10 h. ago New Zealand’s high commissioner to the UK loses job after Trump comments

Phil Goff questioned Donald Trump’s grasp of history at a Chatham House event in London, prompting the foreign minister to say his position is ‘untenable’New Zealand’s high commissioner to the United Kingdom has been removed from his role after publicly questioning US President Donald Trump’s grasp of history – remarks that have rendered his position “untenable” in the eyes of New Zealand’s government.At a public Chatham House event in London this week, high commissioner Phil Goff asked a question of Finnish foreign affairs minister Elina Valtonen, who was speaking on how to keep the peace with Russia, with which Finland shares a border. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago Minister ‘pushing for peace’ in Middle East attended jazz club event, MPs hear

MP Ellie Chowns was told Middle East minister Hamish Falconer did not reply to her urgent question as he was ‘in the region pushing for a peace deal’.

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23 h. ago Starmer accused of lying by Tory frontbencher during Prime Minister’s Questions

Victoria Atkins could be heard shouting ‘that is a lie’ following a question on the Government’s policy to charge VAT on private school fees.

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23 h. ago Video: Keir Starmer makes dig at JD Vance in tribute to British soldiers after controversial war comments

Sir Keir Starmer opened Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday, 5 March — his first since Donald Trump’s explosive meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky — with a dig at JD Vance by paying tribute to the hundreds of British soldiers who died in Afghanistan and Iraq.

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23 h. ago Keir Starmer takes swipe at JD Vance with tribute to UK troops killed in Iraq and Afghanistan saying 'we'll never forget their bravery' after Trump VP's jibe

Sir Keir used Prime Minister's Questions to mark the anniversaries this week of two incidents in Afghanistan 13 and 18 years ago in which UK troops were killed.

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24 h. ago Watch in full: Starmer grilled in parliament in first PMQs since Trump and Zelensky’s chaotic meeting

Sir Keir Starmer faced his first Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday, 5 March, since his visit to the United States and the explosive meeting between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky.

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25 h. ago Watch live: Starmer grilled in parliament in first PMQs since Trump and Zelensky’s chaotic meeting

Watch live as Sir Keir Starmer faces his first Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday, 5 March, his first since his visit to the United States and the explosive meeting between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky.

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31 h. ago Row erupts in New Zealand parliament over use of Māori name Aotearoa

Dispute emerges after deputy prime minister Winston Peters questioned why MPs used the name Aotearoa in debatesThe speaker of New Zealand’s parliament has told lawmakers to stop complaining about the use of the Māori name for the country, after the deputy prime minister strongly objected to hearing it in the house.In a ruling on Tuesday, Gerry Brownlee said that while “New Zealand” is the official name, the Māori name “Aotearoa” is used widely, including on currency and passports. Continue reading...

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68 h. ago Keir Starmer mocks Stephen Flynn as a 'keyboard warrior' after Ukraine and Trump comments

The Prime Minister was responding to a question from Labour MP Gregor Poynton, who said the Nationalist's social media posts were "juvenile and childish".

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5 d. ago Angela Rayner admits son asked 'is it worth it' as she opens up on missing kids

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has opened up about the heartbreaking question her eldest son asked of her, and the determined response she gave in return

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5 d. ago Angela Rayner's son asked her 'is it worth it' over vile messages

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has opened up about the heartbreaking question her eldest son asked of her, and the determined response she gave in return

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6 d. ago John Swinney accused of 'letting down a generation' as 9,000 leave school without qualifications

John Swinney was grilled on education standards at First Minister’s Questions

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8 d. ago Donald Trump told 'absolute flat out lies' about Ukraine says Boris Johnson

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, whose own relationship with the truth has been questioned over the years, said there had been “appalling misrepresentations” about it.

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1 week ago Keir Starmer's 'follow the law' message over NHS Fife transgender doctor Beth Upton row

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has responded to questions over the tribunal hearing involving nurse Sandie Peggie and transgender doctor Beth Upton

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1 week ago Starmer urged to stand up to Trump’s ‘torrent of lies’ as he accuses UK of doing nothing to end Ukraine war

Starmer urged to challenge Trump over Ukraine lies as US president accuses Britain of ‘doing nothing to end the war’

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1 week ago Starmer urged to stand up to Trump’s ‘torrent of lies’ as he accuses Britain of doing nothing to end Ukraine war

Starmer urged to challenge Trump over Ukraine lies as president accuses Britain of ‘doing nothing to end the war’

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1 week ago Now Angela Rayner's CV is under scrutiny over how long she worked as a home help

Angela Rayner became the latest Cabinet minister to face questions over their employment history last night after conflicting accounts emerged around how long she worked as a carer.

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2 w. ago Nandy to question BBC over documentary featuring child of Hamas minister

Culture minister Lisa Nandy said that it was ‘essential that we get this right’ following a call for the broadcaster to pull the film.

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2 w. ago Journalists launch legal action against Italian government over spyware claims

Union submits criminal complaint to prosecutors as ministers refuse to answer questions about alleged hacksItaly’s national union for journalists has submitted a criminal complaint to prosecutors in Rome after Giorgia Meloni’s government shut down questions in parliament over suspicions it had illegally used spyware technology to hack the phones of critics instead of criminals.The legal action on Wednesday was triggered by the absence of clarity from the government since revelations emerged in late January that a migrant activist and Francesco Cancellato, an investigative journalist, were among at least seven people in Italy whose mobile phones had been targeted by an entity using Graphite, a military-grade spyware produced by the Israel-based Paragon, which is intended for use on criminals. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Top Tory accidentally exposes party’s shocking record on prison spaces

Exclusive: Responding to a written question from Tory MP Richard Holden, a justice minister revealed that the Conservatives increased the capacity of the prison estate by less than 500 spaces in fourteen years

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