Politics
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Starmer says he regrets using ‘island of strangers’ phrase
PA Joshua Nevett Political reporter Henry Zeffman Chief political correspondent Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said he regrets saying…
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Benefits U-turn: How much will it cost?
Labour’s original plan to reform the welfare system was a hasty effort to try to make billions of pounds of…
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As Starmer’s first year ends in crisis, now comes a bigger battle
Henry Zeffman Chief Political Correspondent Leela Padmanabhan BBC News BBC By the time polls closed at 10pm on 4 July…
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A hat-trick of U turns – and this is the most awkward of the lot
Ministers argue their decision on setting up an investigation into the scale of child sexual abuse by men often of…
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Labour didn’t do enough thinking, ex-top official says
Henry Zeffman Chief political correspondent PA Media The Labour Party had not done “enough thinking” about some of its plans…
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‘Disgusting’ to say UK has two-tier justice system, attorney general tells BBC
Claims the UK has two-tier justice are “disgusting” and “wrong”, the attorney general has said. In his first major interview,…
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Warwickshire Reform County Council leader resigns, leaving 18-year-old in charge
Elizabeth Glinka Political Editor, BBC Midlands Charlotte Benton BBC News, West Midlands BBC George Finch, 18, will lead Warwickshire County…
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Foreign Office faces inquiry over its handling of Harry Dunn case
Ottilie Mitchell & Martin Heath BBC News, Northamptonshire Dunn family Harry Dunn, 19, died outside RAF Croughton in Northamptonshire in…
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Why Keir Starmer faces a political storm over welfare reforms
Iain Watson, Henry Zeffman and Harry Farley Political correspondents Reuters Angela Rayner has declared that the government will go ahead…
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Give public a say on prison sentences, says Reform UK
The deputy leader of Reform UK has proposed a new law that would allow members of the public a say…
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