3 d. ago Plain looking, semi detached home goes on the market for £140,000

The uniquely-designed two-bedroom home in Barrhead, East Renfrewshire, could find itself 'scaring up' a run of viewings, having come on the market just before Halloween.

Economics

5 d. ago Tories demand Commons sleaze investigation after leaked texts suggested secret slush fund to propel Starmer to Labour leadership

The WhatsApp messages appear to directly contradict the party's denials last week that embattled Chief of Staff, Morgan McSweeney, used his Labour Together think tank to back Sir Keir.

Politics

6 d. ago Labour's digital ID will be 'the bedrock of our society', says one of Keir Starmer's top aides

Labour 's new digital ID will form 'the bedrock of the modern state', one of the PM's top aides said today as a petition against the policy passed 1.4 million signatures.

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7 d. ago Digital ID could form ‘bedrock of modern state’, says senior Starmer aide

Darren Jones, chief secretary to the Prime Minister, said the proposal could lead to ‘exciting’ public service reform.

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7 d. ago Sir Keir Starmer's chief of staff 'hid' £50,000 despite being told by Electoral Commission to declare funding

Morgan McSweeney's think-tank Labour Together received the cash as he was told to declare donations

Economics

7 d. ago Watchdog rejects Tory call to reopen probe into Labour Together donations

The Conservatives had called for a new probe into the handling of donations during Morgan McSweeney’s time as Labour Together’s director.

Politics

7 d. ago Fury as elections watchdog throws lifeline to Starmer over claims his chief of staff 'hid' £730,000 in donations

In a controversial move, the Electoral Commission said it would not reassess why Morgan McSweeney failed to declare the donations to his think tank Labour Together.

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7 d. ago Boost for Starmer as top aide Morgan McSweeney avoids investigation over donations

Labour Together, where Morgan McSweeney was director before coming to work for Sir Keir, was fined by the elections watchdog over its handling of £740,000 donations in 2021

Events

7 d. ago ‘History will remember who showed up’: Keir Starmer faces call to attend Cop30 summit

Response from leaders and key climate figures comes after PM’s aides advised non-attendance over concerns Reform may attack himLeading climate figures and Labour MPs have urged Keir Starmer to attend the crucial Cop30 climate summit this November, after aides advised him not to attend for fear of attracting the ire of the Reform party.Simon Stiell, the UN’s climate chief, said: “Cop30 is where leaders are expected to come and roll up their sleeves, make deals to help their nation’s economy transition faster, creating more jobs, and guide the world on what next steps we take together.” Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Starmer's top aide and a £50,000 secret: Morgan McSweeney 'hid' donation on very day he was told he had a legal duty to declare funding

Documents reveal Morgan McSweeney's Labour Together think-tank received the cash injection on the day the Electoral Commission confirmed he was required to report all donations over £7,500.

Economics

7 d. ago Las Vegas man raped by mother as a child is told by judge that he's legal father to brother believed to be his biological son

A Las Vegas man who was raped by his mother as a child and suspects he is his brother's father will now serve as his sibling's legal guardian, a court ruled.

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8 d. ago Starmer’s director of communications becomes latest senior Downing Street aide to quit

Steph Driver announced she would be leaving her post on Thursday after five years working at Sir Keir Starmer’s side

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8 d. ago Blow for Keir Starmer as another trusted senior aide quits Downing Street

Stephanie Driver, who was head of Starmer's communications team, has announced her exit on the eve of the UK Labour conference in Liverpool.

Politics

8 d. ago Keir Starmer could face sleaze probe into claims he broke Commons rules over his relationship with top aide

Keir Starmer was last night facing the threat of a sleaze inquiry into claims he broke Commons rules over his relationship with Morgan McSweeney.

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8 d. ago Keir Starmer's top aide WAS told by electoral watchdog that donations had to be declared... But he kept gifts totalling £739,000 secret

Records show Morgan McSweeney was told explicitly in November 2017 that donations to his Labour Together think-tank were covered by electoral law and had to be declared.

Economics

8 d. ago Tories refer Starmer to standards commissioner over allegations about historic campaign donations

Tory chairman Kevin Hollinrake has asked for an investigation into the role of Keir Starmer’s now chief of staff in running his leadership campaign amid allegations of undeclared donations

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9 d. ago Tories call for probe into Keir Starmer’s top aide over undeclared donations

Conservatives urge Electoral Commission to investigate Morgan McSweeney’s failure to declare donations to think-tank

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9 d. ago Labour donations row reignited by leaked email as Tories demand probe into Starmer's right

The Conservatives released a leaked email from a lawyer to Morgan McSweeney in response to the Electoral Commission investigating the failure to report donations to Labour Together

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9 d. ago Minister insists 'highly talented' No10 chief Morgan McSweeney WON'T quit over 'hidden' £700k think

The crisis engulfing Morgan McSweeney deepened after an email surfaced relating to an episode in which his think-tank was fined in 2021 for breaches of electoral law.

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9 d. ago McFadden defends ‘talented’ No 10 chief of staff McSweeney from Tory attack

The Conservative Party published legal correspondence on Morgan McSweeney’s handling of donations to the Labour Together group.

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