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Police review complaint about Reform UK's free energy bills competition
Police are reviewing a complaint about Reform UK's free energy bills competition.
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Reform UK local election candidate was twice disciplined by Tories over ‘racist comments’
Conservatives disowned Derek Bullock in 2023 after he allegedly used racial slur to call for people of Pakistani heritage to be shotA Reform UK candidate for next month’s council elections was twice d...
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Remaining in Nato is in best interests of US, says Keir Starmer
PM pushes back after Trump’s threats to leave alliance and says European members must do more in light of Iran warKeir Starmer has said it is in the best interests of the US to stay in Nato and that E...
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Labour MPs propose specialist sexual offences courts to help trials backlog
Rebels put forward amendments to courts bill in attempt to stop government plans to cut back on jury trialsLabour MPs are hoping to hijack plans to cut back on jury trials in England and Wales by prop...
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Doctors’ leader claims new reduced pay offer killed chances of ending strikes in England
Exclusive: Deal for resident doctors was in sight when sudden change by ministers forced latest action, says Jack FletcherMinisters killed the chance to end strikes by resident doctors when they sudde...
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Peers vote to ban pornography depicting sex acts between stepfamily members
Amendment calling for step-incest to be included in ban on harmful content passes by just one voteThe government has agreed to ban the production of pornography depicting sex acts between stepfamily m...
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Starmer implies he didn’t tell Trump he was ‘fed up’ about his impact on rising UK energy bills – as it happened
Prime minister says conversation with US president on Thursday night focused on need for ‘practical plan’ to open strait of HormuzTony Blair, the former Labour prime minister, has joined those saying...
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Met police accused of favouring Tommy Robinson far-right rally over Palestine march
Celebrities including Annie Lennox and Miriam Margolyes sign letter to force after pro-Palestine march route rejectedAnnie Lennox and Miriam Margolyes are among artists who have accused the Metropolit...
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Starmer 'fed up' with Trump and Putin causing energy bills to skyrocket
Sir Keir Starmer has said he is "fed up" with the actions of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin affecting energy prices in the UK, in his strongest comments about the US president yet.
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Not just about Gaza: the Muslim voters turning from Labour to the Greens
Campaigning in Newcastle before next month’s local elections shows the rise of the far right, the climate and cost of living are concerning voters as much as the Middle EastMohammed Suleman, a self-de...
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Starmer says he is ‘fed up’ with Trump and Putin’s impact on UK energy costs
PM appears to draw comparison between Russian and US leaders’ actions and calls for plan to restore Hormuz strait shippingUK politics live – latest updatesMiddle East crisis – live updatesKeir Starmer...
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‘Nobody’s in charge’: is power sharing still working in Northern Ireland?
Feuding parties and crumbling public services damaging public’s faith in Stormont, 28 years on from Good Friday agreementThe Good Friday agreement appeared over Northern Ireland like a sunburst – a mi...
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Why the UK banned Kanye West - podcast
Lanre Bakare on the UK government’s decision to revoke Kanye West’s visa after Wireless festival booked him as a headlinerWhen Kanye West was announced as the headliner for Wireless festival in London...
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Israel’s attacks on Lebanon should not be happening, says Keir Starmer
In article for Guardian, PM also calls for Iran conflict to become watershed moment for future UK securityThe Iran war is a warning: Britain must build resilience – at home and with our allies in Euro...
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Sadiq Khan demands stronger action on social media ‘outrage economy’
Mayor says disinformation, including about London crime rates, is ‘eating away at basic bonds of trust’Sadiq Khan has called on ministers to take significantly stronger action against social media com...
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Starmer says talks with Gulf leaders have reinforced sense Iran war ceasefire is ‘fragile’ – as it happened
Prime minister has been in talks with Saudi crown prince and UAE president today In interviews this morning Yvette Cooper, the foreign secretary, declined to confirm reports that a Russian warship has...
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Trump and the Middle East: can Starmer do anything? – podcast
Keir Starmer and the UK government are scrabbling to keep up with Trump’s fast-changing position on Iran and the Middle East. While a two-week ceasefire is in place, how long will it hold for? Peter W...
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UK navy foiled Russian submarines surveying undersea cables, defence minister says
John Healey says warship and aircraft forced Russia to abandon activity in North Sea in month-long operationA British warship and aircraft tracked and monitored Russian submarines trying to survey vit...
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‘No more bending to Westminster’s will’ if Plaid Cymru wins power, leader vows
Rhun ap Iorwerth launches party’s manifesto and says he is unconcerned by Reform UK threat in Welsh electionsPlaid Cymru’s leader has promised “no more bending to Westminster’s will” as the nationalis...
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Son of British couple detained in Iran calls on Starmer to press for their release
Joe Bennett says ceasefire presents ‘very opportune moment’ to raise case of his parents, Lindsay and Craig ForemanMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe son of a British couple detained in Tehran on es...
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