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• Reeves’ Budget fails her own 3 claims

  27-11-2025 10:30
  Chancellor’s actions not enough to satisfy pledges on cost of living, debt and NHS
  
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• Reform London mayor candidate accused of talking down capital with ‘pity’ remark

  07-01-2026 17:24
  Laila Cunningham tells press conference that people pity Londoners for having to live in a city that is ‘no longer safe’UK politics live – latest updatesReform’s new London mayoral candidate has been accused of “talking down” the UK’s capital, after she said that people “pity” Londoners.Laila Cunningham, a former senior crown prosecutor and a Reform Westminster city councillor, used a central London press conference to paint a picture of the
  
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• Farage says he would vote against deploying British troops to Ukraine – UK politics live

  07-01-2026 17:20
  Farage claims that ‘we neither have the manpower nor the equipment’ to get involved in Ukraine during Time Radio interviewFarage is now talking about London, where council elections are taking place.He says that Sadiq Khan has said he will run for a fourth term as mayor. Continue reading...
  
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• Shadow attorney general will not advise Kemi Badenoch on Ukraine over Roman Abramovich link

  07-01-2026 16:54
  David Wolfson is part of the legal team attempting to recover some of Russian billionaire’s frozen assetsUK politics live – latest updatesThe shadow attorney general, David Wolfson, has recused himself from giving advice to Kemi Badenoch on Ukraine and Russia because he is representing the sanctioned Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich in a court case, the Conservatives have announced.This would prevent him from offering advice on the possible deployment of UK troops to Ukraine in the
  
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• Commons women and equalities committee to stop using X amid AI-altered images row

  07-01-2026 16:50
  Exclusive: Move follows outcry over use of Grok to digitally remove clothing from images of women and childrenUK politics live – latest updatesThe influential Commons women and equalities committee has decided to stop using X after the social media site’s AI tool began generating thousands of digitally altered images of women and children with their clothes removed.The move by the cross-party committee to mothball its official X account places renewed pressure on ministers to take de
  
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• Labour workers’ rights concessions to cut cost to business by billions, analysis shows

  07-01-2026 15:00
  Updated government assessment says measures will now entail ‘no more than a modest increase’ for employers Labour watering down its sweeping overhaul of workers’ rights is expected to slash the cost of the plan for UK businesses by billions of pounds, the government’s own analysis shows.According to an updated Whitehall impact assessment published on Wednesday, concessions by ministers could reduce the cost of the employment rights bill for businesses to about £1bn.
  
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• Nigel Farage dismisses racist and antisemitic school bullying claims as ‘made-up fantasies’

  07-01-2026 14:39
  Reform UK leader says accusations about his behaviour at Dulwich college were politically motivatedNigel Farage has called allegations of racist and antisemitic bullying during his time at Dulwich college “completely made-up fantasy”, saying his accusers are “people with very obvious political motivation”.More than 30 people have spoken to the Guardian as part of an investigation based on multiple accounts of racism, including Peter Ettedgui, 61, an Emmy- and Bafta-winnin
  
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• MPs would get vote on troop deployment to Ukraine, says Keir Starmer

  07-01-2026 14:19
  UK and France ready to send peacekeeping troops, PM tells House of CommonsUK politics live – latest updatesMPs will have a debate and vote before any UK troops are deployed on peacekeeping duties in Ukraine, Keir Starmer has announced at prime minister’s questions.Speaking after Britain and France said they would be willing to send troops if there was a peace deal, following discussions at a wider summit in Paris, Starmer was pressed by Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader, as to w
  
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• MPs will vote on any deployment of UK troops to Ukraine, says Starmer

  07-01-2026 13:34
  Prime minister under pressure over pledges made as part of security guarantees to underpin proposed peace deal
  
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• Keir Starmer has a historic opportunity to fix this awful Brexit – if he follows this plan | Naomi Smith

  07-01-2026 12:00
  The new bill giving ministers the power to align trade with the EU has huge practical and symbolic value. Let it herald a new and exciting ambitionGood things may come to those who wait, but when it comes to repairing the Brexit settlement Britain was left with by Boris Johnson, the waiting has come at a heavy cost. Prices are higher, trade is weaker and our influence diminished. That is why Keir Starmer’s promise to bring forward legislation this year to improve the UK’s deal with t
  
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• Starmer should level with voters about foreign policy priorities

  07-01-2026 10:30
  Some in government would rather the PM focus on domestic challenges
  
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• Let’s be clear: if the Palestine Action hunger strikers die, the government will bear moral responsibility | George Monbiot

  07-01-2026 09:00
  The three remaining hunger strikers have been convicted of nothing. Yet with astonishing cruelty, ministers refuse to listen to their reasonable demandsThey are far into the lethal zone. Three people who are being held in prison on charges connected with the protest group Palestine Action have been on hunger strike for 45, 59 and 66 days. A fourth prisoner, Teuta Hoxha, ended her strike this week, after 58 days. She could suffer lifelong health effects. The remaining strikers, Heba Muraisi, Kamr
  
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• Is Starmer’s reluctance to criticise Trump smart tactics – or the sign of a man without a plan? | Rafael Behr

  07-01-2026 07:00
  The PM won’t call out Trump over Venezuela, and won’t commit to Europe. His refusal to choose leaves vital choices for Britain to be made by othersFor an inveterate liar, Donald Trump is remarkably honest. The best guide to what he thinks is what he says. When forecasting his likely course of action, start with his declared intentions – removing the president of Venezuela, for example – and assume he means it. When he says the US must take possession of Greenland, he is n
  
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• Starmer puts minister in charge of digital ID rollout

  07-01-2026 06:00
  Josh Simons will look at expanding contentious scheme to be a catalyst for reforming public services
  
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• Keir Starmer puts minister in charge of digital ID rollout

  07-01-2026 06:00
  Josh Simons will look at expanding contentious scheme to be a catalyst for reforming public services
  
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• Businesses say Britain’s ‘jam tomorrow’ energy plans threaten their survival

  07-01-2026 06:00
  New charges to fund the building of electricity pylons and Sizewell C nuclear power station will be added to bills from April
  
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• UK steps up roadside drug tests in push to cut traffic deaths

  07-01-2026 01:01
  Safety strategy proposes mandatory eye tests for drivers over 70 and a lower drink-driving limit in England
  
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• UK spending £4mn a year on prison contaminated by radioactive gas, say MPs

  07-01-2026 01:01
  High radon levels shut Dartmoor but government must still pay rent to Duchy of Cornwall and maintenance costs
  
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• The Guardian view on universities: Labour needs a clearer plan | Editorial

  06-01-2026 20:24
  Ministers promised a ‘change of approach’, but their new tax could tip weaker institutions over the edgeEducation opens doors, and the expansion of higher education begun under New Labour means that millions of young people who would not previously have gone from school to university have now done so. From 336,000 places accepted in 1997, the total rose by 68% to 563,000 in 2022. In last year’s student experience survey, just 11% of undergraduates said that they regretted their
  
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• In KemiWorld, might makes right. Just don’t mention Greenland | John Crace

  06-01-2026 18:29
  In an interview with Nick Robinson, the Tory leader made it clear she was thrilled to see the back of international law. May the best country win!These weren’t exactly the words Kemi Badenoch had been hoping to hear. Halfway through her interview on the Today programme on Tuesday morning, the BBC presenter Nick Robinson observed that, in regard to the US coup in Venezuela, the Conservative leader’s position wasn’t that far off from Keir Starmer’s. You could sense the air
  
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• Why won’t Yvette Cooper criticise Trump over Venezuela? Look no further than Ukraine

  06-01-2026 18:02
  The foreign secretary faces a tight balancing act between keeping the US involved in peace talks, and trying to maintain international order Anyone trying to understand why Yvette Cooper studiously avoided saying whether the UK viewed the kidnapping of Nicolás Maduro as a breach of international law only needs to look to what was planned in Paris a day later.After the foreign secretary’s 90-minute humiliation in the House of Commons on Monday night, a joint statement was expected in
  
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• Starmer tells ministers to work ‘as a team’ amid leadership speculation

  06-01-2026 17:25
  Prime minister urges cabinet to focus on issues that matter to voters in start-of-year meeting
  
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• Banaz Mahmod was murdered 20 years ago; the fight for a law on ‘honour’-based abuse goes on

  06-01-2026 16:17
  After years of campaigning, Mahmod’s sister Bekhal hopes UK government is finally ready to bring in Banaz’s law“I’m always looking over my shoulder. I’m never going to let my guard down,” Bekhal Mahmod said.For two decades she has been in hiding, living under a new identity, away from her Iraqi-Kurdish family. In 2007 Bekhal testified in the trial of her father and uncle for the “honour”-based murder of her sister Banaz Mahmod. Continue reading...
  
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• The short-term politics of Labour’s war on inflation

  06-01-2026 10:30
  Offering households some relief from price pressures has trade-offs for investment
  
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• Electric car discounts are unsustainable, says industry group

  06-01-2026 07:58 via bbc.com
  The SMMT warned of a growing gap between consumer demand and the government's ambitions for EVs.
  
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• Chris Mason: Starmer sticks to strategy of avoiding criticism of Trump over Maduro

  06-01-2026 07:10 via bbc.com
  The government's cautious response has been pounced on by its critics, writes the BBC's political editor.
  
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• Threatening to strip someone of their citizenship is no joke

  06-01-2026 06:00
  That this Labour government seems to find Alaa Abdel Fattah’s predicament a laughing matter is unconscionable
  
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• Starmer may want closer ties with the EU — but will Brussels play ball?

  06-01-2026 06:00
  The PM is trying to reassure pro-Europeans in Labour that a reset is coming, but EU officials say the timing is poor
  
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• Starmer may want closer ties with EU — but will Brussels play ball?

  06-01-2026 06:00
  PM tries to reassure Labour’s pro-Europeans a reset is coming, but EU officials say timing is poor
  
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• Has Europe learnt to manage migration?

  06-01-2026 06:00
  Policymakers say strict new measures have driven down irregular arrivals, but experts say the underlying factors are little changed
  
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