3 h. ago Starmer under mounting pressure to strip Egyptian activist of British citizenship

Calls are growing for Alaa Abd El-Fattah to be deported from UK after ‘abhorrent’ tweets calling for the death of Zionists

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4 h. ago In Pictures: Trump, tears and taxes feature in the best political images of 2025

The Press Association’s photographers captured some extraordinary moments in UK politics throughout the year.

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11 h. ago Tory leader Kemi Badenoch's fury as Keir Starmer welcomes freed anti

Writing in the Daily Mail, the Tory leader says Alaa Abd El-Fattah - whose arrival in the UK was celebrated by Keir Starmer- should be stripped of his dual British nationality and booted out.

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14 h. ago Deport Egyptian extremist who called Brits 'monkeys', say Tories

The Conservatives have called for Alaa Abd El-Fattah to be deported and have his citizenship revoked - after Sir Keir posted that he was 'delighted' by the activist's return from Egypt.

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15 h. ago Zelensky arrives in Florida for Trump talks to secure Ukraine peace deal

The US President said prior to the meeting he had had a ‘good and very productive’ call with Russian President Vladimir Putin

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17 h. ago Zelensky arrives in Florida for Trump talks in bid to secure Ukraine peace deal

The US president said prior to the meeting he had had a ‘good and very productive’ call with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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17 h. ago Keir Starmer condemns Russian strikes on Kyiv as Zelensky holds major peace talks with Trump

Keir Starmer holds call with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky ahead of his high-stakes talks with US President Donald Trump over ending Russia's bloody conflict

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18 h. ago Successive UK governments face questions over support for activist Alaa Abd el

Dissident released by Egypt was welcomed back to UK by Keir Starmer but offensive social media posts have since surfacedSuccessive UK governments are facing questions over their decision to campaign for the release and return of British-Egyptian democracy activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah after past violent and offensive social media posts came to light.The dissident’s historical remarks – in which he appeared to call for violence towards “Zionists” and the police – have prompted a widespread backlash since his return from detention in Egypt on Friday. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Lucy Powell delivers message to Keir Starmer Labour leadership critics

In an interview with The Mirror, the party's deputy leader Lucy Powell said she believed the polls will tighten - but the party must be up for the fight in 2026

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21 h. ago Backlash grows over Egyptian activist’s social media posts after return to UK

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has faced criticism for celebrating the return of Alaa Abd El-Fattah on Boxing Day.

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23 h. ago Keir Starmer gave aide peerage despite campaigning for Scots sex offender

Former Downing Street head of communications Matthew Doyle campaigned for councillor Sean Morton after he was charged and suspended from the party.

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23 h. ago Keir Starmer gave peerage to aide who campaigned for Scots sex offender

Former Downing Street head of communications Matthew Doyle campaigned for councillor Sean Morton after he was charged and suspended from the party.

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23 h. ago Keir Starmer gave peerage to former aide who campaigned for child sex offender

Downing Street has admitted that Matthew Doyle’s links with Sean Morton were ‘thoroughly investigated’ before he was nominated for a peerage

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25 h. ago In Pictures: Royal and presidential visits make it year to remember in Scotland

The royals and US President Donald Trump all made memorable visits to the country in 2025.

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36 h. ago Starmer criticised for celebrating democracy activist’s return from Egypt

Alaa Abd El-Fattah was released from an Egyptian prison in September after receiving a presidential pardon.

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57 h. ago Fears Labour could deny millions of Britons the chance to vote by cancelling even more elections in the new year

The fear of an electoral wipeout in May 'is now influencing much thinking within the Labour Party' and could see Sir Keir Starmer delay further polls, Lord Hayward said.

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58 h. ago EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Bond bigwig Broccoli joins flight from Sir Keir's socialist utopia

Bond's custodian for the past 30 year is becoming the latest to bid farewell to a nation now being pummelled into submission by Sir Keir Starmer.

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58 h. ago Farage vows to 'fight monstrous attack on our freedoms' as he joins supporters in outrage against Keir Starmer's plans to stop trail hunting

The Countryside Alliance said Labour had 'alienated rural people', with a poll suggesting 65 per cent of voters think the Government unfairly neglects country communities.

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59 h. ago The key moments that could ‘decide fate of Keir Starmer’ next year

Lord Robert Hayward has warned of a number of heavy Labour defeats in 2026

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59 h. ago Labour must fix cost of living to see off 'disaster' Nigel Farage, warns TUC

TUC General Secretary Paul Nowak said Keir Starmer needs to confront Nigel Farage's party head on in 2026, as he warned - 'Working class people can't afford Reform'

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