58 minutes ago BBC Question Time audience member enrages farmers by saying he wants to play 'the world's smallest violin' for those hit by Keir Starmer's inheritance tax grab

A BBC Question Time audience member has enraged farmers after saying he wants to play 'the world's smallest violin' for those hit by Keir Starmer's inheritance tax.

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2 hours ago Keir Starmer warned elderly people ‘going to die’ as he is confronted on radio show over winter fuel cuts

In a BBC interview, Keir Starmer heard from a concerned listener who will struggle to stay warm due to Winter Fuel Payment cuts

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3 hours ago BORIS JOHNSON: All Starmer's pledges to stand with Israel were hypocrisy and guff. Instead I believe he's effectively saying: I stand with Hamas

It was only last month that Keir Starmer declaimed a Commons statement on the worst massacre the Jewish people have experienced since World War II.

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5 hours ago UK will stand by Ukraine despite Putin’s ‘irresponsible rhetoric’, vows minister

Maria Eagle said: ‘We can’t allow ourselves to be put off from supporting Ukraine, and we won’t be.’

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5 hours ago Starmer denies UK at war after Ukraine fires British Storm Shadow missiles into Russian territory

Sir Keir Starmer has said that the UK is “not at war” and suggested there had been “irresponsible rhetoric” from Russia.

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6 hours ago BBC caller confronts Keir Starmer over winter fuel payment cuts: ‘Elderly people will die’

Sir Keir Starmer was confronted by a BBC radio listener who warned him that "elderly people are going to die" following cuts to winter fuel allowance.

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6 hours ago Keir Starmer ‘engaging with campaigners’ on Birmingham pub bombings but does not commit to inquiry

Relatives of those killed in the 1974 atrocities have called for a public inquiry.

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6 hours ago It makes sense to make winter fuel payment change, says Sir Keir Starmer

Chancellor Rachel Reeves limited access to the benefit, worth up to £300, in a cost-saving measure, as she sought to repair the nation’s finances.

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6 hours ago PM: Government is ‘for farmers’ and most will be unaffected by tax change

Farmers and supporters rallied in London over Budget measures which included imposing inheritance tax on farms worth more than £1 million.

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