54 m. ago Jaguar Land Rover lobbied to exclude armoured cars from UK EV targets

Carmaker said ‘required safety levels cannot be achieved’ – meaning PM’s Range Rovers will not be made electricWould-be car buyers considering ditching petrol for electric tend to fret – not always correctly – about higher upfront costs, access to chargers and whether their battery will last on long journeys.But Keir Starmer has an unusual obstacle to making the switch – Britain’s largest carmaker has claimed electric vehicles (EVs) do not offer adequate bomb protection. Continue reading...

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54 m. ago Voices: Rachel Reeves risks becoming the ‘Cino’ Chancellor – chancellor in name only

By hiring Treasury second-in-command Darren Jones to work with him in No 10 – and with a new high-powered team of economic aides – Keir Starmer has effectively downgraded his chancellor, says Simon Walters

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73 m. ago Keir Starmer defends ‘incredible’ Angela Rayner over flat purchase row

Sir Keir’s backing for Angela Rayner comes amid continued criticism of her purchase of an £800,000 flat in Hove

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78 m. ago ‘I completely get it’ – Starmer insists he wants to empty asylum hotels faster

Sir Keir Starmer spoke to the BBC about his desire to grip the small boats crisis, as Yvette Cooper is set to unveil reforms to border security.

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82 m. ago Keir Starmer: I want to speed up closing down migrant hotels

Labour has vowed to end the use of hotels for housing asylum seekers by the next election but the Prime Minister said he has set the ‘challenge’ of emptying them sooner

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85 m. ago Prime Minister says he is ‘very encouraging’ of people flying national flags

The widespread flying of flags, after an online campaign called Operation Raise the Colours, has become contentious.

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85 m. ago Keir Starmer admits he would not want to live next to an asylum hotel as his desperate 'phase two' government relaunch is ridiculed

Keir Starmer stressed he wanted the facilities to shut in an 'orderly' way but acknowledged that the 2029 target for getting rid of them needs to be brought forward.

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90 m. ago Sir Keir Starmer speaks out after Angela Rayner criticised over seaside £800,000 flat

It comes after the purchase of a flat in Hove, East Sussex

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90 m. ago Sir Keir Starmer responds after Angela Rayner criticised over seaside £800,000 flat

It comes after the purchase of a flat in Hove, East Sussex

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94 m. ago Keir Starmer’s legacy could be electoral reform – or Farage as prime minister | Polly Toynbee

MPs are voting to get rid of first past the post in mayoral elections. Doing the same at a national level would be an antidote to Reform UKWake up to the peril. As MPs return to parliament, they should abandon that self-deluding pretence that it could never happen here in our “moderate” and “tolerant” land. On the contrary, Britain is at more risk of a populist right takeover than many of our European neighbours. With Labour in an electoral slough of despond, and the Tories looking dead already, the reptilian grin of Nigel Farage haunts the political landscape after his satisfactory summer spent stoking division and cynicism.Our first past the post (FPTP) elections make us particularly vulnerable. As Rob Ford, professor of politics at Manchester University, notes: “This is now a Farage-friendly electoral system.” Reform UK has reached the tipping point where winning as little as 30% support in our corkscrewed lottery of a voting system could propel him into No 10, however much that ...

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1 hour ago Keir Starmer accidentally calls Angela Rayner an ‘incredible prime minister’

Keir Starmer accidentally called Angela Rayner an “incredible prime minister” as he defended his deputy.

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1 hour ago Country should be ‘proud’ Angela Rayner is deputy PM, says Starmer amid flat row

The Prime Minister said it was a ‘mistake’ for people to brief against or talk down Ms Rayner.

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2 h. ago Sir Keir Starmer admits 'frustration' as he shakes up his Downing Street team

Sir Keir Starmer admits being ‘frustrated’ at the pace of change as he overhauls his top team

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2 h. ago Keir Starmer seeks to get a grip on UK economy with new hires

PM hopes reshuffled team will help navigate perilous autumn Budget and spot political dangers ahead of time

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2 h. ago ‘Coalition of the willing’ to meet on Thursday, Élysée confirms – Europe live

Meeting, co-chaired by France’s Emmanuel Macron and UK’s Keir Starmer, will focus on security guarantees for Ukraine and response to Russia’s refusal to end warEU transport spokesperson Anna-Kaisa Itkonen also offered a bit more detail on the issue of GPS jamming and its impact on operations.She said:“Generally, we have been seeing a quite a lot of such jamming and spoofing activities, notably in the eastern flank of Europe.Europe is the most concerned region in the or most affected region globally, on this.“We are, of course, aware and used to somehow to the threats and intimidations that are [a] regular component of Russia’s hostile behaviour.Of course, this will only reinforce even further our unshakable commitment to ramp up defence capabilities and support for Ukraine.”“This incident actually underlines the urgency of the mission that the President is carrying out in the frontline member states.” Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Court order is stopping Angela Rayner revealing more about property deals, says No10

Keir Starmer's spokesman said the Deputy PM is 'urgently' working on a way to give more details 'in the interests of public transparency'. The nature of the order is not known.

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5 h. ago Rising star Darren Jones named chief secretary to PM in Downing Street shake

Mr Jones will be based at No 10 and ‘directly oversee work across Government to support the delivery of the Prime Minister’s priorities’.

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5 h. ago Keir Starmer launches desperate No10 reshuffle drafting in 'tax fanatics' with bombshell Budget looming... as PM faces migrant fury and threat from Farage

No10 communications director James Lyons announced he is leaving the role after a year amid a desperate effort to 'reset' the PM's team.

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5 h. ago New headache for Keir Starmer as comms chief quits amid mini Downing Street reshuffle

James Lyons, the son-in-law of Labour grandee Dame Margaret Hodge, is the fourth senior staff member to be replaced in the PM’s office in 12 months

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5 h. ago Keir Starmer launches a desperate No10 reshuffle with key aides OUT as he faces migrant fury, falling poll ratings... and a rising threat from Farage

No10 communications director James Lyons announced he is leaving the role after a year amid a desperate effort to 'reset' the PM's team.

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