2 h. ago TOM WATSON: 'I’ve stopped sending private notes to the Prime Minister because he never replies'

'Lucy's election was about culture and tone - a message from the members that they want a Labour government that listens as well as leads', the former Labour Deputy leader writes

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2 h. ago POLL OF THE DAY: Will Keir Starmer see out his term as Prime Minister?

Keir Starmer suffered another hammer blow today as Lucy Powell was named as his new Labour deputy - and warned that he is not being 'bold' enough.

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3 h. ago DAN HODGES: Lucy Powell's Deputy Leadership victory sounds the death knell for Starmer. I know her well, and this is what she has planned for Labour and the country

Now it is only a matter of when, not if, he is removed as Prime Minister. And that's good news for Labour, and good news for Britain.

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4 h. ago Lucy Powell Deputy Labour leader result includes stat which could concern Starmer

In figures that will concern the Prime Minister, the number of eligible voters was 970,642 and a total of 160,993 votes were cast, resulting in a turnout of 16.6%

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5 h. ago Travel company boss' extraordinary rant at £45 Welsh attraction after bad weather ruins the view

Andy Lamb, who runs Wales Outdoors, has slammed the Snowdon Mountain Railway, vowing to stop sending clients on the iconic attraction after a series of mishaps

Economics

5 h. ago Labour’s new deputy leader to be announced – UK politics live

Polling suggests Lucy Powell enjoyed a healthy lead over Bridget Phillipson as voting closed on ThursdayThere will be no big event to mark the new deputy leader result on Saturday, just a camera in Labour HQ with the results and a short speech from the winner. Some of Lucy Powell’s backers are irritated by the low-key plan. There are fears that she may be in effect frozen out – and uncertainty over whether she would be able to do her own broadcast rounds or election organising. “They need to respect the mandate if she wins,” one ally said.Senior strategists had hoped five weeks ago to avoid a contest altogether, with a high threshold for MP nominations. Keir Starmer made appointments in the reshuffle for the party chair and the deputy prime minister, crowding out the role of deputy leader.This sounds like an operational error, but the buck has to stop somewhere, and it has to stop at the top, at the justice secretary, the home secretary and the prime minister.They have said that the...

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6 h. ago Epping hotel migrant accidentally freed from prison is ‘at large in London’, warns Lammy

Epping hotel migrant Hadush Kebatu who was accidentally freed from prison is “at large in London”, deputy prime minister David Lammy has said.

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7 h. ago Prince Harry 'left Royal Family reeling' with explosive comment about Queen

When the Duke of Sussex made extraordinary claims as he detailed his 2022 meeting with the late Queen Elizabeth, the Firm was dumbfounded, with even the Prime Minister stepping in to make a statement

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15 h. ago Starmer's leadership under fire after voters humiliate Labour in safe seat it held for 100 years

The Prime Minister's leadership was called into question after the disastrous result in Caerphilly, South Wales.

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17 h. ago Starmer urges allies to ‘finish the job’ on Russian assets as coalition of willing meet in London

The Prime Minister condemned Vladimir Putin’s ‘ludicrous demands’ for Ukrainian land as ‘a non-starter’

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19 h. ago Canada’s PM Carney courts Asia to cut economic dependence on US

Prime minister begins first visit to Indo-Pacific since taking office as country seeks to double its trade with rest of world

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19 h. ago Keir Starmer urges allies to 'finish the job' on using frozen Russian assets to strengthen Ukraine's defences

The Prime Minister also labelled Vladimir Putin's 'ludicrous demands' for Ukrainian land as 'a non-starter' as he led a meeting of the so-called 'Coalition of the Willing' in London today.

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20 h. ago Arab states push back on Tony Blair role in overseeing postwar Gaza

Some countries voiced concerns over Donald Trump’s decision to name former UK prime minister to ‘board of peace’

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20 h. ago Schumer says Democrats will force vote to overturn Canada tariffs as Carney says nation ‘stands ready’ to continue US trade talks – live

Democratic leader calls Canada tariffs ‘damaging’ and vows effort to overturn them; Canadian prime minister says he wants to see progress on trade negotiationsUS and Canada spar over anti-Trump tariff ad that suspended trade talksThe US secretary of state has confirmed Donald Trump’s announcement that all trade negotiations with Canada have been suspended.Marco Rubio spoke during a visit to a civil-military coordination centre in southern Israel. Continue reading...

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24 h. ago Zelensky meets Starmer ahead of talks with allies to boost Ukraine’s defences

The Ukrainian president joined the Prime Minister at Number 10 on Friday.

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25 h. ago Prime Minister's spokesperson responds to Labour's Caerphilly by

Labour came third behind Plaid Cymru and Reform UK in a historic by-election loss in Caerphilly

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25 h. ago Jeremy Clarkson told me ‘don’t do it’ as I planned charity pub opening – peer

Baroness Monckton is about to launch a pub in Brighton with her charity Team Domenica, which supports young people with learning disabilities.

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26 h. ago Motherwell MP welcomes Ups and Down theatre group to Downing Street after Pride of Britain win

After being named ‘Local Heroes’ at the Pride of Britain Awards, the group were invited to meet the Prime Minister for a special celebration.

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26 h. ago Rishi Sunak only politician to see witness statement in China spy case

Statement from security adviser, viewed by then prime minister, did not describe China as enemyRishi Sunak was the only politician to see a witness statement by the deputy national security adviser at the centre of a controversy about the collapse of a case against two British men accused of spying for China.According to letters sent to the joint committee on the national security strategy, the statement from Matthew Collins in December 2023, which was seen by the then prime minister and his advisers, did not describe China as an enemy, another key element of the case. Continue reading...

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26 h. ago French Socialists threaten to topple government over wealth tax

Olivier Faure gives prime minister ultimatum to increase taxes on country’s wealthiest or face no-confidence vote

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