4 h. ago Kemi Badenoch accuses Keir Starmer of deliberately collapsing 'China spy' trial so Labour can 'suck up' to Beijing

The Tory leader lashed out amid claims that the Prime Minister's light touch with the Communist regime had handed it a free pass to commit espionage in the UK.

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17 h. ago Badenoch to pledge half of money from cuts will go towards driving down deficit

Labour accused Kemi Badenoch of having a ‘brass neck’ as she seeks to position her party as the only one that can get the economy back on track.

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29 h. ago Robert Jenrick 'racism' row: Top Tory says he ‘didn’t see another white face’ in Birmingham

The shadow justice secretary has been defended by Tory leader Kemi Badenoch amid accusations of racism

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31 h. ago Jenrick defends saying he ‘didn’t see another white face’ in Birmingham area

The shadow justice secretary was also defended by Tory leader Kemi Badenoch amid accusations of racism.

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40 h. ago Badenoch accuses SNP and Labour of 'running Scotland down' with ruinous green policies

Kemi Badenoch has accused the SNP and Labour of 'running Scotland down' and warned that 'Europe's oil capital' is 'dying' because of their policies on oil and gas.

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5 d. ago Baroness Michelle Mone resigns as Conservative peer after PPE scandal

Michelle Mone, who has links to PPE Medpro wrote a letter to Tory leader Kemi Badenoch after accusing Chancellor Rachel Reeves of using 'dangerous and inflammatory' language about her

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7 d. ago Ed Miliband to announce total ban on fracking – UK politics live

There is not currently a permanent ban in law, just a temporary moratoriumSome people have argued that it is a mistake for Keir Starmer and Labour to talk about Nigel Farage and Reform UK as much as they have. There is a case for saying that this just shores up the credibility of a party with only five MPs, and it switches the news agenda towards immigration and small boats (issues where Reform UK polls well) and away from “Labour issues” like health.And art of this argument is that, by calling the Reform UK migration policy racist, Labour is also making it easier for Farage to leverage grievance (which, as Starmer himself argued in his speech yesterday, is part of what lies behind Reform UK’s electoral support.I think it’s a mistake to pretend this isn’t the fight of our times.If it is the fight of our times, we’ve got to recognise that, and we’ve got to be in it. I think simply ignoring it is a mistake, a political mistake.No, not at all. There is a political fight that has to be ...

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1 week ago Politicians must confront lies used by populists, Starmer tells London summit

Politicians must confront lies used by populists, Starmer tells London summit  The Guardian

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1 week ago ‘Politicians must confront lies used by populists’, Starmer says in London summit address

‘Politicians must confront lies used by populists’, Starmer says in London summit address  The Guardian

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1 week ago Starmer launches fightback against ‘lies and division’ of Farage’s populism as Reform surge ahead in polls

The prime minister gives his most passionate speech yet as prime minister as he takes the gloves off in his political fight against Reform UK

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1 week ago PM condemns ‘politics of predatory grievance’ in rallying cry to centre

Sir Keir Starmer said allies must directly confront the ‘lies’ being told about their countries.

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1 week ago UK politics live: Starmer vows to fight ‘lies of populism’ after major poll finds Farage on course for No 10

More than 500,000 people have signed a petition against the ID cards

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1 week ago Keir Starmer loses another trusted lieutenant as comms chief Steph Driver quits No10

Steph Driver, who worked for Sir Keir for five years in opposition before  joining him in Downing Street , confirmed today that she was leaving, amid a shake up of the PM's team.

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2 w. ago Peter Mandelson’s advisory firm revokes his voting rights and ends dividend payments

Global Counsel co-founder was sacked as US ambassador amid email revelations about extent of relationship with Jeffrey EpsteinPeter Mandelson’s advisory company has revoked his voting rights and cut off dividend payments, after his firing as US ambassador amid email revelations about the extent of his relationship with the child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Global Counsel, which the Labour peer co-founded in 2010 alongside Benjamin Wegg-Prosser, has moved to alter the designation of Mandelson’s shares in the business. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Ed Davey ‘not afraid of Nigel Farage’ and claims he is leader who can stop Reform’s march to power

Exclusive: Liberal Democrat accuses Labour leader Keir Starmer and the Tories Kemi Badenoch of trying to mimic Reform UK

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2 w. ago 'Mandelson? I don't know him': Donald Trump skates over US ambassador's sacking over Epstein emails in awkward moment for Starmer

Donald Trump - who has also faced questions over his own former ties to Epstein - was asked if he had any sympathy with Lord Mandelson.

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2 w. ago Donald Trump shares what he told Keir Starmer about tackling small boats

Donald Trump suggested using the military to stop small boat crossings - but Keir Starmer responded that the key lies in co-operation with other European nations

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3 w. ago Starmer’s standing on world stage ‘diminished’ by Mandelson scandal, MPs told

Kemi Badenoch accused Sir Keir of “hiding from Parliament” because he was not present for the emergency debate on Lord Mandelson’s dismissal.

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3 w. ago From hero to Nero Despairing Labourites compare Starmer's crumbling government to 'last days of Rome' ahead of Commons showdown over Mandelson emails

Keir Starmer is facing another battering over the Lord Mandelson scandal with a three-hour 'emergency' Commons debate slated for this afternoon.

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3 w. ago Starmer admits he should never have appointed Lord Mandelson

Finally breaking his silence since sacking the US ambassador last week, the premier struggled to address questions about what he knew and when.

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