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• Latest twist in Trump diplomacy brings relief for Starmer

  22-01-2026 00:01 via bbc.com
  The row over Greenland risked uprooting the PM's carefully cultivated relationship with the US president.
  
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• Lords back UK social media ban for under-16s

  21-01-2026 23:31 via bbc.com
  It comes as the government looks into its own potential ban, with a consultation closing in the summer.
  
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• MPs remove conditional immunity measure for Troubles-era crimes

  21-01-2026 21:00 via bbc.com
  The controversial clause had already been found to be unlawful and was opposed by Northern Ireland parties and victims' groups.
  
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• I will not yield to Trump's pressure on Greenland, says PM

  21-01-2026 17:15 via bbc.com
  Sir Keir says President Trump criticised the UK's Chagos Islands deal in order to exert pressure on the PM.
  
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• Starmer toughens stance on Trump as pressure from Labour MPs grows

  21-01-2026 15:24 via bbc.com
  Behind the scenes, Sir Keir had been coming under greater pressure to change his approach to the president.
  
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• Farage inadvertently breached MPs' rules, says watchdog

  21-01-2026 12:16 via bbc.com
  The parliamentary commissioner for standards said Farage had apologised after missing the deadline for registering interests.
  
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• UK homes to get £15bn for solar and green tech to cut energy bills

  21-01-2026 10:00 via bbc.com
  The government has announced the details of its long-awaited Warm Homes Plan which promises to cut energy bills.
  
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• Farage denies talking to sacked Tory about defecting to Reform

  20-01-2026 23:53 via bbc.com
  Conservative MS James Evans allegedly told a senior Tory he was thinking about defecting.
  
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• UK defends Chagos deal after Trump calls it 'act of great stupidity'

  20-01-2026 21:33 via bbc.com
  The US president says it is "another in a very long line of National Security reasons why Greenland has to be acquired".
  
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• UK approves plans for Chinese mega-embassy

  20-01-2026 19:12 via bbc.com
  Critics of the project - including some Labour MPs - warn it could pose a security risk.
  
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• What is the UK's Chagos Islands deal and why has Trump criticised it?

  20-01-2026 17:01 via bbc.com
  Trump has criticised the deal under which the UK keeps control of the joint UK-US Diego Garcia military base.
  
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• Tory MS kicked out of party for 'talking to Reform'

  20-01-2026 16:15 via bbc.com
  James Evans confirmed in a statement that he was being ousted from the Conservative party.
  
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• How bad are Trump's Chagos comments for Starmer?

  20-01-2026 15:30 via bbc.com
  BBC chief political correspondent Henry Zeffman shares his analysis.
  
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• UK consulting on bringing in social media ban for under 16s

  20-01-2026 14:28 via bbc.com
  The government said it expected schools to be "phone-free by default" as a result of the announcement.
  
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• Politician speaks on Reform rumours two days before Tory sacking

  20-01-2026 14:25 via bbc.com
  James Evans has been sacked as the shadow health secretary and kicked out of the Conservative party.
  
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• Trump's Chagos dig poses massive strategic question for Starmer

  20-01-2026 12:57 via bbc.com
  The prime minister has built his foreign policy around being seen as a trustworthy ally of the US president.
  
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• Water companies to face regular MOT-style checks in industry shake-up

  20-01-2026 10:43 via bbc.com
  The government says the industry will have "nowhere to hide", but campaigners say the reforms do not go far enough.
  
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• Badenoch warns Tory MPs against plotting and psychodrama

  19-01-2026 18:26 via bbc.com
  All 116 Tory MPs have been ordered to a meeting on Monday night, after Nigel Farage imposed a deadline on further defections.
  
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• Trade war in no-one's interest, says PM in face of Trump threats

  19-01-2026 17:43 via bbc.com
  Sir Keir Starmer said the situation was "very serious" and that right approach was through "calm discussion".
  
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• Starmer sticks to his strategy - avoid provoking Trump

  19-01-2026 17:07 via bbc.com
  The prime minister is seeking to downplay how he intends to react to Trump's threat of tariffs.
  
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• Chris Mason: Starmer sticks to his strategy - avoid provoking Trump

  19-01-2026 17:07 via bbc.com
  The prime minister is seeking to downplay how he intends to react to Trump's threat of tariffs.
  
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• How could Europe respond to Trump's Greenland tariffs?

  19-01-2026 15:13 via bbc.com
  Europe is weighing up how to counter the US president's move against some of America's closest allies.
  
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• Government pulls Hillsborough Law debate after backlash

  19-01-2026 13:48 via bbc.com
  It was facing a potential rebellion by some Labour MPs over how the law would apply to security services.
  
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• Andrew Rosindell quits Tories and defects to Reform UK

  19-01-2026 13:26 via bbc.com
  His defection comes days after former shadow justice minister Robert Jenrick joined Reform.
  
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• Breaking down PM Starmer's speech on Greenland row

  19-01-2026 13:13 via bbc.com
  BBC chief political correspondent Henry Zeffman has this analysis.
  
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• More than 60 Labour MPs urge PM to ban social media for under-16s

  19-01-2026 12:26 via bbc.com
  The MPs says the UK "risks being left behind" if it does not adopt a ban similar to one in Australia.
  
