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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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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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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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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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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...
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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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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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Home Office announces £31m package of measures to protect MPs facing threats – UK politics live
The investment to improve parliamentarians’ security will include a dedicated police contact to liaise with over...
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Minister cut off during interview after refusing to say why Lee Anderson’s Sadiq Khan slur was wrong – UK politics live
Illegal immigration minister Michael Tomlinson repeatedly refused to explain Anderson’s comments in LBC interview Good morning....
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Lee Anderson says he is not ruling out defecting to Reform UK
Tory suspended over comments about Sadiq Khan would be populist party’s first MP if he joinedLee...
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Tuesday briefing: Behind the Conservative party’s failure to address Islamophobia
In today’s newsletter: As suspended backbencher Lee Anderson launches a fresh attack, a former Tory MEP...
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PM says Lee Anderson’s comments ‘not acceptable’ but denies Tory party has Islamophobic tendencies – UK politics live
Rishi Sunak gave interviews to local stations in Yorkshire where he is chairing his cabinet meeting...
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Sunak says no Islamophobia issues in Tory party despite Anderson remarks
PM says prejudice unacceptable but refuses to address anti-Muslim concerns after comments about London mayorUK politics...
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Sunak stands with net zero and climate conspiracy group at farming protest
Demonstration against Welsh Labour policy included No Farmers No Food campaign calling for end to climate...
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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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Minister suggests Kemi Badenoch should publish evidence to confirm her claim about ex-Post Office chair – UK politics live
The business and trade secretary says Henry Staunton gave an interview ‘full of lies’Good morning. Yesterday...
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Former Post Office chair says he was told to stall Horizon compensation payouts
Henry Staunton claims request was made so government could ‘limp into’ the next general electionA former...
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Starmer allies gripped by fear of Labour complacency amid byelection triumphs
Despite victory in two Conservative safe seats, a Labour government is not a foregone conclusion, say...
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Sunak is warned spending squeeze could lead to Conservative party wipeout at election
As fresh party infighting erupts after two byelection losses, the right are targeting public service funding...
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Sunak urged to block anyone convicted of sexual offences from standing as MP
Formal rules to block relevant candidates will make it easier to ‘weed out the bad apples’,...
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UK politics live: Labour’s double byelection win shows public ‘wants change’, says Starmer
Keir Starmer says ‘people are ready to put their trust in a Labour government’, as wins...
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Starmer says ‘fantastic’ byelection wins show Labour is trusted to deliver change
Swing of 28.5% in Wellingborough and 16.4% in Kingswood would give Labour secure majority if repeated...