2 h. ago Head of UK’s largest union says she doesn’t know if Starmer will remain Labour leader after May

Prime minister facing disastrous elections in Scotland, Wales and England next year as his party trails Nigel Farage’s Reform UK in the polls

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5 h. ago Mass stabbings on train that left nine fighting for life was ‘isolated incident’

The Defence Secretary said the public would be updated on whether the incident was a terror attack as soon as the information was available.

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6 h. ago Stonewalling Starmer WON'T reopen probe into Rachel Reeves' illegal lettings scandal despite revelation Chancellor was warned by TWO estate agents that she DID need a licence

Keir Starmer still believes no further action is needed even though it has emerged the Chancellor was warned she needed a licence by a second firm of estate agents.

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16 h. ago Two arrested as ‘man with large knife’ seen after mass stabbing on train

Armed police attended the scene at Huntingdon Station on Saturday evening.

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17 h. ago Keir Starmer issues statement after 'appalling' Huntingdon train stabbings

Sir Keir Starmer described the incident as "appalling" and issued a message of "thanks" to the emergency services

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17 h. ago Sir Keir Starmer breaks silence after multiple stabbed on UK train in 'appalling incident'

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22 h. ago Labour Cabinet Minister forced to quit after breaking the law attacks Keir Starmer for treating Rachel Reeves differently

Louise Haigh, who had to quit as Transport Secretary over a fraud conviction, contrasted her treatment with how Reeves was let off with an apology by renting out her home without a licence.

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33 h. ago World leaders, remember that future generations will judge you. At Cop30, you can define how | Gordon Brown

Keir Starmer is taking the lead on tackling the climate crisis. With the US backing away, now is the moment when other nations must step upWith the once-familiar pillars of the old world order crumbling and the US stepping away from action on climate crisis, it falls to others to assume global environmental leadership. Those leaders who understand the urgency should seize the opportunity afforded by Brazil hosting Cop30 this month to build a coalition of committed countries determined to turn back the climate deniers.Many now see China – the most successful manufacturer of solar, wind, battery and electric vehicle technologies – as the global low-carbon powerhouse. But its national emission goals, recently submitted to the UN, are underwhelming and it is unclear whether China is willing to take up the mantle of climate leadership. Continue reading...

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43 h. ago Rachel Reeves blasted by Keir Starmer over rent licence scandal – but she won't be sacked

Sir Keir Starmer believes that this is a case of 'inadvertent failure' and the independent standards adviser, Sir Laurie Magnus, said he found 'no evidence of bad faith'

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47 h. ago Nothing's too good for the workers! Doing up Keir Starmer's Downing Street flat cost the taxpayer nearly £30,000

Keir Starmer used effectively the maximum taxpayer funding allowed for redecorating and furnishing the No11 residence.

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47 h. ago Man freed from prison term for knife offences under Keir Starmer's early release scheme is charged with murder

The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was released early from jail for knife crimes and has now been charged with murder following an incident in London.

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48 h. ago Keir Starmer keeps Trumps’ silver necklace gift – for a price

Prime minister paid cabinet office to retain jewellery, but chose not to fork out for cufflinks and golf clubKeir Starmer has paid to keep a personalised silver necklace gifted to him by Donald and Melania Trump, transparency records show.The necklace was the only gift Starmer chose to keep after he hosted the US president for a historic second state visit in September. Continue reading...

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48 h. ago Keir Starmer has 'no plans' to remove Andrew from line of succession

The King's dramatic decision to formally strip his brother of his Prince and Duke of York titles and HRH style leaves him with the status of a commoner - but he remains eighth in line to the throne.

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49 h. ago Keir Starmer breaks silence after Royal decision to strip Andrew of titles

Downing Street has issued a statement after the decision by the King to strip his brother of titels

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61 h. ago STEPHEN GLOVER: Keir Starmer will do everything he can to save this terrible Chancellor. To lose her would almost certainly mark the end for him, too

What contempt these Labour politicians hold us in. How little they must think of us. They treat us as fools.

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63 h. ago Ministry of Defence still unclear on cost of RAF nuclear jet plan, MPs say

Sir Keir Starmer announced at the Nato summit in June that the UK would purchase 12 F-35A jets

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67 h. ago Keir Starmer often strident in opposition struggles to maintain probity in government

Despite pledges to run a squeaky clean administration he and some in his cabinet have fallen foul of the rulesThere is a theory in British politics, often attributed to Tony Blair, that you need to be careful about throwing a boomerang in opposition, because when you make it to power it could come back and hit you in the face.As opposition leader, Keir Starmer became adept at landing blows on the Conservatives. Over the Partygate scandal in particular, he called for Boris Johnson to quit over his rule-breaking. “You cannot be a lawmaker and a lawbreaker and it’s time to pack his bags,” he said. Continue reading...

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67 h. ago Starmer feels the effects of setting high standards for his party in opposition

Despite pledges to run a squeaky clean administration the prime minister and some in his cabinet have been caught outThere is a theory in British politics, often attributed to Tony Blair, that you need to be careful about throwing a boomerang in opposition, because when you make it to power it could come back and hit you in the face.As opposition leader, Keir Starmer became adept at landing blows on the Conservatives. Over the Partygate scandal in particular, he called for Boris Johnson to quit over his rule-breaking. “You cannot be a lawmaker and a lawbreaker and it’s time to pack his bags,” he said. Continue reading...

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68 h. ago Rachel Reeves latest: Key emails from estate agent in chancellor’s rental licence row published

The PM is thought to have become aware of the messages on Thursday

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69 h. ago Reeves says she should have checked rental licence had been obtained as letting agent apologises – UK politics live

No 10 releases redacted emails between Reeves’ husband and letting agentRachel Reeves’ rental error: standards adviser looking at new informationRobert Peston, ITV’s political editor, says he thinks it is a mistake for the Conservatives to be saying Rachel Reeves should have to resign over the rental licence error. He explains why in a post on social media. Here is an extract.Kemi Badenoch’s call for Starmer to sack Reeves, for failing to register her family home when she rented it on moving to Downing Street, lowers the bar quite significantly for sackable offences by ministers. I am not certain all her shadow cabinet colleagues will thank her.The point is that there is a clear distinction between Rayner’s failure to take stamp duty advice and Reeves’s failure to register her home with the council for rent. Continue reading...

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