5 h. ago Labour’s new deputy leader Lucy Powell says she wants Starmer to succeed but party must change – UK politics live

Powell, who was sacked from cabinet in September, says party must be ‘more principled and strategic, less tactical, and strongly guided by our values’Lucy Powell has paid tribute to former Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner, saying she has some “big shoes to fill”, as she took to the stage to celebrate her win.Powell spoke about how “division and hate” has increased. She said the desire for change is “palpable”. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Lucy Powell says Labour ‘must change how we do things’ after becoming new deputy leader – UK politics live

Lucy Powell says ‘we’ve let Farage and his ilk’ shape the narrative in UK politics for too longLucy Powell has paid tribute to former Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner, saying she has some “big shoes to fill”, as she took to the stage to celebrate her win.Powell spoke about how “division and hate” has increased. She said the desire for change is “palpable”. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Labour’s new deputy leader to be announced – UK politics live

Polling suggests Lucy Powell enjoyed a healthy lead over Bridget Phillipson as voting closed on ThursdayThere will be no big event to mark the new deputy leader result on Saturday, just a camera in Labour HQ with the results and a short speech from the winner. Some of Lucy Powell’s backers are irritated by the low-key plan. There are fears that she may be in effect frozen out – and uncertainty over whether she would be able to do her own broadcast rounds or election organising. “They need to respect the mandate if she wins,” one ally said.Senior strategists had hoped five weeks ago to avoid a contest altogether, with a high threshold for MP nominations. Keir Starmer made appointments in the reshuffle for the party chair and the deputy prime minister, crowding out the role of deputy leader.This sounds like an operational error, but the buck has to stop somewhere, and it has to stop at the top, at the justice secretary, the home secretary and the prime minister.They have said that the...

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8 h. ago Manchester MP Lucy Powell expected to be named Labour's new deputy leader

The Manchester Central MP is expected to be named Labour's new deputy leader when the results of the contest are announced on Saturday.

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9 h. ago Inside race to replace Angela Rayner as new deputy Labour leader announced today

Members' polls point to sacked Cabinet minister Lucy Powell being crowned Labour's deputy leader - but Bridget Phillipson's team believe there is still a path to victory

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3 d. ago Angela Rayner makes first public comments since resigning as Deputy PM

Ex-Deputy PM Angela Rayner says Labour is best when it is 'bold' as she he vowed to 'fight with everything I have' to change lives in first public comments since resigning

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1 week ago Putin’s embarrassing cancellation of Arab summit signals waning influence in Middle East

Trump’s Gaza summit may bring home to Russia how much Ukraine war has damaged its international standingWhen Vladimir Putin first announced he would host a “Russia-Arab world” summit, the Kremlin imagined the region’s leaders flying to Moscow to discuss regional security and energy relations, with the Russian leader presiding.Announced in April and prepared for months, the summit had been scheduled for Wednesday, intended as a showcase of Moscow’s enduring influence in the Middle East and proof it remains far from isolated despite western sanctions. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Cuban dissident José Daniel Ferrer freed to live in exile in the US

Ferrer, who has been imprisoned repeatedly, says he opted for exile after facing ‘torture’ behind bars in CubaThe prominent Cuban dissident José Daniel Ferrer has been freed from prison and put on a plane to the US where he will live in exile with his family, the communist country’s foreign ministry has said.Ferrer, who has been imprisoned repeatedly as the long-term leader of the island’s pro-democracy movement, announced this month he had opted for exile after facing “torture” and “humiliation” behind bars. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Green party reaches 100,000 members for first time after Polanski becomes leader

Green party in England and Wales has had near-50% rise in membership since Zack Polanski took over last monthThe Greens in England and Wales have more than 100,000 members for the first time, the party has announced, a near-50% rise since Zack Polanski took over as leader last month.It puts them on a potential course to overtake the Conservatives and comes little more than a week after the Greens announced they had moved past the Liberal Democrats in membership numbers, getting to 83,500. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Tories announce new ‘radical’ welfare reforms and changes to eligibility for Motability Scheme

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has announced plans for ‘radial’ welfare reform.

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2 w. ago Stamp duty ‘not necessarily the biggest barrier’ to buying a home

Experts were reacting to Conservative party leader Kemi Badenoch’s announcement about abolishing stamp duty on people’s primary homes.

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2 w. ago Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch to announce 'totemic' tax cut in conference speech

LIVE UPDATES: Follow the latest developments from the Conservative Party conference in Manchester as Kemi Badenoch deliver her leaders speech on how to boost the UK economy.

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2 w. ago Badenoch warned plans to ditch ECHR is ‘death wish’ for Tory party

Conservative leader has taken her party to the hard right with the announcement they would leave the European Convention on Human Rights and deport 150,000 illegal immigrants a year

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2 w. ago Badenoch warned plans to ditch ECHR show ‘death wish’ for Tory party

The Tory leader has taken her party to the hard right with the announcement that they would leave the European Convention of Human Rights and deport 150,000 illegal immigrants a year

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2 w. ago Tory conference 2025 live: Badenoch admits Tories have ‘mountain to climb’ to beat Labour and Farage Reform

Conservative leader is announcing a series of hardline policies including special task force to deport 750,000 illegal immigrants

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2 w. ago Tory conference 2025 live: Under pressure Badenoch takes stage for first conference speech as leader

Conservative leader set to announce series of hardline policies including special task force to deport 750,000 illegal immigrants

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2 w. ago Tory conference 2025 live: Badenoch donor defects to Farage’s Reform ahead of her conference speech

Conservative leader set to announce series of hardline policies on first day of party conference including special task force to deport 750,000 illegal immigrants

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2 w. ago UK politics live: Badenoch claims deportation plan is credible – but can’t say where 150,000 migrants a year will go

Tory leader calls question ‘irrelevant’ as she is set to announce series of hardline policies on first day of Conservative Party conference

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2 w. ago UK politics live: Badenoch to launch Tory conference with migrant ‘removals force’ pledge inspired by Trump’s ICE

Conservative leader expected to announce series of hardline policies on first day of party conference

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2 w. ago UK politics live: Police to get powers to restrict repeat protests – as Badenoch set for Tory Conference speech

Conservative leader expected to announce series of hardline policies including special task force to deport 750,000 illegal immigrants

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