8 h. ago 'Things will get better' in 2026, promises Starmer as he fights to stay PM with Labour facing election blows

The Government saw its popularity fall further in 2025 as Nigel Farage’s Reform UK surged

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44 h. ago Stormont’s top challenge is ‘severe underfunding of public services’ – O’Neill

Michelle O’Neill accused the Labour Government of making ‘false promises of a new dawn’, but ‘following Tory austerity’.

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54 h. ago Major update on knife crime stats as county lines networks targeted

Policing Minister Sarah Jones welcomed new figures that showed knife robberies had dropped in hotspots and 3,000 county lines networks had been shut down

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54 h. ago SARAH JONES: Labour made a promise to turn the tide on knife crime

Writing for The Mirror, Crime and Policing Minister Sarah Jones said decisive action by the Home Office and police has led to a significant fall in knife robberies

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9 d. ago Brits have become POORER in 2025 as Labour's tax bonanza reduced household incomes despite Starmer's promises

Official national accounts painted a dismal picture, with growth slightly worse than previously thought in the second quarter of the year.

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1 week ago 'Nigel Farage's 'freak' reaction and failed Tory promises prove one thing about Labour'

'Labour led the way on animal welfare with its 2004 fox hunting ban. Since the party left office, there has been a years-long gap that has allowed cruel practices to develop'

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1 week ago 'Nigel Farage may be banging on Downing Steet door but Reform UK is slipping'

Reform UK is a new force banging on the door of 10 Downing Street with promises to be different to Labour and Conservatives - but we've been here before, writes Kevin Maguire

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1 week ago KEVIN MAGUIRE: 'Farage may be banging on Downing St door but Reform UK is slipping'

Reform UK is a new force banging on the door of 10 Downing Street with promises to be different to Labour and Conservatives - but we've been here before, writes Kevin Maguire

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1 week ago Labour's private school VAT raid has failed to fund 6,500 new teachers, says education chief

Philip Britton, chair of the Heads' Conference said there had been 'no wider benefit' to state education despite Labour promises that money raised from levying VAT on fees would fund 6500 new teachers.

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1 week ago Labour's 'stop the boats' promise in tatters as more than 41,000 migrants have arrived in Britain on small boats in 2025

Some 803 people made the dangerous journey across the English Channel in 13 dinghies from northern France, starting overnight on Friday and into Saturday.

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1 week ago Top minister says Keir Starmer will remain as PM and issues brutal Reform attack

Keir Starmer will 'absolutely' be Prime Minister by Christmas next year, Labour’s chair has promised, as she savaged Reform UK offering 'nothing' to help with the cost of living

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1 week ago ‘You’re barred!’: Labour’s battle with pubs promises a new year headache

A protest barring MPs from pubs is exposing deeper tensions between politicians and the communities they representLabour MPs heading back to their constituencies this weekend will do so with a sense of relief that another turbulent term in British politics is over. But those hoping to pitch up at their local pub for a restorative pint with colleagues and constituents may find festive cheer is in short supply. In fact, some may not be allowed through the door.For the past few weeks, pubs across the country have been putting up signs declaring “No Labour MPs” in protest at changes to business rates announced by the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, in her latest budget. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Leasehold reform delayed until next year as fears mount that Labour will not cap ground rents as promised

Details of the Leasehold and Commonhold Reform Bill were expected to be made public before the end of this year, but that has been pushed back.

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2 w. ago Schools to tackle influence of Andrew Tate with compulsory lessons on consent

The flagship £36m strategy will finally be unveiled 18 months after Labour was elected with a manifesto promise to halve violence against women and girls within a decade

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3 w. ago Broken defence promises: Labour's dithering is putting Britain's national security at risk, says MAGGIE PAGANO

Only a few months ago, Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves boasted about how extra defence spending was going to turbo-charge economic growth.

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3 w. ago KEIR STARMER: 'I'm proud we're lifting half a million kids out of poverty

Prime Minister Keir Starmer writes for The Mirror as he launches the government's child poverty strategy first promised in the summer after Labour's election landslide

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4 w. ago Police facial recognition cameras to be ramped up on our streets

Policing Minister Sarah Jones said use of facial recognition technology could be 'the biggest breakthrough since DNA matching' as the Home Office launches a consultation on its use

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4 w. ago Police will be 'relentless' in winter crime blitz, minister warns

Policing Minister Sarah Jones said forces will be 'present, visible and relentless' as the Home Office launches a winter crime blitz with new steps to address knife crime

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4 w. ago SARAH JONES: Innovative knife crime mapping will make a huge difference this winter

Writing for The Mirror, Policing Minister Sarah Jones says new Hex mapping will give police a new tool to tackle knife crime as the Goverment launches a winter crime blitz

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