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Government confirms 'efficiencies' will have to be found to pay for teaching and NHS staff pay rises

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks during a press conference at a military headquarters in north-west London on Thursday, following a deal on the Chagos Islands, as People demonstrate outside the High Court

Starmer signs deal to hand over Chagos Islands after 11th-hour legal challenge fails

Lord Gove was introduced to the House of Lords as 'Lord of Torry'

Michael Gove takes Lords seat despite backing its move to Stoke

Migrants being brought into Britain. End to migrants in hotels is 'some way off'

End to asylum seekers in hotels ‘a fair way off’ despite latest migration fall

Supporters outside the High Court in central London, during a hearing over a last-minute block on the Government from concluding its deal on the Chagos Islands

Chagos Islands injunction should be discharged, High Court judge says

Jonathan Brash MP has called for the abolition of the Sentencing Council.

First Labour MP calls for abolition of 'two-tier' Sentencing Council as justice row erupts

Nigel Farage has yet again distanced himself from Donald Trump over his stance on Russia

Farage claims Trump could make Putin a 'winner' - as he distances himself from US President over stance on Russia

Secretary of State for Justice Shabana Mahmood

Judges reject Government's request to change 'corrosive' sentencing rules as 'two-tier justice' row erupts

Keir Starmer Visits the Siemens Energy plant

Northern England will no longer be 'held to ransom' by poor transport systems, says Starmer

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese

Australia to hold federal election in May as housing and inflation among key issues

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Donald Trump pushes for near-total control of Ukraine’s minerals and energy in huge increase on earlier demands

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Richard Tice

Reform deputy says mental health is modern equivalent of ‘back pain’ - and disabled people are ‘swinging the lead’

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I look forward to a statement that hits people like me, rather than those who can’t afford to eat, writes Andrew Marr

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves (right) and Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner during a visit to a housing development in Stoke-on-Trent. Picture date: Monday March 24, 2025.

Labour's worker's rights reforms to have 'net negative' impact on the economy, says OBR

Online Islamophobic abuse about the Mayor of London more than doubled in a single year during 2024, according to new research.

Online Islamophobic abuse targeting Sadiq Khan more than doubled last year, figures suggest

Rachel Reeves is set to cut tens of thousands of civil service jobs, a union has warned

Reeves 'to slash 50,000 civil service jobs' as she pushes to cut spending by £2 billion per year

Prime Minister Keir Starmer

Starmer's ultimatum to councils: Prove you're tackling potholes or face losing cash

Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to media at Rideau Hall

Canadian PM Mark Carney calls snap election as he says Donald Trump 'wants to break us' with trade war

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves Hosts Roundtable With Regulators.

Reeves to slash civil service spending by £2bn as Jeremy Hunt tells LBC chancellor must be 'bolder' to fix UK economy

Chancellor Rachel Reeves Hosts Roundtable With Regulators.

Rachel Reeves takes axe to Civil Service: Government departments to make £2billion cuts

Sir Ed said a lack of 'clarity' around the changes was causing 'fear'

Sir Ed Davey: Disabled people and carers will be 'kept awake' by benefits shake-up

The Prime Minister had been due to take part in a virtual signing ceremony with Mauritian representatives today

Government banned from signing Chagos Islands deal after High Court injunction

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The Prime Minister said that “as the economy improves” he wanted to look at widening eligibility for the payments worth up to £300.

How might Starmer make more pensioners eligible for the winter fuel payment?

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Angela Rayner departs Downing Street today

Rayner called for 'alternative' to spending cuts and curb on migrant benefits, leaked memo reveals

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Sir Keir was grilled about Lucy Connolly's sentence during Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday

Starmer defends 31-month jail sentence of Tory councillor’s wife over racist post on Southport Murders

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Former Reform MP Rupert Lowe was filmed making an antisemitic comment during a meeting in parliament.

Former Reform MP Rupert Lowe filmed making antisemitic ‘Jewish Camera’ remark at parliament

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Sir Keir Starmer told PMQs he wants to make more pensioners eligible for winter fuel payments

Sir Keir Starmer announces u-turn on winter fuel payment cuts

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Britain's Angela Rayner Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, left, and Britain's Rachel Reeves, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, right, at the launch of The Labour party's 2024 general election manifesto in Manchester, England, Thursday, June 13, 2024.

Tensions rise in Labour as Angela Rayner urges Rachel Reeves to raise pension tax instead of cutting spending

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The UK has suspended trade talks with Israel over its "cruel" Gaza aid blockade, it was announced in the House of Commons today.

UK ready to impose further sanctions on Israel after trade talks suspended over 'indefensible' Gaza blockade

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The UK has suspended trade talks with Israel over its "cruel" Gaza aid blockade, it was announced in the House of Commons today.

UK suspends trade deal talks with Israel as ambassador summoned over 'indefensible' Gaza aid blockade

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The UK and EU have announced massive sanctions on Russia after Donald Trump’s call with Putin failed to deliver any meaningful progress towards a ceasefire in Ukraine.

UK hits Russia with 100 new sanctions to 'ramp up' the pressure after Putin-Trump call

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Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks during a reception following the UK-EU summit, in London, Monday May 19, 2025. (Hannah McKay/Pool via AP)

'Looking forward to tomorrow': Starmer hails ‘new era’ with EU as he defends post-Brexit deal against fishing backlash

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Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves' and EU Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maros Sefcovic during a reception following the UK-EU summit, in London, Monday May 19, 2025. (Hannah McKay/Pool via AP)

Rachel Reeves says Gulf pact is UK’s ‘next deal’ and claims Britain is better placed on trade ‘than any other country'

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Iranian ambassador summoned to Foreign Office after three men charged with spying offences

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Andrew Lawrence, a fisherman in Leigh-on-Sea, said: “I think it's going to affect the inshore fishery massively, especially on jobs.

Shellfish exports to EU back on the table, says Rachel Reeves — but fishermen slam 'sell out' Brexit deal

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Palestinians struggle to get donated food at a community kitchen in Jabalia, northern Gaza Strip, Monday, May 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Starmer says situation in Gaza is 'intolerable' as aid imports remain limited

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Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, speaks to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, second right, and European Council President Antonio Costa, right, during a meeting between the U.K. and the European Union

From fishing rights to passports and youth mobility: Starmer's Brexit reset deal explained

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Signs of the West Nile virus found in mosquitoes in the UK for the first time.

Doctors issue warning as West Nile virus detected in UK mosquitoes for first time

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Man arrested after train hits tractor on level crossing leaving six injured

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