16 m. ago Diane Abbott suspended again by the Labour Party over race row letter

The veteran MP said in a BBC interview that she stood by a letter she wrote in 2023 where she suggested antisemitism and prejudice against travellers was not as bad as racism based on colour

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17 m. ago MP Diane Abbott suspended from Labour Party over comments about racism

Ms Abbott was suspended in 2023 after writing a letter to the Observer comparing racism experienced by people of colour with that of other groups.

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19 m. ago Diane Abbott is suspended from Labour for a second time after she doubles down on racism comments

The Hackney North and Stoke Newington MP was previously suspended by the Labour Party in 2023

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24 m. ago The H&M x Mia Regan drop is live, and these are the pieces I'm buying before they sell out

Model and creative Mia Reagan lends her stylish eye to a breezy new H&M collection, and I’m completely obsessed

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28 m. ago Diane Abbott suspended by Labour after comments about racism

Diane Abbott has been suspended from the Labour party. We'll be bringing you the latest updates on this Breaking Politics News story.

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32 m. ago Diane Abbott suspended AGAIN by Labour after repeating belief that anti

The veteran backbencher lost the whip after using a BBC interview to say she had no regrets about her 2023 claim about anti-Jew and anti-Traveller discrimination.

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34 m. ago Labour’s economic illiteracy is dragging us into a doom loop

A debt disaster is looming — and too many backbenchers just don’t understand the grim reality

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72 m. ago Ben Jennings on Keir Starmer’s decision to suspend four Labour MPs – cartoon

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74 m. ago Starmer hits back at ‘rattled’ accusation over Labour MP suspensions

Sir Keir Starmer rejected comparisons to Sir Tony Blair when grilled over the suspension of Labour MPs due to their opposition of welfare cuts.

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77 m. ago Pay of top No10 advisers soars by almost £1million under Labour as Morgan McSweeney leads parade of Starmer aides with six

The Prime Minister's top special advisers - known in Westminster as spads - are costing the taxpayer almost £4.2million a year, according to official figures released today.

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77 m. ago Merz says he ‘deplores deeply’ UK’s decision to leave EU after signing UK

UK PM and German chancellor answered media questions after signing first treaty between two countries since second world warWhile Rushanara Ali is answering the urgent question in the Commons, Keir Starmer is speaking at the event where he is announcing a “civil society covenant”.There is a live feed here.Why does this government think a 16-year-old can vote but not be allowed to buy a lottery ticket or an alcoholic drink, marry or go to war, or even stand in the elections they’re voting? It isn’t the government’s position on the age of maturity just hopelessly confused? Continue reading...

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84 m. ago Trump administration hands over nation's Medicaid enrollee data, including addresses, to ICE

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials will gain access to personally identifiable information for all of the nation’s 79 million Medicaid enrollees

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91 m. ago What happened the last time a Labour government opted to lower the voting age?

There are parallels between the political conditions which faced Harold Wilson and Sir Keir Starmer’s current challenges.

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96 m. ago Senior White House official dials up criticism of Fed’s $2.5bn renovation

Office of Management and Budget director Russ Vought says Donald Trump is ‘offended’ by the project

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1 hour ago More than 60 die in fire at newly opened shopping mall in Iraq

Survivor says the blaze, which killed at least 61 people in the eastern city of Kut, started after an air conditioning unit explodedA fire has torn through a newly opened shopping mall in the eastern Iraqi city of Kut, killing at least 61 people, as desperate families searched for missing relatives.Officials said many people suffocated in bathrooms, while one person said his five relatives died in a lift. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Keir Starmer says he will not be ‘deflected’ from plans by repeat rebel MPs

The Prime Minister said he had to deal with people who repeatedly break the whip.

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2 h. ago New car rules could see 2 in 5 petrol and diesel drivers 'give up vehicles'

A study of 2,000 UK adults found 41 per cent of those who rely on petrol or diesel are concerned they would have to give up their vehicle if costs of driving continue to rise under the Labour Party government

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2 h. ago Iconic BBC sitcom to make surprise return to screens two years after death of creator

No episodes of the BBC sitcom have been produced since the death of its creator in 2023 but the series will be back on screen for a Christmas special this year.

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2 h. ago Archbishop of Westminster condemns ‘appalling strike’ on Gaza church

Israel’s foreign ministry expressed its ‘deep sorrow’ over the incident.

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2 h. ago Starmer says coalition of willing plan for peacekeeping force for Ukraine includes troops on ground – UK politics live

UK PM and German chancellor answered media questions after signing first treaty between two countries since second world warWhile Rushanara Ali is answering the urgent question in the Commons, Keir Starmer is speaking at the event where he is announcing a “civil society covenant”.There is a live feed here.Why does this government think a 16-year-old can vote but not be allowed to buy a lottery ticket or an alcoholic drink, marry or go to war, or even stand in the elections they’re voting? It isn’t the government’s position on the age of maturity just hopelessly confused? Continue reading...

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