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Starmer apologises to Epstein victims for believing Mandelson's 'lies'

Starmer apologises to Epstein victims for believin...

1 month ago 10

Farage apology over school racism allegations does not go far enough, ex-pupil says

Farage apology over school racism allegations does...

1 month ago 8

Farage unveils Reform UK's Welsh leader

Farage unveils Reform UK's Welsh leader

1 month ago 8

Chris Mason: Starmer can ill afford any more days like these

Chris Mason: Starmer can ill afford any more days ...

1 month ago 7

Ban on asylum seekers using taxis for medical appointments comes into force

Ban on asylum seekers using taxis for medical appo...

1 month ago 11

'I never left your side': Emails reveal more about Mandelson's Epstein friendship

'I never left your side': Emails reveal more about...

1 month ago 10

Joining Reform would be like swapping football clubs, says mayor

Joining Reform would be like swapping football clu...

1 month ago 7

Mahmood defends immigration reforms amid Labour opposition

Mahmood defends immigration reforms amid Labour op...

1 month ago 9

Dark mood among Labour MPs as PM tries to contain Mandelson scandal

Dark mood among Labour MPs as PM tries to contain ...

1 month ago 9

Starmer to release files on Mandelson appointment

Starmer to release files on Mandelson appointment

1 month ago 5

Chris Mason: Mandelson revelations a scandal on another level

Chris Mason: Mandelson revelations a scandal on an...

1 month ago 8

No 10 gives police material on Mandelson-Epstein emails

No 10 gives police material on Mandelson-Epstein e...

1 month ago 8

'Finally got him to go today': Mandelson's emails to Epstein on Gordon Brown

'Finally got him to go today': Mandelson's emails ...

1 month ago 9

What do emails between Mandelson and Epstein say?

What do emails between Mandelson and Epstein say?

1 month ago 9

Mandelson revelations raise further questions about Starmer's judgement

Mandelson revelations raise further questions abou...

1 month ago 11

Peter Mandelson: Rise and fall of Labour's political fixer

Peter Mandelson: Rise and fall of Labour's politic...

1 month ago 10

Who is Peter Mandelson?

Who is Peter Mandelson?

1 month ago 12

Siddiq given second Bangladesh jail sentence as Labour criticises process

Siddiq given second Bangladesh jail sentence as La...

1 month ago 10

Starmer believes Mandelson 'should not be member of Lords'

Starmer believes Mandelson 'should not be member o...

1 month ago 10

Drone incidents near UK military bases double year-on-year

Drone incidents near UK military bases double year...

1 month ago 11

Drugs policy approach needs to change, Polanski says

Drugs policy approach needs to change, Polanski sa...

1 month ago 17

Why was PM Keir Starmer in Japan?

Why was PM Keir Starmer in Japan?

1 month ago 14

Starmer invites Japan PM to UK after Tokyo talks

Starmer invites Japan PM to UK after Tokyo talks

1 month ago 11

Chris Mason: What Starmer's China reset tells us about his foreign policy

Chris Mason: What Starmer's China reset tells us a...

1 month ago 12

Epstein sent £10,000 to Mandelson's partner, released emails show

Epstein sent £10,000 to Mandelson's partner, relea...

1 month ago 10

Labour peer who had sanctions lifted by China says it's 'meagre return' for UK

Labour peer who had sanctions lifted by China says...

1 month ago 10

Lobbyists' trade body calls for urgent reform after Jim Murphy 'errors'

Lobbyists' trade body calls for urgent reform afte...

1 month ago 11

Ex-Reform councillors join Advance UK party

Ex-Reform councillors join Advance UK party

1 month ago 12

Government has duty to help pass assisted dying bill, says Leadbeater

Government has duty to help pass assisted dying bi...

1 month ago 13

Lib Dems name Gorton and Denton by-election choice

Lib Dems name Gorton and Denton by-election choice...

1 month ago 12

Protest council by-elections branded a 'waste of money'

Protest council by-elections branded a 'waste of m...

1 month ago 10

Labour scales back new energy efficiency targets for social homes

Labour scales back new energy efficiency targets f...

1 month ago 14

Ex-Labour MP's lobbying firm offered photo with minister and VIP dinner for £30k

Ex-Labour MP's lobbying firm offered photo with mi...

1 month ago 15

What's happening with the assisted dying bill?

What's happening with the assisted dying bill?

