12 h. ago Parliament's pay watchdog admits more than half of Brits think MPs' salaries are too high... but says it won't cut them as voters just need a 'deeper understanding' of what politicians do

The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA), which decides the pay of MPs and their staff, recently carried out a 'listening exercise' with the public.

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4 d. ago Kate Garraway became aware of AI boyfriend images after people congratulated her

Garraway recounted how the fake images began nearly a year ago, just after the death of her husband Derek Draper.

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8 d. ago British seaside holidays will be killed off by Rachel Reeves and Labour's business rates hike, coastal MPs warn

The Chancellor is due to announce relief packages for pubs in the coming days but has been under mounting pressure to extend them to hotels, shops and restaurants.

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1 week ago US thanks Britain for ‘unwavering support’ in oil tanker seizure

But no British personnel took part in the boarding of the vessel, Defence Secretary John Healey told MPs on Wednesday evening.

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1 week ago Starmer: Decision to send troops to Ukraine to be voted on by MPs

British and French forces will help to train Ukrainian troops and protect stocks of weaponry, aimed at deterring future Russian aggression.

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1 week ago Keir Starmer gives MPs major promise on any British troops sent to Ukraine

The PM made the commitment after the UK, France, and Ukraine's wartime leader Volodymr Zelensky signed a joint declaration in Paris to allow boots on the ground after a ceasefire

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1 week ago Keir Starmer vows MPs will get vote before British troops are put on the ground in Ukraine if there is a ceasefire deal

During PMQs clashes, Kemi Badenoch challenged Keir Starmer for details of how many personnel could be deployed to guarantee a mooted peace deal.

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2 w. ago Venezuela live updates: interim president offers to ‘collaborate’ with US after Trump warns of further strikes

Delcy Rodríguez adopts conciliatory tone as she stands in for Nicolás Maduro after Venezuelan leader captured by American forces and brought to USTense calm spreads at border with Colombia after Maduro captureAnalysis: European leaders appear torn in face of new world orderKeir Starmer has said when asked if he would condemn the US action in Venezuela that he wants to wait to “establish the facts” and speak to Donald Trump, while insisting the UK would “shed no tears” over the end of Maduro’s regime.However, some of the British prime minister’s own MPs have been more outspoken, criticising America’s actions as a breach of international law.Now a [Labour government] won’t even defend them. This silence isn’t diplomacy. It’s the moral equivalent of a white flag. Continue reading...

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