aires should never go to war again

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The UK's 'greediest councils' revealed as bills DOUBLE in areas with 1 thing -- A think tank has made three recommendations after releasing its findings.

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POLL -- POLL: Is Brexit to blame for small boats crisis?

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Andy Burnham rules out snap election despite huge Kemi Badenoch warning

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Andy Burnham fury over 'gaslighting' Brits as he blames Brexit for small boats crisis

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Pension lower age change call key update as DWP set to respond as key threshold met

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Hundreds of modern slavery victims 'trapped' behind illegal UK cigarette counters

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Labour's benefit surge exposed as 13,000 luxury cars handed to PIP claimants

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John Healey risks panic over Budget pensions tax raid - learned nothing from Rachel Reeves -- Chancellor John Healey is making the same mistake as Rachel Reeves. It could cost wreck retirements.

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OPINION - How Nigel Farage and Reform UK could win monster majority – Tories shielding Labour - It's time for right-wing voters to get tactical.

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Andy Burnham accused of inciting disorder after record 781 migrants cross Channel -- Andy Burnham is accused of inciting disorder after a record 781 migrants crossed the Channel in...

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Labour warned its 'dither and delay' over defence spending could cost lives

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POLL - POLL: Should the UK rejoin the EU in the next 10 years?

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Labour's claims of poverty are a myth designed to snatch your cash -- OPINION - LEO MCKINSTRY: A quick glance shows how much money we have - we're just not spending...

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Council homes 'should be for Brits only' say experts

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Britain needs a new Margaret Thatcher - Andy Burnham's fallen at the first hurdle

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Andrew Neil destroys calls for UK to rejoin EU in brutal Question Time attack

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Andy Burnham's secret election plan exposed as Lib Dems 'open door to coalition'

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OPINION - John Healey's Budget descends into hell – it's fallen to pieces before it's begun - Labour chancellor John Healey was hailed as a safe pair of hands. He must be shaking like a leaf...

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Brexiteers hit back as Richard Branson demands UK rejoins EU in furious rant -- The business tycoon has joined the former PM's call for Britain to rejoin the EU

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Shocking moment migrant leaves child in the sea during horror Channel crossing -- Shocking video footage showed a man carrying a child into the water, only to abandon the youngster

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Green Party reported to equality commission over 'Muslim-only' training event

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POLL - Has Labour lost control of the UK's borders?

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Tony Blair's campaign to rejoin the EU reveals his massive arrogance - but he's not alone - Rejoining the EU would cost billions and force the UK to give up its currency, writes Jonathan...

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Andy Burnham warned as YouGov poll shows Labour facing rural election nightmare

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Britain's hidden £148m NHS saver revealed – and it's all around us

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Andy Burnham's UN speech reeked of hypocrisy – it's people like him who've damaged UK

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Andy Burnham humiliated as HUGE number of migrants cross Channel in single day of chaos

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China expanding secret nuclear weapon sites in terrifying warning to West

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Andy Burnham is sleepwalking into disaster - terrifying new threat is looming over Britain

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ANALYSIS - Andy Burnham was just stabbed in the back by Tony Blair - it's a gift for Reform - Reform will have a new unity and sense of purpose ahead of a Save Brexit election, if Andy...

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Labour minister claims 'you can't stop everything' after two migrant boats land in UK -- There have been two 'uncontrolled' landings of migrants boats on the UK's shores this week.

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Kemi Badenoch celebrates huge breakthrough as mega-poll shows her beating Nigel Farage -- Kemi Badenoch's Conservatives are set to overtake Reform UK, as Andy Burnham's Labour faces a...

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OPINION - Tories had 14 years to change Britain and they failed – why should we trust them now?

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Home Office investigating ANOTHER undetected small boat landing as migrant crisis rages on

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Kemi Badenoch unveils major welfare crackdown to save £538m a year -- Tory leader vows to make huge change to restrict how those on benefits use their handouts.

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Tony Blair piles pressure on Andy Burnham to reverse Brexit 'in next 10 years'

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Earl Spencer just dropped a bomb - but the royals have a superstar to save the family

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Donald Trump just tore Andy Burnham a new one – and it was glorious to watch

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As Britain falls apart meet the backbench 'ostriches' holding Andy Burnham to ransom

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Brexit vindicated as EU's disastrous economic blunder is laid bare -- The EU is increasingly calling for Europe to reduce its reliance on Visa and Mastercard and...

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Nigel Farage erupts at Andy Burnham over bid to 'clamp down on free speech' -- Reform UK leader warns 'never ever trust this authoritarian Government'

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OPINION - Millions of people are on benefits and it's only rising under Labour - Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary Helen Whately warns that 'millions of people are being signed...

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Panic for Andy Burnham after new economy slowdown crisis

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Falklands row explodes as Javier Milei threatens to 'take matters into our own hands'

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Nightmare for Andy Burnham as Brits given £840 mortgage hammerblow - The latest squeeze comes as the cost of government borrowing has risen, putting pressure on...