1 month ago 12

Government u-turn over council election

Government u-turn over council election

1 month ago 14

Assisted dying bill 'no hope' of passing unless Lords change approach, warns peer

Assisted dying bill 'no hope' of passing unless Lo...

1 month ago 13

Essex county election going ahead - minister

Essex county election going ahead - minister

1 month ago 13

Council leader resigns after election postponement

Council leader resigns after election postponement...

1 month ago 15

Chris Mason: Inside China's Great Hall of the People

Chris Mason: Inside China's Great Hall of the Peop...

1 month ago 18

Keep suspended pupils in school, ministers say

Keep suspended pupils in school, ministers say

1 month ago 11

Chagos discussions with US continue, says Starmer

Chagos discussions with US continue, says Starmer

1 month ago 14

High-rise rules relaxed after internet rollout warning

High-rise rules relaxed after internet rollout war...

1 month ago 9

Hereditary peer banned from House of Lords

Hereditary peer banned from House of Lords

1 month ago 9

Starmer vows to push ahead with cuts to jury trials despite backlash

Starmer vows to push ahead with cuts to jury trial...

1 month ago 8

China trip will bring benefits to UK, Starmer insists, ahead of Xi meeting

China trip will bring benefits to UK, Starmer insi...

1 month ago 6

WhatsApp group councillors breached standards

WhatsApp group councillors breached standards

1 month ago 10

First Minister refuses to answer questions over devolved policing

First Minister refuses to answer questions over de...

1 month ago 8

Badenoch apologises for Braverman mental health claim

Badenoch apologises for Braverman mental health cl...

1 month ago 9

Wales' first minister refuses to support Keir Starmer

Wales' first minister refuses to support Keir Star...

1 month ago 9

Chris Mason reports from the tarmac in Beijing

Chris Mason reports from the tarmac in Beijing

1 month ago 8

Rwanda seeks £100m from UK over axed asylum deal

Rwanda seeks £100m from UK over axed asylum deal

1 month ago 7

Starmer speaks to Burnham after by-election row

Starmer speaks to Burnham after by-election row

1 month ago 7

Will Suella Braverman's defection prompt a by-election?

Will Suella Braverman's defection prompt a by-elec...

1 month ago 8

Starmer says 'China matters' as he heads to Beijing with business leaders

Starmer says 'China matters' as he heads to Beijin...

1 month ago 7

Workers Party of Britain to choose from four candidates for by-election

Workers Party of Britain to choose from four candi...

1 month ago 8

Senedd approves Welsh budget after Plaid Cymru deal

Senedd approves Welsh budget after Plaid Cymru dea...

1 month ago 9

Shabana Mahmood: The abuse I receive is outweighed by kindness

Shabana Mahmood: The abuse I receive is outweighed...

1 month ago 10

Track UK's latest migration numbers - including asylum, visas and small boats

Track UK's latest migration numbers - including as...

1 month ago 6

Watch: Protesters object to scrapped election

Watch: Protesters object to scrapped election

1 month ago 8

Fifty Labour MPs sign letter objecting to Burnham decision

Fifty Labour MPs sign letter objecting to Burnham ...

1 month ago 9

What is ground rent and how are leasehold rules changing?

What is ground rent and how are leasehold rules ch...

1 month ago 7

One hundred days to Senedd election - what's changing?

One hundred days to Senedd election - what's chang...

1 month ago 7

Ground rents to be capped at £250 a year for leaseholders

Ground rents to be capped at £250 a year for lease...

1 month ago 7

Chris Mason: Both Tories and Labour feel the Reform heebie-jeebies

Chris Mason: Both Tories and Labour feel the Refor...

1 month ago 9

Suella Braverman: Proud right-winger becomes latest defector to Reform

Suella Braverman: Proud right-winger becomes lates...

1 month ago 6

Can a council do five days' work in four?

Can a council do five days' work in four?

1 month ago 6

Labour wants to shake up the police - but will that solve 'everyday crime epidemic'?

Labour wants to shake up the police - but will tha...

1 month ago 7

Chris Mason: Starmer's strongest rebuke yet for Trump

Chris Mason: Starmer's strongest rebuke yet for Tr...

1 month ago 7

Chris Mason: Why peril could lie in the Welsh valleys for Starmer

Chris Mason: Why peril could lie in the Welsh vall...

1 month ago 7

Labour MPs divided over potential Andy Burnham return

Labour MPs divided over potential Andy Burnham ret...

1 month ago 7

What we know about Trump's 'framework of future deal' over Greenland

What we know about Trump's 'framework of future de...

