27 m. ago Reeves has ‘full confidence’ in Rayner, and thinks deputy PM can keep her job – UK politics live

Chancellor offers unequivocal backing to colleague following stamp duty errorRachel Reeves, the chancellor, was also asked in her Sky News interview if the Rayner controversy showed that the stamp duty regime was “way too complicated”. Reeves sidestepped the question, saying:Well, look, Angela tried to do the right thing, and of course it is incumbent on all of us to try to properly understand the rules, and she is now working to make sure that the correct tax is paid.Well, the definitive advice came in on Wednesday morning, and that’s when Angela put out the statement.On Tuesday as well some court injunctions were lifted related to her disabled son and those circumstances, and that’s why Angela was able to make a full statement on Wednesday. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago EastEnders' Joel Marshall star 'so excited' as he makes huge career announcement away from BBC soap

EastEnders actor Max Murray, who plays Joel Marshall on the BBC soap, has announced a huge career update away from the show as his co-stars rush to support him

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22 h. ago Man Utd’s £1m signing immediately caused a stir and could be answer to midfield problem

Sekou Kone joined Manchester United last year, with it taking the club's academy coaches very little time to be convinced that he is a high-potential player for the club's engine room

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23 h. ago Manchester United's £1m signing caused immediate stir as coaches left in no doubt

Ruben Amorim may have been unable to strengthen Manchester United's ageing midfield this summer, but the Red Devils already have talent for the future in the centre of the park in Sekou Kone

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24 h. ago Streeting says hate speech laws are having ‘unintended consequences’ after arrest of Father Ted writer – UK politics live

Health secretary says government needs to balance legislation so police are ‘not just policing tweets’ following detention of Graham Linehan over posts on transgender issuesAt the Downing Street lobby briefing yesterday the PM’s spokesperson was reluctant to comment directly on the arrest of Graham Linehan. But he did say that Keir Starmer thought the police should be focusing on “antisocial behaviour, shoplifting, street crime, as well as reducing serious violent crimes like knife crime and violence against women”. The Daily Telegraph has interepreted that as an attack on the Met.Wes Streeting, the health secretary, was on the media round this morning and in some respects he adopted the same line. Asked about the arrest, he told Times Radio:I think the prime minister and the home secretary have been very clear that with the law and order challenges we’ve got in our country, we want to see people being kept safe by policing streets, not just policing tweets.One thing I would say, be...

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25 h. ago Farage condemns UK’s ‘authoritarian censorship regime’ ahead of giving evidence at US congress

Reform UK leader to speak about Online Safety Act at House judiciary committee; government set to announce date of budget at PMQs later Good morning. It is the first PMQs, and with the government set to announce the date of the budget today (Wednesday 26 November, if HuffPost UK is right), you would expect Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch to get stuck into a debate about the economy, and taxation.But it might end up as a free speech day at Westminster, as a result of the conflation of two related issues.On the question of civil liberties, Britain has, unfortunately, now lost her way.I will do my part, as a participant in UK democracy, to help our country find its way back to the traditional freedoms which have long bound together our two countries in friendship. In the meantime, Congress should draw bright lines: British free speech rules, applicable to Britons, are made in Britain, and American speech rules, applicable to Americans, are made in America. Continue reading...

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26 h. ago Man Utd have already found a solution to midfield problem in £1m signing

Manchester United ended the transfer window without signing a new midfielder, despite making approaches for several targets, but Ruben Amorim already has a star in the making at his disposal

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26 h. ago National League match abandoned after sickening head clash as player hospitalised

Eastleigh defender Archie Harris collided with Scunthorpe's Jean Belehouan before the game was abandoned in stoppage time

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27 h. ago Antiques Roadshow fans 'emotional' as BBC star shares update after terminal cancer diagnosis

Antiques Roadshow star Theo Burrell was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2022

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35 h. ago National League match abandoned after horror collision involving player on loan from Premier League club

A National League clash between Eastleigh and Scunthorpe was abandoned in stoppage time after a sickening clash of heads left two players needing urgent medical attention.

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35 h. ago National League match abandoned as paramedics storm pitch and game ends in chaos

A national league match was forced to be adandoned tonight deep into stoppage time as paramedics were forced to rush onto the pitch after two players smashed heads

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36 h. ago National League match abandoned in stoppage time after sickening collision between players

Eastleigh’s Archie Harris and Scunthorpe’s Jean Belehouan collided in stoppage-time with the match at 1-1, with the referee abandoning the game after both players required medical treatment

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39 h. ago Coronation Street star Maureen Lipman's pal offers major wedding update year after getting engaged

The actress, who is playing Evelyn Plummer in the ITV soap, is usually very quiet about her personal life

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45 h. ago Pressure rises on Reeves as government borrowing costs hit 27

Chancellor will face more limited fiscal headroom at budget after yield on 30-year bond increases to 5.68%Business live – latest updatesReshuffle gymnastics prepare Starmer to walk tricky budget tightropeBritain’s long-term borrowing costs have hit their highest level in 27 years, intensifying the pressure on the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, before the autumn budget.The yield, or interest rate, on 30-year UK government debt hit 5.714% on Tuesday. That is its highest level since 1998, indicating that it will cost the UK more to borrow from the markets, above the previous 27-year high of 5.649% set in April. Continue reading...

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46 h. ago Will Tube strikes cancel another pop star's London concert? Latest updates

Will Tube strikes cancel another pop star's London concert? Latest updates  NationalWorld

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47 h. ago Cooper suggests asylum seekers could be moved into warehouses instead of hotels – UK politics live

Home secretary says government aims to ‘shrink the whole asylum system’ and is looking at ‘military and industrial sites’Lamb says the Greens are “the antidote to Reform”.That gets a big round of applause.We’re a home for all those people across the country holding their heads in their hands as the Labour government lets them down again and again and again, whether it is switching from the aid budget or from people with disabilities and not bringing in taxes we need.And that is why, in reaction, a new Green wave is sweeping the country as people turn to us.It’s already become a bit of a cliche, but we are really moving into a multi-party system, with the Greens poised to help create the next government.And, like all the best cliches, it has the distinct advantage of also being for true. Continue reading...

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48 h. ago Cooper rejects claims Reeves has been sidelined on economic policy by No 10 mini

‘Quite the reverse’, says home secretary, amid reports Starmer’s reorganisation is aimed at freezing chancellor out ahead of autumn budgetIn an interview with Sky News this morning Yvette Cooper, the home secretary, declined to guarantee that migrants will definitely be sent back across the channel this month as part of a returns agreement with France.Asked for the exact date of the first returns, Cooper replied: “It will be later this month.”We expect the first returns to take place this month. But I’ve always said from the very beginning on this, it’s a pilot scheme and it needs to build up over time.If you submit an asylum claim that lacks merit, it will be swiftly and robustly refused.Any request for asylum support will be assessed against destitution criteria. If you do not meet the criteria, you will not receive support.If nothing has changed in their country, people should not be claiming asylum at the end of a student course. We need to clamp down on that and that’s why we’r...

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49 h. ago Love Is Blind UK star says 'finally' in relationship update as support pours in

Love Is Blind UK couple Megan and Kieran have shared a relationship update after the second season of the hit Netflix show came to an end

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62 h. ago Love Island's Yasmin Pettet says 'cat's out of the bag' as she makes huge career announcement

The Series 12 star shared the exciting update with her fans

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63 h. ago Shaughna Phillips reveals pregnancy panic after 'intense' situation overnight

Love Island star Shaughna Phillips has updated fans on her pregnancy on social media in recent days ahead of welcoming her second child with her partner Billy Webb

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