9 h. ago Keir Starmer brands Nigel Farage a 'toxic disgrace' over Glasgow pupils comments

The Prime Minister tore into the Reform UK leader who had spoken of the "cultural smashing of Glasgow.”

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19 h. ago Busiest train stations in London revealed as Elizabeth line helps capital to dominate UK league table

Liverpool Street station retains crown for third year in a row as passenger numbers continue to grow

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7 d. ago MIKEY SMITH: 7 unhinged Donald Trump moments as he makes wild threats after Washington shooting

While the troops were fighting for their lives in hospital, Donald Trump's attention was focused on the alleged shooter - or specifically, his immigration status

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7 d. ago Hidden hit to your savings that you didn’t notice in the Budget

Most of the Budget attention in regards to saving was focused on cash ISAs - but another announcement could also dent your cash

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1 week ago Starmer dismisses coup talk as wasted time and praises Burnham’s work as mayor

Last week’s extraordinary briefing war within the Labour Party focused attention on the Prime Minister’s position.

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2 w. ago PM's chief aide Morgan McSweeney and Health Secretary Wes Streeting in 'shouting match confrontation' over Red

Health Secretary Wes Streeting is said to have had a 'shouting match' row with the PM's chief of staff Morgan McSweeney over brutal briefings.

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2 w. ago Streeting says he and Starmer ‘extremely frustrated’ by leadership row

Health Secretary Wes Streeting was targeted by briefings suggesting he was plotting a coup against Sir Keir Starmer.

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3 w. ago Keir Starmer clears his chief of staff over 'toxic' briefings that branded his own MPs 'feral' despite growing calls for him to be sacked

The Prime Minister cleared Morgan McSweeney without even holding an investigation after he was accused of being at the centre of a disastrous briefing operation against Wes Streeting.

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3 w. ago Keir Starmer believes nobody in Downing Street tried to 'kneecap' Wes Streeting

The Prime Minister spoke to his top team on Thursday over the row, which began when his allies accused Wes Streeting of planning a coup against him for after the Budget

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3 w. ago Streeting refuses to discuss ‘silly Westminster soap opera’ after briefing row

The Health Secretary, who was the subject of coup rumours, said he did not care whether Sir Keir Starmer was investigating the source of the claims.

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3 w. ago Streeting row focuses attention on ‘toxic’ No 10 and Starmer’s leadership

Sir Keir Starmer was forced to condemn briefing against his Cabinet after reports about a possible Wes Streeting coup.

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3 w. ago No 10 says Starmer has confidence in Morgan McSweeney after PM condemns attacks on cabinet members – UK politics live

PM’s spokesperson says he has confidence in his chief of staff after Starmer challenged over ‘toxic culture’ at Downing StreetThe No 10 briefing row is not the only story around this morning. Amy Sedghi is writing a live blog about the ongoing turmoil at the BBC and she has details of Donald Trump saying he has an “obligation” to sue the BBC.In a related development, Reform UK has pulled out of a BBC documentary about the party amid a row over the broadcaster’s editing of the Trump speech. Robyn Vintner has the story. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago John Swinney says UK Government 'riven with internal dissent' as Downing Street briefing row rocks Labour

A senior Labour source in Scotland described the row as an "entirely self-inflicted wound".

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3 w. ago Keir Starmer's chief of staff branded 'toast' after toxic No 10 briefing against Wes Streeting backfires

The knives were out for Morgan McSweeney after a senior No 10 source claimed the health secretary was planning an 'imminent coup' against the Prime Minister.

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3 w. ago Kemi Badenoch grills Keir Starmer over 'toxic culture' in Downing Street after Wes Streeting denies plot to oust PM: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Follow the latest from the Commons as Keir Starmer faces off against Kemi Badenoch as Labour frontbencher Wes Streeting denies a plot to topple the Prime Minister.

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3 w. ago Starmer says any attack on his cabinet is ‘completely unacceptable’ and adds Streeting is doing a great job – UK politics live

Kemi Badenoch probes Starmer over ‘toxic culture’ at Downing Street The No 10 briefing row is not the only story around this morning. Amy Sedghi is writing a live blog about the ongoing turmoil at the BBC and she has details of Donald Trump saying he has an “obligation” to sue the BBC.In a related development, Reform UK has pulled out of a BBC documentary about the party amid a row over the broadcaster’s editing of the Trump speech. Robyn Vintner has the story. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Starmer condemns ‘unacceptable’ attack on Streeting amid leadership row

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has called for heads to roll in No 10 over suggestions he was plotting to oust Sir Keir Starmer.

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3 w. ago Wes Streeting accuses Downing Street of ‘trying to kneecap’ him in leadership row

Sir Keir Starmer’s allies say prime minister is prepared to fight any challenge

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3 w. ago ‘They’re not wolves – they’re sheep’: the psychiatrist who spent decades meeting and studying lone

From Port Arthur to Hoddle Street, Paul E Mullen has had a front-row seat to the men behind some of the worst public massacres. He says it’s possible to ‘disrupt the script’ for future violenceDr Paul E Mullen and his family were living near Dunedin, New Zealand when, one evening in November 1990, they heard gunfire. The shots continued into the night, followed by the distant sound of police and ambulances. At 9pm, a hospital colleague told him that a few kilometres away, in Aramoana, someone with a gun had started shooting.As it turned out, Mullen had heard of the perpetrator before; one of his long-term patients was the man’s nextdoor neighbour, and soon Mullen would learn that many other people he knew had been injured or killed.Sign up for a weekly email featuring our best reads Continue reading...

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