4 h. ago Everything you need to know about Sir Keir Starmer's Christmas message

Everything you need to know about Sir Keir Starmer's Christmas message released on Christmas Eve

Politics

7 h. ago Starmer urges Britons to ‘reach out’ to each other over Christmas

Sir Keir Starmer has urged Britons to “reach out to friends, relatives, and neighbours” this Christmas.

Politics

16 h. ago Sir Keir Starmer issues Christmas message and tells UK 'we should each do our bit'

Keir Starmer has said 'we should each do our bit' to help people with the cost of living in his Christmas message

Politics

17 h. ago Sir Keir Starmer waters down family farm tax in yet another humiliating U

The threshold at which inheritance tax will apply to farmers will more than double from £1million to £2.5million, halving the number of estates affected.

Politics

34 h. ago Keir Starmer hosts frontline workers for early Christmas dinner at No 10

Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer hosted public sector workers at 10 Downing Street for an early Christmas dinner, honouring those who will spend the festive period working to keep the country safe.

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40 h. ago Wes Streeting's bid to cosy up to the EU is an 'early shot' at a challenge to Sir Keir Starmer

The Health Secretary was on Monday accused of rolling the pitch for a leadership challenge after he used an interview to make the case for a 'closer trading relationship' with Brussels.

Politics

46 h. ago Man United youth star issues powerful message ahead of first Christmas since his father’s suicide

Rhys Bennett received the devastating news that his father had taken his own life in October

Events

50 h. ago Moment Dead Ringers star is booed in front of William and Kate

Actor and comedian Duncan Wisbey briefly had to pause due to the cacophony of jeers at the Royal Albert Hall when he aped the Prime Minister's voice on stage.

Politics

53 h. ago Veteran tells how Liverpool parade attacker bit off part of his ear in vicious assault

Stuart Lucas was left permanently disfigured

Events

2 d. ago The Guardian view on Labour’s difficult year: denial of hard choices is no longer an option | Editorial

All the incentives in Westminster politics militate against confronting difficult issues, but a failing government may as well try honestyThe formula for stable government, according to Britain’s constitution, is a big parliamentary majority and divided opposition. Sir Keir Starmer’s predicament proves that those conditions are not sufficient.The prime minister’s inability to convince voters that he has an agenda for national renewal, and the demoralising effect that has had on the Labour party, make a leadership challenge look plausible after local elections next May. Maybe sooner. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago PM urged to extradite Andrew Tate to UK as he travels to Dubai for boxing match

Sir Keir Starmer is facing pressure to use Tate’s journey to Dubai as the impetus to extradite him to the UK.

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4 d. ago ‘They like a good night out’: German darts fans find a (mostly) friendly rivalry at Alexandra Palace

Around a quarter of all tickets for the PDC world championship were sold to German fans. How did a country with no world-class player get hooked?They walk among us, sit among us, sing among us. They speak perfect English, hunt in packs, down industrial quantities of Amstel just like everyone else. And yet to the trained eye, to the seasoned Ally Pally veteran, there is just something different to them. A comportment and a vibe. Perhaps the fact they speak perfect English. You can even spot a subtle distinction in the choice of fancy dress; less jockeys and 118 118 runners, more woodland animals and flag suits, less postmodern ironic and more Euro-kitsch. They come, mostly, in love and peace. Even so, the divide is real. Enmity? Perhaps a bit strong. Either way: don’t tell them your name, Pike.Slowly and by degrees, the Germans are coming. At first in small scattered groups and landing parties, then larger expeditions, and then finally the full-scale mass incursion. A battery of tour...

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4 d. ago Labour is accused of covering up Chinese hack of Foreign Office records amid scandal over Beijing spies and Keir Starmer's controversial China visit

The Government was accused today of covering up a Chinese hack of the Foreign Office in the midst of the Beijing spy scandal and Sir Keir Starmer's upcoming visit to China.

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5 d. ago Keir Starmer recalls toughest day as PM which ‘broke my heart’

Sir Keir Starmer has revealed his worst day as prime minister, describing it as “so hard”.

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5 d. ago Starmer to appoint career diplomat to replace Mandelson as US ambassador

Sir Keir Starmer has chosen veteran diplomat Christian Turner as Lord Mandelson’s successor as Britain’s ambassador to the US.

Politics

6 d. ago Starmer facing new rebellion as dozens of Labour MPs sign letter against scrapping jury trials

After the welfare rebellion before the summer, Sir Keir Starmer has a new challenge to his authority on court reform

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6 d. ago Loose Women star grills Sir Keir Starmer over violence against women in 'scared' admission

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer faced questions over his promises in new plans to halve violence against women and girls

Events

7 d. ago Kemi Badenoch accuses Starmer of 'not having the baubles' to stop resident doctors' five day strike as the NHS battles super flu outbreak

Kemi Badenoch has accused Sir Keir Starmer of 'not having the baubles' to stop the resident doctors' five-day strike amid Britain's super flu outbreak. 

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7 d. ago ‘Clock is ticking’: Starmer tells Roman Abramovich to transfer money from Chelsea sale to Ukraine fund

Sir Keir Starmer announced the move in PMQs with the Russian billionaire still holding on to the £2.5bn he received for the sale of the football club

Economics

7 d. ago UK to transfer £2.5billion from Abramovich's sale of Chelsea FC to Ukraine

Sir Keir Starmer warned the Russian billionaire oligarch to commit the funds or face legal action from the UK Government

Economics