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• Labour risks handing power to Reform without drastic change, says union leader

  16-06-2026 01:38 via bbc.com
  
  Andrea Egan tellls the BBC that Labour haven't delivered and her election demonstrated that members were desperate to have their voices heard.
  
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• Campaigners consider appeal after Gatwick bids fail

  23-06-2026 19:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A High Court ruling backs Gatwick Airport's expansion after campaigners raise climate concerns.
  
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• PM to push ahead with controversial defence plan despite resignation

  23-06-2026 19:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government says it is still planning to publish the spending proposals before a Nato Summit on 7 July.
  
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• 'Hillsborough Law could be Starmer's legacy'

  23-06-2026 18:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The bill has been delayed in Parliament in a dispute over an opt-out for the security services.
  
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• Labour announces Manchester council boss as metro mayor candidate

  23-06-2026 18:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bev Craig is Labour's candidate for metropolitan mayor of Greater Manchester.
  
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• Donaldson's downfall shakes NI's battle-hardened political landscape

  23-06-2026 18:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Donaldson has been told to expect a "lengthy sentence" for a string of child sex crimes, including rape.
  
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• Starmer holds talks with Burnham as he seeks 'orderly' transition

  23-06-2026 17:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The outgoing PM is offering "access talks" with the civil service to Labour leadership candidates.
  
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• Ministers support Burnham as Labour MPs split over possible contest for leadership

  23-06-2026 16:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Al Carns and Darren Jones are considering whether to run against Andy Burnham for the Labour leadership.
  
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• Farage quizzed over £5m gift from billionaire donor

  23-06-2026 16:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nigel Farage has said "it's not the public's business" to know details of how he spends a £5m gift from a billionaire Reform UK donor.
  
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• Farage says £5m gift spending details 'not public's business'

  23-06-2026 15:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rival parties have raised concerns over the gift received by the Reform UK leader before he became an MP.
  
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• Peter Murrell jailed for more than five years for embezzling SNP funds

  23-06-2026 14:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The former party chief executive had admitted embezzling more than £400,000 over a 12-year period.
  
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• Who could be the UK's next chancellor?

  23-06-2026 14:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The prime minister's resignation has fired the starting gun on the race to be in charge of the UK's finances.
  
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• What do Weston-super-Mare's residents make of Brexit a decade on?

  23-06-2026 10:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  North Somerset voted exactly in line with the nation in the 2016 vote to leave the European Union.
  
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• Chris Mason: Questions multiply for the man tipped to replace Starmer

  23-06-2026 00:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Andy Burnham will have to set out his stall to show how he will deliver on his promises, the BBC's political editor writes.
  
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• Do people have faith in prime ministers?

  22-06-2026 23:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC's UK editor Ed Thomas, travelled via railway to see how far support for newly elected Andy Burnham extended beyond Makerfield.
  
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• Analysis: Everything points to Burnham becoming PM within weeks

  22-06-2026 23:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  If no leadership contest presents itself, Andy Burnham may not have to wait until September to enter Number 10.
  
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• Donaldson trial in 60 seconds

  22-06-2026 21:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson found guilty of all 18 child sex abuse charges, including one charge of rape
  
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• Sir Keir Starmer's premiership in six charts

  22-06-2026 19:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Verify looks at the record of Sir Keir's time in government in six key areas since he took office in July 2024.
  
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• Why did Keir Starmer resign and what could happen next?

  22-06-2026 18:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Labour leader says he will remain prime minister until his successor is chosen.
  
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• Second Reform councillor quits party

  22-06-2026 17:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Steve Lewis became a councillor for Reform UK in Wakefield after elections held on 7 May.
  
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• Burnham's people: MPs and advisers who could be in line for a job if he gains power

  22-06-2026 17:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The key figures likely to be influential if Burnham succeeds in gaining the keys to Number 10.
  
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• A decade on from Brexit, the new PM has big calls to make on Europe

  22-06-2026 17:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A decade on from Brexit, the EU is more cohesive than many expected, but faces growing pressure from within.
  
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• Energy bills, defence and social care: What are Burnham's potential policies?

  22-06-2026 16:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  After winning the Makerfield by-election, we look at what policies Andy Burnham has advocated - including transport, education and energy.
  
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• Who is Andy Burnham? Ex-Manchester mayor who wants to lead the country

  22-06-2026 15:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The outgoing Greater Manchester mayor is lining up a third attempt to be Labour leader following his return to Westminster.
  
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• Welsh first minister wants 'new relationship' with Westminster after Starmer quits

  22-06-2026 15:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rhun ap Iorwerth set out demands to the PM's successor, while Welsh MPs say they back his resignation.
  
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• Sarwar 'proud' of work with Starmer despite resignation call

  22-06-2026 14:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Scottish Labour leader was the first major party figure to call for the prime minister to quit.
  
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• British PM resignations over the last decade

  22-06-2026 14:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  From Cameron to Starmer: A look back at all the prime minister resignations outside Downing Street in the last decade.
  
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• Keir Starmer - then and now

  22-06-2026 13:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A look back at Kier Starmer's first speech outside number 10 in 2024, compared to his resignation speech today.
  
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• Sir Keir Starmer: Top lawyer whose 'Mr Rules' approach failed to connect with the public

  22-06-2026 12:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Less than two years after he won a huge majority in the 2024 general election, Sir Keir Starmer has been forced out.
  
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• Sturgeon and Gove to team up for reality TV 'wargame'

  22-06-2026 11:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The former first minister is to serve as deputy prime minister in a simulation of a Russian attack on the UK.
  
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