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Ukraine fires British-supplied Storm Shadow missiles into Russia for the first time
Ukraine has launched UK-supplied storm shadow missiles into Russia for the first time, reports suggest.
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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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Sir Keir Starmer rejects accusations of waging a ’war on middle Britain’ through the budget
Labour’s loose definition of "working people" and its warnings of a "painful" budget next week have led some to believe the middle class will be heavily affected by tax hikes.
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The UK faces demands at the Commonwealth summit to pay billions in compensation for its role in the climate crisis
Slavery also on agenda at meeting of government heads, which King Charles will attend for first time as monarch
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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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Ex-Darktrace CEO Poppy Gustafsson appointed as UK investment minister
Co-founder of £4bn British tech firm to lead Office for Investment as a minister in Treasury and Department of Business and Trade
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The UK has not agreed to the use of long-range missiles following Zelenskyy meeting, No 10 says
Downing Street indicates no change in position on Ukraine’s request to fire Storm Shadow weapons into Russia
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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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Angela Rayner’s Ibiza DJ booth rave was a freebie valued at £836
The deputy prime minister’s declaration was made as Sir Keir Starmer paid back £6,000 in expenses after being heavily criticised for accepting Taylor Swift tickets and clothes for his wife.
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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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Canterbury MP Rosie Duffield quits Labour, criticising Sir Keir Starmer in her resignation letter
Ms Duffield accuses the government of pursuing "cruel and unnecessary" policies and attacks the prime minister for "hypocrisy" for accepting gifts.
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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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Keir Starmer responds to Elon Musk over misleading claim about paedophile’s prison release
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has come under fire after wrongly claiming convicted paedophiles were being freed in order to ’imprison people for social media posts’
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Keir Starmer admits to receiving a £20,000 donation to assist with his son’s GCSE education
Sir Keir Starmer has defended taking £20,000 in donations for accommodation during his election campaign due to his son’s GCSE revisions.
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Starmer vows to take swift action against welfare fraudsters
PM to pledge to ‘leave no stone unturned’ in bid to rebuild public services and save £1.6bn over five years
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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.