4 h. ago Keir Starmer 'Wales was at the heart of the war effort, but we know so few of the stories'

In this opinion piece to mark the 80th anniversary of VE day, Prime Minister Keir Starmer recognises the contribution and sacrifice of the people of Wales in WWII

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5 h. ago Westminster Abbey service to mark 80th anniversary of VE Day

Ten-year-old Alexander Churchill, the great-great-grandson of wartime prime minister Sir Winston Churchill, will light a candle of peace.

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5 h. ago ‘Very important’ for young to thank veterans – Churchill’s great

Alexander Churchill, 10, will take part in a thanksgiving service marking the 80th anniversary of VE Day at Westminster Abbey on Thursday.

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6 h. ago QUENTIN LETTS: When the MP finally stopped talking, the guide dog in front of her rolled over and stuck its four legs in the air, stiff as a corpse

Sir Keir Starmer has reached the 'exasperated' stage.

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8 h. ago Keir Starmer to pay tribute to WW2 veterans in VE Day speech

In a speech as the nation marks the 80 year anniversary of VE Day, Keir Starmer will say: 'It was a victory for good against the assembled forces of hatred, tyranny and evil'

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8 h. ago Starmer to warn of Second World War parallels as he hails ‘defence dividend’

The Prime Minister is also expected to announce a £563 million contract for Rolls-Royce for the maintenance of Britain’s fleet of Typhoon jets.

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8 h. ago White roses for veterans and candle lit by Churchill descendant at VE Day event

Second World War artefacts including a gas mask and an air raid warden’s helmet will be processed through Westminster Abbey for the 80th anniversary.

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8 h. ago Migrants expected to face tougher English standards and longer residency waits

An immigration White Paper due to be published next week is expected to set out the reforms, media reports have suggested.

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12 h. ago Keir Starmer told Labour faces 'existential threat' as top minister issues Reform warning

Anger at last year's decision to axe the winter fuel payment for around 10 million pensioners has spooked MPs, who have been urging Keir Starmer to change course

Events

14 h. ago Donald Trump warned he'll lose a scrap with James Bond and Bridget Jones in tariffs row

Donald Trump has threatened 100% tariffs on films made outside America, sparking a furious row with the UK's film industry but Sir Keir Starmer has been told to stand up for Brit moviemakers

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14 h. ago Starmer faces backbench rebellion over Pip benefit squeeze, Labour MPs indicate

Several MPs indicated they would vote against proposed changes to the personal independence payment benefit.

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15 h. ago UK politics live: Kemi Badenoch talking ‘rubbish’ over trade deal criticisms, say Indian officials

New Delhi officials say Tories previously agreed to a two-year national insurance exemption which Kemi Badenoch now claims amounts to ‘two-tier’ tax

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15 h. ago DAN HODGES: Tripling down on rape gangs and inviting even more Indians over to take our jobs. The British people are sick of Keir Starmer

So now we know. Keir Starmer's response to the drubbing he and his party received in Thursday's local elections will not be a reverse on winter fuel. Or a clear response to spiralling immigration.

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15 h. ago Kemi Badenoch furiously denies claim she backed Indian worker tax deal in UK trade agreement when a minister

The Tory leader lashed out at claims of hypocrisy levelled at her by officials in Delhi, with whom she led trade talks until the Labour landslide last July.

Economics

16 h. ago Tory extinction ‘can’t be ruled out’, says Jeremy Hunt – UK politics live

Former chancellor says he does not expect the Conservatives to die out as a party but he says it is a possibilityKeir Starmer starts by saying rising tensions between India and Pakistan will be of serious concern for many across Britain. The government is enouraging de-escalation, he says.He says tomorrow the nation will fall silent to commemorate VE Day. The armed forces protect our freedom, he says. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Five more years of Swinney would be ‘catastrophic’ for Scotland, Findlay warns

Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay hit out at both the Scottish First Minister John Swinney and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage in a speech.

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17 h. ago John Swinney says he does not feel 'scared' for his job because of Stephen Flynn

The First Minister said that the SNP Westminster leader is "one of our team" who "will make a great contribution to the Scottish Parliament."

Transport

17 h. ago Harbour Energy: Keir Starmer confronted by SNP's Stephen Flynn and Kemi Badenoch over 250 North Sea job cuts

Harbour Energy announced job losses on Wednesday morning

Politics

17 h. ago Keir Starmer hails India trade deal as a 'huge win for working people' at PMQs

Sir Keir used Prime Ministers Questions to taunt the Tories, saying the £5bn agreement was the largest made by the UK since Brexit.

Economics

18 h. ago Keir Starmer slams Kemi Badenoch as 'climate defeatist' but she says he's 'on another planet' in net zero row

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch was first to raise winter fuel payment cuts, saying her party ‘wouldn’t balance (the public finances) on the back of pensioners’

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