66 m. ago Majority of Brits want Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves to resign, finds new poll

The Opinium survey found more than half of the public (56 per cent) think the Prime Minister should quit, compared to 26 per cent who want Sir Keir to stay.

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2 h. ago Giant effigy of embattled PM Keir Starmer is set alight at Edenbridge bonfire celebrations

The 36-foot high effigy was torched as thousands gathered for the annual event in the town of Edenbridge on Saturday night

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8 h. ago Plans drawn up to send small boat migrants to six military bases around UK as ministers come under growing pressure to close asylum hotels

A list of sites from Surrey to Cumbria - all of which could be brought into use within weeks - has been compiled by the Ministry of Defence, the Mail on Sunday can disclose.

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11 h. ago Prince George joins King and Queen at Festival of Remembrance

The Prince of Wales was not in attendance as he has spent the week in Brazil for the Earthshot Prize and COP30

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12 h. ago Prince George pays tribute to veterans at Festival of Remembrance

The crowd at the Royal Albert Hall in London stood as the family entered to a fanfare by trumpeters and took their seats in the royal box on Saturday.

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13 h. ago The majority of the UK public say the same thing about Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves, poll finds

Polling suggests only 25% of the UK public want Keir Starmer to carry on as Prime Minister

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14 h. ago Prince George joins King, Queen and Princess of Wales at Festival of Remembrance

The event took place at the Royal Albert Hall.

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21 h. ago Starmer ‘facing plots to oust him’ as Labour welcomes back rebel MPs

Conversations around Sir Keir Starmer’s future have reportedly increased in recent weeks, amid continued turmoil in the government

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24 h. ago Cutting aid for disease fund would be moral failure, Labour MPs tell Starmer

UK expected to reduce contribution to Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria by 20%A group of seven Labour MPs who served as ministers under Keir Starmer have written to the prime minister warning that an expected cut to UK funding for aid to combat preventable diseases would be both a “moral failure” and a strategic disaster.With ministers and officials expected to decide the UK’s contribution to the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria within days, the letter renews pressure on Starmer to pull back from an expected 20% cut. Continue reading...

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26 h. ago Labour MPs are 'plotting to oust Keir Starmer as Prime Minister'

The new intake of Labour parliamentarians are among those said to be discussing the mechanics of a future coup, according to reports

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31 h. ago Ed Miliband urges progressives to unite around green policies ahead of Cop30

World leaders are gathering in the Amazon city of Belem for the United Nations climate summit against a gloomy background.

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32 h. ago Labour bosses know ditching Starmer won't save them, but their despair at the PM means they want him gone anyway. And the end could come soon: ANDREW NEIL

It's over for Keir Starmer. Don't take my word for it. Don't even be guided by the polls, which couldn't be more dire for him or his party. Just speak to his own MPs.

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33 h. ago Starmer said to be facing plots to oust him, as Labour welcomes back rebel MPs

The new intake of Labour parliamentarians are among those said to be discussing the mechanics of a future coup, according to reports.

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34 h. ago Mother of transgender teen accuses Queensland government of privacy breach that could have ‘outed’ her child

Revelation comes as LNP accused of ‘intimidation’ after demanding sensitive medical details from parents of transgender childrenGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Queensland government released private information about the mother of a transgender teenager – information she says potentially “outed” her child – to a stranger.The revelation came as the state government was accused of “intimidation” and “an invasion of privacy” after demanding confidential medical information from parents of transgender children who are considering a further legal challenge to its controversial ban on puberty blockers. Continue reading...

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43 h. ago Brussels 'to step up demands' for Britain to pay into the EU's budget for the first time since Brexit as part of Keir Starmer's 'reset' deal

The Prime Minister and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen struck a new agreement in May that Sir Keir claimed would 'move on' from past spats.

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44 h. ago Breakfasts at No 10: buttering up Labour MPs to avoid a budget backlash

Downing Street has been preparing MPs for going back on its manifesto pledge and raising income taxUK politics live – latest updatesIf Keir Starmer’s election campaign was carrying a ming vase across an ice rink, then this budget – according to one minister – is like “wrestling a squirrel across a minefield”.It is an allusion to the biggest risk for Rachel Reeves, not the markets or big business, but Labour MPs. It was those MPs who were the key audience for the chancellor’s highly unusual speech preparing the ground for possible income tax rises. Continue reading...

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44 h. ago Angela Rayner in talks to write book just weeks after resigning from government

Ms Rayner resigned as Labour deputy leader in September

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48 h. ago Keir Starmer hit by bitter Cabinet infighting over Lammy’s handling of jail crisis and Labour revolt on tax

Labour’s new deputy leader Lucy Powell says the Government ‘should be following through’ on its manifesto pledge on not raising key taxes

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48 h. ago Manhunt continues for wrongly released prisoner as pressure mounts on Lammy

Police are still looking for Brahim Kaddour-Cherif who was mistakenly set free from HMP Wandsworth.

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50 h. ago Prime Minister's perfect storm: Keir Starmer faces cabinet split over tax hikes as prison blunders row rages

Labour’s new deputy leader Lucy Powell says the Government ‘should be following through’ on its manifesto pledge on not raising key taxes

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