15 h. ago Reform UK 'delaying Holyrood candidates' to avoid scrutiny as favouritism row erupts

EXCLUSIVE: A Reform UK source also said the party is planning to hold off announcing their candidates because they want more Tory MSPs to defect.

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22 h. ago Andy Burnham latest: Mayor ‘disappointed’ after bid to return as Labour MP in by

Manchester mayor prevented from standing in upcoming Gorton and Denton by-election in move that risks sparking civil war within the party

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25 h. ago Andy Burnham latest: Mayor breaks silence as Labour clashes over blocking of by

Manchester mayor prevented from standing in upcoming Gorton and Denton by-election in move that risks sparking civil war within the party

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28 h. ago Andy Burnham latest: Labour at war as Starmer warned blocking mayor’s by

Manchester mayor has been blocked from standing in the upcoming Gorton and Denton by-election

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29 h. ago 'There will be blood': Furious Labour MPs and allies hammer rattled Keir Starmer for blocking Andy Burnham from returning to Westminster to avoid a leadership challenge

Labour's ruling National Executive Committee today voted 8-1 against letting the Greater Manchester mayor and self-styled 'King of the North' stand in an upcoming by-election.

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29 h. ago Row erupts within UK's governing Labour Party after popular mayor blocked from upcoming election

A row has erupted within Britain’s governing Labour Party after its popular mayor of Manchester was prevented from standing at a special election, with critics claiming that Prime Minister Keir Starmer did not want to see a potential rival back in the House of Commons

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31 h. ago Rattled Keir Starmer BLOCKS Andy Burnham's Westminster return: Greater Manchester mayor told he cannot fight by

Labour's ruling National Executive Committee today voted 8-1 against letting the Greater Manchester mayor and self-styled 'King of the North' stand in an upcoming by-election.

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31 h. ago Andy Burnham latest: Starmer allies block Manchester mayor’s Westminster comeback bid

Manchester mayor has been blocked from standing in the upcoming Gorton and Denton by-election

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34 h. ago Andy Burnham latest: Decision day for Labour as Starmer allies warned not to block mayor’s Commons bid

Manchester mayor will find out today if Labour will allow him to stand in the upcoming Gorton and Denton by-election, paving the way for a potential leadership challenge

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48 h. ago Andy Burnham latest: Labour committee urged not to block Manchester mayor’s Westminster comeback bid

Manchester mayor seeks permission to stand in upcoming Gorton and Denton by-election, paving the way for a potential leadership challenge

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50 h. ago Andy Burnham latest: Burnham takes on Starmer as he confirms Westminster comeback bid to become MP

Mayor of Greater Manchester seeks permission to stand in upcoming by-election

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54 h. ago Sadiq Khan says Andy Burnham should be allowed to stand as an MP if he 'wants to' as decision deadline looms for Manchester mayor

The Greater Manchester mayor has until 5pm today to decide if he wants to contest the upcoming Gorton and Denton by-election.

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55 h. ago Andy Burnham latest: Starmer warned to let Manchester mayor stand as MP or face revolt as deadline looms

Mayor of Greater Manchester faces 5pm deadline to seek permission to stand in upcoming by-election

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55 h. ago Labour deputy leader says Andy Burnham should not be blocked from standing for Parliament by party bigwigs

The Greater Manchester mayor has until 5pm today to decide if he wants to contest the upcoming Gorton and Denton by-election.

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4 d. ago SNP accused of 'jeopardising national security' as huge defence row erupts between Scottish and UK governments

A row has erupted between John Swinney and the UK government over national security.

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9 d. ago 'Welsh Labour's spectacular collapse like watching a drunk person stumbling to the floor in clumsy, uncoordinated stages'

'The Vaughan Gething saga was not the cause of Labour’s current malaise; instead, it exposed the fragility of a tired, fractious party that had had no break from governing. Welsh Labour has been wily in plastering over a worsening civil war between MPs and MSs (or, put another way, between those who resent devolution and those who support it).'

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1 week ago Labour ‘out of step’ on oil and gas, says Badenoch as poll shows support

The Tory leader was speaking to journalists during a visit to Aberdeen.

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1 week ago Holyrood Election Poll: SNP on track to win, with Reform UK and Scottish Labour neck

The SNP is on course to win the upcoming Holyrood election, but will fall short of the majority John Swinney wants.

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1 week ago Starmer faces Badenoch at PMQs amid criticism over digital ID U

Ministers have rolled back central element of digital ID plans, possibly allowing people to use other forms of identification to prove their right to workHere are extracts from three interesting comment articles about the digital ID U-turn.Ailbhe Rea in the New Statesman in the New Statesmans says there were high hopes for the policy when it was first announced.I remember a leisurely lunch over the summer when a supporter of digital IDs told me how they thought Keir Starmer would reset his premiership. Alongside a reorganisation of his team in Number 10, and maybe a junior ministerial reshuffle, they predicted he would announce in his speech at party conference that his government would be embracing digital IDs. “It will allow him to show he’s willing to do whatever it takes to tackle illegal immigration,” was their rationale.Sure enough, Starmer announced “phase two” of his government, reshuffled his top team and, on the Friday before Labour party conference, he duly announced his ...

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2 w. ago Merz under pressure to ease ‘firewall’ against Germany’s far

Upcoming regional elections have reignited debate about CDU’s policy of excluding AfD

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