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UK defence secretary promises delayed investment plan before Nato summit
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UK defence secretary promises delayed investment plan before Nato summit

Dan Jarvis, who took the role earlier this month, is said to have secured around one billion pounds more for the plan than his predecessorDan Jarvis, the new defence secretary, promised to publish the...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
‘I’ll spend it on Ferraris if I want’: how frustrated Farage squirmed over £5m gift
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‘I’ll spend it on Ferraris if I want’: how frustrated Farage squirmed over £5m gift

Whether the money was a reward for Brexit or for personal security, media interest in it has intensifed as the Reform UK leader returns to the public eyeHaving largely, and uncharacteristically, avoid...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
Populist and rightwing figures take aim at Ed Miliband and UK net zero policies at ‘anti-woke Davos’
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Populist and rightwing figures take aim at Ed Miliband and UK net zero policies at ‘anti-woke Davos’

Kemi Badenoch, who joined US anti-abortion activists and European far-right parties at ARC, described energy secretary as a ‘villain’Britain’s net zero policies and the energy secretary, Ed Miliband,...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
Burnham and Starmer hold ‘frosty’ meeting to thrash out transition of power
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Burnham and Starmer hold ‘frosty’ meeting to thrash out transition of power

With Burnham and his team potentially having only weeks before he becomes PM, Starmer has agreed to give him access to civil serviceKeir Starmer has met Andy Burnham for the first time since the Maker...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
Bev Craig to stand as Labour candidate for Greater Manchester mayor
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Bev Craig to stand as Labour candidate for Greater Manchester mayor

Leader of city council braces for bitter fight with Reform UK in byelection for Andy Burnham’s replacementLabour’s candidate to replace Andy Burnham as Greater Manchester mayor has been named as Bev C...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
‘Is rejoining the EU inevitable?’ - Rafael Behr answered your questions on Brexit and more
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‘Is rejoining the EU inevitable?’ - Rafael Behr answered your questions on Brexit and more

It’s 10 years since the Brexit vote – and it’s also another one of those weeks in British politics … you asked our political columnist questions about a Burnham government, rejoining the EU, and more...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
DUP seeks to distance party from ‘wicked deceiver’ Jeffrey Donaldson
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DUP seeks to distance party from ‘wicked deceiver’ Jeffrey Donaldson

Denunciation comes after former Democratic Unionist leader convicted of child sexual offencesThe Democratic Unionist party has denounced Jeffrey Donaldson as a “wicked deceiver” who led a “double and...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
Who is likely to be in or out of a Burnham cabinet?
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Who is likely to be in or out of a Burnham cabinet?

Big hitters such as Miliband, Mahmood and Streeting are seen as in line for the top jobs; others face an abrupt end to their ministerial careersBy mid-July, as now seems almost inevitable, we will hav...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
Keir Starmer and Andy Burnham have met away from No 10 to discuss transition – as it happened
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Keir Starmer and Andy Burnham have met away from No 10 to discuss transition – as it happened

Prime minister said to have left Downing Street for secret meeting with his probable successorBurnham adviser calls for billions of pounds in borrowing for infrastructurePeter Walker is a senior Guard...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
Nationalist group leaders agree to stop hoisting St George’s flags in Oxfordshire
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Nationalist group leaders agree to stop hoisting St George’s flags in Oxfordshire

Local council secures high court injunction against four leaders of Raise the Colours campaign and ‘persons unknown’Leaders of the nationalist group Raise the Colours have agreed to stop hoisting Engl...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
Blue passports, Big Ben and Bpoplive: the Brexit referendum anniversary quiz
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Blue passports, Big Ben and Bpoplive: the Brexit referendum anniversary quiz

Who put Theresa May’s back up on Instagram, what did Boris Johnson say about bananas and much moreIt is 10 years since the British public decided to pack up its troubles in its old kit bag, give Jacqu...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
Cabinet ministers loyal to Starmer urge Darren Jones not to run for Labour leadership
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Cabinet ministers loyal to Starmer urge Darren Jones not to run for Labour leadership

Chief secretary to the prime minister is being encouraged by some MPs to stand against Andy BurnhamUK politics live – latest updatesCabinet ministers loyal to Keir Starmer have said they will not back...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
Burnham adviser calls for billions of pounds in borrowing for infrastructure
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Burnham adviser calls for billions of pounds in borrowing for infrastructure

Exclusive: Jim O’Neill, a former chief economist at Goldman Sachs, says government should spend more on big projectsThe man tapped by Andy Burnham to be his chief economic adviser has called for billi...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
Nigel Farage: I can spend £5m gift on Ferraris or betting on horses if I want
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Nigel Farage: I can spend £5m gift on Ferraris or betting on horses if I want

Reform leader says it is ‘purely private matter’ and it is not hypocritical to criticise Keir Starmer for receiving glassesUK politics live – latest updatesNigel Farage has said his £5m gift from a cr...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
Peter Murrell jailed for five years after embezzling £400,000 from SNP
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Peter Murrell jailed for five years after embezzling £400,000 from SNP

Estranged husband of Nicola Sturgeon is sentenced for stealing from party over 12-year periodMontblanc pens to Le Creuset ramekins: police photos show Peter Murrell’s spending habitUK politics live –...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
UK prioritised ties with UAE over averting mass atrocities in Sudan, MPs to be told
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UK prioritised ties with UAE over averting mass atrocities in Sudan, MPs to be told

Foreign Office failed to act on warnings of genocide due to ‘pressure’ from emirates, Yale human rights investigator will tell a parliamentary select committeeThe British government had received intel...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
Montblanc pens to Le Creuset ramekins: police photos show Peter Murrell’s spending habit
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Montblanc pens to Le Creuset ramekins: police photos show Peter Murrell’s spending habit

Haul is only a fraction of what the former SNP chief executive bought using embezzled party moneyPeter Murrell jailed for five years after embezzling £400,000 from SNPThe white police evidence tags on...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
Europe’s media look on in bemusement at post-Brexit ‘revolving door’ of UK prime ministers
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Europe’s media look on in bemusement at post-Brexit ‘revolving door’ of UK prime ministers

Front pages across the continent reflect on Britain’s political turmoil after Starmer becomes sixth prime minister to quit since 2016Europe live – latest updatesIn Germany, Downing Street was likened...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
‘Geldof started flicking Vs at Farage’: the story of the Brexit campaign, told by those with a front-row seat
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‘Geldof started flicking Vs at Farage’: the story of the Brexit campaign, told by those with a front-row seat

How five months in 2016 that encompassed Boris Johnson siding with Vote Leave, Jo Cox’s murder and David Cameron’s resignation shaped the UK’s futureDavid Cameron, having promised in 2013 that a futur...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
Clean economy brings jobs and growth, says Miliband as £100bn invested in green energy
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Clean economy brings jobs and growth, says Miliband as £100bn invested in green energy

Energy secretary hails £100bn milestone in this parliament and says it is ‘only the start of what we want to achieve’Ed Miliband has hailed a boost to UK jobs and growth as government data reveals tha...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago