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Daily Express - Politics

The Peter Mandelson I knew was the nicest man in politics - or just a brilliant actor -- They called him the Prince of Darkness but Peter Mandelson knew how to turn on the charm

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Labour 2-child benefit windfall to hand unemployed families £25,000 - funded by taxpayers

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Labour's plan to tackle 'forever chemicals' branded 'roadmap to nowhere'

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Met Police issue major update on Peter Mandelson after calls for him to be prosecuted

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ANALYSIS - Peter Mandelson is finished – but banishing him completely is harder than you think - Architect of New Labour has lost his once-glittering reputation, but removing him from the House...

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Resident doctors in England plan more strikes in huge blow to Wes Streeting

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5 things you need to know about Lord Peter Mandelson and the Epstein scandal -- Lord Peter Mandelson has come under renewed scrutiny following the release of documents related...

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Over-70s 'will have no ID' concern after drivers licences removed after sight law change -- If people lose their driving licences some fear they may be left without valid identification

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Keir Starmer demands Peter Mandelson suffer ultimate humiliation over Epstein row -- Peter Mandelson is at the centre of a row over his links to the disgraced financier

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Keir Starmer faces new Labour civil war as MPs furious over 'bonkers' migrant homes plan

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Keir Starmer crisis over Peter Mandelson's ties to predator Epstein - 'enough is enough!'

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Migrant crisis as council spending hits £134m – nearly tripled in just 5 years

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Keir Starmer hints at Angela Rayner comeback and gushes over 'fantastic' former deputy -- The Prime Minister acknowledged the "huge role" Ms Rayner had played in getting Labour elected...

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Reform UK issues bombshell TV debate challenge to Zack Polanski ahead of by-election -- Reform politician writes to Green leader urging him to take part in televised debate

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Rachel Reeves poised to offer civil servants £100k payout - but only if they quit -- The Chancellor aims to axe around 300 roles from the department's 2,100-strong workforce by 2030

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Social care bill for asylum seekers 'reaches £744 million' as councils struggle to cope

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Kemi Badenoch explodes over Mandelson scandal after Labour 'cover up'

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Lord Mandelson 'received three payments' from Epstein: 'I need to investigate'

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Conservatives go to war against Nigel Farage and call him 'champion' of Donald Trump -- Shadow Chancellor Mel Stride will paint Conservatives as the champions of free trade, unlike...

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'Hypocrite' Labour MP on £94k still lives in council flat after housing shortage complaint -- Apsana Begum says she won't be hounded out of her home.

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Keir Starmer and Nigel Farage in furious Brexit row - 'he wants Brussels in charge!' -- Keir Starmer accused Reform UK leader Nigel Farage of making a series of promises that haven't...

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Keir Starmer's cruel attack on pensioners has backfired - now they are fighting back

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Zack Polanski skewered by BBC's Laura Kuenssberg over plan to legalise crack and heroin

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Fury as Rachel Reeves hits younger voters - Labour MPs fear Nigel Farage will benefit

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Rachel Reeves clobbers UK industry already 'on its knees' with punishing new tax -- Labour is accused of hitting pubs by forcing up the price of drinks and making it harder to turn...

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Reform and Tories slam Labour for wrecking UK high streets: 'This is how town centres die' -- New cash intended to turn the tide of years of decay but Labour is blasted for allowing tax and...

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Reform's Matt Goodwin declares 'referendum on Starmer' as he vows to fight for Brexit -- EXCLUSIVE: Reform's Matt Goodwin declared the Gorton by-election a 'referendum on Keir Starmer',...

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Doctor shares new Trump health fears and claims 'he's 100 times worse than Biden ever was'

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Rachel Reeves' obsession spells DOOM for UK free market, expert warns

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ANALYSIS -- The three men who really run the UK's economy - and let Rachel Reeves take all the blame

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OPINION - Labour's Brexit betrayal is destroying our farms – 9,000 jobs are at risk

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Labour 'loses the plot' as transport police numbers drop despite 'mass fare evasion' -- Britain's railways 'slide into disorder' as officer numbers down despite rise in frontline assaults

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More than six million working Britons would be better off on benefits -- 'The danger now is that Britain turns into a welfare state with a bankrupt country attached'

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Labour 'flirting' with 'backdoor' return to EU and accused of never accepting Brexit loss -- A leading Brexiteer says Labour is 'hoping to make our economy so bad that people will want to...