1 month ago 8

Starmer toughens stance on Trump as pressure from Labour MPs grows

Starmer toughens stance on Trump as pressure from ...

1 month ago 6

What is the UK's Chagos Islands deal and why has Trump criticised it?

What is the UK's Chagos Islands deal and why has T...

1 month ago 5

How could Europe respond to Trump's Greenland tariffs?

How could Europe respond to Trump's Greenland tari...

1 month ago 7

Jenrick's move is massive - but could it cause a bigger fight on the right?

Jenrick's move is massive - but could it cause a b...

1 month ago 8

'We'd been on high alert' - How Jenrick's dramatic sacking and defection unfolded

'We'd been on high alert' - How Jenrick's dramatic...

1 month ago 8

Robert Jenrick: Teenage Tory to Reform recruit

Robert Jenrick: Teenage Tory to Reform recruit

1 month ago 7

Starmer has kept Trump on side - but is it coming back to bite him?

Starmer has kept Trump on side - but is it coming ...

2 months ago 7

Trump's grand plan to reshape the world order leaves Europe with a difficult choice to make

Trump's grand plan to reshape the world order leav...

2 months ago 5

How AI is posing a threat to democracy in Yorkshire

How AI is posing a threat to democracy in Yorkshir...

2 months ago 6

Starmer tells me he'll survive - but can he keep this new year's resolution?

Starmer tells me he'll survive - but can he keep t...

2 months ago 8

Will 2026 be the year MPs and peers agree on how to repair Parliament?

Will 2026 be the year MPs and peers agree on how t...

2 months ago 7

MoD chief to leave in wake of Afghan data breach

MoD chief to leave in wake of Afghan data breach

7 months ago 9

Labour councillor resigns to help Corbyn's party

Labour councillor resigns to help Corbyn's party

7 months ago 10

Green Party members start choosing new leadership

Green Party members start choosing new leadership

7 months ago 10

Labour MP Tulip Siddiq to face trial in Bangladesh

Labour MP Tulip Siddiq to face trial in Bangladesh...

7 months ago 10

Lib Dems call for cap on SEND school profits

Lib Dems call for cap on SEND school profits

7 months ago 11

Councillor resigns so wife can enter flower show

Councillor resigns so wife can enter flower show

7 months ago 10

Big firms could be fined for paying suppliers late

Big firms could be fined for paying suppliers late...

7 months ago 8

More migrant arrivals expected at ex-RAF station

More migrant arrivals expected at ex-RAF station

7 months ago 8

Lawyers warn Starmer recognising Palestinian state could break law

Lawyers warn Starmer recognising Palestinian state...

7 months ago 7

Mayor urged to oppose ex-Sun editor's new role

Mayor urged to oppose ex-Sun editor's new role

7 months ago 7

Former Conservative MP defects to Reform

Former Conservative MP defects to Reform

7 months ago 9

The delicate politics behind the UK's move on Palestine

The delicate politics behind the UK's move on Pale...

7 months ago 11

Standards watchdog investigates Nigel Farage

Standards watchdog investigates Nigel Farage

7 months ago 8

Can Starmer's Palestine pledge be more than symbolic gesture?

Can Starmer's Palestine pledge be more than symbol...

7 months ago 8

UK to recognise Palestinian state unless Israel meets conditions

UK to recognise Palestinian state unless Israel me...

7 months ago 12

PM: UK will recognise Palestinian state unless conditions met

PM: UK will recognise Palestinian state unless con...

7 months ago 12

Sue Gray appointed to university's governing body

Sue Gray appointed to university's governing body

7 months ago 7

Minister must apologise over Savile claim, says Farage

Minister must apologise over Savile claim, says Fa...

7 months ago 7

Starmer shares Gaza peace blueprint with Trump

Starmer shares Gaza peace blueprint with Trump

7 months ago 13

Starmer arrives at Turnberry for talks with Trump

Starmer arrives at Turnberry for talks with Trump

7 months ago 9

Asylum seekers refusing to leave hotels risk homelessness

Asylum seekers refusing to leave hotels risk homel...

7 months ago 16

Over 220 MPs sign letter calling for Palestinian statehood

Over 220 MPs sign letter calling for Palestinian s...

7 months ago 6

Could Jeremy Corbyn's new party shake up politics?

Could Jeremy Corbyn's new party shake up politics?...

7 months ago 11

UN human rights chief criticises UK Palestine Action ban

UN human rights chief criticises UK Palestine Acti...

