8 h. ago DWP minister resists Labour MPs' calls to delay major benefit cuts vote

Sir Stephen Timms told The Mirror the government needs to 'get on with' overhauling the benefits system as Keir Starmer faces the biggest revolt of his premiership so far

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9 h. ago No plans to reintroduce freedom of movement or customs union, MPs told

Cabinet Office minister Nick Thomas-Symonds says Labour will ‘deliver its manifesto’ rather than rejoining EU initiatives.

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11 h. ago Sandie Peggie welcomes Supreme Court judgment on biological sex

The nurse publicly welcomed the judgement of the Supreme Court which ruled that ‘sex’ in the Equality Act 2010 means biological sex.

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14 h. ago Robert Jenrick claims UK ‘already island of strangers’ in rare support for Starmer

Sir Keir found himself in unusual political company as the former Tory immigration minister – who has typically been at loggerheads with the Labour leader on migration – defended the PM’s remarks

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14 h. ago Tory MP Robert Jenrick backs Keir Starmer in ‘island of strangers’ row

Sir Keir found himself in unusual political company as the former Tory immigration minister – who has typically been at loggerheads with the Labour leader on migration – defended the PM’s remarks

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18 h. ago Labour minister: £11bn wind boom creating 1,000 jobs shows Grangemouth mistakes won't be repeated

Michael Shanks has insisted his government will not allow a repeat of the just transition failures at Grangemouth.

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32 h. ago Labour benefits backlash rages as MPs warn Cabinet minister that cuts will 'devastate lives'

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall came under fire from her own side as she took questions in the House.

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33 h. ago Minister defends PM’s ‘island of strangers’ claim amid Labour backlash

The Prime Minister used a Downing Street speech on Monday to lay out plans to ‘significantly’ reduce net migration.

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36 h. ago Starmer lays out immigration controls after ‘incalculable damage’ to society

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said without fair rules and shared values, ‘we risk becoming an island of strangers’.

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39 h. ago UK risks becoming ‘island of strangers’, says PM as he unveils immigration plans

The Prime Minister said the Labour Government would ‘take back control of our borders’.

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40 h. ago Keir Starmer unveils immigration crackdown as PM promises to tighten 'every area of system'

The Prime Minister is setting out Labour’s sweeping plan to cut net migration into the UK at a press conference on Monday morning

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49 h. ago Keir Starmer says migrants will have to ‘earn the right’ to live in UK as part of new crackdown

Labour prime minister to unveil new ‘contributor model’ he says will boost economic growth in the wake of surge of support for Nigel Farage and Reform

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53 h. ago Half of people fear timing of assisted dying law alongside benefits cuts, poll shows

MPs due to vote on controversial legislation this week, but Labour prime minister Sir Keir Starmer is set to miss debate

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63 h. ago Immigration crackdown as Labour panics over Reform: Yvette Cooper vows tougher visa rules and deportation for ANY crime

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper insisted immigration will fall 'substantially' as she prepares to publish a white paper, with Labour panicking over Reform.

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3 d. ago Putin ‘called out’ by Starmer, Trump and European leaders to agree Ukraine truce – or face ‘massive’ sanctions

Labour prime minister also threatens to increase military aid to Zelensky in symbolic show of solidarity in Kyiv as he says Europe and the US president ‘speaking with one voice’, weeks after White House showdown

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3 d. ago Mandelson reveals Trump called him handsome after they held hands in the Oval Office

Labour prime minister Keir Starmer’s ambassador in Washington says US president also praised his good looks

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3 d. ago Trump is a people person who could cut UK tariffs further, Mandelson says

Labour prime minister Keir Starmer's ambassador in Washington says US President also praised his good looks

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4 d. ago Home Office failure to record when migrants on visas leave UK 'means border system will continue to fail'

Former Labour minister Clive Betts urged the Home Office to properly record when migrants leave the UK after their visa expires

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4 d. ago Labour MPs must realise welfare system ‘needs reform’, says Reeves – UK politics live

Chancellor responds to growing rebellion from more than 40 MPs who have written to the prime ministerMore than 40 Labour MPs have warned the prime minister that planned disability cuts are “impossible to support” and have called for a pause and change in direction.The letter from parliamentarians spanning the new intake and veterans, and from the left and right of the party, sets Keir Starmer up for the biggest rebellion of his premiership when the House of Commons votes on the measures next month.Andrew Bailey has today added his voice to what Liberal Democrats have been saying for years: that we urgently need to rebuild our trading relationship with our closest and most significant economic partners in Europe.This isn’t about revisiting the past, it’s about boosting our economy and deepening cooperation for the future. Despite the government’s US deal, Trump’s trade tariffs are still hitting key British industries and threatening the livelihoods of people across the UK. Continue r...

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4 d. ago Rachel Reeves insists welfare system needs reform amid disquiet on benefit cuts

Some 42 backbenchers said the planned cuts were ‘impossible to support’ in a letter to Sir Keir Starmer.

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