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MPs’ vote on gradual smoking ban set to expose Tory splits over key Sunak policy – UK politics live
PM’s plan to prevent those under 16 ever being able to buy tobacco should pass due...
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David Cameron claims Tories deserve to win election and says recovery for party not impossible – UK politics live
Foreign secretary talks up party’s prospects – and his ‘very good boss’ Rishi Sunak – on...
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Former Post Office boss says he assumed police and DPP were involved in prosecutions – UK politics live
Alan Cook, former managing director, says he ‘regrets’ that he ‘didn’t pick up earlier’ that Post...
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Sunak criticises Nato defence spending and doubles down on UK arm exports to Israel – UK politics live
Speaking on LBC this morning the prime minister also defended his handling of William Wragg sexting...
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Campaigner Alan Bates appears before Post Office Horizon IT inquiry – UK politics live
Former subpostmaster and subject of ITV drama arrives to speak to inquiry in LondonAll our UK...
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Post Office minister: people responsible for the Horizon scandal ‘should go to jail’ – UK politics live
Kevin Hollinrake has said in his view ‘people should be prosecuted’All our UK politics newsI mentioned...
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Treasury minister: reports of ‘spear-fishing’ cyber-attacks on MPs ‘extremely troubling’ – UK politics live
Treasury minister Gareth Davies says William Wragg will remain Tory MP while there is an investigationAll...
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Education ‘will grind to halt’ unless pay rises address recruitment crisis, union leader warns – UK politics live
National Education Union leader says morale among teachers is at ‘an all time low’ in radio...
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Minimum wage is UK’s ‘most successful economic policy in a generation’
Resolution Foundation study suggests lowest earners are £6,000 a year better off due to policyThe minimum...
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Labour tells China it will act on interference in UK democracy
Exclusive: Warning came at party’s first public meeting with Chinese government since Keir Starmer became Labour...
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Work and pensions secretary Mel Stride suggests mental health culture ‘has gone too far’ – UK politics live
Minister says ‘labelling ups and downs of life as medical conditions holds people back and drives...
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Rachel Reeves says Labour wants ‘inclusive’ version of ‘decade of renewal’ that followed Thatcher’s election in 1979 – UK politics live
Shadow chancellor to deliver prestigious Mais lecture and will announce plans to rewire the TreasuryTribune, the...
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Reeves to promise ‘decade of economic renewal’ if Labour wins power
Shadow chancellor will tell high-profile financial audience that ‘mission-led’ governments must take a lead in turbulent...
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Vaughan Gething or Jeremy Miles to make history as Welsh Labour’s new leader
Outcome of election paves way for first black head of a European country or the UK’s...
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Rishi Sunak rules out 2 May general election as report shows Commons working hours have fallen to a 25-year low – UK politics live
The average time the Commons spends sitting every working day is now at lowest level for...
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Theresa May becomes latest Tory MP to step down before election, saying ‘it has been an honour to serve’ – UK politics live
Former PM says she remains committed to supporting Sunak as she decides to ‘pass the baton...
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Labour plans training for all police officers over violence against women
Exclusive: Party’s proposals come after Elish Angiolini’s report into Wayne Couzens’ murder of Sarah EverardA Labour...
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Rochdale byelection live: Labour ‘apologises to the people of Rochdale’ after George Galloway victory
Losing party says ‘Galloway only won because Labour did not stand’ and calls him ‘a damaging...
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George Galloway wins sweeping victory in Rochdale byelection, saying ‘this is for Gaza’
Former Labour MP wins almost 40% of vote in contest beset by chaos and controversy –...
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What does George Galloway’s Rochdale byelection win mean for other parties?
Galloway claimed his victory signalled a ‘shifting of tectonic plates’. The reality is perhaps less apocalypticUK...
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Friday briefing: Labour suffers a huge loss as Galloway takes Rochdale
In today’s newsletter: what victory for a veteran political disruptor means after a toxic byelection in...
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Three female MPs given bodyguards after concerns over safety
Politicians from Conservative and Labour parties get close protection and chauffeur-driven vehicles Three female MPs have...
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Labour’s Gaza amendment is chance to ‘speak with one voice’, says Nandy
Shadow minister says Commons ceasefire motion is chance to lift debate away from party politicsLisa Nandy...
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Wednesday briefing: Everyone claims to back a ceasefire in Gaza. But what are they really saying?
In today’s newsletter: As Israel’s position weakens on the international stage, differences in language between different...