2 d. ago Grooming gangs inquiry will never be watered down, home secretary says, after survivors resign from panel – UK politics live

Keir Starmer likely to face PMQs grilling on claims the inquiry has descended into ‘chaos’Good morning. One of the reasons why Shabana Mahmood was appointed home secretary was because, as justice secretary, when the Tories came at her with a “two-tier justice” attack line that was being enthusiastically embraced by the rightwing media, she saw them off swiftly and effectively (essentially, by coopting the argument and responding). Today she is performing a similar rebuttal operation on the grooming gangs inquiry, which is another area where the Daily Mail/GB News etc are on the warpath and the government is floundering.Here is the Mail’s splash.We are progressing as swiftly as thoroughness allows. Misinformation undermines this process. Allegations of intentional delay, lack of interest and a widening or dilution of the inquiry’s scope are false.It was with a heavy heart, in recent days, I learnt that some members have decided to step away from the group. Should they wish to return,...

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1 week ago Fury as Bridget Phillipson says CPS failed to properly prosecute China spy scandal and insists security chief has Starmer's full backing

The Education Secretary also claimed Keir Starmer has 'full confidence' in his beleaguered national security adviser Jonathan Powell.

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1 week ago Scots oil workers pushed off 'cliff edge' by UK Government, claims Stephen Flynn

The SNP leader at Westminster hit out at claims by Sir Keir Starmer and Nigel Farage over the North Sea industry.

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2 w. ago I preached levelling up as the key to Tory success – but Boris Johnson didn’t do it. Now look at us | Justine Greening

Social mobility and equality of opportunity is crucial to Britain’s success. The party that embraces those things will prosperJustine Greening is a former Conservative ministerAs the existentially challenged Conservative party meets in Manchester for its annual party conference, it has much to ponder on where it goes next. It’s not even clear if there is a road forward at all. These are tough times for a party that now has little, if anything, new or unique to say to voters.It could have been so different if it had made tangible progress on an agenda that matters to people across the country: Levelling up. Yet Boris Johnson’s government hadn’t got the first clue on how to turn his zeitgeisty rhetoric on levelling up into policy reality. For the two years after the 2019 election, it debated what the term even meant.Justine Greening is a former Conservative minister and was MP for Putney from 2005 to 2019 Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Keir Starmer refuses to brand Donald Trump's 'Sharia law' London claims 'racist'

Sir Keir Starmer instead described the comments made by the US President following his recent state visit as ‘nonsense’

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3 w. ago Keir Starmer speech: Prime Minister lumps SNP in with Reform, claiming both 'want Britain to fail'

Sir Keir also had a couple of jabs at Gordon Brown in his keynote speech.

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3 w. ago Nigel Farage hits back after Keir Starmer claims Reform leader 'doesn't like Britain'

LIVE UPDATES: Follow the latest developments from the Labour Party conference in Liverpool where Sir Keir Starmer will make his keynote address as he bids to boost his ailing premiership.

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3 w. ago POLL OF THE DAY: Keir Starmer claims Nigel Farage 'doesn't like Britain'

Sir Keir Starmer said today that Nigel Farage 'doesn't like Britain' and 'doesn't believe in Britain' as he tries to fight back against the threat posed by Reform UK.

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3 w. ago Crash and Burnham: Manchester mayor in full retreat as he says Keir Starmer is the best person to be PM despite previously fuelling claims he could mount a leadership challenge

The Greater Manchester mayor offered his backing to Sir Keir despite having previously fuelled speculation he was poised to mount a Labour leadership challenge.

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3 w. ago Keir Starmer ‘complicit in racist narrative’ taking hold in Britain, Polanski claims

Zack Polanski is using Labour’s conference to make the case for the Green Party

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3 w. ago POLL OF THE DAY: Is Reform's plan to strip migrants of 'settled status' racist, as Keir Starmer claims?

The Prime Minister launched a scathing attack on Nigel Farage's party claiming they do not believe in a 'tolerant and diverse' Britain.

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4 w. ago Pressure piles on Labour ministers to reveal what they knew about 'hidden' £730,000 in donations

The elections watchdog last night faced a backlash after it threw out calls for a fresh investigation into claims Keir Starmer's chief of staff 'hid' more than £700,000 in donations.

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4 w. ago Starmer faces revolt by Labour MPs as he takes huge gamble on compulsory digital ID cards saying people cannot be 'squeamish' about tough rules

Keir Starmer confirmed the plans at a 'global progress' summit in London insisting it is an 'enormous opportunity' to get on top of illegal immigration.

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4 w. ago Fury at Starmer's digital ID cards drive as minister dismisses civil liberties fears by saying they WON'T be compulsory... unless you want a job

The Prime Minister has confirmed that the scheme would become mandatory for right to work checks by the end of this Parliament in 2029.

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4 w. ago Keir Starmer says digital ID cards are an ‘enormous opportunity’ and will make it tougher to work illegally

Prime minister says plans for a new digital ID held on people’s phones will become mandatory to prove the right to workDeputy prime minister David Lammy has called the conflict in Gaza “inhumane” and “utterly unjustifiable”.Addressing the United Nations general assembly in New York, Lammy said:What is happening in Gaza is indefensible, it is inhumane, it is utterly unjustifiable and it must end now.Better than the horrific acts by Hamas on 7 October that left children without their parents and parents without their children.Better than the torment of families waiting desperately for the return of their loved ones from the most barbaric captivity. Better than the fanatical rule by Hamas, a vile, pitiless terrorist organisation that must have no future in Gaza. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Keir Starmer claims his controversial 'show us your papers' compulsory digital ID cards will be 'enormous opportunity' for Britain

The Prime Minister has confirmed that the scheme would become mandatory for right to work checks by the end of this Parliament in 2029.

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4 w. ago Starmer says digital ID cards will be ‘enormous opportunity’ for UK

The cards will be available to UK citizens and legal residents by the end of this Parliament.

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4 w. ago Keir Starmer slams Trump's London 'Sharia law' claim as 'Khan Wars' escalate

The Prime Minister also defended Sadiq Khan, who Trump labelled a 'terrible mayor' on Monday

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4 w. ago Keir Starmer defiantly claims he will lead Labour into the next election as he swipes at Andy Burnham's economic plans after Greater Manchester mayor openly challenges the PM

The Prime Minister dismissed the 'personal ambitions' of the Greater Manchester mayor as he also swiped at Andy Burnham's economic agenda.

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4 w. ago Donald Trump's claim that Sadiq Khan wants to introduce Sharia law in London is 'nonsense', says Keir Starmer

In his first comments on the US President's latest attack on London's mayor, Sir Keir Starmer labelled Donald Trump's remarks as 'ridiculous'.

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