51 minutes ago Trump’s team concerned Starmer will complete Chagos Islands deal before inauguration

Exclusive: The row deepens as Keir Starmer’s envoy flies into Mauritius today to hold talks with their prime minister about completing the Chagos Islands deal

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53 minutes ago Starmer breaks his silence on demand for fresh election as petition tops 2MILLION signatures: PM blames 'difficult' Budget decisions for massive backlash

The PM blamed 'difficult' decisions in the Budget for the huge backlash he has been facing as he appeared on ITV 's This Morning.

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57 minutes ago UK politics live: Starmer dismisses online petition calling for new election

PM says it has been driven by people who never backed Labour anywayQ: Are you feeling the pressure? There is a petition signed by 2 million people calling for another election.Starmer says he is not surprised that people who did not support Labour in the first place want the election to be re-run. But that is not how the system worked.I’m not surprised, quite frankly, that as we’re doing the tough stuff, there are plenty of people who say, ‘Well, I’m impacted.’I think anybody who’s turned around an organisation or a business will tell you, and they’re right, if you’re really going to turn something around, you have to do the hard yards upfront. Don’t look at a tough decision and then leave it for a year or two.So we’re doing the tough stuff. But in the budget, which is probably the toug...

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73 minutes ago Keir Starmer reveals his 'signature' cooking dish his kids can't get enough of

Sitting down on ITV This Morning's sofa, Keir Starmer said he finds spending time in the kitchen relaxing - but often involves 'negotiations' with his two children

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87 minutes ago What will happen with the petition calling for another general election, as nearly 2 million sign it?

The petition has even grabbed the attention of Tesla and X owner Elon Musk

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1 hour ago UK politics live: Tax rises like this must never be just done to business, CBI chief tells Reeves

Rain Newton-Smith said ‘tax rises like this must never again be simply done to business’

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1 hour ago Government launches ‘new and improved’ task force to cut aviation emissions

Transport Secretary Louise Haigh pledged to work with industry to make the UK ‘a global leader in sustainable travel’.

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1 hour ago Welsh Government announces changes to controversial farming payment scheme

Farmers will no longer be asked to have a minimum of 10% tree cover on their land.

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1 hour ago Labour warned winter fuel cuts will come back to haunt them 'again and again'

Keir Starmer insists pensioners will still be 'better off' despite scrapping Winter Fuel Payments - but thousands have poured scorn on the PM's claim, with many worried the cuts will push elderly Brits into poverty

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1 hour ago 'No more excuses' as UK Treasury to hand Scottish Government £300m to cover National Insurance hike

A UK Government source there could be "no more excuses" from SNP ministers after the funding award.

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