25 m. ago Prince Andrew latest: Demands grow for Andrew to face MPs with inquiry into Royal Lodge rent deal

The prime minister has been urged to call Prince Andrew to give evidence as part of an inquiry into the Crown Estate

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44 m. ago Prince Andrew could be hauled before MPs to explain why he has lived rent

The Prime Minister today said he would back an inquiry by MPs into why the former Duke of York has lived rent-free at Royal Lodge in Windsor Park for more than two decades.

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68 m. ago Keir Starmer backs Prince Andrew inquiry as pressure mounts over Royal Lodge

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said 'proper scrutiny' was important, as he faced calls for a parliamentary probe, which could haul in Prince Andrew to give evidence

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71 m. ago Cabinet secretary Wormald ‘continues to have PM’s support’ says No 10

Downing Street was responding to speculation the country’s top civil servant could be moved from his role within months.

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78 m. ago Rayner vows to pay any taxes owed over home purchase in resignation statement

The former deputy prime minister says she is taking responsibility for a ‘mistake’ she made over unpaid stamp duty.

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87 m. ago PM says he supports ‘proper scrutiny’ of all royal properties, amid Andrew row

Prince Andrew pays a peppercorn rent to live in the 30-room Royal Lodge in Windsor.

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1 hour ago PM calls for school trust to ‘reconsider’ providing ramp for young girl

Millie Blair was diagnosed with osteosarcoma on her 11th birthday last year.

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2 h. ago Keir Starmer backs call for Prince Andrew to be hauled in front of MPs to give evidence

When the prime minister was asked whether Prince Andrew should give evidence to a select committee inquiry, he said: ‘I certainly support that’

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2 h. ago Farage appears in Commons gallery as ‘mere spectator’ at PMQs

The Reform UK leader complained he had ‘no right of reply’ at Prime Minister’s Questions.

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2 h. ago Prince Andrew could be hauled before MPs to explain why has lived rent

The Prime Minister today said he would back an inquiry by MPs into why the former Duke of York has lived rent-free at Royal Lodge in Windsor Park for more than two decades.

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3 h. ago Keir Starmer defends grooming gang inquiry during grilling at Prime Minister's Questions

Prime Minister says ‘injustice will have no place to hide’ as he reveals Baroness Louise Casey will support the inquiry

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3 h. ago London politics LIVE: Keir Starmer grilled at PMQs on grooming gangs inquiry resignations

Sir Keir Starmer faced Prime Minister’s Questions amid a row over the Government's handling of the national grooming gangs inquiry

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3 h. ago PM insists ‘injustice will have no place to hide’ in grooming gangs inquiry

Sir Keir Starmer responded to criticism at Prime Minister’s Questions.

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3 h. ago London politics LIVE: Keir Starmer being grilled at PMQs on grooming gangs inquiry resignations

Sir Keir Starmer is facing Prime Minister’s Questions amid a row over the Government's handling of the national grooming gangs inquiry

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4 h. ago Watch live: Keir Starmer faces PMQs grilling on child grooming gang inquiry

Watch live as Sir Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch face off in Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday (22 October).

Society

5 h. ago Who is Japan’s first female prime minister? Sanae Takaichi in her own words

From international tourism, immigration, women’s maiden names, and visits to a controversial wartime shrine, Takaichi has made colourful and controversial statements about issues that matter to Japan

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5 h. ago Gaza ceasefire live: JD Vance has ‘great optimism’ truce will hold as he meets Netanyahu

On a visit to Israel, the US vice-president said Washington would not set a deadline for the group to disarm under the US-brokered dealIsrael has completed the identification of the bodies of two more hostages, prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Wednesday, the Associated Press (AP) reports. Authorities identified the deceased hostages as Arie Zalmanovich and Tamir Adar. Their bodies were transported in coffins by the Red Cross and handed over to the Israeli military in the Gaza Strip. A military ceremony attended by the chief rabbi of the Israel Defense Forces was planned for later in the day, Netanyahu’s office said. The two were killed in kibbutz Nir Oz during the 7 October 2023, attack by Hamas militants, which triggered the two-year war. Since the ceasefire began on 10 October, the remains of 15 hostages have been returned to Israel. Another 13 still need to be recovered in Gaza and handed over, a key element to the ceasefire agreement. Meanwhile, the burial of m...

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6 h. ago Scottish Government urges Treasury to reimburse £26m Trump and Vance visit cost

Scotland’s Finance Secretary has written to the Chief Secretary to the Treasury.

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7 h. ago Australian prime minister dismisses Trump’s remarks to ambassador as ‘banter’

Anthony Albanese publicly backs ambassador Kevin Rudd and says exchange with US president ‘wasn’t a significant moment’

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15 h. ago Starmer's digital ID cards won't work and will be costly, voters say

Focus groups carried out by pollster Lord Ashcroft found that voters of 'all political backgrounds' oppose the policy announced by the Prime Minister last month.

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