7 months ago 11

Council passes abusive language crackdown order

Council passes abusive language crackdown order

7 months ago 5

Union flag theft on Queen's birthday treated as 'sectarian hate crime'

Union flag theft on Queen's birthday treated as 's...

7 months ago 7

'Shame' shouts ring out in council asylum debate

'Shame' shouts ring out in council asylum debate

7 months ago 11

Welsh government should sell Cardiff HQ, insider says

Welsh government should sell Cardiff HQ, insider s...

7 months ago 14

Starmer urged by MPs to recognise Palestinian state

Starmer urged by MPs to recognise Palestinian stat...

7 months ago 7

Government to pay more for wind generated energy

Government to pay more for wind generated energy

7 months ago 8

Jeremy Corbyn confirms launch of new political party

Jeremy Corbyn confirms launch of new political par...

7 months ago 9

Some asylum seekers misusing payment cards for gambling

Some asylum seekers misusing payment cards for gam...

7 months ago 9

India PM Modi in UK to sign 'landmark' trade deal with Starmer

India PM Modi in UK to sign 'landmark' trade deal ...

7 months ago 8

Call for government 'transparency' on nuclear bombs

Call for government 'transparency' on nuclear bomb...

7 months ago 8

Tories say PM fuelling frustration over asylum housing

Tories say PM fuelling frustration over asylum hou...

7 months ago 8

Gang leaders among first to be hit by small boat sanctions

Gang leaders among first to be hit by small boat s...

7 months ago 8

The teenager who wanted to be a teacher but now leads a council

The teenager who wanted to be a teacher but now le...

7 months ago 9

Deprivation and immigration straining social cohesion, says Rayner

Deprivation and immigration straining social cohes...

7 months ago 5

UK to use AI to stop adult migrants posing as children

UK to use AI to stop adult migrants posing as chil...

7 months ago 9

Badenoch seeks to add heft - and name recognition - to shadow cabinet

Badenoch seeks to add heft - and name recognition ...

7 months ago 7

Conservative Laura Anne Jones defects to Reform

Conservative Laura Anne Jones defects to Reform

7 months ago 9

Inside the hotel at the heart of Unite corruption allegations

Inside the hotel at the heart of Unite corruption ...

7 months ago 10

Union boss McCluskey took private jet flights arranged by building firm, report finds

Union boss McCluskey took private jet flights arra...

7 months ago 11

Teenager voted in as UK's youngest council leader

Teenager voted in as UK's youngest council leader

7 months ago 9

'Substantial changes' on infected blood payouts

'Substantial changes' on infected blood payouts

7 months ago 9

Security committee launches inquiry into Afghan data leak

Security committee launches inquiry into Afghan da...

7 months ago 9

Rule-breaking ministers to lose exit pay-outs

Rule-breaking ministers to lose exit pay-outs

7 months ago 12

Farage proposes sending prisoners to overseas jails

Farage proposes sending prisoners to overseas jail...

7 months ago 13

Five key takeaways from the landmark water sector review

Five key takeaways from the landmark water sector ...

7 months ago 11

Reform councillors obstructed by officials, Farage says

Reform councillors obstructed by officials, Farage...

7 months ago 10

Who is in charge? The prime minister's authority is in question again

Who is in charge? The prime minister's authority i...

7 months ago 12

UK's asylum hotel bill down 30%, government says

UK's asylum hotel bill down 30%, government says

7 months ago 11

Swinney's independence pitch could be key to SNP fortunes

Swinney's independence pitch could be key to SNP f...

7 months ago 10

Minister denies Labour wants Abbott out of party

Minister denies Labour wants Abbott out of party

7 months ago 10

Conservatives beat Reform in council by-election

Conservatives beat Reform in council by-election

7 months ago 8

Reform UK councillor expelled from party

Reform UK councillor expelled from party

7 months ago 6

Chris Mason: Why Labour had little choice but to suspend Diane Abbott again

Chris Mason: Why Labour had little choice but to s...

7 months ago 11

Starmer's chief of staff is top paid special adviser

Starmer's chief of staff is top paid special advis...

7 months ago 10

Met Police to close half its front desks following budget cuts

Met Police to close half its front desks following...

7 months ago 10

Which parties could benefit from lower voting age?

Which parties could benefit from lower voting age?...

7 months ago 12

Reform council agrees plan to share data with savings unit

Reform council agrees plan to share data with savi...

7 months ago 10

Government spends £53m on domestic violence programme

Government spends £53m on domestic violence progra...

