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UK will not be drawn into wider war in Middle East, says Keir Starmer
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UK will not be drawn into wider war in Middle East, says Keir Starmer

PM says he wants quick end to conflict as he announces help for households with surging cost of heating oil UK politics live – latest updatesThe UK will not be drawn into the wider war in the Middle E...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Starmer denies misleading MPs over Mandelson vetting process
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Starmer denies misleading MPs over Mandelson vetting process

Sir Keir Starmer has denied misleading the House of Commons over Peter Mandelson's vetting process to become US ambassador.

Sky News - UK6 months ago
MSPs to vote on assisted dying bill for terminally ill adults
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MSPs to vote on assisted dying bill for terminally ill adults

MSPs will vote later today on whether to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill adults in Scotland.

Sky News - UK6 months ago
Starmer warned over assisted dying bill by more than 100 Labour MPs
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Starmer warned over assisted dying bill by more than 100 Labour MPs

More than 100 Labour MPs warn that failing to pass the legislation would undermine trust in politics.

BBC News - UK6 months ago
Plans to cut NHS international workforce appear overambitious, say MPs
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Plans to cut NHS international workforce appear overambitious, say MPs

Health service in England has saved more than £14bn hiring from overseas, report says, as doubt is cast on aim to reduce international recruitment to 10%Ministers’ plans to cut the international workf...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
More than 100 Labour MPs call on PM to stop assisted dying bill being blocked
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More than 100 Labour MPs call on PM to stop assisted dying bill being blocked

Letter sent to Starmer claims ‘small number of peers have been using procedural tactics’ to stymie its progressMore than 100 Labour MPs have called on Keir Starmer to stop the House of Lords from bloc...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Labour calls for tax investigation into Reform's Tice
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Labour calls for tax investigation into Reform's Tice

It follows a newspaper report that Tice had avoided corporation tax worth hundreds of thousands of pounds.

BBC News - UK6 months ago
Starmer to unveil emergency support for households worst hit by energy price rises
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Starmer to unveil emergency support for households worst hit by energy price rises

Emergency help for poorer households hit by energy bills driven up by the Iran war is to be unveiled by Sir Keir Starmer.

Sky News - UK6 months ago
Starmer to announce support for households hit by energy price spike
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Starmer to announce support for households hit by energy price spike

Prime minister expected to set out tens of millions of pounds in help for heating oil users as conflict with Iran drives up costsKeir Starmer will on Monday announce tens of millions of pounds’ worth...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
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Starmer speaks to Trump about importance of reopening Strait of Hormuz

The leaders discussed the need to "end the disruption to global shipping", No 10 says.

BBC News - UK6 months ago
Row over tuition fees cut for European students threatens Starmer’s EU reset
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Row over tuition fees cut for European students threatens Starmer’s EU reset

British negotiators ‘blindsided’ by Brussels’ demand for a reduction that could cost universities £140m a yearBritain is in a standoff with Brussels over a demand to cut university tuition fees for Eu...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Ed Miliband says Labour will help with energy costs - but doesn't say how
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Ed Miliband says Labour will help with energy costs - but doesn't say how

The energy secretary has told Sky News that the government will "fight people's corner" as the war in Iran threatens a fresh energy price crisis.

Sky News - UK6 months ago
Will Starmer Help Trump In The War?
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Will Starmer Help Trump In The War?

Trump wants help to secure the Strait of Hormuz but will the UK join him?

BBC News - UK6 months ago
Reform council seeks to declare migration emergency
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Reform council seeks to declare migration emergency

The Reform administration says Kent is "at the forefront of a small-boat invasion".

BBC News - UK6 months ago
The Papers: 'Starmer may send drones to the Gulf' and 'Panic hits the pumps'
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The Papers: 'Starmer may send drones to the Gulf' and 'Panic hits the pumps'

A mix of stories on Sunday's papers, with the war in the Middle East remaining prominent.

BBC News - UK6 months ago
UK faces ‘seismic moment’ as nationalists target election wins, says John Swinney
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UK faces ‘seismic moment’ as nationalists target election wins, says John Swinney

SNP leader hails prospect of success for parties in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland that want to break up unionThe UK is facing an “absolutely seismic moment”, John Swinney has said, with the pro...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Reform UK government would replace top civil servants with those ‘more likely to implement party’s priorities’
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Reform UK government would replace top civil servants with those ‘more likely to implement party’s priorities’

Exclusive: Senior party figures conclude outsiders or existing senior staff deemed more suitable should take over from current permanent secretariesA Reform UK government would expect to dismiss the t...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Phil Woolas, former Labour minister, dies of brain cancer aged 66
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Phil Woolas, former Labour minister, dies of brain cancer aged 66

Former Oldham East and Saddleworth MP remained in Westminster for New Labour’s entire 13 years in powerThe former Labour MP minister Phil Woolas has died of brain cancer, his family and close friends...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Former Labour minister dies after cancer diagnosis
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Former Labour minister dies after cancer diagnosis

The ex-Oldham MP Phil Woolas battled brain cancer for more than a year, his family says.

BBC News - UK6 months ago
Ex-Labour minister who was confronted by Joanna Lumley in TV showdown has died
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Ex-Labour minister who was confronted by Joanna Lumley in TV showdown has died

A former Labour minister who was famously confronted by Joanna Lumley in a live TV showdown has died from brain cancer aged 66.

Sky News - UK6 months ago