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Keir Starmer sets out changes to education, health and courts in king’s speech
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Keir Starmer sets out changes to education, health and courts in king’s speech

King Charles unveils government agenda for the next year as PM faces leadership threat from within LabourKeir Starmer attempted to reassert his authority over his restive party on Wednesday, announcin...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
'Chaos' to come, warns PM if Streeting triggers leadership race today
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'Chaos' to come, warns PM if Streeting triggers leadership race today

The prime minister has warned there will be "chaos" if the Labour Party is plunged into a leadership contest, as he faces a seemingly imminent challenge from Wes Streeting.

Sky News - UK6 months ago
Wes Streeting prepares to launch leadership challenge against Keir Starmer
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Wes Streeting prepares to launch leadership challenge against Keir Starmer

Health secretary’s move to force race sparks scramble on left of Labour for candidate to oppose himWes Streeting is preparing to launch a leadership challenge against Keir Starmer on Thursday if the h...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Wes Streeting: PM-in-waiting or ‘this generation’s David Miliband’?
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Wes Streeting: PM-in-waiting or ‘this generation’s David Miliband’?

Health secretary’s lack of challenge had reassured Starmer and his allies – but then briefings about a speculative Thursday launch emergedAs the unofficial political truce of the king’s speech approac...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Who would be in Wes Streeting’s corner if he ran for the Labour leadership?
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Who would be in Wes Streeting’s corner if he ran for the Labour leadership?

The health secretary’s backers have different – not always ideological – reasons for supporting himWes Streeting prepares to launch leadership challenge against Keir StarmerFor all that Labour’s left...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Chris Mason: Big moment ahead for Streeting to decide whether to challenge Starmer
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Chris Mason: Big moment ahead for Streeting to decide whether to challenge Starmer

There is a big moment coming in the next 24 hours, for Sir Keir Starmer and for would-be challengers to the prime minister.

BBC News - UK6 months ago
‘Hold the line’: Burnham tells allies in parliament he still has options to return
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‘Hold the line’: Burnham tells allies in parliament he still has options to return

Greater Manchester mayor seeks to reassure his supporters after potential seats for him fail to materialiseAndy Burnham has told Labour MPs they should hold the line and that he has options to return...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
‘It’s more incrementalism’: Starmer’s safe king’s speech fails to quell mutiny
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‘It’s more incrementalism’: Starmer’s safe king’s speech fails to quell mutiny

One of PM’s expanding cohort of critics in Labour party says policy programme ‘sums up where we have gone wrong’For Keir Starmer’s Labour critics, his second king’s speech, in which the government set...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Starmer has ‘full confidence’ in Streeting despite health secretary’s allies saying he is planning to resign – as it happened
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Starmer has ‘full confidence’ in Streeting despite health secretary’s allies saying he is planning to resign – as it happened

This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story here:Streeting to resign and challenge Starmer, allies sayLibby Brooks is the Guardian’s Scotland correspondent.An odd dispute of interpretatio...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Labour lost the vote of small business owners like me  | Letter
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Labour lost the vote of small business owners like me | Letter

Restaurant owner Nicola Powell says the government’s tax burden has made her poorer even as she works harderYour report (Reform wins across northern England overturn decades of Labour control, 8 May)...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Nigel Farage faces inquiry over £5m gift from crypto billionaire
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Nigel Farage faces inquiry over £5m gift from crypto billionaire

Watchdog to examine whether Reform UK leader should have declared sum he received before entering parliamentNigel Farage is facing a formal investigation by the parliamentary standards watchdog over a...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Starmer is ‘in office but not in power’, says Kemi Badenoch – video
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Starmer is ‘in office but not in power’, says Kemi Badenoch – video

The Conservative leader, Kemi Badenoch, expressed doubts over Keir Starmer’s ability to govern as prime minister on Wednesday after the king's speech set out the government’s legislative agenda for th...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Jack White reacts to Donald Trump’s new golden statue in Miami
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Jack White reacts to Donald Trump’s new golden statue in Miami

The 22-foot statue was unveiled in Florida, and an Evangelical pastor at the event described it as a “symbol of resilience, freedom and patriotism” The post Jack White reacts to Donald Trump’s new go...

NME Music News6 months ago
The key questions for Nigel Farage over £5m gift from crypto-billionaire
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The key questions for Nigel Farage over £5m gift from crypto-billionaire

Reform UK leader insists the sum did not have to be declared but there are also other aspects of his finances to be addressedFarage faces inquiry over £5m giftNigel Farage has been dogged by questions...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
The king’s speech: what is the government’s legislative agenda for the next 12 months?
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The king’s speech: what is the government’s legislative agenda for the next 12 months?

Keir Starmer set out bills to abolish NHS England, overhaul Send provision, limit jury trials and forge ties with EUKeir Starmer has laid out long-promised changes to education, health and the courts...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Music industry “disappointed” by UK government’s “draft” bill on ticket tout ban from King’s Speech
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Music industry “disappointed” by UK government’s “draft” bill on ticket tout ban from King’s Speech

"The relegation of this important issue to a ‘draft bill’ in the footnotes of the King’s Speech is hugely disappointing,” said one industry body, just days after Keir Starmer promised to stamp out to...

NME Music News6 months ago
Watch: Pomp and ceremony as King delivers speech in Parliament
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Watch: Pomp and ceremony as King delivers speech in Parliament

King Charles III has unveiled the government's agenda in a speech to Parliament.

BBC News - UK6 months ago
What is the king’s speech and what is the state opening of parliament?
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What is the king’s speech and what is the state opening of parliament?

Ceremonial event marks start of new parliamentary year, and outlines government policies and proposed legislation Continue reading...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Wes Streeting plans to resign and mount leadership challenge, allies say
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Wes Streeting plans to resign and mount leadership challenge, allies say

Sources say health secretary intends to trigger leadership election as early as ThursdayWho are the main threats to Starmer’s leadership?Allies of Wes Streeting have said he is preparing to stand down...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Australian musician Keli Holiday of Peking Duk banned from US, pushing girlfriend to apologise over Donald Trump post
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Australian musician Keli Holiday of Peking Duk banned from US, pushing girlfriend to apologise over Donald Trump post

Holiday was detained at the US-Canada border despite saying he had “the proper visa documentation” The post Australian musician Keli Holiday of Peking Duk banned from US, pushing girlfriend to apolog...

NME Music News6 months ago