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POLL - Express readers reveal if they are happy with Brexit 10 years on

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Labour announces Gorton and Denton by-election candidate after Andy Burnham snub

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Tory Red Wall superstar now working to make Nigel Farage Prime Minister

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Rachel Reeves delivers killer blow to UK's most-loved place tomorrow - gone too far now -- Hasn't the Chancellor done enough damage for one political lifetime? Apparently not, because she...

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Keir Starmer's betrayal of veterans exposed as he demanded 'mandatory' investigations -- The Government has already faced strong opposition over plans to repeal immunity provisions in...

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More migrants should be crammed into homes near YOU, ministers told -- Exclusive: The company said stuffing "three to six" people into a single property "offers the...

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Five Brexit betrayals dragging Britain back into the EU by the back door

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Our greatest Crusade: How the Daily Express fought for YOUR Brexit

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Fury as council cancels elections but spends £30k on migrant mental health

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OPINION - Westminster has failed Leave voters – we demand a proper Brexit - SAM LISTER: It's almost 10 years since we firmly told the political establishment to sever ties...

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Rachel Reeves is finished but pensioners will hate the potty-mouthed lunatic coming next -- The Chancellor's days look numbered but don't celebrate yet. What follows could be far worse.

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Gordon Brown's catastrophic gold sale has cost Britain £48 billion as price soars -- Gordon Brown's decision to sell Britain's gold reserves has cost the country £48 billion as the...

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Killer migrant could have been deported to Rwanda before he murdered mum with screwdriver

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Keir Starmer insists he did not fear being spied on whilst getting dressed in China

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Keir Starmer blames Labour's woes on Brexit - but he's just as useless as the EU! -- NIGEL FARAGE: The Reform UK leader has backed the Express's campaign to "Give Us a Proper Brexit".

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Brexit heavyweights demand end to Labour betrayal - 'dragging us back into the EU!'

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Terminally ill mum slams 7 'shameless' peers blocking assisted dying law -- EXCLUSIVE: Sophie Blake, 52, fears a change in the law will come too late for her if opponents...

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ANALYSIS - The 1 reason why Donald Trump keeps attacking Keir Starmer - bad news for PM - US President Donald Trump keeps attacking the UK Prime Minister - Political Editor Martyn Brown,...

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Labour Minister slams 'wrong' Donald Trump as row over Keir Starmer's China trip explodes -- Keir Starmer's row with Donald Trump over China trip is getting worse

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Keir Starmer has finally lost patience with Rachel Reeves - now she faces the sack

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Live-event - Plot to remove Keir Starmer exposed as Prime Minister faces 'last chance'

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Ed Miliband blasted over energy bills after new Labour announcement - Tories warn Britons are seeing costs soar thanks to Government's policies

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Lord Jim Wallace dies as heartbroken family shares shock at 'sudden' passing

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Keir Starmer humiliated as EU allies leave him alone on World stage on key issue -- EU Foreign Ministers proscribed the IRGC, leaving the UK alone after the US declared the...

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Humiliation for Keir Starmer as China carries on doing one thing behind his back -- The Prime Minister is keen to improve relations with Beijing as it continues doing something...

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Desperate Keir Starmer orders 404 Labour MPs to help him avoid by-election humilitation -- Prime Minister resorts to desperate measures as he faces embarrassing defeat after Andy Burnham row

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Bombshell poll shows Donald Trump seen as an 'enemy' by shocking number of Brits

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Rachel Reeves dealt huge 'kick in the nuts' by Keir Starmer with career-ending snub

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Keir Starmer just risked everything - and Donald Trump will be furious -- The Prime Minister hopes his visit to China will rescue the UK economy, but he risks enraging...

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British workers to be put first in medical training as 25,000 foreign doctors apply

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Fury as 'lunatic' Labour council announces 'sanctuary' for refugees and asylum seekers -- EXCLUSIVE: The Tories have vowed to put a stop to Labour's lefty "nonsense" at the May elections.

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OPINION - Rachel Reeves's sticking plaster for pubs isn't enough – we need real reform - ROS MORGAN: The Government must show courage at the next budget.

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5 things you need to know about Keir Starmer's trip to China -- Keir Starmer has jetted to Beijing to meet with its President Xi Jinping.

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Vladimir Putin's spies to ramp up attacks in UK as part of 'undeclared war' on the West

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Blair crony named in Epstein files handed Trump ally's firm UK-defence contract

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ANALYSIS -- Keir Starmer cosies up to China's Xi Jinping as pair share surprising bond

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Bombshell WASPI announcement sparks fury at Labour's betrayal - 'disgraceful!'