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Labour's 'day of despair' exposed in latest Channel migrant farce - 'free for all'

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Donald Trump just saved the UK from the worst deal of all time – it's utterly crackers

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Nigel Farage erupts at Kemi Badenoch in furious spat on X over Piddington

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Kemi Badenoch reveals major welfare crackdown – and claimants face big change

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John Healey urged to end Labour's stealth income tax raid in October Budget

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Andy Burnham issued huge warning after new economy blow

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Andy Burnham's curt mid-air comment to me after Donald Trump meeting was deeply personal -- The Prime Minister is back in the UK after nervy showdown with the US President in New York

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UK war register 'would focus on one group' if Russia starts WW3 -- EXCLUSIVE: Author and historian David Swift has supported an idea suggested by the Liberal...

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Labour has 'lost control' of borders after second undetected migrant dinghy reaches Kent -- Officials could not confirm whether all of those to reach the beaches had been detained.

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Andy Burnham's Chagos plan in chaos after Donald Trump lashes out

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Andy Burnham vows to change 'unfair' football match rule

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Fury erupts as Labour sets up Big Brother-style unit to tackle Putin -- Fears soar that new National Centre for Information Defence will be used to police citizens at home

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Andy Burnham looks smug after Trump meeting - but he's about to be punched in the gut

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ANALYSIS - Andy Burnham just let slip clue he is plotting an early election – you should be worried

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Andy Burnham dealt major blow as UK growth economy to slow

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French police make horror discovery on beach after dinghies set sail

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ANALYSIS - Nigel Farage just proved his power with Donald Trump – Andy Burnham must do one thing now - Andy Burnham will be frustrated if the Reform UK leader has more influence than the official...

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Key details of personal tax allowance 'rise to £15,570' plan -- The allowance hasn't changed for several years

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Andy Burnham makes spectacular U-turn after brutal Trump slap down -- Labour will make huge changes to the Chagos deal after Donald Trump branded it "terrible".

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Migrant coaches in Gosport given police escort 'greater than the King or Prime Minister'

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Andy Burnham wobbles on Chagos deal as Trump demands changes

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OPINION - Labour's bonkers benefits handouts finally exposed - it's barely believable - The reason benefits keep going up may have been finally exposed, writes Aaron Newbury.

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Six arrested in Gosport after small boat protest 'turned hostile'

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Fury erupts in UK town amid migrant dinghy chaos - 'It's a disgrace!'

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Andy Burnham makes Falkland Islands pledge after Argentina ramps up threats

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Gosport migrant landing plan abandoned in huge U-turn after protester fury

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'A terrible deal!' Trump blasts Chagos giveaway in awkward moment in Burnham meeting

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Migrants to be brought to shore after RNLI rescue following 30 hour Channel crossing

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Andy Burnham general election plan exposed as insiders reveal Labour plot -- Many believe a general election could be called in the upcoming months.

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Andy Burnham thought he was onto a winner – now he's just been punched in the face -- As boxer Mike Tyson famously said: "Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the face."

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OPINION - Andy Burnham's holiday tax will destroy this many jobs - it's a shocking number - A tourist tax is the last things Britain's hospitality sector needs, argues Allen Simpson, Chief...

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Migrant dinghy shadowed through Channel by the French for nearly 24 hours approaching UK

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ANALYSIS - Andy Burnham looked nervous facing Donald Trump - then President delivered verdict

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John Healey dealt major blow as borrowing soars ahead of Budget -- MPs have criticised an unexpected surge in government borrowing as a "national embarrassment".

6 days ago

POLL - Is Andy Burnham taking small boats crisis in the English Channel seriously enough?

6 days ago

Andy Burnham invites Donald Trump to UK in 2027 after Manchester swipe

6 days ago

Ministers release update as UK households urged to stockpile 9 items

6 days ago

Fury as 2k families with 8 kids or more get £21k boost after Labour rule change

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Andrew Neil issues stark Budget warning as Labour hit by huge blow -- Broadcaster warns of 'grim Budget backdrop' for the Chancellor

6 days ago

Personal tax allowance 'raise to £18k' update with deadline in 8 days -- Tens of thousands of people have backed a petition

6 days ago

Andy Burnham eyes £3,000 boost for state pensioners - but there's a massive catch -- Andy Burnham may have struck on a vote-winning strategy. And it would benefit pensioners too.

6 days ago

Andy Burnham savaged as one in five UK working age adults now on benefits

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SKETCH - I was on the plane with Andy Burnham and one thing shocked me

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Andy Burnham provokes Brexiteer fury as he opens door to rejoin plan -- The Prime Minister has left the door open to putting the case for Britain rejoining the European...

