3 h. ago Starmer calls for police crackdown on antisemitic chants at pro

The prime minister’s official spokesperson said that while ‘free speech is an important right in this country, that can't extend inciting hatred or harassing others’

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6 h. ago New crackdown on Dodgy Fire Sticks: Police action sees sellers shut down, leaving fans with no Premier League football and films ahead of Christmas

Vendors of 'dodgy' Amazon Fire Sticks are reportedly suspending their services after the police declared war on the illegal devices.

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33 h. ago Undercover police flood City of London shopping district in Christmas shoplifting crackdown

Retail crime - said to cost the capital of £16.7million a month - will spike during festive period

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33 h. ago Undercover police flood London shopping district in Christmas shoplifting crackdown

Undercover police flood London shopping district in Christmas shoplifting crackdown  London Evening Standard

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42 h. ago Every police force to get rape probe teams as part of Shabana Mahmood's blitz on sex crimes in 'largest crackdown on violence against women and girls in British history'

Specialist rape and sex offences investigation teams will be set up in every police force in what the Government calls 'the largest crackdown on violence against women and girls in British history'.

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44 h. ago Labour deputy leader calls for her party to 'cut through all the noise' and unite behind Sir Keir Starmer amid growing Reform threat

She accused Reform of 'blaming all the ills of the country on immigrants' and said 'division and hate was ripping through our communities'.

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3 d. ago Keir Starmer and allies say Ukraine at ‘pivotal moment’ in coalition call

Ukraine has pushed back against a US-drafted plan and submitted its own 20-point document to Washington as part of negotiations.

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3 d. ago The Guardian view on Labour’s new peerages: another boost for the ermine arms race | Editorial

Sir Keir Starmer promised to bring meaningful reform to the House of Lords. He is failing to introduce itIn opposition, Sir Keir Starmer called the unelected House of Lords “indefensible”. This week, barely 18 months into his prime ministership, Sir Keir took the total of unelected peers he has appointed since July 2024 to 96. Remarkably, Wednesday’s 34 new life peerages, mainly Labour supporters, take his appointment total above those of each of his four most recent Conservative predecessors. You must go back to David Cameron to find a prime minister who did more to stuff the Lords than Sir Keir.At the last election, Labour presented itself to the voters as a party of Lords reform. The party manifesto promised to remove the remaining hereditary peers, to reform the appointments process, to impose a peers’ retirement age, and to consult on proposals for replacing the Lords with an alternative second chamber. The House of Lords, the manifesto flatly declared, was “too big”....

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4 d. ago Keir Starmer to chair coalition of the willing call after Trump talks on Ukraine

The Prime Minister is expected to co-chair a call with leaders and officials from around 30 nations on Thursday.

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4 d. ago Ukraine war: Trump criticises European leaders on eve of crunch coalition meeting

President says there were ‘strong words’ in latest call, as Volodymyr Zelenskyy to join other European leaders to discuss peace plan on ThursdayLeaders of the “coalition of the willing” group of nations will hold a video call about the Ukraine war on Thursday as Donald Trump voiced impatience with European allies and put US involvement in further talks in doubt, saying they risked “wasting time”.Amid chaotic American efforts to push through a peace deal, the US president said on Wednesday night: “We discussed Ukraine in pretty strong words”, when asked about an earlier phone call with British prime minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Keir Starmer belatedly defends Sadiq Khan after 'horrible mayor' jibe

Keir Starmer belatedly defends Sadiq Khan after 'horrible mayor' jibe - and calls out Donald Trump comments  Sky News

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5 d. ago Starmer, Merz and Macron take phone call with Trump on Ukraine peace talks – Europe live

European leaders confirm that they spoke with the US president earlier today about ‘the state of talks’ Jørgen Watne Frydnes, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, is now delivering his opening speech.It’s a damning verdict on Maduro’s authoritarian rule in Venezuela, as he talks about a number of figures facing repression and torture from the regime.“As we sit here in Oslo City Hall, innocent people are locked away in dark cells in Venezuela. They cannot hear the speeches given today – only the screams of prisoners being tortured.”Venezuela has evolved into a brutal, authoritarian state facing a deep humanitarian and economic crisis. Meanwhile, a small elite at the top – shielded by political power, weapons and legal impunity – enriches itself.“A quarter of the population has already fled the country – one of the world’s largest refugee crises.Those who remain live under a regime that systematically silences, harasses and attacks the opposition.”“Venezuela is not alone in this da...

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5 d. ago Bob Vylan to sue Ireland’s RTÉ for defamation over Glastonbury coverage

Legal action alleges Irish broadcaster defamed group by claiming they led antisemitic chants at festival in JuneThe British punk-rap duo Bob Vylan have launched defamation proceedings against the Irish broadcaster RTÉ over its coverage of their performance at Glastonbury.The legal action alleges Ireland’s national broadcaster defamed the group by claiming they led antisemitic chants at the festival last June. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Reported drug deaths in Ayrshire cause concern as police focus on crackdown

Apparent drug overdoses and deaths cause concern amongst community.

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5 d. ago Starmer calls on European leaders to modernise ECHR ahead of gathering

European ministers, including Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy, are due to meet in Strasbourg, France, on Wednesday to discuss reforming the treaty.

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5 d. ago Starmer urges Europe’s leaders to curb ECHR to halt rise of far right

Exclusive: PM calls for members of European convention on human rights to allow tougher action to protect bordersWe must protect our borders to defend our democracies – here’s howKeir Starmer has called on European leaders to urgently curb joint human rights laws so that member states can take tougher action to protect their borders and see off the rise of the populist right across the continent.Before a crucial European summit on Wednesday, the prime minister urged fellow members to “go further” in modernising the interpretation of the European convention on human rights (ECHR) to prevent asylum seekers using it to avoid deportation. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago More than a dozen Labour MPs rebel against Starmer to back call for EU

Labour prime minister is pursuing a post-Brexit ‘reset’ with the bloc

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6 d. ago Starmer warned Brexit deal is ‘making Britain broke’ as he faces calls for new UK

Prime minister has insisted Labour will not break its election pledge not to rejoin the customs union

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8 d. ago Keir Starmer says ‘hugely talented’ Angela Rayner will return to cabinet

PM gives clearest indication yet of comeback, calling former deputy ‘the best social mobility story’ the country has seenUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has predicted that Angela Rayner will return to the cabinet, calling his former deputy, who resigned in September after underpaying stamp duty on a property purchase, “hugely talented”.In an interview with the Observer, the prime minister described Rayner, who left school aged 16 without any qualifications, as “the best social mobility story this country has ever seen”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago The most misleading thing about Rachel Reeves’s budget? Who it was really for | Aditya Chakrabortty

Labour backbenchers have been cheering it as a win for the most vulnerable in socety. In fact it was aimed at the bond marketsThe charge is a grave one: that Rachel Reeves has just lied to Britons, spooking them into paying billions in extra taxes that she can splash out on higher benefits. However hyperbolic, this isn’t the usual Westminster sparring; this time, someone might get hurt. A week ago, critics of Reeves and Keir Starmer were, rightly, calling their budget “chaotic”. Today, it’s denounced as lies, and Kemi Badenoch is demanding the chancellor quit. It’s an accusation that demands straightforward answers, so let me give mine. Did the chancellor tell lies? On the available evidence, no. There were no whoppers, no falsehoods, no porkies. But despite Starmer’s comments yesterday, that doesn’t mean there’s nothing to see here and we can all move along. Reeves did mislead the public about the factors shaping her decisions. Was it all to funnel cash to “benefits street”, as the...

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