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OPINION - World is paying price for Donald Trump's desperate need to be admired

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Martin Lewis launches brutal attack on Rachel Reeves - 'not moral!' -- The personal finance expert told the Chancellor 'this isn't right' as he condemned changes to...

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Lee Anderson skewers Starmer with 8-word takedown over UK troops 'betrayal' -- The book argued that ECHR laws could be applied to more effectively scrutinise military actions.

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Ex-CIA spy says Donald Trump could unleash 'crown of thorns' plan to kill Iran leader -- EXCLUSIVE: As Iran faces escalating US rhetoric and a build-up of US military forces in the...

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Andy Burnham breaks silence after Keir Starmer's brutal snub over MP return

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Keir Starmer just showed Xi Jinping how pathetic he really is in one cringing gesture

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Convicted terrorist is running as a pro-Gaza councillor in major UK city -- In a surprising twist, a man once jailed for a terror plot is now vying for a seat in...

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The three men who control UK foreign policy revealed - Keir Starmer isn't one of them

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Sadiq Khan urged to act after shocking 'failures' exposed in grooming gang report -- EXCLUSIVE: Sadiq Khan is facing demands to launch a London module of the national grooming gang...

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Civil war breaks out at the very top of Government as Keir Starmer 'blocks benefit cuts' -- The Prime Minister has been accused of blocking efforts to cut the soaring benefits bill, but...

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Reform MP wants new police force - to ensure Union Jack flags aren't ripped down -- Sarah Pochin has lashed out at a band of people sharing information about flags' locations,...

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'That's b******s!' Liz Truss loses it after TV star asks 'why didn't you speak up?'

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Reform UK accuses Kemi Badenoch of 'obsession' with Nigel Farage's party

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OPINION -- Keir Starmer proved he's weak and has no backbone - there's one way to stop him

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Keir Starmer urges China to join battle against small boats in historic Beijing summit

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Rachel Reeves may as well sack high street staff and pull down shutters herself

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The Chinese respect 1 thing Prime Minister – and it's not British weakness

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I was in the room when Kemi Badenoch said good riddance to Reform defectors -- The Tory leader smashed on the head the idea the Conservatives will go soggy now that the likes...

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State pension tax threshold £25,140 update as plan gains support -- Pressure is growing on Chancellor Rachel Reeves over the issue of supporting pensioners

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Horror warning that Iran is 'using UK charities to advance evil plans' -- EXCLUSIVE: A Conservative MP has warned the 'murderous Iranian regime is abusing our charity...

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Chaos as Lee Anderson is HECKLED during fiery PMQs clash - 'haven't got the guts!'

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David Lammy torn apart in PMQs row as Keir Starmer hides in China - 'left behind!'

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Tories slam 'day of shame' as police numbers plummet under Labour

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I'm in charge! Kemi Badenoch takes on Reform UK and Tory wets in brutal speech -- Conservative leader waves goodbye to 'drama queens' defecting to Nigel Farage's Reform UK in...

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Rachel Reeves furious with Keir Starmer as she faces axe: 'Spitting feathers!' -- EXCLUSIVE: The Chancellor is worried Keir Starmer is about to fire her as she was left in the UK...

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Starmer doubles down on Chagos Island 'surrender' after Trump rages over deal -- Keir Starmer made comments to reporters about his Chagos Islands "surrender" while flying to China.

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Keir Starmer breaks silence on 'concerning' fatal ICE shootings in US

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MoD warned 'innocent people could die' after delay to Afghan data breach legal case

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'Really misleading!' Minister slammed by Sky host over attack ad of Reform's candidate

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OPINION - Suella Braverman's defection to Reform UK could have surprising outcome for Tories

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Angela Rayner drops huge comeback hint as Starmer faces leadership chaos - 'not dead yet!' -- The Labour firebrand reportedly made the comments at a private fundraising dinner

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Rachel Reeves skewered in PMQs row over Labour U-turn - 'too little too late' -- Follow our live blog for the latest political updates

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Keir Starmer is unfit to lead – is this the biggest ever betrayal by a UK prime minister? -- As Prime Minister of Great Britain, Sir Keir Starmer has a huge responsibility. And he's not fit...

