4 h. ago 'He is a bum and a wicked man who brings shame on your country': Inside David Lammy's seven

Few among David Lammy's many critics will have savoured the details of his calamitous week with quite as much relish as a certain French taxi driver.

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6 h. ago David Lammy mocked for 'ordering civil servants' at the Ministry of Justice to call him 'Deputy Prime Minister'

Mr Lammy, whose other main job is Justice Secretary, allegedly orders Ministry of Justice (MoJ) staff to use his 'DPM' title first. Sources close to Mr Lammy denied the claim.

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10 h. ago The majority of the UK public say the same thing about Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves, poll finds

Polling suggests only 25% of the UK public want Keir Starmer to carry on as Prime Minister

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13 h. ago 'He was deflecting. Everyone's furious': David Lammy under fire for appalling 'diversity' tweet after Commons disaster

After his shambolic performance, Lammy should have kept his head down and demonstrated his sole focus was on getting Britain's marauding lags safely back under lock and key.

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14 h. ago Two of four prisoners still at large were freed by mistake last year

Another two, who are understood to have been freed in error in June this year, also remain missing.

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19 h. ago Carney survives two confidence votes on budget, quashing fears of winter election

Minority government benefitted from opposition members voting across the aisle, paving way for billions in spendingCanada’s prime minister Mark Carney’s minority government has survived two confidence votes on its budget, quashing fears – for now – of a winter federal election.The Liberals managed to pass the second of three votes on the plan on Friday, paving the way for tens of billions in new spending. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago Cutting aid for disease fund would be moral failure, Labour MPs tell Starmer

UK expected to reduce contribution to Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria by 20%A group of seven Labour MPs who served as ministers under Keir Starmer have written to the prime minister warning that an expected cut to UK funding for aid to combat preventable diseases would be both a “moral failure” and a strategic disaster.With ministers and officials expected to decide the UK’s contribution to the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria within days, the letter renews pressure on Starmer to pull back from an expected 20% cut. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago Labour MPs are 'plotting to oust Keir Starmer as Prime Minister'

The new intake of Labour parliamentarians are among those said to be discussing the mechanics of a future coup, according to reports

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23 h. ago A rats to riches story: Larry the Downing Street cat finds place in TV spotlight

Popularity of Britain’s top mouser – ‘the guy to meet in No 10’ – to feature in documentary seriesHe’s seen six prime ministers come and go, watched presidents and princes walk through the black door of No 10, and will soon become the longest continuous resident of Downing Street since Pitt the Younger.The landscape of British politics has changed a lot in the past 15 years, but Larry the cat has remained a reassuring constant. Now his enduring popularity – the like of which some of his temporary owners would kill for – is to feature in a new Channel 4 documentary series exploring Britain’s love of cats. For his fans, the spotlight has been a long time coming. Continue reading...

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28 h. ago Federal judge issues permanent ban on deployment of national guard troops in Portland – live

Judge Karin Immergut ruled that president Trump ‘did not have a lawful basis to federalize the National Guard’ in response to ICE protests that were ‘predominately peaceful’Andrew Roth in Washington and Flora Garamvolgyi in BudapestViktor Orbán will visit the White House today as Hungary’s far-right prime minister tries to broker another summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin that Orbán’s advisers claim could help end the war between Russia and Ukraine. Continue reading...

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28 h. ago Angela Rayner in talks about 'personal memoir' only two months after quitting over tax scandal... in what MPs say is 'bid to sell herself as future Labour leader'

The former deputy prime minister is reportedly in talks with publishers about a book just two months after she was forced to quit over a tax scandal.

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29 h. ago Lisa Nandy faces fresh calls for 'sleaze probe' after appointing party donor to football regulator role without declaring his funding

She was forced to apologise to the Prime Minister for failing to declare £2,900 from David Kogan after claiming she wasn't aware of the funding.

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30 h. ago 'We know it's you, you have a wonky nose!' Police recapture migrant sex offender freed in jail blunder after FIFTY officers deployed 'to save David Lammy's blushes'

Scotland Yard pulled officers off other jobs fighting crime in London, deploying 'significant resources' to find Brahim Kaddour-Cherif.

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30 h. ago Starmer said to be facing plots to oust him, as Labour welcomes back rebel MPs

The new intake of Labour parliamentarians are among those said to be discussing the mechanics of a future coup, according to reports.

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31 h. ago Trump demands senators stay in Washington to solve shutdown as he heads to Florida – live

US president heads to his Florida resort and presses senators to stay in Washington DC to work toward ending the government shutdownAndrew Roth in Washington and Flora Garamvolgyi in BudapestViktor Orbán will visit the White House today as Hungary’s far-right prime minister tries to broker another summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin that Orbán’s advisers claim could help end the war between Russia and Ukraine. Continue reading...

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32 h. ago Tories call for Starmer to face ethics scrutiny over football regulator

The Prime Minister should face further scrutiny over donations he received from David Kogan, who will chair the new football watchdog, they said.

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33 h. ago Pentagon is shifting weapons purchases to ‘a wartime footing’, Hegseth announces

‘The defense acquisitions system as you know it is dead,’ Hegesth says in a speech to industry leaders, military commanders and officialsAndrew Roth in Washington and Flora Garamvolgyi in BudapestViktor Orbán will visit the White House today as Hungary’s far-right prime minister tries to broker another summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin that Orbán’s advisers claim could help end the war between Russia and Ukraine. Continue reading...

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33 h. ago Hungarian autocrat asks Trump if he can hire his blonde attack dog

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán cracked a joke about Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt during a meeting with top officials at the White House on Friday, prompting laughs.

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34 h. ago Twenty percent of flights could be cut if shutdown doesn’t end ‘relatively soon’, says transportation secretary – live

Sean Duffy says number of cancelled flights at designated airports could rise to 15 or 20%, saying air traffic controllers may not report to workAndrew Roth in Washington and Flora Garamvolgyi in BudapestViktor Orbán will visit the White House today as Hungary’s far-right prime minister tries to broker another summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin that Orbán’s advisers claim could help end the war between Russia and Ukraine. Continue reading...

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35 h. ago Trump suggests he’s open to exempting Hungary from sanctions on Russian oil

US president also praises Viktor Orbán’s hardline stance on immigration during White House summitDonald Trump has suggested that he could exempt Hungary from sanctions on importing oil from Russia as he praised Viktor Orbán’s hardline stance on immigration during a cozy White House summit.Trump also called on European leaders to show more respect to the Hungarian prime minister, who has clashed repeatedly with fellow EU heads of government over issues of migration, democracy and rule of law. Continue reading...

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