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• Lammy says he told JD Vance his Nowak comments were 'wrong'

  07-06-2026 12:50 via bbc.com
  
  Vance had blamed Henry Nowak's death on the "mass invasion of migrants" - but Lammy says it "has got nothing to do with mass migration".
  
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• Zelensky's close European allies set out five conditions for peace talks

  07-06-2026 23:39 via bbc.com
  
  The Ukrainian president's meeting with his staunchest European allies came as US President Donald Trump's focus shifts to the war with Iran.
  
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• Election Jersey 2026

  07-06-2026 20:51 via bbc.co.uk
  Watch live results from Jersey’s General Election as they’re declared, with Matthew Price.
  
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• Delays to defence plan undermine UK credibility, MPs say

  07-06-2026 11:40 via bbc.com
  
  The Defence Investment Plan is now due to be released ahead of a Nato summit early next month.
  
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• Starmer tells supporters he will fight any leadership contest

  07-06-2026 03:03 via bbc.com
  
  The prime minister's position has hardened since Andy Burnham said he would seek to enter any potential Labour contest.
  
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• The Nowak murder has lit a match under British politics. This is how we got here

  06-06-2026 13:08 via bbc.com
  
  The police response to the murder of Henry Nowak has triggered a heated transatlantic debate.
  
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• Downing Street hits out after Vance post about Henry Nowak

  06-06-2026 09:04 via bbc.com
  
  The US vice-president wrote the "only response is righteous anger" when referring to Henry Nowak's death on X.
  
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• Fake videos of actors target Armenia election

  05-06-2026 20:30 via bbc.com
  
  Actors have had their voices cloned by an AI fueled disinformation campaign that's targeting Armenia.
  
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• Pupils asked to walk to school through army firing range, MP claims

  05-06-2026 19:18 via bbc.com
  
  Getting children to school is becoming a thorny issue for councils to deal with.
  
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• Philp labels Hermer's small boats comment a 'disgraceful slur'

  05-06-2026 18:53 via bbc.com
  
  The attorney general suggested some other politicians' policies on small boats amounted to letting people "drown in the sea".
  
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• Sikh MPs say Nowak murder was not about their religion

  05-06-2026 18:26 via bbc.com
  
  11 Sikh MPs say the killing was about "a man carrying an offensive weapon and committing a brutal murder".
  
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• How the contest is shaping up two weeks ahead of crucial Makerfield by-election

  05-06-2026 18:00 via bbc.com
  
  What stood out from the Question Time exchanges between candidates in the Makerfield by-election?
  
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• UK in most dangerous period I've known, military chief says

  05-06-2026 14:51 via bbc.com
  
  Russian incursions into UK defences risk crossing a line, Chief of the Defence Staff Sir Richard Knighton tells the BBC.
  
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• Burnham says he would seek to enter any Labour leadership contest

  05-06-2026 07:59 via bbc.com
  
  The Greater Manchester mayor would need to win the by-election in Makerfield to be a possible candidate.
  
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• UK asylum system is on 'the brink', cross-party MPs' report warns

  05-06-2026 07:37 via bbc.com
  
  It said it was "unacceptable" the Home Office could not keep track of all whose asylum claims had failed.
  
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• MP calls for Reform to expel new councillor

  05-06-2026 07:35 via bbc.com
  
  Ben Goldsborough says Karl Catchpole's posts are "unacceptable".
  
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• Starmer can survive a leadership challenge, says attorney general

  05-06-2026 07:00 via bbc.com
  
  The prime minister's future has been called into question following poor election results for Labour.
  
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• Henry Nowak deserves legacy that goes beyond tragedy, says PM

  05-06-2026 01:27 via bbc.com
  
  Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer met the family of Henry Nowak at 10 Downing Street.
  
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• Conflict over identity politics could lead to civil war in long term, says Badenoch

  04-06-2026 23:48 via bbc.com
  
  In an interview for a BBC Radio 4 documentary, England's Identity Crisis, the Conservative leader warned of rising tensions as groups on the left and the right.
  
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• Labour failing to learn from Tories over leadership change calls, says Kyle

  04-06-2026 22:28 via bbc.com
  
  Some Labour MPs want Sir Keir Starmer to step down following last month's poor election results.
  
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• Jones praised Mandelson for 'great job' after sacking

  04-06-2026 19:49 via bbc.com
  
  The senior minister has previously denied sending the peer a "warm message" on the day he was fired.
  
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• Starmer accuses Musk of trying to whip up division over Henry Nowak murder

  04-06-2026 19:19 via bbc.com
  
  X owner Musk has posted several times on the site criticising the police treatment of Henry Nowak.
  
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• PM vows to speed up housebuilding projects

  04-06-2026 16:52 via bbc.com
  
  Sr Keir Starmer urges regional mayors to use their powers to move projects forward.
  
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• NHS staff should be banned from wearing political badges, report recommends

  04-06-2026 16:52 via bbc.com
  
  The recommendation is one of several from Lord Mann, whose review examined antisemitism within the organisation.
  
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• Crypto billionaires help Reform cement fundraising lead

  04-06-2026 16:03 via bbc.com
  
  The party received £7m from two overseas British crypto billionaires earlier this year, figures show
  
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• Beattie vs Burrows: What is going on in the UUP?

  04-06-2026 15:20 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News NI looks at the messy split between current UUP Leader Jon Burrows and former leader, Doug Beattie.
  
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• By-election win-win for me, Reform candidate says

  04-06-2026 13:50 via bbc.com
  
  Robert Kenyon says even if he fails to get elected he would have "given two fingers to the establishment".
  
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• PM backs female MP for suing xAI over bikini photo

  04-06-2026 13:13 via bbc.com
  
  Suffolk MP Jess Asato claims the firm's tool Grok was used to create fake images of her in a bikini.
  
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• Former MI6 chief Sir Alex Younger dies aged 62

  04-06-2026 12:23 via bbc.com
  
  Sir Alex held a career in British intelligence that spanned almost three decades after joining the service in 1991.
  
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• MI5 warns Chinese spies using job websites to target government staff

  03-06-2026 23:26 via bbc.com
  
  Undercover agents are posing as fake job recruiters to try and identify useful targets, MI5 warns.
  
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