11 h. ago IDF try to force civilians out of Gaza City as ground offensive continues

Two army divisions work their way toward centre of Gaza City as further Israeli airstrikes destroy buildingsMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsraeli troops have been trying to force more people out of their Gaza City homes as part of a ground offensive that is destroying large parts of Gaza’s biggest urban centre.The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Wednesday they had carried out 150 air and artillery strikes before the ground operation that began early on Tuesday morning. Two army divisions are working their way slowly towards the city centre and are expected to be joined by a third in the coming days. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Temporary block on man’s deportation will not undermine returns deal – minister

Liz Kendall said the High Court decision was disappointing but it would not prevent the rest of the agreement with France going ahead.

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17 h. ago Blocked deportation leaves Keir Starmer's illegal migration policy in tatters

Kemi Badenoch says her message to ministers was ‘we told you so’ after an Eritrean man won a last-minute High Court bid to temporarily block his deportation

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19 h. ago Tory green group urges Badenoch to prioritise nature recovery

The Conservative Environment Network delivered a paper to the Tory leader outlining a vision for restoring England’s natural environment.

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25 h. ago Starmer faces fresh pressure over returns deal after blocked deportation

Kemi Badenoch said her message to ministers was ‘we told you so’, while shadow home secretary Chris Philp called the deal a ‘failed gimmick.’

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33 h. ago Starmer urged to apologise to Epstein victims over Mandelson appointment — UK politics live

Kemi Badenoch and Ed Davey attack PM’s record over US ambassador during commons debate that was skipped by StarmerVikram Dodd is the Guardian’s crime correspondent.Police expect to arrest 50 more people following Saturday’s large far-right-led march through London, the commissioner of the Metropolitan police said this morning.If you are Conservative right-minded, then the future is Reform. The country is going to change a lot. The same people who thought that Brexit would not happen think that Reform will not happen. They are in for a shock. Continue reading...

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34 h. ago Starmer’s standing on world stage ‘diminished’ by Mandelson scandal, MPs told

Kemi Badenoch accused Sir Keir of “hiding from Parliament” because he was not present for the emergency debate on Lord Mandelson’s dismissal.

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35 h. ago Starmer urged to apologise to Epstein victims as MPs debate Mandelson appointment — UK politics live

Kemi Badenoch and Ed Davey attack PM’s record over US ambassadorVikram Dodd is the Guardian’s crime correspondent.Police expect to arrest 50 more people following Saturday’s large far-right-led march through London, the commissioner of the Metropolitan police said this morning.If you are Conservative right-minded, then the future is Reform. The country is going to change a lot. The same people who thought that Brexit would not happen think that Reform will not happen. They are in for a shock. Continue reading...

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36 h. ago UK’s new climate adviser vows to fight for net zero consensus amid ‘headwinds’

Nigel Topping was recently appointed chairman of the Climate Change Committee.

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37 h. ago Tories facing ‘rough and bumpy time’, Badenoch concedes after defections

East Wiltshire MP Danny Kruger, who had sat on Kemi Badenoch’s front bench as a shadow welfare minister, defected to Reform on Monday.

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38 h. ago Maria Caulfield defects to Reform as Nigel Farage claims another former Tory minister

Pressure on Kemi Badenoch as ex-Conservative MP becomes the latest to join Farage’s party

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38 h. ago Former Tory minister defects to Reform in latest blow for Kemi Badenoch

It comes just a day after Tory MP Danny Kruger also made the leap to Reform

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58 h. ago Danny Kruger’s defection to Reform UK sparks mixed reaction in his constituency

The East Wiltshire MP has quit Kemi Badenoch’s party and was unveiled as Nigel Farage’s latest recruit at a press conference.

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61 h. ago 'The Conservative Party is over': Tory MP defects to Reform in huge blow to Kemi Badenoch

Danny Kruger, a Tory shadow minister and the MP for East Wiltshire, said he was joining Reform to help “prepare” Reform for government

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61 h. ago Kemi Badenoch under pressure as Tory MP quits with brutal statement

The Tory leader is under pressure over poor polling figures

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3 d. ago Kemi Badenoch vows to defend British values in battle over free speech

Writing in Monday's Daily Mail, the Conservative leader warned that 'offending someone has effectively been turned into a crime ' and said policing has become politicised.

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4 d. ago Mandelson ‘economical with the truth’ about Epstein in answers to No 10

The decision to sack Lord Mandelson with immediate effect was taken on Thursday morning and announced shortly afterwards.

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6 d. ago Calamity Keir fights to survive his second crisis in a week: Westminster incredulous as PM is forced to sack Mandelson over 'disgusting' Epstein emails just 24 HOURS after backing him

Keir Starmer finally acted after another cache of messages emerged from Lord Mandelson to the notorious paedophile.

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6 d. ago Calamity Keir fights to survive his second crisis in a week: Westminister incredulous as PM is forced to sack Mandelson over 'disgusting' Epstein emails just 24 HOURS after backing him

Keir Starmer finally acted after another cache of messages emerged from Lord Mandelson to the notorious paedophile.

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6 d. ago Pressure mounts on Mandelson over ‘sickening’ links to Epstein

A Government minister said emails between Lord Mandelson and Jeffrey Epstein made him ‘shudder’.

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