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‘No other plan comes close’: how Labour MPs turned to Burnham with Starmer on the brink
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‘No other plan comes close’: how Labour MPs turned to Burnham with Starmer on the brink

Greater Manchester mayor’s team have been quietly preparing a manifesto and identifying seats where MPs could step aside to allow a Westminster runAndy Burnham has plan to return to Westminster ‘withi...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Andy Burnham has plan to return to Westminster ‘within weeks’, allies say
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Andy Burnham has plan to return to Westminster ‘within weeks’, allies say

Exclusive: Greater Manchester mayor said to have identified seats where MPs would step aside to allow leadership bid‘No other plan comes close’: Labour MPs turn to Burnham as pressure mounts on Starme...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Foreign Office cuts will weaken oversight of international law, MPs warn
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Foreign Office cuts will weaken oversight of international law, MPs warn

Cross-party group says closure of humanitarian unit will undermine monitoring of legal violations and arms exportsMPs have expressed alarm at the closure of the Foreign Office’s international humanita...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Zack Polanski apologises for sharing tweet criticising police at Golders Green stabbings
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Zack Polanski apologises for sharing tweet criticising police at Golders Green stabbings

Apology comes after head of Met police said Green party leader risked undermining public confidence in his officersZack Polanski has apologised for sharing a social media post critical of police follo...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Zack Polanski apologises for sharing criticism of police response to Golders Green attack – UK politics live
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Zack Polanski apologises for sharing criticism of police response to Golders Green attack – UK politics live

Green party leader shares statement after open letter from Met police chief Mark RowleyZack Polanski apologises for sharing tweet criticising police at Golders Green stabbingsAs the May elections cree...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Charles tamed Trump while rebuking Trumpism in ego-flattering masterstroke
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Charles tamed Trump while rebuking Trumpism in ego-flattering masterstroke

King skillfully appeals to Republicans fond of Britain and Democrats anxious about rules-based order in state visitFor his last trick, the king revealed a bell that hung from the conning tower of a Ro...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
End of Trump tariffs on whisky sparks row between Scottish parties over claiming credit
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End of Trump tariffs on whisky sparks row between Scottish parties over claiming credit

First minister John Swinney says he played significant role but Labour rejects claim and accuses SNP of hypocrisyDonald Trump’s announcement that he will lift punishing US tariffs on scotch whisky has...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Former Tory councillor who drugged and raped ex-wife admits indecent images charges
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Former Tory councillor who drugged and raped ex-wife admits indecent images charges

A former Tory councillor who drugged and raped his wife has pleaded guilty to making indecent images of children.

Sky News - UK5 months ago
Watchdog weighs investigation into Farage’s undisclosed £5m gift
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Watchdog weighs investigation into Farage’s undisclosed £5m gift

Electoral Commission considers inquiry after Tories said Reform leader should have declared money from billionaireUK politics live – latest updatesAnalysis: Farage’s bid to get ahead of story only rai...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Nearly twice as many men as women standing in May elections in UK
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Nearly twice as many men as women standing in May elections in UK

Exclusive: women ‘massively underrepresented’ in next week’s local and devolved elections, campaigners say Women will be massively underrepresented on ballot papers across the UK next week, campaigner...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
On the ground in London as the Greens surge – podcast
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On the ground in London as the Greens surge – podcast

Helen Pidd visits Hackney in east London, just one part of the capital where the Green party hopes to oust Labour. She also talks to Peter Walker about whether the Greens are ready for power.The Green...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Tony Blair’s thinktank urges Labour to scrap ‘unaffordable’ pension triple lock
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Tony Blair’s thinktank urges Labour to scrap ‘unaffordable’ pension triple lock

State pension was ‘built for a different era’, says former PM’s organisation amid pressure on government financesLabour has been urged by Tony Blair’s thinktank to scrap the pensions triple lock amid...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Solicitors report late flood of no-fault evictions before ban in England
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Solicitors report late flood of no-fault evictions before ban in England

Advice charity also helping thousands of tenants before Renters’ Rights Act comes into force on FridaySolicitors say they have been inundated with requests to serve last-minute section 21 no-fault evi...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Zack Polanski’s criticism of Golders Green attack arrest will have ‘chilling effect’, says Met chief
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Zack Polanski’s criticism of Golders Green attack arrest will have ‘chilling effect’, says Met chief

Mark Rowley defends officers who arrested suspect in Wednesday’s incident and calls on Green party leader to show solidarity The Metropolitan police chief has said that Green party leader Zack Polansk...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Where does Starmer’s leadership stand – and who are his potential challengers?
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Where does Starmer’s leadership stand – and who are his potential challengers?

With PM on shaky ground as May elections approach, we take a look at who could take a run at the Labour leadershipAs the May elections creep closer, the leadership speculation at Westminster grows mor...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Starmer restores powers to ousted hereditary peers in Lords shake-up
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Starmer restores powers to ousted hereditary peers in Lords shake-up

Dozens handed life peerages in apparent concession, enabling their return to red benchesDozens of hereditary peers whose seats have been abolished have had their lawmaking powers restored as Keir Star...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
‘I feel betrayed’: Golders Green demands action as politicians visit scene of terror attack
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‘I feel betrayed’: Golders Green demands action as politicians visit scene of terror attack

Keir Starmer met with boos and jeers as Nigel Farage tells crowds the PM has been ‘weak’ on pro-Palestinian marchesBy mid-morning on Thursday, word had spread on WhatsApp groups and social media accou...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
UK terrorism threat level raised to ‘severe’ after Golders Green attack
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UK terrorism threat level raised to ‘severe’ after Golders Green attack

Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre’s assessment means terror attack thought to be ‘highly likely’The UK terrorism threat level has been raised to “severe” by the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre after the...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Starmer in 'precarious position' amid 'unwise' reshuffle reports
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Starmer in 'precarious position' amid 'unwise' reshuffle reports

It's "unwise" for Downing Street not to shut down talk of a cabinet reshuffle if the local elections go badly for Labour, the party's former deputy leader has said.

Sky News - UK5 months ago
Will Reform dominate the local and devolved elections? – podcast
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Will Reform dominate the local and devolved elections? – podcast

Pippa Crerar is joined by the election analyst Prof Rob Ford to look at the upcoming local and devolved elections. Will Reform dominate across England? Can the Greens remove Labour’s longstanding hold...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago