10 h. ago UK’s Powell contacted Moscow in bid to build back channel to Putin

One-off phone call between national security adviser and Russia’s foreign policy aide said to have ‘not gone well’

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12 h. ago Running Man reviews: Glen Powell is branded 'Tom Cruise's successor' but critics blast 'anticlimactic' ending of the Arnold Schwarzenegger remake

The jury is out from critics on The Running Man, with some hailing Glen Powell ' Tom Cruise 's successor' while others questioned if the actor has the capabilities of being a leading man.

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5 d. ago Labour deputy leader’s views on party policy are ‘irritating’, says Labour peer

Thangam Debbonaire accused Lucy Powell of ‘giving a running commentary and undermining’ the government

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5 d. ago 'No hire' job market leaves unemployed in limbo as threats to economy multiply

The unemployment rate is low and the economy is still growing, but those out of work face the slowest pace of hiring in more than a decade

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5 d. ago Prime Minister's perfect storm: Keir Starmer faces cabinet split over tax hikes as prison blunders row rages

Labour’s new deputy leader Lucy Powell says the Government ‘should be following through’ on its manifesto pledge on not raising key taxes

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5 d. ago Headache for Starmer as splits erupt over tax hikes and minister breaks rules

Labour’s new deputy leader Lucy Powell said the Government ‘should be following through’ on its manifesto pledge on not raising key taxes.

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5 d. ago Labour’s new deputy leader warns Rachel Reeves not to break manifesto pledge and raise taxes

Keir Starmer’s new deputy, who replaced Angela Rayner, also demanded urgent action on the controversial two child benefit cap in the Budget

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5 d. ago Labour must stick to manifesto pledge not to raise key taxes, Lucy Powell says

The new deputy leader’s intervention could cause a headache for Chancellor Rachel Reeves, who has rolled the pitch for higher taxes at her Budget.

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5 d. ago Lucy Powell says Labour must stand by promise not to raise key taxes

New deputy leader also calls on government to lift two-child benefit cap urgently and in full• UK politics live – latest updatesLucy Powell, Labour’s new deputy leader, has said the government should stand by its manifesto commitment not to raise income tax, national insurance or VAT, amid signs that it may be preparing to break that promise.Powell, who left Keir Starmer’s cabinet in the reshuffle before being elected deputy leader last month, said the budget needed to be about putting more money, not less, into ordinary people’s pockets. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Glen Powell and Emilia Jones lead glitzy stars at The Running Man premiere

Stars have descended on Leicester Square for the premiere of the latest Running Man film as leading man Glen Powell kicked off the celebrities walking the red carpet

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1 week ago Restored to glory, the amateur boxing club that's transformed the lives of generations of 'waifs, strays, street lunatics and world

The approach to the place is unprepossessing, and though the insignia above the door is bold, there is nothing to suggest the fundamental beauty of what lies within.

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2 w. ago Lord Hermer condemns 'disgraceful allegations' that Starmer and Jonathan Powell collapsed China spy case

Lord Richard Hermer said he had been both disappointed and surprised that the trial of Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry had collapsed.

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2 w. ago Federal Reserve to cut key rate Wednesday, may signal another cut to follow

The Federal Reserve will almost certainly cut its key interest rate on Wednesday and could signal it expects another cut in December as the central bank seeks to bolster hiring

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2 w. ago Labour's new deputy leader Lucy Powell among five 'landlord MPs' who made more than £30,000 in public money last year renting flats to colleagues... despite promise of a crackdown a decade ago

Figures obtained by the Daily Mail reveal that five landlord MPs received more than £30,000 in public money last year for letting properties to their colleagues in the House of Commons

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2 w. ago Streeting: Labour needs to counter ‘growing sense of despair’ and deliver

The Health Secretary said the party must demonstrate it is delivering the change it promised at the general election.

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2 w. ago Labour deputy leader Lucy Powell says party can still win in Scotland by uniting against hate

Lucy Powell insists Labour can turn around the polls with a clearer sense of values and "whose side we are on".

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2 w. ago Labour not ‘bold enough’ says Powell as she becomes deputy leader

Lucy Powell’s victory in the deputy leadership contest could add to Sir Keir Starmer’s headaches at the end of a bruising week.

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2 w. ago Everything Lucy Powell said after victory in Labour's deputy leader contest

Manchester MP Lucy Powell has been elected as Labour's Deputy Party Leader

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2 w. ago Fresh Labour chaos as new deputy leader Lucy Powell challenges Starmer and says he has let 'Farage 'run away with it'

Lucy Powell - who was sacked from the Cabinet by the PM just last month - saw off Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson in the contest.

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2 w. ago Labour’s new deputy leader Lucy Powell says she wants Starmer to succeed but party must change – UK politics live

Powell, who was sacked from cabinet in September, says party must be ‘more principled and strategic, less tactical, and strongly guided by our values’Lucy Powell has paid tribute to former Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner, saying she has some “big shoes to fill”, as she took to the stage to celebrate her win.Powell spoke about how “division and hate” has increased. She said the desire for change is “palpable”. Continue reading...

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