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• Starmer holds phone call with Trump over Greenland tariff threat

  18-01-2026 21:42 via bbc.com
  The conversation follows the US president vowing a 10% levy on the UK and others opposing his annexation of the Danish territory.
  
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• Reform is not rescue charity for panicky Tory MPs, Farage says

  18-01-2026 12:27 via bbc.com
  He insists his party will not become "the Conservative Party 2.0" after Robert Jenrick's defection.
  
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• Molly Russell's dad says under-16 social media ban would be wrong

  18-01-2026 09:12 via bbc.com
  The online safety campaigner says it is better to enforce current laws than use "sledgehammer" techniques.
  
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• Jackie Weaver: Councils should have more 'authority'

  18-01-2026 07:20 via bbc.com
  Parish councils could play a bigger role in democracy, the internet star of a viral meeting says.
  
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• Starmer says Trump's tariff threat over Greenland 'completely wrong'

  17-01-2026 22:53 via bbc.com
  The US president earlier announced plans to impose a 10% levy on allies until a deal can be struck for a US takeover of the Danish territory.
  
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• Blair and Rubio among names on senior executive of Gaza 'Board of Peace'

  17-01-2026 17:29 via bbc.com
  The former UK prime minister and US secretary of state will sit on the "founding executive board", the White House says.
  
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• Lammy blocks Jimmy Mizen killer's open prison move

  17-01-2026 10:22 via bbc.com
  The decision to block Jake Fahri's transfer was made for "public protection", the Ministry of Justice says.
  
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• Badenoch at odds with Jenrick over 'broken' Britain

  17-01-2026 09:39 via bbc.com
  The Conservative Party leader says telling voters their "country is finished" only "drags them down".
  
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• Plaid Cymru would take minority government over coalition, leader says

  17-01-2026 08:15 via bbc.com
  Polling suggests Plaid or Reform UK could win the Senedd election - but fall short of getting a majority.
  
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• Jenrick's move is massive - but could it cause a bigger fight on the right?

  17-01-2026 07:55 via bbc.com
  He's a big political character adapting to a new political tribe, but his move could be swallowed by a poisonous row.
  
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• Police chief retires over Israeli fans ban row

  16-01-2026 19:51 via bbc.com
  Craig Guildford blames the "political and media frenzy" as he confirms his decision to step down.
  
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• Almost half of eligible councils request elections delay

  16-01-2026 19:03 via bbc.com
  Most wanting a delay are Labour-led but three are Tory councils and one is a Lib Dem authority.
  
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• Dame Penny Mordaunt stalker jailed

  16-01-2026 18:38 via bbc.com
  Edward Brandt is sentenced for stalking Dame Penny Mordaunt over a period of eight months.
  
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• Home Office to scrap Boris Johnson's police staffing grant

  16-01-2026 17:06 via bbc.com
  Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is to replace the grant with ringfenced funding for neighbourhood officers.
  
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• Jenrick claims he is 'uniting the right' by defecting to Reform UK

  16-01-2026 14:46 via bbc.com
  The former Conservative minister denies the move was about personal ambition, in an exclusive BBC interview.
  
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• 'We'd been on high alert' - How Jenrick's dramatic sacking and defection unfolded

  16-01-2026 13:43 via bbc.com
  The secret discussions, bombshell leak and sacking which led to Robert Jenrick defecting to the Reform party.
  
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• No action against Reform councillor over 'punch him' text

  16-01-2026 13:38 via bbc.com
  Kent County Council cabinet member Peter Osborne is not facing sanction for the message.
  
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• This is uniting the right, says Jenrick in BBC exclusive

  16-01-2026 13:32 via bbc.com
  In an exclusive interview with the BBC, the former shadow justice secretary says Reform UK are the only party who can fix Britain.
  
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• Hundreds of children placed at risk in unregistered homes for months, MPs warn

  16-01-2026 12:58 via bbc.com
  A government report says 800 children were placed in illegal settings for an average of six months last year.
  
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• Use film-style age ratings to limit teens' social media, say Lib Dems

  16-01-2026 11:30 via bbc.com
  The Conservatives want to see ban of all under-16s from social media, but the Lib Dems say that would be a "blunt instrument".
  
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• Jenrick defects to Reform UK after being sacked by Tories

  16-01-2026 07:39 via bbc.com
  The former minister says the Conservatives "broke Britain", as Nigel Farage welcomes him to his party.
  
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• Chris Mason: Is Farage's Reform really Conservatives 2.0?

  16-01-2026 03:19 via bbc.com
  Reform UK is showing 'momentum and magnetism', but faces a familiar critique of being dubbed the Conservatives 2.0, the BBC's political editor writes.
  
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• Government to give cash payouts to people in financial crisis

  16-01-2026 01:02 via bbc.com
  The replacement for the Household Support Fund aims to help people facing sudden difficulties.
  
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• Ofsted inspects school over MP visit postponement

  15-01-2026 21:50 via bbc.com
  Ofsted is concerned a school "may have been intimidated into cancelling a visit" from a Bristol MP.
  
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