4 hours ago Less than a third of voters trust the government as Labour’s woes intensify, poll suggests

Conservatives close the gap with Labour to its lowest level since Boris Johnson was in Downing Street

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8 hours ago QUENTIN LETTS: Why didn't they pop Miss Swift in an Uber and have her perform at No10?

In addition to Sir Keir Starmer, 62, Miss Swift's audience included the secretaries of state for home affairs, science, health and education and the Treasury chief secretary.

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9 hours ago JAN MOIR: Starmer's visit to Taylor Swift is a curdled image of freebie

This is the photograph of Sir Keir and Lady Starmer at the Taylor Swift concert back in June, the first of two visits the starstruck Prime Minister made to Wembley to see his favourite pop star.

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9 hours ago The undercover copper who spied on Keir Starmer and seduced the activist the young Leftie lawyer was representing

John Barker was well-built, fit, muscular and attractive with thick, dark hair cut long at the back and shaved at the sides into a mullet, as was the fashion in the late 1980s.

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12 hours ago Moaning Ministers told they won't have a blank cheque to do 'everything they want' amid row over public spending totals

Angela Rayner, Shabana Mahmood and David Lammy have warned Sir Keir Starmer that spending cuts risk causing further damage to the new government's reputation

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12 hours ago Keir Starmer to meet Joe Biden and 'quad' leaders for Ukraine and Gaza talks

The crisis in the Middle East and the war in Ukraine are expected to be top of the agenda in Berlin today, where Keir Starmer will meet US, German and French leaders

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17 hours ago ‘£63 billion doesn’t lie’ – minister denies business confidence dip under Labour

Shadow ministers raised research from the Institute of Directors’ Economic Confidence Index, which measures business leader optimism.

Economics

21 hours ago UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy to visit China in an attempt to reset frosty relations

British Foreign Secretary David Lammy is making his first trip to China in office this week in an attempt to reset the U.K.’s ties with Beijing and seek “pragmatic engagement” despite human rights and other concerns

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21 hours ago No 10 warns of ‘tough decisions’ on spending, as Reeves submits Budget plans to watchdog

The Chancellor and Prime Minister have submitted the “major measures” of the upcoming Budget for scrutiny by the Office for Budget Responsibility.

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