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Keir Starmer worked for FREE in legal 'witch hunt' against British veterans

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Keir Starmer forced to ditch government jet for China trip over bugs fear

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Reform unveils by-election candidate as 'a referendum on Keir Starmer'

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Lee Anderson hits back at Angela Rayner as by-election row erupts - 'absolute nonsense!' -- Reform UK MP accuses Labour of "desperation" in row over Gorton and Denton by-election

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High street businesses in despair as Rachel Reeves stabs them in the back with tax change -- The Chancellor announced help for struggling pubs but other businesses are left to suffer

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Keir Starmer will look 'pathetic' during China trip if he fails to do one thing -- The Labour leader will be the first UK Prime Minister since Theresa May in 2018 to visit the...

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Former MP charged with sexually assaulting woman in 2022

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Meet Matt Goodwin - Reform UK's candidate in the seat Andy Burnham wanted to fight

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ANALYSIS -- Keir Starmer is finished - but the next UK Prime Minister won't be who you expect

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OPINION - Nigel Farage proves once again that he gets Britain far more than the Tories

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Keir Starmer told to U-turn on Burnham ban as Labour fears over Nigel Farage erupt -- Labour activists in Gorton and Denton sign letter to Prime Minister objecting to by-election...

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OPINION - 'Keir Starmer must do one thing to return from China trip a hero' Keir Starmer will head to China on Tuesday where he is expected to meet the country's President...

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WASPI update from DWP on compensation due in weeks -- The DWP has confirmed a decision on the review of how State Pension age changes were...

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Crackdown on rip-off vet bills with 'biggest reforms' in 60 years to protect pet owners

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Labour civil war grows as Andy Burnham slams Keir Starmer claims - 'simply untrue'

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Shabana Mahmood skewered over France migrant deal as new numbers revealed - 'disaster!'

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OPINION - Brexit gives Britain chance of renewal – we must stop squandering opportunity - Some of the Prime Minister's predecessors would find the current phobia of standing alone very...

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New nightmare for Starmer as public deliver verdict on Burnham revenge -- Sir Keir Starmer is coming under renewed pressure.

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Jacob Rees-Mogg brands Reform UK hypocrites over refusal to hold defector by-elections -- The Tory frequently spoken of as a potential defector says Reform's failure to hold by-elections...

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Peter Mandelson breaks silence with jaw-dropping statement praising Jeffrey Epstein

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OPINION - We are at a crossroads with social media – this should be a wake-up call for ministers

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Nigel Farage has one thing right all parties could benefit from – and it's not migration

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GB News erupts into furious migrant clash as host forced to intervene

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Kemi Badenoch destroys Keir Starmer over China visit – 'came back with next to nothing!'

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Labour war explodes as Gordon Brown demands inquiry into 'shocking' Mandelson-Epstein info

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ITV forced to issue apology as Keir Starmer subjected to brutal chant from darts fans

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Suspended Labour MP arrested for second time on suspicion of string of sex offences -- Dan Norris, 66, was previously suspended by the Labour Party last year.

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UK now sick man of G7 as Britain spends most on benefits of any nation

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Live-event - Peter Mandelson RECAP: 'Sorry' Labour Lord resigns amid bombshell Epstein files - A former cabinet minister finds himself in the spotlight again as newly released files hint at a...

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Labour Lord resigns from party amid bombshell allegations in Jeffrey Epstein documents

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Councillor rakes in £20k of taxpayer cash while based 5,000 miles away

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Donald Trump 'under major illusion and power mad', former White House adviser warns -- A former White House adviser has suggested that Donald Trump is 'power mad', while revealing a...

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Angela Rayner has already launched her campaign to replace Keir Starmer as Prime Minister

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Rachel Reeves declared war on British business - now they're fighting back -- UK companies are recruiting managers to work in countries such as South Africa after Britain...

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Ann Widdecombe explains exactly why Reform will never forge pact with Tories

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Andrew in fresh humiliation as Keir Starmer orders him to testify in US over Epstein

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Keir Starmer could chicken out of major Reform showdown

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Lifetime ISA warning as thousands of savers forced to pay 'huge' penalties

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Independent pubs need to sell 825 million more pints to cover Rachel Reeves's rates hike -- Pub owners are 'apoplectic' at the extra costs which are forcing up prices and endangering jobs

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Reform smashes Labour with 12-point poll lead – Conservatives plummet

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Rachel Reeves blasted by Martin Lewis over latest blunder: 'Truly shameful'

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Donald Trump's decline 'already under way' as oppression skyrockets

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OPINION - Labour and Tories face wipeout – seven days have made this undeniable - NICK FERRARI: Even those who weren't sure must surely now accept reality.

