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• Reeves to lay out infrastructure plan targeting Labour heartlands

  13-06-2025 19:19 via ft.com
  Ministers are trying to head off a growing welfare rebellion from MPs
  
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• MPs will vote on any deployment of UK troops to Ukraine, says Starmer

  07-01-2026 13:34 via ft.com
  Prime minister under pressure over pledges made as part of security guarantees to underpin proposed peace deal
  
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• Starmer should level with voters about foreign policy priorities

  07-01-2026 10:30 via ft.com
  Some in government would rather the PM focus on domestic challenges
  
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• Starmer puts minister in charge of digital ID rollout

  07-01-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  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 via ft.com
  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 via ft.com
  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 via ft.com
  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 via ft.com
  High radon levels shut Dartmoor but government must still pay rent to Duchy of Cornwall and maintenance costs
  
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• Starmer tells ministers to work ‘as a team’ amid leadership speculation

  06-01-2026 17:25 via ft.com
  Prime minister urges cabinet to focus on issues that matter to voters in start-of-year meeting
  
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• The short-term politics of Labour’s war on inflation

  06-01-2026 10:30 via ft.com
  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 via ft.com
  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 via ft.com
  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 via ft.com
  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 via ft.com
  Policymakers say strict new measures have driven down irregular arrivals, but experts say the underlying factors are little changed
  
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• Councils relying on ‘sticking plaster’ extensions to meet planning targets

  06-01-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Local authorities in England increasingly push back deadlines on decisions as system becomes more complex
  
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• Councils rely on ‘sticking plaster’ extensions to meet planning targets

  06-01-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Local authorities in England increasingly push back deadlines on decisions as system becomes more complex
  
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• West Midlands police to be questioned over Israeli football fan ban

  06-01-2026 02:45 via bbc.com
  BBC News has seen a letter from the Dutch police inspectorate, which appears to contradict claims made by West Midlands Police about Maccabi fans' previous behaviour.
  
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• Cooper reminds US of international legal obligations in Venezuela

  05-01-2026 23:11 via bbc.com
  Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has so far avoided condemning US military action in the Latin American state.
  
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• Manchester Arena families say MI5 must be fully included in new law on cover-ups

  05-01-2026 23:00 via bbc.com
  The law follows campaigning by families affected by the 1989 Hillsborough disaster that claimed 97 lives.
  
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• Britain’s prime ministerial carousel

  05-01-2026 19:00 via ft.com
  Flip-flopping leadership is economically damaging and a sign of a deeper malaise
  
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• Only Greenland and Denmark should decide its future, Starmer says

  05-01-2026 17:53 via bbc.com
  It comes after President Trump again said "we need Greenland from the standpoint of national security".
  
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• US action in Venezuela not legal, senior Labour MP says

  05-01-2026 17:52 via bbc.com
  UK must make clear US operation is unacceptable, chairwoman of the Foreign Affairs Committee Emily Thornberry says.
  
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• What is Keir Starmer doing about the cost of living?

  05-01-2026 16:36 via ft.com
  UK prime minister starts 2026 with vow to ease pressures on households and deliver ‘positive change’
  
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• Scottish party leaders set out stalls ahead of election

  05-01-2026 15:15 via bbc.com
  John Swinney, Anas Sarwar and Russell Findlay have made their pitches for May's Holyrood vote.
  
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• Moment of truth for Britain’s Trump diplomacy

  05-01-2026 10:30 via ft.com
  Keir Starmer hopes for closeness over confrontation with US in the hope it won’t hand Russia a victory in Ukraine
  
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• New powers to seize phones from migrants come into force

  05-01-2026 08:54 via bbc.com
  The government says it will help gather intelligence on smuggling gangs.
  
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• What's behind PM's notable shift on closer ties to Europe?

  05-01-2026 08:18 via bbc.com
  Sir Keir Starmer has given details of his plans for a "Brexit reset". What could it mean for the UK?
  
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• Taxes will need to rise before next UK election, economists predict

  05-01-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Majority of respondents in FT’s annual survey say economy will not be strong enough for people to feel better off
  
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