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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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GPs call for health tech boss Frank Hester to resign after Abbott remarks
BMA committee votes in emergency motion after Tory donor’s comments about MP condemned as racist and...
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Put Thames Water into special administration, Lib Dems tell ministers
Exclusive: party calls for firm to be wound up as it seeks shareholder bailout, higher bills...
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Tories fear losing half their seats in May local polls as pre-election budget flops
Victories in councils won during Boris Johnson’s ‘vaccine boost’ of 2021 face wipeout, leaving Rishi Sunak’s...
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Michelle Donelan set to face more questions over taxpayer-funded £15,000 payout
Cross-party group of peers expected to ask for more details about why minister made and withdrew...
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Hunt’s budget backfires as twice as many voters say taxes will rise – poll
Labour’s lead over Tories increases to 16 points as chancellor’s plans suffer reverse of a budget...
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Boris Johnson ‘held unofficial talks with president of Venezuela in February’
Former PM apparently met autocratic leader Nicolás Maduro over concerns he may supply weapons to RussiaBoris...
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Labour steps up preparations to govern as Reeves attacks ‘unfunded’ Tory tax cuts
Shadow cabinet talk with Whitehall officials after Keir Starmer meets head of civil service All members...
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The US could be facing a 2008-style financial crisis. Why does Sunak want to copy it?
The PM’s admiration for Washington’s economic model may backfire amid looming US banking and stock market...
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Michelle Donelan case highlights perils for politicians who pick fights online
Some of the Tories’ ‘anti-woke warriors’ seem unaware that protection of speech in parliament does not...
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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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Theresa May to step down as MP at general election
Former PM says she wants to focus on causes close to her heart after 27 years...
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Jeremy Hunt vows to pay more capital gains tax on his properties
Chancellor refuses to disclose number of houses owned but says he will pay higher tax rate...
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Hunt redefines ‘levelling up’ with focus on Cambridge, Canary Wharf and Surrey
Critics say extra funding to key battleground constituencies proves government ‘happy to ignore regional inequality’The phrase...
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UK patience with Israel wearing thin over Gaza aid, Cameron to tell Gantz
Foreign secretary to issue warning to Israeli cabinet minister during London visit that has infuriated Gantz’s...
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UK fuel duty cut is regressive policy that benefits the wealthy, study finds
Chancellor’s 5p freeze will save £60 a year for well-off motorists compared with just £22 for...
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Wednesday briefing: What’s in Hunt’s spring budget – and how will he pay for it?
In today’s newsletter: As the chancellor presents a plan aimed at satisfying the Tory faithful, we...
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What to expect from Jeremy Hunt’s spring budget
The chancellor’s biggest giveaway is likely to be a further cut to national insurance contributionsJeremy Hunt...
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UK negotiators fly to India in last-ditch effort to seal free-trade deal
Exclusive: Team will try to resolve goods and services issues amid fears Delhi is holding out...
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Lords pass five amendments to Rwanda bill in heavy defeat for Rishi Sunak
Peers, including senior Tories, vote by margins of about 100 votes for changes to legislation, which...
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Budget plans risk ‘second lost decade’ of living standards, Jeremy Hunt told
Exclusive: Joseph Rowntree Foundation finds widening gulf between demand for tax cuts and reality for millions...
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Calls for inquiry after refugee children made to guess who got foster care in ‘game’
Twenty organisations including Refugee Council say children being failed and abused by Home OfficeFoster families and...
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Pro-Palestine marches to continue after Sunak ‘extremists’ speech
Organiser suggests PM consider own MPs’ behaviour after speech about rise in ‘extremist disruption’Pro-Palestine protests are...