1 hour ago Calls for inquiry after black children labelled 'subnormal' and 'made to wash white kids'

Labour MP Kim Johnson is calling on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to launch an inquiry for black children who were labelled 'educationally subnormal' and sent to schools for children with disabilities

Events

2 h. ago G7 allies united in calling for Ukraine ceasefire with no conditions – Lammy

Speaking after a meeting with counterparts in Canada, the Foreign Secretary said a ‘detailed statement’ would outline a joint position on the crisis.

Events

2 h. ago Fact check: Part of a new town in Kent was impacted by a spider’s habitat

A section of the Ebbsfleet Garden City project has been affected by Natural England’s decision to designate a new protection area.

Politics

2 h. ago The UK government embracing AI? I’m sorry, that’s nonsense and I can prove it | Chris Stokel

My freedom of information request revealed the inane use of ChatGPT by the tech secretary. Is this the future? I hope notTwo tech-related things made me laugh this week. One was Donald Trump’s childlike exuberance at seeing the dash panel of a Tesla on the White House lawn, and his wondrous exclamation that “everything is computer”.The other was equally hilarious, also tied to politics. Keir Starmer stood up yesterday in Hull and said waste would be thrown by the wayside and the civil service would lose its bloat thanks to the transformative effects of AI. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Revealed: How abolished NHS England DESTROYED the health service...and is the reason you're waiting months to see a doctor

Established in 2013 under the Conservatives, NHS England was intended to give health service policymakers independence and autonomy from politicians.

Society

4 h. ago What could Labour abolish next after NHS England was scrapped?

There are more than 300 ‘quangos’ in the UK – and the largest is now set to be axed

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4 h. ago How 'warmonger' Britain has become Russia's public enemy number one after Trump

The war of words has seen Russia's intelligence agency label Britain 'perfidious Albion', while top Kremlin officials have blamed Sir Keir Starmer for trying to derail efforts to broker peace in Ukraine.

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4 h. ago Is Keir Starmer right to abolish NHS England? Vote in our poll

NHS England will be brought into the Department for Health and Social Care in a bid to cut bureaucracy and duplication - and we want to hear your thoughts on Keir Starmer's decision

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5 h. ago Police given more time to question collision captain amid inquiry ‘complexities’

A 59-year-old Russian captain was arrested on Monday after his container ship collided with a US tanker off the East Yorkshire coast.

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5 h. ago Revealed: How NHS England DESTROYED the health service...and is the reason you're waiting months to see a doctor

Yesterday, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, announced NHS England's abolition, leaving its 15,000 staff blindsided. More than half will be sacked.

Society

7 h. ago Keir Starmer is having his chainsaw moment – but all he will slash is democracy | Simon Jenkins

The PM sounds like Elon Musk when promising to fight the ‘blockers’, but his government’s plans will weaken the link between peoples and politicsEvery new prime minister has an Elon Musk moment. A sudden attack of frustration leads to a burst of machismo, a chainsaw response. The system stinks. Slash the bureaucrats. Smash the machine.Thatcher had her “subversives”, Tony Blair his “scars on my back”, David Cameron his “enemies of enterprise”. Now Sir Keir Starmer claims to be haunted by the blockers, checkers, regulators, bloaters. All are ganging up against the cry of his new friend, Donald Trump, to grow, baby, grow. So get going, chainsaw, do your job.Simon Jenkins is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Rachel Reeves says Labour MUST 'get a grip' on spiralling benefits bill as 'half the Cabinet' line up against plan for £5bn cuts amid revolt by Labour MPs

Chancellor Rachel Reeves voiced defiance despite half of Keir Starmer's top team apparently voicing alarm at the welfare proposals at their weekly meeting on Tuesday.

Economics

9 h. ago UK economy unexpectedly shrank by 0.1% in January in blow to Rachel Reeves

The slowdown in January piles further pressure on Rachel Reeves and Sir Keir Starmer ahead off this month’s spring statement

Politics

10 h. ago Conscription age in UK ranges as WW3 fears rise over Ukraine

Keir Starmer has been urged to consider reintroducing conscription by former British Army commanders as the Ukraine crisis deepends - here's what you need to know.

Politics

10 h. ago Why SNP need to be as brave as Keir Starmer if NHS is to be saved

The SNP must realise that dramatic changes are required if the NHS is to be restored to good health

Politics

10 h. ago Jonathan Powell: the veteran negotiator being lauded over US

Insiders say UK national security adviser avoids limelight, but it found the ‘calm operator’ this weekIn the topsy-turvy world in which Keir Starmer and his aides operate, the US putting the onus on Russia to agree to a truce with Ukraine marked a significant victory.The proposed 30-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine is the culmination of two weeks of high-wire negotiations involving Ukraine, the US, UK, France and Germany. Continue reading...

Politics

10 h. ago Ed Davey calls on Keir Starmer to back Canada against Trump attacks

Lib Dem leader says PM should make public show of support for ally against ‘shocking attacks’ on its sovereigntyThe leader of the UK’s Liberal Democrats has called on the prime minister to publicly support Canada and oppose the “shocking attacks” on Canadian sovereignty, as the Trump administration further escalates its global trade war against longstanding allies.Ed Davey, who leads the third largest political party in the UK, has called on Keir Starmer to travel to Canada in a show of support to the nation’s new prime minister, Mark Carney, as the commonwealth nation faces a generational crisis under Trump’s tariff war and suggestions that the country might become the 51st US state. Continue reading...

Politics

11 h. ago Labour’s cautionary tale: how hereditary peers clung on for 26 years

Delay in removing hereditaries from Lords illustrates how hard it will be to push through more significant changesThe only solid measure that Keir Starmer’s government has introduced to change the House of Lords is on its way to becoming law, but not without last-ditch resistance.Labour’s manifesto promise to remove members of the House of Lords who vote in parliament’s second chamber by birthright was the most straightforward change. The limited measure, an overdue completion of the removal of hereditary peers that began 26 years ago, is a further illustration of the constitutional difficulties of reforming parliament’s second chamber. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago KAROL SIKORA: Not a single person on the frontline will shed a tear for the abolition of NHS England

Finally, some good news. That was my first instinct on hearing of Sir Keir Starmer's intention to scrap the overblown bureaucratic folly that is NHS England with immediate effect.

Politics

17 h. ago Defiant Keir Starmer defends billions in benefits cuts as backlash from his own MPs grows

Sir Keir Starmer has defended billions of pounds of looming benefits cuts despite a growing backlash from his own MPs.

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