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• Elsie Tu, activist - obituary

  15-12-2015 17:52 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Social campaigner in Hong Kong regarded as a potential troublemaker by the colonial authorities
  
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• PM says peer did not give 'full account' over links to sex offender

  11-02-2026 18:54 via bbc.com
  Sir Keir Starmer was asked at Prime Minister's Questions about his decision to award a peerage to Lord Doyle.
  
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• Sarwar denies being part of wider plot to oust Starmer

  11-02-2026 18:13 via bbc.com
  The Scottish Labour leader says he stands by his call for the prime minister to resign.
  
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• MSP defends friendship with sex offender after Labour suspension

  11-02-2026 17:49 via bbc.com
  Pam Duncan-Glancy has lost the party whip due to her ties to former Moray councillor Sean Morton.
  
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• Starmer faces call to appoint woman to first secretary of state role

  11-02-2026 17:30 via bbc.com
  Female Labour figures say the prime minister told them he understood the need to end a "boy's club" mentality in No 10.
  
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• Lib Dems plan to replace Treasury with growth department

  11-02-2026 13:32 via bbc.com
  The party's deputy leader says the move would end the "doom loop" of "short-term Treasury tax grabs".
  
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• UK will bolster troops in Norway to counter Russian threat

  11-02-2026 12:54 via bbc.com
  British troops in Norway will rise from 1,000 to 2,000 to address Russia's "greatest" threat since the Cold War.
  
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• Ex-Reform leader faces council racism claim probe

  11-02-2026 12:47 via bbc.com
  Councillor Chris Large denies claims he wrote or endorsed racist comments on his TikTok account.
  
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• Ministers pay out £400k after losing Supreme Court gender case

  11-02-2026 10:10 via bbc.com
  The Scottish government has settled a £392,500 legal bill with campaign group For Women Scotland.
  
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• New plan to fix 'ageing and fragile' schools exposed by Raac crisis

  11-02-2026 09:55 via bbc.com
  Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson says the government's 10-year strategy is a "turning point" for schools.
  
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• Chris Mason: Smiles of a survivor as Starmer attempts his latest reset

  11-02-2026 05:19 via bbc.com
  Some political air has been cleared for Sir Keir but fundamental issues remain unaltered, the BBC's political editor writes.
  
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• Ex-Labour comms chief suspended over links to sex offender

  10-02-2026 23:54 via bbc.com
  Lord Doyle apologises for his past association with a former Labour councillor who admitted indecent child image offences.
  
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• Starmer claims 'huge respect' for Sarwar despite resignation call

  10-02-2026 18:08 via bbc.com
  It comes after the Scottish Labour leader called for the prime minister to quit at a dramatic press conference on Monday.
  
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• I will never walk away, says PM after facing pressure to quit

  10-02-2026 17:46 via bbc.com
  The prime minister sought to strike a defiant tone after a day of political jeopardy.
  
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• Ministers told not to publish their own Mandelson messages

  10-02-2026 16:58 via bbc.com
  The warning comes after Wes Streeting published his WhatsApp exchanges with the former US ambassador.
  
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• Student society bans Reform UK for 'racism, transphobia and homophobia'

  10-02-2026 16:09 via bbc.com
  Bangor University distances itself from Reform UK debate row.
  
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• Seven local authorities set to hike council tax by more than 5%

  10-02-2026 15:14 via bbc.com
  Three of the councils, including Reform-controlled Worcestershire, are likely to put up bills by 9%.
  
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• Six key questions about Keir Starmer's future

  10-02-2026 14:40 via bbc.com
  There is no doubting the peril the prime minister was in, but while Labour MPs have decided to stick with him, his future is far from certain.
  
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• Welsh first minister backs Starmer but calls Mandelson scandal 'troubling'

  10-02-2026 12:14 via bbc.com
  Eluned Morgan tells Senedd she has "full confidence" but raises concerns about Sir Keir's government.
  
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• More solar farms on the way after record renewables auction

  10-02-2026 11:19 via bbc.com
  The results have been welcomed by climate and clean energy groups but could face opposition from local communities.
  
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• Cabinet ministers rally round PM as Sarwar urges him to quit

  10-02-2026 09:17 via bbc.com
  The Scottish Labour leader says No 10 has "not been good enough" but Sir Keir insists he will not resign.
  
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• Chris Mason: Labour sticks with Starmer for now but this is not over

  10-02-2026 02:46 via bbc.com
  The prime minister has come through a political near-death experience, the BBC's political editor writes.
  
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• 'Is this it?' - Could the day have ended differently for the PM?

  10-02-2026 00:12 via bbc.com
  Cabinet ministers supported Starmer after Labour's Scottish leader called for his resignation.
  
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• £5bn council SEND debts to be paid off by government

  09-02-2026 23:13 via bbc.com
  It comes days after the Local Government Association warned that eight in 10 English councils would face bankruptcy, if they had to honour deficits.
  
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• Sarwar makes his biggest political gamble - but can it pay off?

  09-02-2026 22:38 via bbc.com
  The call for Sir Keir Starmer to resign is a defining moment in Sarwar's leadership of Scottish Labour.
  
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• Streeting's Mandelson messages reveal election fears and criticism of government

  09-02-2026 22:19 via bbc.com
  The health secretary says he is publishing the messages "after a weekend of smear and innuendo that I have something to hide".
  
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• Starmer prepares to face Labour MPs knowing his future is in the balance

  09-02-2026 17:39 via bbc.com
  Cabinet ministers have expressed support for the prime minister, as he prepares to face Labour MPs.
  
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• Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar calls on Keir Starmer to quit

  09-02-2026 16:02 via bbc.com
  Mr Sarwar said "the leadership in Downing Street has to change".
  
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• The challenge Keir Starmer faces to turn things around

  09-02-2026 14:20 via bbc.com
  He's lost two key aides in as many days, amid continuing criticism of his decision to appoint Lord Mandelson as US ambassador.
  
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• Ex-Blair aide becomes latest departure from Starmer's team

  09-02-2026 13:57 via bbc.com
  The former director of communications made a Downing Street return after working for Sir Tony Blair.
  
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