4 h. ago WASPI women threaten legal action against Labour ministers after being denied £10.5bn in compensation because of changes to the state pension age

The Women Against State Pension Inequality (Waspi) campaign has sent a 'letter before action' to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), warning of High Court proceedings if the issue is not resolved.

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5 h. ago Labour ministers to resurrect trade talks with India in bid to boost investment

Jonathan Reynolds will meet his opposite number in the Indian capital to discuss improving trade with what will be the world's third largest economy by the end of the decade.

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15 h. ago 'I'm not rummaging': Sir Keir Starmer dodges poll question over Scottish Labour election hopes

The Prime Minister defused to address his drop in popularity in the polls putting Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar’s chances of becoming first minister falling flat.

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16 h. ago I’m not ‘rummaging around opinion polls’, Starmer says as Labour support drops

The Prime Minister told reporters in Glasgow he had not discussed Labour’s polling decline with Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar.

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16 h. ago Starmer announces ‘huge opportunity’ for Grangemouth with £200 million boost

The money will come from the UK’s National Wealth Fund, the Prime Minister told the Scottish Labour conference in Glasgow on Sunday.

Economics

16 h. ago Keir Starmer goes to war with Nigel Farage to accuse 'dangerous' Reform UK of 'fawning over Putin' and holding policies 'alien' to Brits following party's poll surge

The Prime Minister used a speech at the Scottish Labour conference in Glasgow to launch an full-throated attack on Reform's 'dangerous right-wing politics'.

Events

16 h. ago Biohacker Bryan Johnson moves office into oxygen chamber in latest stunt

Bryan Johnson, who claims to be on a quest to live forever and is going to extreme lengths to fulfil that goal, shared that he now works from an oxygen chamber in a bid to boost his longevity

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17 h. ago UK Government to invest £200 million in Grangemouth, says Starmer

The Prime Minister was speaking at the Scottish Labour conference in Glasgow on Sunday.

Economics

27 h. ago Chief Scout and former SAS man Bear Grylls nearly became our US envoy, diplomatic sources claim

Grylls is said to have been on a shortlist of three for the job, which went to former Labour minister Peter Mandelson.

Politics

29 h. ago Keir Starmer: Do not vote for 'dangerous' politics of Nigel Farage

The Prime Minister will urge voters to back a Labour government in Holyrood when he comes to Glasgow.

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60 h. ago Anas Sarwar: I will ban mobile phones in school classrooms as Labour First Minister

The Scottish Labour leader said he would make schools ‘safe, calm places for learning again’

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61 h. ago Solicitors' watchdog reopens probe into Labour's Jonathan Reynolds over Business Secretary's CV 'lies'

Pressure piled on the Labour Cabinet minister after the Solicitors Regulation Authority said it would reinvestigate accusations he misrepresented his legal career.

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61 h. ago Andrew Gwynne under investigation by Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards

Mr Gwynne was sacked as a minister and suspended from the Labour Party earlier this month

Events

65 h. ago Keir Starmer urged to ramp up defence spending – UK politics live

This is ‘probably one of the most alarming times for Britain’s defence since the second world war’, says Lib Dem leader Ed Davey as he calls for more spendingHello and welcome to our rolling coverage of UK politics.The Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey has said the government must swiftly ramp up defence spending to 2.5% of gross domestic product (GDP).I’ve never known a time like this, it is probably one of the most alarming times for Britain’s defence and security since the second world war, with our closest ally changing their position. So we have to debate it, it is going to be difficult.I don’t think there’s an easy solution, but we have put some ideas on the table. One idea we have put is to increase the digital services taxes, a tax on about 20 multinational companies with turnovers of over £500m and we would raise it from the current 2% to 10%.Foreign secretary David Lammy is in South Africa for the second day of the G20 foreign ministers’ meeting.Scottish Labour leader Anas ...

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3 d. ago Labour ministers are urged to double their investment in the grid to meet surging demand for electricity

With energy demands predicted to double by 2050, the Government must ensure the system can cope and connect new sources of renewable power to the grid, it says.

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3 d. ago Locals' desperate bid to buy their pub gets mega £60,000 boost in less than a week

A survey has revealed overwhelming support for the nation's pubs - but many are still battling to survive after a government scheme providing grants to communities to buy local assets closed before Christmas

Economics

3 d. ago 'He never pretended to be a solicitor': Labour minister stumbles as she tries to defend Jonathan Reynolds over his CV 'lies'... even though he told MPs he 'worked as a solicitor'

Amid mounting pressure on Jonathan Reynolds for falsely describing himself as a solicitor, Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy attempted to launch a defence of her fellow minister.

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4 d. ago Labour gave Lords less than two days to vet 'fraud case' investment minister

Poppy Gustafsson, appointed to Sir Keir Starmer 's frontbench team in October, was seen as a surprise choice for the role at the time.

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4 d. ago Keir Starmer faces criticism from Labour MPs over his opposition to Palestinians claiming asylum in Britain

More than a dozen serving Labour MPs and peers have told the Prime Minister to explain why he has vowed to close a 'loophole' that allowed a family in war-torn Gaza to settle in the UK.

Events

5 d. ago Grandmother says suspended Labour MP called her 'hag' in vile WhatsApp group

Grandmother Elaine Cole said the suspended Labour MP and former government minister Andrew Gwynne described her as a 'hag' in the controversial WhatsApp group 'Trigger Me Timbers'

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