6 days ago

Andy Burnham doubles down on controversial Chagos 'surrender'

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Live-event -- Trump and Burnham go head to head in front of media - latest updates

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Andy Burnham's coming for your cash – Labour's plot to raise income tax to fund spending

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'Who is he?' Andy Burnham mocks Danny Dyer in bitter row

6 days ago

Andy Burnham says 'I trust Donald Trump' ahead of potentially awkward meeting in New York

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Andy Burnham approves Saudi request for military help against Houthis

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More illegal migrants cross the Channel in 'rare' small boat incident -- Five illegal migrants have been detained after being caught trying to sneak into the UK.

7 days ago

Andy Burnham humiliated as housing target in tatters and building stalls by more than 10% -- EXCLUSIVE: Labour has been slammed for increasing costs on businesses.

6 days ago

Kemi Badenoch issues terrifying Piddington warning as villages fear for their lives -- The Tory leader met more than 40 campaigning women from Piddington yesterday as Labour ploughs...

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ANALYSIS - Labour must stop dodging grooming gangs scandal – it's time for answers

7 days ago

Falkland Islanders 'confused and concerned' after bombshell Andy Burnham statement

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Reform UK makes huge announcement about UK 'holiday tax' -- Nigel Farage's party says Andy Burnham is 'betraying working people' with controversial new levy

6 days ago

Donald Trump could be about to cause Andy Burnham a massive problem

7 days ago

Migrants just received £11.9bn of Universal Credit – that's not even most shocking thing

7 days ago

Andy Burnham urged to hike tax that would be 'bad for jobs, bad for growth'

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Nigel Farage unveils Reform UK's new Welsh leader

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POLL - POLL: Should foreign languages be banned in election campaigns? It comes after Zack Polanski shared videos of him speaking in Bengali, Urdu and French in a bid...

7 days ago

Andy Burnham braced for Donald Trump showdown in New York -- UK prime minister will meet the US president face-to-face for the first time

7 days ago

Outrage as migrant households receive record £12bn in Universal Credit – 'shocking!' -- Tories warn that British taxpayers 'should not be paying billions in benefits to foreigners'

7 days ago

Fury as SNP's John Swinney rejects cheap flights for £18k tickets at taxpayers' expense

7 days ago

Gutless Andy Burnham would rather accept illegal immigrants than fight Labour backbenchers

7 days ago

Andy Burnham has a cunning Budget plan - and it could sweep him to snap election victory - PM Andy Burnham and Chancellor John Healey don't just have a Budget to prepare. They also have...

7 days ago

Andrew Neil brutally mocks 'embarrassing irrelevance' Ed Davey over bizarre Lib Dem chant

7 days ago

Nigel Farage 'wants to bring ICE tsar to UK' to solve immigration crisis

7 days ago

Lee Anderson backs burka ban with three-word statement

7 days ago

Nigel Farage makes huge announcement after massive Reform UK blow

6 days ago

Kemi Badenoch announces massive boost for struggling high streets

7 days ago

Andy Burnham's government 'lying through its teeth' over compensation for WASPI women

7 days ago

Broken asylum system is putting Britons at risk – appalling double attack shows why -- OPINION - DUNCAN BARKES: Our pathetic asylum system is destroying lives

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OPINION - Andy Burnham just gave away his biggest weakness - and I've instantly given up on him - Express columnist and Conservative councillor Mieka Smiles says Andy Burnham has fallen at the...

7 days ago

UK households told 'you're getting mugged' under Andy Burnham after 23% rise -- Motorists face a fresh financial squeeze as petrol and diesel prices soar by 23%, with...

8 days ago

Andy Burnham's Labour plots major pension change as £240m cost wallops UK

8 days ago

Andy Burnham humiliated as cost of migrant hotels surge by more than a third

8 days ago

Andy Burnham set for huge tax U-turn following campaign backed by Jeremy Clarkson -- The Express has fought to end the hated family farm tax

7 days ago

Robert Jenrick furious as top Tory forced to delete comment branding Reform 'extreme'

8 days ago

Tax officials to seek out secret smokers with surprising new test planned

8 days ago

Labour minister left squirming on Sky News – 'you can't tell people the truth!'

8 days ago

Andy Burnham accused of 'fiddling' while Putin threatens to 'burn Europe'

8 days ago

Kemi Badenoch enjoys huge boost from Tory legend - better than Farage -- Kemi Badenoch is the most exciting Conservative leader since Margaret Thatcher, according to a...

7 days ago

Brexit warrior ready for new battle to stop Britain returning to Brussels rule -- Lord Redwood says Europe should be 'ashamed' at the gap in living standards that has opened up...

7 days ago

Reform are doing one thing other parties refuse to do - and Britain loves it -- OPINION - JJ ANISIOBI: What a shocker when a political party does something so off-piste - like...

7 days ago

ANALYSIS - Andy Burnham's new cost of living crisis is coming in 2027 and it's terrifying

8 days ago

Andy Burnham's pension strategy 'mired in uncertainty' as Brits 'ask questions'

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