75 m. ago Government to overturn Lords bid to weaken workers’ rights Bill

The Employment Rights Bill will bring in parental leave from the first day of employment and strengthen statutory sick pay.

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3 h. ago Starmer faces challenging week amid Mandelson fallout and frustrated MPs

It comes as US President Donald Trump is set to arrive for a state visit.

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4 h. ago DAN HODGES: The choice is clear. The Prime Minister has to sack McSweeney or go himself

On Tuesday, the Foreign Office became aware of the memo, and passed a copy on to Keir Starmer 's advisers, including his most senior aide Morgan McSweeney.

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6 h. ago Tories write to Starmer to demand answers over Mandelson scandal

The Labour grandee was sacked on Thursday over emails that showed he sent supportive messages even as Epstein faced jail for sex offences.

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6 h. ago MP Graham Stringer says Keir Starmer makes 'too many mistakes' and 'needs to improve dramatically'

The veteran Labour MP has launched a blistering attack on the PM

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8 h. ago Lettuce 2.0 Rachel Reeves is 'Chancellor in name only' as Keir Starmer 'loses confidence'

Labour insiders allege the PM has set up a Budget Board with weekly meetings to prevent Reeves repeating blunders such as increasing National Insurance contributions for employers and ending winter fuel payments

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8 h. ago Starmer says Britain must never surrender flag after London protest amid backlash over Musk

Prime minister’s first comments since ‘Unite the Kingdom’ protest come amid a backlash over Elon Musk’s ‘disgusting’ remarks made to Tommy Robinson

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9 h. ago First asylum seekers will be sent back to France in days as ministers 'straining at the bit'

Asylum seekers who arrived in small boats will be sent back to France as soon as Monday under a one-in one-out deal Keir Starmer struck with French President Emmanuel Macron

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9 h. 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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10 h. 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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10 h. 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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10 h. ago The Guardian view on the UK’s dangerous moment: as Labour falters, the far right mobilises | Editorial

Political leadership is missing just as Britain needs it most. The government must step up as others stir division and disillusionment growsPeter Mandelson’s exit from public office in disgrace over his links to the millionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein should have been a low point for the government. Instead, it exposed a leadership in trouble, with further to fall. Sir Keir Starmer defended his ambassador after No 10 had seen the emails that sank him. Whether or not the prime minister read them, the damage is becoming institutionalised. Labour looks adrift – consumed by infighting as darker forces gather beyond Westminster.At the weekend, more than 110,000 marched through London in Britain’s largest far-right rally in decades. Organised by Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, also known as Tommy Robinson, and billed as a “festival of free speech”, it quickly descended into conspiracy theories, Islamophobia and anti-migrant bigotry. There was violence: 26 police officers were injured. St...

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10 h. 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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11 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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11 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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12 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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12 h. ago Keir Starmer releases statement after huge Tommy Robinson rally

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12 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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13 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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14 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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