72 m. ago Voters name ‘none of the above’ as most popular candidate before local elections

Labour’s Keir Starmer, Reform’s Nigel Farage, the Conservative’s Kemi Badenoch and Lib Dem’s Ed Davey all trailing as voters prepare to go to the polls on Thursday

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1 hour ago Keir Starmer pokes fun at Robert Jenrick’s leadership ambitions with marathon jibe

Sir Keir Starmer joked about Tory MP Robert Jenrick's leadership ambitions during Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) on Wednesday (30 April), when he referenced last week's marathons in London and Manchester and said the shadow justice minister "is still running".

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1 hour ago Farage calls for national emergency over arrival of people from ‘alien’ cultures

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said billions of pounds are being spent on housing ‘undocumented males’ in hotels and rented accommodation.

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2 h. ago Party leaders trade blows over grooming gangs, immigration and Trump in bruising PMQs on eve of local elections

With less than 24 hours before polls open, Kemi Badenoch used PMQs to lay into Keir Starmer for refusing to launch a national inquiry into 'rape gangs'.

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2 h. ago Tony Blair’s climate crisis views ‘absolutely aligned’ with government policy, Starmer says – UK politics live

PM says he and Blair aligned ‘if you look at the detail of what he said’PMQs is starting soon.Here is the list of MPs down to ask a question. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Nigel Farage dismantled for 'recruiting Liz Truss' in brutal PMQs swipe by Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer delivered a brutal swipe at Nigel Farage during PMQs over reports that Reform UK had been in talks with Liz Truss in recent weeks

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2 h. ago Watch in full: Keir Starmer grilled in parliament ahead of crunch local elections

Sir Keir Starmer faced questions from MPs in Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs), a day before people head to the polls to vote in the local elections and the by-election in the Cheshire constituency of Runcorn and Helsby.

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2 h. ago Starmer faces growing calls to give MPs ‘final say’ on any UK

Liberal Democrat MPs have developed proposals to give Parliament a chance to scrutinise any agreement.

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2 h. ago Local elections live: Starmer taunts Farage over Liz Truss ‘advising Reform’ ahead of polling day

Sir Keir Starmer facing final PMQs in the Commons ahead of crunch elections

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3 h. ago Watch live: Keir Starmer grilled in parliament ahead of crunch local elections

Sir Keir Starmer is facing questions from MPs in this week's Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs), a day before people head to the polls to vote in the local elections and the by-election in the Cheshire constituency of Runcorn and Helsby.

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5 h. ago Local elections live: Net zero row breaks out ahead of polling day after Blair’s last

Sir Keir Starmer to face his final PMQs in the Commons ahead of crunch elections

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7 h. ago Local elections live: Final day of campaigning begins with Farage’s Reform expected to take hundreds of seats

Sir Keir Starmer to face his final PMQs in the Commons ahead of crunch elections

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16 h. ago Arsene Wenger sits alongside Prime Minister Keir Starmer in rare return to the Emirates... but the smiles don't last long as Arsenal are beaten by early PSG goal

Arsene Wenger made a rare appearance to the Emirates Stadium to support his old club during their Champions League semi-final first-leg defeat by Paris Saint-Germain.

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17 h. ago Arsenal beaten by Paris St Germain to dent Champions League final hopes

Ousmane Dembele’s early goal separates the sides after the first leg, with Arsenal’s Mikel Merino denied an equaliser by VAR.

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18 h. ago Arsene Wenger sits alongside Prime Minister Keir Starmer as he makes rare return to the Emirates to watch Arsenal's Champions League semi

Arsenal's legendary former manager Arsene Wenger had made a rare appearance to the Emirates to support his old club ahead of their crunch Champions League semi-final first leg against PSG.

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20 h. ago Donald Trump 'keeps pushing Keir Starmer to get the 2028 Open held at his golf course'

No10 has refused to slap down reports that US President Donald Trump has repeatedly asked Keir Starmer for the 2028 Open to be held at his Turnberry course in Scotland - but said it's not a decision for government

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21 h. ago Scotland's top trade unionist lashes out at Keir Starmer's Labour's 'broken promises'

Keir Starmer’s Labour UK government has been attacked by Scotland’s top trade unionist

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22 h. ago Britons name ‘none of the above’ as most popular candidate before local elections

Labour’s Keir Starmer, Reform’s Nigel Farage, the Conservative’s Kemi Badenoch and Lib Dem’s Ed Davey all trailing as voters prepare to go to the polls on Thursday

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25 h. ago Phasing out fossil fuels ‘doomed to fail’, says Tony Blair as he calls for rethink of net zero policy – UK politics live

‘Any strategy based on either phasing out fossil fuels in the short term or limiting consumption is a strategy doomed to fail,’ says former PMSeverin Carrell is the Guardian’s Scotland editor.Keir Starmer is not expected to campaign in the Hamilton byelection, a critical contest for Scottish Labour which takes place in early June, Anas Sarwar has confirmed.I wouldn’t expect Keir to be campaigning in the byelection. That’s not to say he won’t, but I’m not expecting Kier to campaign in the byelection.I’ll be on the stump campaigning for a Labour win. I’m the candidate for first minister next year. I’m the one that wants to remove the SNP from government.Next year, we’ve got to demonstrate to people that for all Nigel Farage might want to come here with his easy answers and create a bit of a circus, the reality is a vote for Reform only helps the SNP. If you want to get rid of the SNP, only Scottish Labour can beat them. Continue reading...

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25 h. ago Trump Turnberry decision up to Open organisers, says Downing Street

The Prime Minister’s official spokesman did not deny that Whitehall officials had been in contact with the R&A.

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