3 d. ago It's me or Farage! Struggling Starmer will bid to 'squeeze' mutinous Labour troops into getting behind him in crunch conference speech TODAY

Keir Starmer will use his keynote speech to party conference in Liverpool to talk up the threat posed by Reform - which is streets ahead in the polls.

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5 d. ago No dramatic comeback for Keir as he quits too early... PM watches his beloved Arsenal go one

Sir Keir Starmer took a break from this year's crunch Labour Conference to watch his beloved Arsenal take on Newcastle United in the pub - but missed his team's dramatic comeback.

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5 d. ago Floundering Starmer admits he's 'got to do more' as he kicks off crunch Labour conference with another huge poll showing Reform headed for power

Keir Starmer insisted he can 'pull this round' as another poll showed the party on track for disaster - with Reform poised to win a huge majority.

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5 d. ago Floundering Keir Starmer insists he can 'pull this round' as he kicks off crunch Labour conference with another huge poll showing Reform headed for power

Keir Starmer insisted he can 'pull this round' as another poll showed the party on track for disaster - with Reform poised to win a huge majority.

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8 d. ago The Guardian view on Ireland’s presidential election: a contest with consequences | Editorial

Since 1990, the heads of state of Britain’s closest neighbour have played important soft power roles. This needs to continueThe idea that the next head of state might be an elected one is as remote from British experience as a visit to the far side of the moon. But it is hardly an unthinkable proposition, and you do not have to travel as far as the moon to see such a process taking place in a smooth and dignified manner. In fact, you only have to travel to Ireland.Next month, Ireland will elect a successor to President Michael D Higgins, who has served two seven-year terms as the occupant of Áras an Uachtaráin (in bygone days the Viceregal Lodge) in Dublin’s Phoenix Park. Mr Higgins has done the largely ceremonial job with charm, toughness and imagination. He has been good for Ireland, and good for British-Irish relations at a difficult time. In 2014, he made the first state visit to Britain by an Irish president. He is not a large man, but he leaves big shoes to fill. Con...

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9 d. ago Andy Burnham: Could the ‘King of the North’ return to Westminster and nab the top job?

With Keir Starmer floundering in the polls, Labour needs rescuing from the growing threat of Reform. Sean O’Grady asks if Andy Burnham could be its knight in shining armour

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2 w. ago What investments did the UK secure during Trump’s state visit?

Under headline £150bn figure lie complexities in areas including technology, nuclear power, steel and commitments by Blackstone

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2 w. ago Are the stars finally aligning for the ‘new golden age’ of nuclear? | Nils Pratley

Let’s not be too cynical about the US-UK agreement to build new power plants – but costs must fall if nuclear is to make headwayPresidential visits, like investment summits, involve a blizzard of claims about companies set to spend squillions in the UK. Some “commitments” are merely extrapolations of current trends. Some can be filed under “believe it when you see it”. Some involve throwing everything into the mix and producing an implausibly precise number for the “economic value” to the UK. A few pledges are genuinely new, but scepticism should be the default setting.How to view this week’s “landmark commitments” by UK and US firms to build new nuclear power plants in the UK? Actually, this may be one of those rare occasions when one shouldn’t be too cynical. Continue reading...

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