6 h. ago Nothing else has worked – so Starmer and Reeves are finally telling the truth about Brexit | Rafael Behr

It is the right way to go: leaving the EU has been a disaster. But refusing to admit it has cost Labour precious time and credibilityThe UK government is trying out a new Brexit stance, not to be mistaken for a change in policy. The shift is tonal.Previously, Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves talked about Britain’s detachment from the rest of Europe as a feature of the natural landscape, awkward to navigate perhaps, but nobody’s fault. Now they are prepared to say it is an affliction.Rafael Behr is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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27 h. ago Brother tells of tragic final hours of 'super fit' student who died at uni after complaining of stomach pain

Joshua Adiefeh, 20, died at his Manchester Metropolitan University accommodation having only moved in one week prior, and now tributes have been paid to the young man

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28 h. ago Keir Starmer says Government will ‘go after every penny’ of cash owed by PPE Medpro

The consortium led by Baroness Michelle Mone’s husband has been ordered to repay the Government for providing “faulty” gowns during the pandemic

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36 h. ago UK Government ‘absolutely not’ giving up on PPE Medpro cash, says Starmer

PPE Medpro has been ordered to pay back £145.6 million.

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5 d. ago Man United contract put in front of Jurgen Klopp at Old Trafford sparked telling reaction

Jurgen Klopp was handed a Manchester United contract after his Liverpool side were beaten by the Red Devils in the FA Cup semi-final in 2024 - and the German's reaction was telling

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6 d. ago Why Bruce Springsteen finally said yes to letting Hollywood tell his story

Bruce Springsteen has revealed why he permitted the story of how he recorded Nebraska to be played out on the silver screen in a new film starring Jeremy Allen White as the legendary musician in Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere.

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7 d. ago PMQs live: Starmer set to face Badenoch as government under pressure over China spy scandal

Starmer to face grilling at PMQs in the Commons at midday

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7 d. ago Politics latest: Reeves blames ‘severe’ Brexit impact on economy as she eyes Budget tax hikes

The chancellor said ‘of course, we’re looking at tax and spending’ ahead of her November 26 statement

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7 d. ago Politics latest: Reeves hints at tax rises and spending cuts to break out of Britain’s ‘doom loop’

The chancellor said ‘of course, we’re looking at tax and spending’ ahead of her November 26 statement

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7 d. ago The crisis engulfing Emmanuel Macron contains a warning for Keir Starmer | Rafael Behr

The French president dominated the centre ground but has failed to build a legacy there. Labour is in danger of doing the sameBritain and France do not share a fixed quota of political stability such that reduced volatility on one side of the Channel causes chaos across the water. It was just a coincidence that Keir Starmer won a huge majority at precisely the moment last July when legislative elections made France ungovernable for Emmanuel Macron.It was a misfortune for both men, and for Europe, that their political trajectories were out of sync. Macron had dealt with four Tory prime ministers before finding a potential ally in the ascendant Labour leader. By then his presidency was in spiralling decline. Britain was rousing itself from Brexit delirium just as France was losing the plot.Rafael Behr is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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8 d. ago If in doubt... blame Brexit! Wes Streeting moans that Labour is having to 'deal with' EU split as Brits face even HIGHER taxes

Wes Streeting complained the government is still having to 'deal with' the fallout from leaving the EU as he admitted Brits are struggling under the weight of tax.

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1 week ago Badenoch vows to abolish stamp duty as she closes Tory conference

She pledged a ‘golden rule’ on her budget plans, spending only half of any savings made through spending cuts, with the rest to reduce the deficit.

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1 week ago Kate McCann tells stalking trial it was 'the final straw' and she went to police when Polish woman claiming to be missing Madeleine tried to contact her younger daughter Amelie

Mrs McCann, 57, took the stand at Leicester Crown Court on Wednesday. She gave evidence from behind a screen so she did not have to face Julia Wandelt, 24, who is accused of stalking her.

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2 w. ago Kate McCann tells court ‘final straw’ from ‘stalker’ claiming to be Madeleine was when she targeted missing tot’s sister

KATE McCann today told a court the "final straw" from an alleged stalker claiming to be Madeleine was when she messaged the missing youngster's sister. Julia Wandelt allegedly sent unwanted emails, made multiple phone calls and even turned up at the home of Kate and Gerry McCann. The 24-year-old falsely claimed she was Madeleine, who vanished from...

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2 w. ago Badenoch’s ‘thoughtful Conservatism’ turns out to be just the slower road to Faragism | Rafael Behr

The Tory leader’s intellectual meanderings have shrunk her party into little more than a holding pen for future Reform party candidatesBritish politics is starting to look post-Conservative. That isn’t a forecast of extinction for Kemi Badenoch’s party, just an observation of decline. Their agenda-setting days are behind them. Their loyal voters are old and they are not recruiting new ones.There is vigour on the right of the political spectrum, but the most energised people prefer burning things to conserving them. In parliament, Badenoch is still leader of the official opposition but in swaths of the country, the role of chief antagonist to the government has been usurped by Nigel Farage. Every speech at the Tory conference in Manchester has been a strangulated plea for relevance. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ANDREW ROBERTS: The GOOD news for the Tories is that if you keep telling voters the truth, they'll reward you when you're finally proved right

Labelled 'shrill' and 'strident' - insults rarely applied to male politicians - the leader of the Conservatives faced palpable 'rudeness' and hostility, even from within her own party.

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2 w. ago Two years on from 7 October, hostage families hope that a deal can finally bring them home

Hamas militants captured 250 hostages in Israel in the most devastating attack on Israel in its history on 7 October, 2023. Their families tell Alex Croft that they hope a peace deal can finally bring them home - but say for two years they have been ‘collateral damage’

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2 w. ago ANDREW NEIL: The headwinds Starmer and Reeves should worry about are the ones likely to have blown them both away by this time next year

Keir Starmer left the Labour conference in Liverpool this week in better shape than he arrived. But his troubles are far from over.

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2 w. ago New archbishop warns against hostile or threatening language on immigration

Dame Sarah Mullally said all senior leaders, whether in politics or faith, have a responsibility to ‘think about the language we use’.

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2 w. ago Baroness Mone accuses Chancellor of ‘inflammatory’ language in letter to PM

Rachel Reeves is reported to have joked that the Government had a vendetta against peer Lady Mone during a fringe event at Labour’s party conference.

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