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MP Bob Blackman reads the results of the final ballot of Tory MPs
MP Bob Blackman reads the results of the final ballot of Tory MPs. Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch reach final round of the Conservative leadership contest, James Cleverly is eliminated. Ms Badenoch won 42 votes and Mr Jenrick 41 votes,...
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Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch to face off in final Tory leadership vote
Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch will go head-to-head in the final heat of the Conservative Party leadership contest, after James Cleverly was knocked out in the latest round of voting. Former home secretary Mr Cleverly was eliminated in...
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Starmer ‘pleased’ to keep promise to Esther Rantzen on assisted dying vote
Sir Keir Starmer said he is pleased he could keep his vow to Dame Esther Rantzen to make time for a debate and vote on assisted dying as a Bill is set to come before Parliament this month. The broadcaster, who is terminally ill and has...
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Gardai and anti-immigration protesters gather outside Irish parliament
Anti-immigration protesters walked through Dublin city towards the Dail, assembling halfway down Molesworth Street facing Leinster House, with Garda barriers preventing them getting close to the gates of the parliament building. More...
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Venues to face fines for failing to adopt Martyn’s Law measures
Security minister Dan Jarvis reveals that venues could face fines of up to £18 million if they flout rules to protect visitors and staff from terror attacks under Martyn’s Law. The plans, part of the Terrorism (Protection of Premises)...
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Publicly-funded affordable childcare will be a “key priority” for Fine Gael
Publicly-funded affordable childcare will be a “key priority” for Fine Gael in the next government, party leader Simon Harris has said. Mr Harris was speaking to reporters at the Fine Gael parliamentary party think-in at Tullamore, Co...
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Cabinet leave after first meeting since recess
The cabinet leaves after the first Cabinet meeting since the parliamentary recess. Includes: Rachel Reeves John Healey Ed Miliband David Lammy Lisa Nandy Jo Stevens Louise Haigh Hilary Benn Darren Jones Bridget Phillipson Shabana Mahmood...
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Robert Jenrick vows to oppose Labour’s ‘war on the middle classes’
Rachel Reeves’ first budget will be a “declaration of war on the middle classes”, Tory leadership hopeful Robert Jenrick warned as he insisted he could provide tough opposition to Labour. At a leadership rally on the eve of Parliament’s...
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Murdo Fraser to launches Scottish Conservative leadership bid - Q&A
Murdo Fraser, the longest-serving Scottish Conservative MSP and current spokesperson for business, the economy, and tourism, formally launches his bid to become the next leader of the Scottish Conservatives.
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Murdo Fraser launches bid to become Scottish Conservative leader
Murdo Fraser has said change is a “matter of survival” for the Scottish Conservatives as he welcomed the backing of two other MSPs who dropped out of the leadership race. The veteran MSP received the support of Liam Kerr and Jamie...
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Six candidates confirmed for Tory leadership contest – HD statement in full
Bob Blackman MP, Chairman of the 1922 Committee, announced the nominations of the Conservative Party Leadership Contest. Kemi Badenoch, James Cleverly, Robert Jenrick, Dame Priti Patel, Mel Stride and Tom Tugendhat have been confirmed as...
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Six candidates confirmed in Conservative leadership race – statement key points
Bob Blackman MP, Chairman of the 1922 Committee of backbench Conservative MPs, announces the six candidate who will take part in the Tory leadership contest, and sets out the contest's timeline and rules.
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Starmer leaves for first PMQs
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer departs 10 Downing Street, London, heading to the House of Commons to attend his first Prime Minister's Questions since being elected.
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Archbishop of Canterbury headlines the Service for a new Parliament in London
Footage of The Archbishop of Canterbury the Most Reverend Justin Welby, Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, and Speaker of the House of Lords, Lord McFal, among others, attending attending the Service for a New Parliament...
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Stock footage of House of Lords interior as it prepares for State Opening of Parliament
Stock footage of the interior of the House of Lords in Westminster ahead of the State Opening of Parliament
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Steve Reed speaks to the media after Ofwat Bill announcement
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Steve Reed, speaks to the media after hosting a meeting with water company executives following the Ofwat Bill announcement.
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MPs swearing in as affirmations continue
Liberal Democrats MP Steve Darling has officially taken his seat in the Commons after swearing in alongside his guide dog Jennie. Mr Darling was followed by disability activist and Labour MP for Penistone and Stocksbridge, Dr Marie...
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Nigel Farage arrives at the House of Commons with Reform UK MPs
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage arrives at the House of Commons in Westminster, central London with fellow Reform UK MPs Lee Anderson, Richard Tice, Rupert Lowe and James McMurdock.
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Liberal Democrats MPs take photo inside Houses of Parliament
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey speaks as he gathers all his party's MPs for a photocall in Westminster Hall.
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Rachel Reeves gives first major speech as Chancellor
Chancellor Rachel Reeves will make kickstarting economic growth a “national mission” with major changes to speed up infrastructure projects and unlock private investment. The UK’s first female chancellor promised to ‘fix the foundations’...
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France's left-wing parties win most seats in elections; lack of majority threatens turmoil
Polling projections show that a coalition on the left that came together unexpectedly ahead of France's snap elections won the most parliamentary seats in the vote. (Scripps News)
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Labour Government could be in trouble pretty quickly, claims Nigel Farage
Nigel Farage said Sir Keir Starmer’s new Government “could be in trouble pretty quickly” as he watched a football club’s first match in Essex with Reform UK’s fifth MP. The Reform leader who is also the new MP for Clacton, watched East...
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Labour win in Monmouthshire
Result declaration and speeches from the Monmouth constituency. Interview with Labour's Catherine Fookes who won the seat and will become the first woman to represent Monmouthshire in Parliament.
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Swann song for Girvan as UUP claims South Antrim
The Ulster Unionist Party is returning to Westminster after former Stormont health minister Robin Swann took a seat from the DUP in South Antrim.