53 m. ago Starmer says he will 'never surrender' the Union Jack to those sowing 'violence, fear and division' after clashes at 'Unite the Kingdom' demo attended by more than 100,000

The Prime Minister broke his silence this afternoon, saying the country 'will not stand' for assaults on police officers after 26 were injured - four seriously - in clashes with right wing protesters.

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90 m. ago Phillipson and Powell kick off Labour deputy race with very different visions for role

Education secretary says now is not time to ‘look backwards’ as Powell vows to be ‘independent voice’Bridget Phillipson and Lucy Powell fired the starting pistol in Labour’s deputy leadership race on Sunday, with the education secretary saying now was not the time to “look backward” on mistakes made by the party in its first year of government.The pair set out strikingly different approaches to the role of deputy leader, with Powell saying she would be an independent voice who would speak truth to senior leadership including Keir Starmer. Continue reading...

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95 m. ago Piers Morgan slams 'bottle job' Tommy Robinson as bitter feud escalates after rallies

Piers Morgan and Tommy Robinson were involved in an ugly social media spat following Saturday's rallies in the UK over the weekend

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99 m. ago What I saw at Saturday’s rally was racism, pure and simple. Labour won’t tackle it until we can call it what it is | Diane Abbott

Silence about the bigotry inherent in events like Tommy Robinson’s march will be seen by the thugs as tacit approval of their messageI have been on a great many political marches in my time. But Saturday’s rally, facing up to Tommy Robinson’s 110,000-strong “unite the kingdom” march in London, was the only one where I actually felt threatened.I was on the anti-racist counter march and we were outnumbered 20 to one. This was startling: on anti-racist marches, we usually easily outnumber the racists. The march organised by Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was billed as “a free speech rally”, but free speech in this case seemed to mean people saying anything they wanted about only one subject: immigration.Diane Abbott has been the Labour MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington since 1987Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters sectio...

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1 hour ago Police hunt man at Tommy Robinson rally who called for Keir Starmer's assassination

The Metropolitan Police are searching for a man at Tommy Robinson's rally who called for Keir Starmer to be assassinated and specifically for someone to shoot him

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1 hour ago King Charles fuming over Keir Starmer decision just days before Donald Trump visit

King Charles has reportedly been left frustrated by the Lord Mandelson controversy, which has created a "distraction" just days before President Donald Trump's UK visit

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3 h. ago Keir Starmer vows to 'never surrender' the Union Jack to those sowing 'violence, fear and division' after more than 100,000 take part in violent Tommy Robinson demo

The Prime Minister broke his silence this afternoon, saying the country 'will not stand' for assaults on police officers after 26 were injured - four seriously - in clashes with right wing protesters.

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3 h. ago Prime Minister Keir Starmer addresses nation after mass Tommy Robinson 'flag' protest

Sir Keir Starmer said "we will not surrender our flag to those who use it as a symbol of violence, fear and division."

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3 h. ago Emmerdale's John finally exposed as Aaron drops bombshell amid race to save Mack

Emmerdale spoilers for next week tease the moment John Sugden is exposed as the police search for Mack Boyd, and injured Aaron wakes up and drops a bombshell on his family

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3 h. ago Police search for Tommy Robinson supporter who called for Keir Starmer to be ‘assassinated’ during rally

A clip has been widely shared online and triggered furious reactions

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3 h. ago Keir Starmer releases statement after huge Tommy Robinson rally

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3 h. ago Starmer: We will not ‘surrender’ flag to be symbol of violence and division

Between 110,000 and 150,000 people turned out for the protest.

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4 h. ago Keir Starmer says Britain will 'never surrender' flag to those who sow hate

Keir Starmer said he would not tolerate attacks on police officers or people being intimidated on the streets due to their background or the colour of their skin

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5 h. ago Musk call for Brits to ‘fight back or die’ denounced by minister

Tech billionaire’s comments to London march organised by far-right activist Tommy Robinson were ‘totally inappropriate’

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5 h. ago London protests latest: Musk’s speech at Tommy Robinson march denounced as ‘disgusting and inappropriate’

Musk made his comments in conversation with Robinson, also claiming a ‘dissolution of parliament’ and ‘change of government’ is needed in the UK

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6 h. ago Why Keir Starmer cannot survive as prime minister without this man

Many people in Labour want Morgan McSweeney sacked as Downing Street chief of staff but there are doubts Keir Starmer would survive as PM without him, writes David Maddox

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6 h. ago Dramatic moment police drag unconscious man to safety after he collapses at Tommy Robinson march

Police said they faced ‘significant aggression’ from Unite The Kingdom protesters, who assaulted officers and threw projectiles

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6 h. ago Elon Musk blasted by top minister for 'violence' warning at Tommy Robinson rally

Elon Musk made the inflammatory comments Tommy Robinson’s 'Unite the Kingdom' protest on Saturday, where he also called for the dissolution of Parliament in his latest attack on Keir Starmer

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6 h. ago Police hunt man in the middle of Tommy Robinson march calling for Keir Starmer to be assassinated

In an interview with ex-Tory councillor William Coleshill, the protester was recorded saying: 'Keir Starmer needs to be assassinated, someone needs to shoot Keir Starmer.'

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7 h. ago Ministers hail US financial services deals ahead of Trump state visit to UK

Keir Starmer hopes to move on from recent scandals and regain political initiative

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