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Labour ’planning Italy-style migrant deals’ to tackle small boat Channel crossings
Labour are preparing a series of deals with countries like Kurdistan and Vietnam to deter migrants from crossing into Britain illegally, reports claim.
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Hundreds of illegal migrants deported on largest flights ever as Keir Starmer celebrates ’war on gangs’ victory
It comes as Keir Starmer celebrated a major victory in his war against vile people smuggling gangs, with the arrest and extradition of the so-called “Engine King”
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Angry farmers protest outside Labour conference in tractors, shouting ‘enough is enough’
Furious farmers have today descended on the coastal town of Llandudno in their tractors to express their anger at the inheritance tax rises announced in the Budget.
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Top-secret island may become the first battleground between Trump and Starmer
The incoming Trump administration in the US could be preparing to lock horns with the Labour government over the Chagos Islands, Nigel Farage has claimed.
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New Trump presidency poses a ’very real threat’ of World War III with Russia
The risk of a third world war with Russia and her allies is a real prospect that the West should be urgently addressing, according to a leading risk management expert.
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Cabinet ministers are pushing back against the chancellor’s proposed cuts to their departments
Rachel Reeves aims to find £40bn in budget but several ministers have written to Keir Starmer about spending cuts
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Blow to No 10’s investment summit as port giant pulls £1bn announcement over P&O row
Dubai-based company DP World decides to review its plans following criticism by members of Sir Keir Starmer’s cabinet about its subsidiary P&O Ferries.
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Starmer: sovereignty of Falkland Islands and Gibraltar is not up for negotiation
Concerns over the territories were raised after the Government announced its decision to relinquish sovereignty over the Chagos Islands.
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Sir Keir Starmer refuses to rule out employer national insurance increases in the autumn budget
The prime minister promised to not increase national insurance for working people, but would not say if he would do the same for employers.
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Who is Morgan McSweeney? The influential figure behind No. 10
Morgan McSweeney has been one of the most powerful men in the Labour Party for years. He’s now one of the most powerful men in the UK – but not many people have heard of him.
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Sue Gray resigns from her position as chief of staff at Downing Street
The departure of the top civil servant and partygate investigator comes following weeks of negative briefing and infighting that overshadowed Labour’s party conference in Liverpool.
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Labour donor Waheed Alli is being investigated by the House of Lords over potential issues with his register of interests
Peer who gave gifts to Keir Starmer is being investigated after complaint he did not declare interests correctly
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Keir Starmer has returned £6,000 worth of gifts and hospitality
Prime minister is covering cost of Taylor Swift tickets and designer clothing rental agreement after donations row
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Peer gave Keir Starmer clothes worth £16,000, declared as funds for his private office
Donations worth £10,000 in October 2023 and £6,000 in February 2024 bring gifted clothes total to £32,000
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UK’s Starmer faces pressure over cuts and donations at the Labour conference
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was under pressure on Sunday over his decision to limit winter fuel payments to the elderly and use donations for clothing and hospitality, far from the start he had hoped for at this year’s Labour Party conference.
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MPs accepted more than £700,000 in free gifts and hospitality last year
The controversy over freebies, such as tickets to Taylor Swift concerts and football games, has sparked calls for reform to MPs’ gift declarations and an overhaul of the ministerial code.
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A Russian prisoner freed in a swap is urging the UK not to allow hundreds more to "die off"
Vladimir Kara-Murza tells Keir Starmer that further exchanges are a matter of ‘life and death’
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Keir Starmer won’t accept future donations for clothes after freebies row
Keir Starmer caved to pressure following days of criticism over gifts from wealthy donors and will no longer take cash for clothes - along with Angela Rayner and Rachel Reeves
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Keir Starmer has received more freebies than any other MP since becoming Labour leader
The Prime Minister has received more gifts and freebies than any other MP since he became Labour leader, it’s been revealed.
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Sue Gray’s £170,000 salary sparks outrage among Labour advisers
The revelation that Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, Sue Gray, is paid more than the Prime Minister has fueled anger over salary cuts, according to sources.
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David Lammy: Prime Ministers and their partners rely on donors to help them ‘look their best’
Labour leader’s use of donations to pay for wife’s wardrobe is not unusual, suggests foreign secretary
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How close are we to World War III following Putin’s latest threat to the West?
It feels as though we are inching ever closer to a potential third world war, with tensions high between the West and Russia.
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Starmer heads to the US for talks with Biden, but is snubbed by Harris and Trump
Prime minister advised to meet presidential candidates in run-up to the US election but campaign schedules have dashed hopes
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Keir Starmer tells thugs he won’t bow to violence and condemns ’racism’ in Southport riots
Keir Starmer stated that "there was racism" in the riots that erupted this summer following the knife attack that killed three young girls in Southport in July.
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Pubs criticise outdoor smoking ban as ‘bonkers’ and ‘nuts’
Pub bosses have hit out at Keir Starmer’s plan to look at extending the indoor smoking ban to outdoor spaces, saying it could ‘destabilise’ an industry already under ‘immense’ pressure.