4 h. ago Starmer seeks to wrest back policy control from Treasury in No 10 shake

Prime minister brings in chancellor’s deputy and former Bank of England chief to newly created senior roles• Downing Street shake-up: who’s in and who’s out at No 10Keir Starmer has attempted to wrest back control of economic policy from the Treasury by bolstering his No 10 team, bringing in the chancellor’s deputy and a former Bank of England chief to senior roles.Ahead of what is likely to be a tumultuous autumn for the government, he created two new roles with Darren Jones put in charge of day-to-day delivery and Minouche Shafik appointed the prime minister’s chief economic adviser. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Keir Starmer makes major asylum hotel vow as plan met with backlash

Prime Minister Keir Starmer revealed he wants to shut all asylum hotels down before his existing 2029 deadline, saying he understands public anger amid a wave of protests

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6 h. ago Voices: Rachel Reeves risks becoming the ‘Chino Chancellor’ – chancellor in name only

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

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6 h. ago Keir Starmer backs Angela Rayner after Tory outrage over £800,000 Hove flat

Keir Starmer defended Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, saying she was a 'great story of British success', after the Tories called for a probe into her tax affairs

Economics

6 h. ago Jeremy Clarkson considering moving to Dubai due to 'the horror of Keir Starmer'

The former Top Gear presenter, 65, has been left fuming by the UK's "broken future full of nothing about taxation, crime, and disease" in his latest Sunday Times column

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6 h. ago Starmer’s reshuffle and stories about Rayner reveal trouble at the top of the Labour party

Keir Starmer has attempted to take back control of his government with a mini-reshuffle on MPs return from recess. But tension at the top of the party has not gone away, political editor David Maddox reports

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7 h. ago ‘Radical’ reforms on asylum laws announced by Home Secretary Yvette Cooper

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

Society

7 h. ago Angela Rayner unable to explain housing arrangements ‘due to court order’, Downing Street says

It comes amid continued criticism of the deputy prime minister’s purchase of an £800,000 flat in Hove

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8 h. ago Starmer cannot have armoured electric Range Rover ‘because of bomb risk’

Jaguar Land Rover says ‘required safety levels cannot be achieved’ for EVs so PM must to stick to petrol versionWould-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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8 h. ago ‘A common enemy beyond ideologies’: Spain’s PM announces plan to tackle climate crisis

Pedro Sánchez says country’s deadly August wildfires show society needs to mobilise and take immediate actionSpain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has announced a 10-point plan to prepare the country for the climate emergency, warning that “if we don’t want to bequeath our children a Spain that’s grey from fire and flames, or a Spain that’s brown from floods, then we need a Spain that’s greener”.Sánchez said August’s heatwave-fuelled wildfires – which killed four people, burned through an area six times the size of Ibiza, and required “the biggest human and technical deployment” ever seen in Spain – showed immediate action must be taken to mitigate the effects of the climate crisis. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Climate change kills, Spanish PM tells deniers at launch of plan to tackle crisis

Pedro Sánchez says country’s deadly August wildfires show society needs to mobilise and take immediate actionSpain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has announced a 10-point plan to prepare the country for the climate emergency, warning: “If we don’t want to bequeath our children a Spain that’s grey from fire and flames, or a Spain that’s brown from floods, then we need a Spain that’s greener.”Sánchez said August’s heatwave-fuelled wildfires – which killed four people, burned through an area six times the size of Ibiza and required “the biggest human and technical deployment” ever seen in Spain – showed that immediate action must be taken to mitigate the effects of the climate crisis. Continue reading...

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8 h. 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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8 h. 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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8 h. ago Report that rejects claim NI peace deal stops UK leaving ECHR sparks debate

Amnesty has said for the UK to repudiate the European Convention on Human Rights would be a ‘serious breach of international law’.

Economics

8 h. 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

Politics

8 h. 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.

Events

9 h. 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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9 h. 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.

Politics

9 h. 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.

Politics

9 h. 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

Economics