17 h. ago UK trade envoy to Turkey's trip to Northern Cyprus turns into a full diplomatic row

The Greek Cypriot government condemned the 'unacceptable' trip by Labour's Afzal Khan, piling pressure on Sir Keir Starmer to sack him.

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47 h. ago Pressure growing on Labour to sack trade envoy after his visit to Northern Cyprus

Afzal Khan, the Labour MP for Manchester Rusholme, is in the self-declared state for a 'series of official engagements' and has met the leader.

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65 h. ago UK's trade envoy to Turkey faces calls to resign after he visited Northern Cyprus

Afzal Khan arrived in the Turkish-controlled area last week 'for a series of official engagements', a local newspaper reported.

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9 d. ago Netanyahu is 'planning to expand the conflict in Gaza to bring home hostages', diplomatic source says after Hamas shares images of emaciated hostages amid 'starvation' row

Netanyahu appeared shaken in a statement after footage emerged of two hostages, Evyatar David and Rom Braslavski, both looking skeletal and pale in an underground tunnel.

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3 w. ago Labour infighting rages as Starmer warns his troops they MUST obey orders after suspending whip from four 'kn**head' MPs in wake of welfare meltdown

Keir Starmer has moved to suspend the whip from four MPs, and fired three more from trade envoy roles, in the wake of the humiliating welfare revolt.

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3 w. ago Labour rebels warn Starmer has made things worse by suspending whip from four 'kn**head' MPs and stripping three others of jobs after welfare meltdown

Keir Starmer moved to suspend the whip from four MPs, and fired three more from trade envoy roles, in the wake of the humiliating welfare revolt.

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4 w. ago Keir Starmer removes Labour whip from four ‘persistent rebel’ MPs

Rachael Maskell, Neil Duncan-Jordan, Brian Leishman and Chris Hinchliff pushed out and three trade envoys lose rolesUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has removed the Labour whip from four MPs for repeatedly breaching discipline and stripped three further Labour MPs of their trade envoy roles in an effort to assert his control over the party.The Guardian understands that the four MPs who have lost the whip are Rachael Maskell, Neil Duncan-Jordan, Brian Leishman and Chris Hinchliff. They were informed on Wednesday afternoon and told their positions would be kept under review. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago 'I was forced to barricade my mouldy hotel room after my lock stopped working'

Chiara Cox had been hoping for a relaxing two-week trip in Antalya, Turkey, but was left stressed out after checking in to a "horrendous" room which didn't have a lock on the door

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