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Conservatives 'gaslighting' the public over the economy - Reeves
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves makes a speech on the economy in central London, accusing Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt of 'gaslighting' the British people. She also rejected the suggestion that the local election results point to a hung...
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Politics daily briefing: May 4
All the latest political developments, as Rishi Sunak is braced for the result of key mayoral elections in London and the West Midlands, after the Conservatives were trounced in the first day of local election results.
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Labour wins Blackpool South by-election - result and speech
Labour candidate Chris Webb celebrates after winning the Blackpool South by-election following the count at Blackpool Sports Centre, Blackpool. The by-election was triggered after the resignation of Scott Benton.
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Labour sweeps to victory in Blackpool South by-election
Labour candidate Chris Webb celebrates after winning the Blackpool South by-election following the count at Blackpool Sports Centre, Blackpool. The by-election was triggered after the resignation of Scott Benton.
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Politics daily briefing: May 3
All the latest political developments, as the local election results start to come in and Labour claim by-election victory in Blackpool South.
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Politics daily briefing: May 1
All the latest political developments, as the local election campaign enters its final day.
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Politics daily briefing: April 28
Daily politics briefing for April 28, as Tory MP and former health minister Dan Poulter defects to Labour and attacks the Government's record on the NHS and mental health.
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Politics daily briefing: April 27
All the latest political developments as Humza Yousaf insists he will not resign and intends to win the two votes of no confidence he is now facing.
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Home Secretary visits island of Lampedusa
During a visit to the Italian island of Lampedusa, Home Secretary James Cleverly reaffirmed the Government's argument for the Rwanda scheme. The Rwanda Bill is awaiting royal assent to formally become law, paving the way for deportation...
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Rwanda policy ‘unworkable and morally repugnant’ – Yousaf
Scotland’s First Minister has described the UK Government’s newly-passed Rwanda Bill as “unworkable and morally repugnant” after five people died just hours after its passage. Following a late sitting of Parliament and a wrangle between...
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Daily politics briefing - April 23
All the latest political updates as the Prime Minister vows “nothing will stand in our way” of getting flights off the ground after the Government’s Rwanda deportation plan passed through Parliament.
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When will deportation flights take off now Rwanda Bill is set to become law?
Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda Bill is finally set to become law after weeks of parliamentary deadlock, paving the way for deportation flights to get off the ground. Now the Bill has passed in Parliament, questions remain over what happens next to...
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Rishi Sunak always looks for someone else to blame, says Yvette Cooper as parliamentary showdown looms
Rishi Sunak has acknowledged he will miss his self-imposed spring target for getting the Rwanda scheme off the ground but insisted: “We will start the flights and we will stop the boats.” He blamed Labour opposition to the plan for the...
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Sunak holds Illegal Migration Operations Committee as parliamentary showdown looms
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak holds an Illegal Migration Operations Committee meeting in Downing Street, London. Rishi Sunak said the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill sends a “clear message” that illegal migrants will not be...
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Badenoch warns business chiefs on pitaflls of Labour government
Kemi Badenoch warns the CityUK international conference in London that a Labour government could result in the “stifling of the free market” with increasing levels of state intervention. The Business Secretary told financial firms that...
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Sir Keir Starmer and Labour shadow ministers visit Teesside
Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer is joined by Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Shadow Energy Secretary Ed Miliband on a visit to PD Ports in Tyneside. He answers questions from staff on recapturing Labour votes and his commitment to the...
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Khan on housing pledges and school meals
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan interview after a policy announcement, during a speech at the Design District in Greenwich, London, as he campaigns to be re-elected as London mayor on May 2. He talks about his pledge for 40,000 more houses by...
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Labour calls for police probe into claims MP Mark Menzies misused campaign funds
Police should investigate allegations an MP misused campaign funds, Labour has said. Fylde MP Mark Menzies lost the Conservative whip and was suspended as one of Rishi Sunak’s trade envoys after The Times published claims that he had...
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Simon Harris leaves the Dail after becoming youngest Taoiseach in the Republic of Ireland's history
Newly elected Taoiseach Simon Harris leaves the Dail, in Dublin, following the vote by Irish parliamentarians to elect him, making him the youngest Taoiseach in the Republic of Ireland's history.
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Taoiseach Simon Harris meets Irish President Michael D Higgins
New Fine Gael leader Simon Harris at Aras an Uachtarain meeting the President of Republic of Ireland Michael D Higgins to receive the seal of office after being appointed Ireland's new Taoiseach.
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Government should draw up proposals for frequent flyer tax, MPs urge
Ministers should develop proposals like a frequent flyer tax to reduce the demand for air travel, if other measures aimed at cutting aviation emissions fall short of expectations, MPs have said. Under Government plans, emissions will be...
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Politics daily briefing: April 2
All latest political news after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said people should not be criminalised “for stating simple facts on biology”, as he backed author JK Rowling in her criticism of new Scottish hate crime laws.
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MSP Liam McArthur confident Holyrood will back his proposal to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill
MSP Liam McArthur has said he is 'confident' that Holyrood will back his proposal to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill people in Scotland. Ally Thomson, director of the campaign group Dignity in Dying Scotland, says she supports...
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Scott Benton resigns as MP, paving way for Blackpool by-election
Blackpool South MP Scott Benton, who lost the Conservative whip after being embroiled in a lobbying scandal, has announced he will quit Parliament rather than wait for the outcome of a recall petition. His resignation, coming before the...