47 m. ago ‘Not words that I would have used’: Stride distances himself from Jenrick’s ‘no white faces’ comments – UK politics live

Shadow chancellor distances himself from words after Robert Jenrick accused of racism in comments he made about Handsworth Asked about the Jenrick story, Badenoch again suggests Guardian reporting is reliable.Q: Jenrick was making a distinction between white faces and brown faces. Continue reading...

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48 m. ago Ryan Reynolds warned over Wrexham transfer error that could be expensive to fix

Wrexham have been told they made a mistake during the summer transfer window which could prove costly to resolve as they look to establish themselves in the Championship

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52 m. ago ‘Let’s do the f***ing news’: New top editor Bari Weiss causes ‘eye rolls’ during CBS News editorial call

EXCLUSIVE: Multiple CBS News staffers told The Independent that Bari Weiss’ ‘cringey’ comments on the editorial call literally caused eyes to roll.

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57 m. ago Tory defectors to Reform UK lacked mettle to ‘deal with tough times’ – Badenoch

The Conservative leader told ITV News she was ‘sorry to lose’ supporters as she embarked on a ‘long, difficult journey’ in Opposition.

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57 m. ago Badenoch refuses to say whether she would resign over poor results in May

Her comments came during a Party conference overshadowed by questions about her leadership and the challenge from Nigel Farage’s party.

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57 m. ago Kemi Badenoch refuses three times to answer if she admires Nigel Farage

The floundering Tory leader complained she was being asked questions about the Reform UK leader, instead telling a journalist they should ask questions about Keir Starmer

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71 m. ago Emmanuel Macron faces calls to step down after French PM resigns

The French president faces another political crisis as his closest allies seek to distance themselves

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73 m. ago Furloughed federal workers in government shutdown aren’t owed back pay, Trump’s White House claims

‘The livelihoods of the patriotic Americans serving their country in the federal government are not bargaining chips in a political game,’ the American Federation of Government Employees national president said.

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76 m. ago Bottled water contains dangerous levels of microplastics that lodge in vital organs and raise cancer risk', scientists warn

Bottled water could contain dangerous levels of microplastics that can slip through the body's defenses and lodge in vital organs increasing the risk of cancer , concerning new research has suggested.

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78 m. ago Labour should relax law on Brits serving in Ukrainian army – MP turned soldier

Jack Lopresti, former Tory deputy chairman, has been serving with the Ukrainian army since January.

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86 m. ago Trump breaks silence on ‘Bad Bunny rabbit’ Super Bowl halftime show: ‘Never heard of him’

The president weighed in on Puerto Rican triple Grammy-winning superstar after days of MAGA outrage over the NFL’s decision

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93 m. ago Macron under pressure to call snap parliamentary elections or resign

French president’s former allies join opponents in demanding he act to end a spiralling political crisisFrance’s president, Emmanuel Macron, is under intense pressure to call snap parliamentary elections or resign as former allies join his opponents in demanding he act to end a spiralling political crisis in the EU’s second biggest economy.Macron’s first prime minister on Tuesday urged the president to step down amid mounting frustration even within the president’s own camp over one of the worst spells of political chaos in France since the foundation of its Fifth Republic in 1958. Continue reading...

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98 m. ago Record gold surge flashes dire warning for US economy as 2008 crash forecaster weighs in

The record-setting price could help Americans sell their precious goods at a pawn shop. But it's a sign of broader economic fears.

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1 hour ago Young voters want more women to hold political office — but wouldn’t vote for a woman to be president: new poll

Most voters want to elect more women, but sexist double standards emerge when picturing them as president

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1 hour ago Ryan Reynolds handed blunt verdict on Wrexham transfer mistake that could cost him

Wrexham have had a mixed start to life in the Championship and their Hollywood owners have been told they could regret one decision they made in the transfer window

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1 hour ago What is the Insurrection Act of 1807 and will Trump invoke it as he pushes for more troops in American cities?

Insurrection Act has not been invoked since 1992 during Los Angeles protests and riots

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1 hour ago Laura Loomer warns against lobbying Trump to pardon Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell: ‘Do not do it. I repeat. Do not do it’

Trump said he would ‘speak’ with the Justice Department about clemency for Maxwell after the sex offender’s appeal was denied by the Supreme Court

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2 h. ago ‘I am crying’: AOC soaks it in as Fox plays clip of her saying Stephen Miller is 4

Progressive Democrat gloats as Laura Ingraham awkwardly forces White House immigration hardliner to watch her Instagram video making fun of his supposedly short stature

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2 h. ago Jewish council calls for cancellation of ‘shameful’ Bob Vylan Manchester gig

The punk duo is due to play the Manchester Academy on November 5.

Politics

2 h. ago Palestine protest held at Edinburgh University to mark October 7 attacks as John Swinney hatred claims denied

A Scottish University principal has warned protesters not to fall into the trap” of moving to “justify or glorify acts of gratuitous violence against innocents”.

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