4 h. ago Starmer faces Badenoch at PMQs amid criticism over digital ID U

Ministers have rolled back central element of digital ID plans, possibly allowing people to use other forms of identification to prove their right to workHere are extracts from three interesting comment articles about the digital ID U-turn.Ailbhe Rea in the New Statesman in the New Statesmans says there were high hopes for the policy when it was first announced.I remember a leisurely lunch over the summer when a supporter of digital IDs told me how they thought Keir Starmer would reset his premiership. Alongside a reorganisation of his team in Number 10, and maybe a junior ministerial reshuffle, they predicted he would announce in his speech at party conference that his government would be embracing digital IDs. “It will allow him to show he’s willing to do whatever it takes to tackle illegal immigration,” was their rationale.Sure enough, Starmer announced “phase two” of his government, reshuffled his top team and, on the Friday before Labour party conference, he duly announced his ...

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5 h. ago London's FTSE 100 touches fresh peak as miners, healthcare gain; Pearson drops

London's FTSE 100 touches fresh peak as miners, healthcare gain; Pearson drops  Reuters

Politics

8 h. ago UK digital ID card: Everything we know as Labour announces another U

The UK government has seemingly reversed its decision to implement mandatory digital ID cards to prove the right to work

Politics

22 h. ago Catastrophic news for Labour in latest Senedd election poll as Wales on course for new leader

Labour appears to have less support than the Green Party

Politics

58 h. ago Reform will win councils in London at May local elections, says Tice as it races to recruit 1800 candidates

Nigel Farage’s party is hoping to gain control of a string of councils in Outer London

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4 d. ago Labour to spend £200million on preparing troops for Ukraine as Russia unleashes terrifying nuclear

John Healey was speaking after a one-day visit to Kyiv on Friday, where he discussed plans for the Multinational Force Ukraine with President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Economics

5 d. ago Greens could join pact with Labour to stop Farage – but only if Starmer is replaced as leader, Polanski says

Exclusive: Zack Polanski tells The Independent that doing a deal with a Starmer-led Labour Party would ‘lead to a worse version of Nigel Farage’

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7 d. ago London's FTSE 100 finishes at record high on healthcare gains

London's FTSE 100 finishes at record high on healthcare gains  Reuters

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8 d. ago London's FTSE 100 climbs to record high on energy, defence gains

London's FTSE 100 climbs to record high on energy, defence gains  Reuters

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9 d. ago Morning Live star halts show filming after wife calls to announce she’s gone into labour

MORNING Live star Xand Van Tulleken was forced to halt recording his show and rush to hospital after his wife went into labour. The BBC star was given the shock news while he was co-hosting one of the broadcaster's popular podcasts, when he received an unexpected call from his heavily pregnant wife. The 47-year-old who...

Culture

1 week ago Morning Live star stops recording as his wife calls to announce she's gone into labour

Xand van Tulleken, who is best known appearing on the BBC's Morning Live, had to rush out of the recording studio when his wife called to say she was in labour

Politics

1 week ago Awkward moment on University Challenge as politician wrongly places Minsk in Russia

Former Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer has been mocked for a geography faux par on University Challenge.

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1 week ago ‘We were missing in the conversation’: how Zack Polanski hit on plan to beat Reform at their own game

This time last year Polanski was barely known outside the party. Now he’s hoping for success at May’s local elections - by taking a page from Nigel Farage’s playbookZack Polanski finally decided to stand as the Greens’ leader, he says, after witnessing the party being eclipsed by Reform in last May’s local elections across England, and realising that British politics had changed for good.While the Greens made yet more steady gains, Reform won nearly 700 councillors from a standing start. As deputy leader, it was Polanski’s job to speak to losing candidates to both offer consolation and ask what lessons could be learned. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago London stocks hit record as 2026 kicks off with global gains

London stocks hit record as 2026 kicks off with global gains  Yahoo Finance UK

Events

1 week ago Intruder 'breaks into' Prince William and Kate's home 'wearing a heavy rucksack

An intruder was allegedly apprehended after twice gaining entry to Kensington Palace in London, in incidents a policing expert claimed were a 'serious cause for concern'

Politics

1 week ago Intruder 'breaks into William and Kate's home with heavy rucksack' twice before Christmas

An intruder was apprehended after twice gaining entry to Kensington Palace in London, in incidents a policing expert claimed were a 'serious cause for concern'

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1 week ago Gary Lineker opens up about BBC and claims it can 'never be impartial'

In a new interview with Green Party leader Zack Polanski, the footballing legend claimed the Beeb couldn’t always stay neutral on everything, saying 'it's impossible'

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2 w. ago Zack Polanski: I would be open to working with Labour if Andy Burnham was leader

Green party leader rules out co-operation with Keir Starmer

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2 w. ago Gary Lineker says BBC needs to look at how people are brought in at the top

Lineker is appearing on Green Party leader Zack Polanski’s podcast on New Year’s Eve where he said he would ‘never’ go into politics himself.

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2 w. ago Nvidia and Tesla losses drag Wall Street lower while London ekes out modest gain

Nvidia and Tesla losses drag Wall Street lower while London ekes out modest gain  Yahoo Finance UK

Economics