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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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George Galloway and Monty Panesar speak in Westminster
Former England cricketer Monty Panesar said he wanted to stand up for the working-class by running for Parliament for George Galloway’s political party. Mr Panesar appeared alongside the Workers Party of Britain leader in Westminster,...
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Count Binface running in London mayoral election
London mayoral candidate Count Binface says he would rename London Bridge, make Thames Water bosses “take a dip” in the river and claims he has never heard of his Tory opponent Susan Hall. The self-described intergalactic space warrior,...
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Rishi Sunak says 'enough is enough' as he called on peers to back Rwanda plan - full HD press conference
Full press conference as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called on MPs and peers to back his Rwanda Bill as he blamed Labour opposition to the plan for the delay.
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Sunak declines to give numbers of people likely to leave on Rwanda flights - full Q&A
Rishi Sunak declined to give details on numbers of people likely to leave on flights to Rwanda, but said there will be a “regular rhythm” of “multiple flights a month through the summer and beyond”. The Prime Minister, addressing the...
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Tanaiste expresses support for Stardust redress scheme
Micheal Martin has expressed support for a redress scheme for the families of those affected by the Stardust fire. Forty-eight people were killed when the blaze ripped through the Dublin nightclub in 1981. After a more than 40-year...
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Rayner and Khan launch Labour manifesto for London elections on May 2 – full speeches
Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner and Mayor of London Sadiq Khan speak as Labour launches its manifesto for the London Assembly and mayoral election on May 2.
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Richard Tice's full speech on Reform's NHS plans
At a press conference in London, Reform leader Richard Tice says: “The reality is that healthcare in the United Kingdom is an absolute crisis." “If we just look at a few examples: despite record funding in the NHS, we’ve got record...
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Reform UK leader Richard Rice sets out party's plans - speech in full
Reform UK leader Richard Tice targeted Labour in a pitch for voters in the so-called Red Wall. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer hopes to win back seats in his party’s former northern heartlands, which were lost to the Tories in Boris...
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Richard Tice sets out Reform's plan for the NHS
At a press conference in London, Reform leader Richard Tice says: “The reality is that healthcare in the United Kingdom is an absolute crisis." “If we just look at a few examples: despite record funding in the NHS, we’ve got record...
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Paschal Donohoe and Helen McEntee speak to the media atFine Gael's Ard Fheis - full
Paschal Donohoe and Helen McEntee (right) speak to the media at the 82nd Fine Gael Ard Fheis at the University of Galway.
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Simon Coveney speaks at Fine Gael's Ard Fheis
Fine Gael holds its Ard Fheis at the University of Galway. Enterprise minister Simon Coveney speaks about the european elections, the Israel Gaza crisis and praises Ursula von der Leyen.
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Simon Coveney says there is "not a confidence problem" in Fine Gael
Enterprise minister Simon Coveney speaks about his political future as well as Fine Gael's future. This comes as Fine Gael holds its Ard Fheis at the University of Galway.
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Rachel Reeves and Jonathan Ashworth campaign in Blackpool
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves and shadow paymaster general Jonathan Ashworth campaign in Blackpool, as Ms Reeves unveils her party’s latest attack advert, focusing on a “tax double whammy” that Labour says will leave families £870...
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What Israel is doing in Gaza goes well beyond self-defence, says Green Party co-leader
What Israel is doing in Gaza goes well beyond self-defence, the Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer has said. "It seems from all of the available evidence that while, of course, Israel has the right to self-defence, what they are doing...
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Sir Ed Davey visits Hillfield Gardens in Gloucester ahead of the May local elections
Liberal Democrats leader Sir Ed Davey visits Hillfield Gardens in Gloucester as he campaigns ahead of next month's local elections.
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PM has ‘bottled’ general election, says Sir Ed Davey
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has accused Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of “bottling” a general election as he predicted his party would make gains at the local elections. Sir Ed was on the third day of a tour of the West Country...
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Yousaf warns against using new hate crime law to make ‘vexatious’ complaints
Scotland’s First Minister has warned against using a controversial new hate crime law to make “vexatious” complaints. Concerns have been raised about the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act, which takes effect on Monday, and its...
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Levelling up failures unforgivable, Starmer says as he warns on council spending
It is “unforgivable” the Tories did not follow through on their pledge to level up left behind areas of the UK, Sir Keir Starmer said as he launched Labour’s local election campaign. The Labour leader would not however commit to “turn...
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McEntee hoping there will be a contest for the Fine Gael leadership
Minister for Justice Helen McEntee said she hopes there will be a contest for the Fine Gael leadership. Ms McEntee, who has ruled herself out of the running, said an election for the position would be beneficial for the party. Fine Gael...
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PM issues call to arms to Tory MPs and says 2024 will see economy ‘bounce back’
A defiant Rishi Sunak insisted he would still be Prime Minister after May’s local elections as he dismissed “Westminster gossip” about Tory leadership plots and sought to rally his party behind him. Mr Sunak issued a call to arms to...
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Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey launches the party's local election campaign in Harpenden
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey gives a speech during his launch of the party's local election campaign in Harpenden, highlighting how 'time is running out' for Rishi Sunak and the Conservatives.
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Sadiq Khan promises 40,000 new council homes at re-election campaign
Sadiq Khan launched his campaign for a third term as London mayor on Monday with a pledge to build 40,000 new council homes by the end of the decade. In a speech in central London alongside Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, the mayor said...