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Tony Blair leads tributes to Frank Field, ‘an independent thinker always pushing at the frontier of new ideas’ – UK politics live
Tributes paid to former Labour minister and welfare campaigner Frank Field, who has died at the...
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Sunak’s weakening of climate targets ‘retrograde’, says former Tory minister
Claire O’Neill, a former climate minister, says PM’s move was to ‘try and create political division...
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Rwanda bill puts global refugee rights in danger, says UN and Council of Europe – UK politics latest
International concern over new law increases as UN high commissioner for refugees says it marks ‘step...
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‘No more delay’ over Rwanda bill, says Sunak ahead of press conference – UK politics live
PM to publicly warn peers to back down but treatment of Afghans remains a concern for...
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Rishi Sunak says he will make Commons ‘sit and vote until it’s done’ on Rwanda – UK politics live
Prime minister says not getting people into work is ‘irresponsible burden’ as he says ‘next parliament,...
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Sunak announces disability benefit curbs to tackle ‘sicknote culture’
PM launches consultation on personal independence payment amid ‘spiralling’ disability welfare billRishi Sunak has announced fresh...
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Tobacco firms lobbying MPs to derail smoking phase-out, charity warns
Exclusive: Tactics include proposals to raise smoking age to avoid outright ban, and exemptions for cigars,...
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Senior Tories fear Johnson and Truss will sabotage Sunak’s election campaign
Concerns that vicious circle of party ill-discipline is undermining the PM’s ability to restore orderSenior Tories...
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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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Tory donor’s knighthood is sign Sunak ‘believes he’s on way out’, Labour says
Anneliese Dodds says the honour for Mohamed Mansour appears clearly tied to his £5m donation to...
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Only ‘one or two’ Tory MPs plotting against Sunak, says Badenoch
Business secretary dismisses reports of plot and rejects calls for her party to return donations from...
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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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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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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 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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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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Final day of campaigning in Kingswood and Wellingborough byelections – UK politics live
Labour seeking to take two seats from Tories on Thursday amid fraught week of candidate suspensionsMy...
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Labour faces Rochdale byelection backlash after party withdraws support for candidate – UK politics live
Party criticised for delay in acting over comments in which Azhar Ali suggested Israel had allowed...
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Labour’s Rochdale byelection campaign engulfed in antisemitism row – UK politics live
Candidate Azhar Ali issues apology after comments emerge in which he suggested Israel allowed Hamas attack...
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Victoria Atkins claims Labour does not trust parents to brush children’s teeth after criticism of Tory NHS dental plan – UK politics live
Health secretary defends Conservative NHS dental recovery plan after scathing response from the British Dental Association...
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Kwasi Kwarteng to stand down as MP at next election – UK politics live
PM says he is ‘not a betting person’ after making £1,000 bet during an interview with...