46 h. ago Andy Burnham would be blocked by Starmer from running for parliament, claims minister

The Greater Manchester mayor would need to become an MP if he wants to be Labour leader and prime minister

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51 h. ago Why Starmer has strayed into wild fantasy with claim that migrant boats are Farage's fault, by DAVID BARRETT

The Prime Minister's claim that Channel migrants come to Britain aboard 'Farage boats' and cannot be removed from this country due to Brexit is preposterous and simply not grounded in fact.

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52 h. ago Nigel Farage: what are schoolboy racism claims – and why have they resurfaced?

David Lammy has clarified remarks that the Reform leader ‘flirted with Hitler Youth’. Here is the background to the rowUK politics live – latest updatesThe deputy prime minister, David Lammy, has found himself in hot water after claiming in an interview with the BBC that Nigel Farage “once flirted with Hitler Youth when he was younger”.Sources at Farage’s Reform UK party responded by claiming that the comment was “disgusting and libellous”. Lammy has clarified his remarks. “He [Farage] has denied it and so I accept that he has denied it and I would like to clarify that position because in the end the prime minister is keen for us to focus on the policies not the individuals,” Lammy said. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Keir Starmer speech: Prime Minister lumps SNP in with Reform, claiming both 'want Britain to fail'

Sir Keir also had a couple of jabs at Gordon Brown in his keynote speech.

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3 d. ago Donald Trump told 'Russia has won in Ukraine – case closed' after lost territory suggestion

Hungary's Prime Minister Victor Orban has claimed he personally told Donald Trump that 'the Russians have won' the war after the US President suggested Ukraine could reclaim all their lost territory

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3 d. ago Donald Trump told 'Russia has won in Ukraine – case closed' by top EU prime minister

Hungary's Prime Minister Victor Orban has claimed he personally told Donald Trump that 'the Russians have won' the war after the US President suggested Ukraine could reclaim all their lost territory

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3 d. ago Starmer says visit to Oldham 10 years ago convinced him immigration isn't working

The Prime Minister singled out the Greater Manchester borough when pressed about his claims on 'illegal immigration'

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4 d. ago First Minister Eluned Morgan claims Reform plan to 'flog and frack everything that moves' in Wales

Eluned Morgan admitted that the "polls are not looking good" for Labour

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5 d. ago POLL OF THE DAY: Is Reform's plan to strip migrants of 'settled status' racist, as Keir Starmer claims?

The Prime Minister launched a scathing attack on Nigel Farage's party claiming they do not believe in a 'tolerant and diverse' Britain.

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7 d. ago Fury in Scotland and Northern Ireland over Keir Starmer's compulsory 'Brit Card' ID plan

Scottish First Minister John Swinney claimed that by 'calling it Brit Card, the Prime Minister seems to be attempting to force every Scot to declare ourselves British'.

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7 d. ago Swinney accused of ‘playing politics’ over UK Government’s digital ID plan

Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander dismissed claims from the First Minister that the scheme will be called a ‘BritCard’.

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8 d. ago Andy Burnham ‘committed’ to Manchester Mayor job as leadership coup rumours criticised by MPs

The former cabinet minister has claimed ‘wholesale change’ is needed in Labour to see off an ‘existential’ threat from Reform and left-wing parties

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9 d. ago Labour Minister Hits Back At Donald Trump's Claim London Has Sharia Law

Labour Minister Hits Back At Donald Trump's Claim London Has Sharia Law  Yahoo News UK

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1 week ago Donald Trump's 'unproven' paracetamol and pregnant women claims rejected by UK minister

UK experts accused the Trump administration of 'fearmongering' over comments on paracetamol and autism - highlighting studies rubbishing the US President's bizarre claim

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1 week ago SNP minister QUITS after claims he assaulted Tory MSP in foul

Jamie Hepburn has resigned as the parliamentary business minister at Holyrood after a clash with Douglas Ross, the former Scottish Tory leader.

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1 week ago Jamie Hepburn resigns as SNP Government minister after Douglas Ross assault claim

Douglas Ross had accused the MSP of physically assaulting him and verbally abusing him.

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2 w. ago Douglas Ross claims he was 'physically assaulted and verbally abused' by SNP minister after seagull rant

The former Scottish Conservative leader raised the alleged incident at First Minister’s Questions.

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2 w. ago Douglas Ross to report SNP minister to police over 'physical assault' claims after seagull rant

The former Scottish Conservative leader raised the alleged incident at First Minister’s Questions.

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2 w. ago Douglas Ross claims he was 'physically assaulted' by SNP minister at Holyrood

Douglas Ross raised the alleged incident while speaking at Holyrood today.

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2 w. ago Maria Caulfield defects to Reform as Nigel Farage claims another former Tory minister

Pressure on Kemi Badenoch as ex-Conservative MP becomes the latest to join Farage’s party

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