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Reform's Robert Jenrick launches blistering new attack on Tories

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'Hapless Keir Starmer is failing and it's for this one simple reason'

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Five things you need to know about the Express's Brexit crusade

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Nigel Farage and Zack Polanski battle to topple Labour at crunch by-election next month

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Councillor left 'in floods of tears' as meeting descended into chaotic 'screaming match'

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China LIFTS sanctions on six British politicians as Labour seeks closer ties

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Donald Trump alert issued after viral hoax gets millions of views

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Keir Starmer is 'GASLIGHTING' the British public with 'small fry' China trip disaster

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Furious row erupts on BBC QT after minister admits Labour 'cosying up' to EU

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BBC Question Time clash erupts as Fiona Bruce forced to cut off Labour minister

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Shocking £350m bill for English lessons for migrants revealed - 'Insane!'

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Thousands of pensioners 'could lose their homes' as charity bosses warn of crisis

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Reform UK surges ahead of Labour in new poll ahead of crunch election

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Shocking number of theft investigations closed EVERY DAY before suspect found

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Reform UK threatens to sue Kemi Badenoch in huge Suella Braverman row

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Fury as Keir Starmer paves way for China's Xi Jinping to visit Britain

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Fury as Sadiq Khan accused of 'sulking' over grooming gangs - 'won't take it seriously' -- Sadiq Khan has been accused of 'sulking' and refusing to take grooming gangs in London seriously...

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Everything you need to know about WASPI campaign as Labour refuse payout

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'Impugned my integrity!' Andy Burnham reignites furious civil war over Commons return

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Fury over plot to axe generous pensions - teachers, police and more affected

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Keir Starmer's courting of Xi Jinping provokes 'made in China' small boats storm

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Trump health concerns surge over his failure to remember one tragic word

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OPINION - Six times Sadiq Khan chose to fail some of our most vulnerable in plain sight

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Lords warned assisted dying bill could be forced through -- Supporters could invoke the Parliament Act in the next session if opponents keep blocking progress.

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Green Party would 'endanger nurses and domestic abuse victims' with mad crime policy

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Reform fury as 'marxist' union baron pledges teachers will fight Reform's rise

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'No backbone!' Tories tear into David Lammy during PMQs clash -- The Tories have taken aim at Labour's ballooning welfare bill in the Commons.

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Fears grow Keir Starmer's new £250 rule 'will be devastating for pensions'

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Kemi Badenoch has room in stitches with hilarious takedown of Keir Starmer's China trip

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Pensioners must not be punished for Britain's economic problems - poll

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OPINION - Finally, Britain has an answer to Angela Rayner – and it's good news for Tories - VIRGINIA BLACKBURN: Too many on the Labour benches see business as a battle between good and evil.

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ANALYSIS - Keir Starmer brings begging bowl as he arrives in China for controversial visit

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GB News host erupts in furious asylum seeker rant

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Starmer's online safety act forces tech giant out of UK - 'making children less safe'

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Moment GB News host explodes at Labour over migrant crisis in fiery clash

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Desperate Starmer accuses Reform UK of 'tearing people apart' as Labour civil war deepens -- Keir Starmer's leadership faces a storm as Reform UK stirs the political pot, unveiling a new...

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Rachel Reeves 'hurt millions of pensioners' - 'they'll never forgive this betrayal'

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The 4 UK conscription factors that may have to be considered for WW3

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Keir Starmer humiliated as just 11 migrants deported to France each week - 'total farce'

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Social media ban for under-16s and 'curfews overnight' addressed in Parliament update -- The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology has responded to a parliamentary petition...

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Rachel Reeves caves as she throws lifeline to struggling pubs after fury

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EXPOSED: Shocking £1.6bn migrant contract for free mobile phones, wifi and laundry service

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Reform UK unveils bombshell new candidate - and it's a huge blow for Keir Starmer

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Fury over £50m Rwanda lawsuit as Labour leaves taxpayers to foot the bill - 'sloppy!'

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Sadiq Khan renews brutal feud with Donald Trump after new ICE broadside -- Donald Trump and Sadiq Khan have launched several verbal attacks against each other in the past.

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Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood makes shocking admission about asylum plans

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Rachel Reeves ordered to 'come clean' over fresh row - 'questions to answer!'

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Another Tory drops massive hint they could defect to Reform after Suella Braverman

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