7 months ago 5

Votes for 16-year-olds? Teenagers react

Votes for 16-year-olds? Teenagers react

7 months ago 10

Labour suspension doesn't mean I'm silenced, MP says

Labour suspension doesn't mean I'm silenced, MP sa...

7 months ago 11

Starmer stamps authority with MP suspensions, but risks appearing vindictive

Starmer stamps authority with MP suspensions, but ...

7 months ago 8

Germany to tighten people-smuggling law as chancellor visits UK

Germany to tighten people-smuggling law as chancel...

7 months ago 9

Lib Dems back 'pot zero' plan to cut energy bills

Lib Dems back 'pot zero' plan to cut energy bills

7 months ago 10

Badenoch and PM spar over 'modest income' tax pledge

Badenoch and PM spar over 'modest income' tax pled...

7 months ago 8

Starmer suspends Labour MPs over discipline breaches

Starmer suspends Labour MPs over discipline breach...

7 months ago 7

Serious questions for Tories over Afghan data breach - PM

Serious questions for Tories over Afghan data brea...

7 months ago 8

Ex-PM 'extremely cavalier' in Brexit handling, says Tory MP

Ex-PM 'extremely cavalier' in Brexit handling, say...

8 months ago 10

Reeves inadvertently breached rules on gifts, says MPs' watchdog

Reeves inadvertently breached rules on gifts, says...

8 months ago 10

Immigration status of benefit claimants published for first time

Immigration status of benefit claimants published ...

8 months ago 10

Reform-led council calls for more social care visas

Reform-led council calls for more social care visa...

8 months ago 9

Trump shrugs off giving Parliament speech when he visits UK

Trump shrugs off giving Parliament speech when he ...

8 months ago 10

Benn accuses Tories of making false promises to veterans

Benn accuses Tories of making false promises to ve...

8 months ago 9

UK to start processing Syrian asylum claims again

UK to start processing Syrian asylum claims again

8 months ago 9

Shoddy that Trump can't address MPs, says Farage

Shoddy that Trump can't address MPs, says Farage

8 months ago 8

MP facing sex assault charges given trial date

MP facing sex assault charges given trial date

8 months ago 8

Labour not defending workers, says Unite after Rayner row

Labour not defending workers, says Unite after Ray...

8 months ago 8

Ban on ticketless football fans set to become law

Ban on ticketless football fans set to become law

8 months ago 9

MP Rupert Lowe investigated by standards watchdog

MP Rupert Lowe investigated by standards watchdog

8 months ago 9

Never seen that lady in my life, pupils say of FM

Never seen that lady in my life, pupils say of FM

8 months ago 8

Starmer and Macron plead for patience in an impatient world

Starmer and Macron plead for patience in an impati...

8 months ago 11

Councillor calls man-made global warming a 'hoax'

Councillor calls man-made global warming a 'hoax'

8 months ago 10

'One in, one out' sounds simple - but the migrant deal could be complicated

'One in, one out' sounds simple - but the migrant ...

8 months ago 12

UK to return some migrants to France within weeks - PM

UK to return some migrants to France within weeks ...

8 months ago 6

Investigation into bans for Grenfell firms paused

Investigation into bans for Grenfell firms paused

8 months ago 9

Macron jokes about Larry the cat with Starmer and Reeves

Macron jokes about Larry the cat with Starmer and ...

8 months ago 6

Open up places with air-con to help in heatwave, say Lib Dems

Open up places with air-con to help in heatwave, s...

8 months ago 6

MP takes break from Parliament due to illness

MP takes break from Parliament due to illness

8 months ago 8

Chris Mason: Migrant deal will be seen as failure if numbers don't fall

Chris Mason: Migrant deal will be seen as failure ...

8 months ago 7

UK must refuse to take male small boat migrants - Farage

UK must refuse to take male small boat migrants - ...

8 months ago 8

Starmer refuses to rule out freeze on tax thresholds

Starmer refuses to rule out freeze on tax threshol...

8 months ago 8

MP will not return to Reform after Covid loan claims

MP will not return to Reform after Covid loan clai...

8 months ago 10

Former PM Rishi Sunak takes job at Goldman Sachs

Former PM Rishi Sunak takes job at Goldman Sachs

8 months ago 9

Ministers ditch pet insurance rules for renters

Ministers ditch pet insurance rules for renters

8 months ago 8

Stats boss quits as minister says new leadership needed

Stats boss quits as minister says new leadership n...

8 months ago 7