2 h. ago PM urges protesters to ‘respect grief of British Jews’ ahead of weekend events

The Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said pro-Palestine demonstrations in Manchester and London could ‘stoke tension and cause further pain’.

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3 h. ago 'A proud city of solidarity and unity the face of hate': Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer writes for the Manchester Evening News following another dark day for the city

'This is a time to stand together'

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4 h. ago David Lammy heckled at vigil near site of Manchester terror attack

As the Deputy Prime Minister took to the stage, he faced calls of ‘go to Palestine, leave us alone’.

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5 h. ago David Lammy tells synagogue attack vigil 'our country stands with you' amid anger from crowd

The Deputy Prime Minister earlier faced calls of 'shame on you' as he took to the stage in Crumpsall

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5 h. ago 'Blood on your hands': David Lammy booed at vigil for Manchester terror attack victims as Deputy PM is told he's offering 'empty words' and locals 'want action'

The Deputy Prime Minister was forced to stop on several occasions due to persistent heckling from the crowd gathered on Middleton Road in Crumpsall.

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5 h. ago Manchester attack latest: David Lammy booed at vigil for synagogue victims

The deputy prime minister was met with cries of ‘shame on you’ as he took to the stage

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5 h. ago David Lammy heckled at vigil for Manchester synagogue attack victims

Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy was heckled as he was introduced at a vigil for the victims of the Manchester synagogue attack on Friday.

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6 h. ago Nigel Farage accuses Keir Starmer of 'emboldening' hate marchers who 'celebrated Manchester synagogue attack' after recognising Palestine

Farage took to social media on Friday to accuse the Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, of 'emboldening' protesters by recognising the state of Palestine last month.

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6 h. ago Michelle Mone told us ‘business isn’t easy’ during Covid. How are things now, your ladyship? | Marina Hyde

After a company she was linked to was ordered to repay £122m it made from pandemic deals, the baroness has embarked on a masterclass in victimhoodBy their own accounts, there have been two Westminster-adjacent victims of inflammatory language this week. One is the Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage, hurt to the point of requiring smelling salts by some politically commonplace words spoken by the prime minister. And the other is legally besieged bra baroness Michelle Mone, who has always been performatively sensitive, with chaos as her rising sign.Alas, far from their shared victimhood drawing our two snowflakes closer together, in Michelle, we may have finally found the Tory from whom Nigel would not accept a defection to Reform. Which really means something, considering Britain’s would-be next prime minister currently has precisely zero peers in the House of Lords. Like the PPE she provided during the pandemic, Michelle would be deemed incredibly expensive and absolutely unusable.Marin...

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10 h. ago Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and wife visit synagogue terror attack scene 'for private reflection'

Sir Keir Starmer and Lady Victoria Starmer had a private reflection in front of the synagogue where two people were killed

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11 h. ago Calls for police to shoot down drones after Munich airport disruption – latest updates

Bavarian PM joins calls to strengthen Germany’s air defences after latest incidentMunich airport reopens after halting flightsBavarian prime minister Markus Söder has joined the calls to strengthen Germany’s air defences, telling Bild that “our police must be able to shoot drones down immediately,” instead of “waiting”.CSU leader Söder added that the issue will be discussed during the Bavarian cabinet meeting on Tuesday, and a draft law will be fast-tracked to change the regulations accordingly. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Japan’s next leader may be its first woman as LDP seeks change

The new party president is still likely to become prime minister because the LDP still has the most seats in the lower house

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21 h. ago Keir Starmer playing the race card against Farage is straight out of Macron's playbook, writes JASON GROVES

'Do you think it's a racist policy,' the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg asked the Prime Minister on Sunday as they discussed Reform's plan to scrap indefinite leave to remain.

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21 h. ago Israel lays blame for Manchester terror attack at the feet of Keir Starmer as his government is accused of failing to protect British Jews

Israeli foreign minister Gideon Sa'ar said the Prime Minister had failed to tackle the 'rampant anti-Semitic incitement in Britain' and demanded an immediate 'change of course'.

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25 h. ago Laura Loomer wastes no time politicizing antisemitic murders in UK: ‘President Trump warned you, Keir Starmer’

British prime minister has said the man who killed two people at a synagogue in Manchester targeted ‘Jews because they are Jews’

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26 h. ago Prime Minister hails heroes of synagogue terror attack whose bravery 'prevented an even greater tragedy'

Witnesses say Rabbi Daniel Walker barricaded the door to Heaton Park Synagogue in Crumpsall during the attack this morning

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27 h. ago Sir Keir Starmer's response to Manchester synagogue attack in full as PM says 'hatred is rising once again'

The Prime Minister was speaking from Downing Street on Thursday evening

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29 h. ago Kemi Badenoch vow to axe Climate Change Act ‘catastrophic mistake’ – Theresa May

The Tory former prime minister strengthened net zero targets while in office.

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31 h. ago Woman onboard Gaza flotilla intercepted by Israel slams British government for not intervening to help aid mission

Ewa Jasiewicz, a British-Polish activist and journalist, was on board the 2010 Gaza aid flotilla in which nine activists were killed. After being captured while sailing to Gaza for a second time, she tells Alex Croft that UK prime minister Sir Keir Starmer must step in

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31 h. ago Organisers call for sixth night of protest as Morocco death toll rises to three

Prime minister praises security response and says government is ready for talksMorocco’s prime minister, Aziz Akhannouch, has praised the security force reaction to protests over corruption and public spending and said the government was ready for talks, as organisers called for a sixth night of protests.In a statement, Akhannouch said the death toll in the protests had risen to three. Continue reading...

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