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Former net zero tsar Chris Skidmore formally quits as MP triggering by-election
Former net zero tsar Chris Skidmore has formally submitted his resignation as an MP in protest at the Government’s plans to boost oil and gas drilling in the North Sea. His decision follows his resignation of the Conservative whip on...
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Sunak visits workers at VEKA in Burnley
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visits workers at VEKA in Burnley, a uPVC window system manufacturer, to tell them about tax cuts to National insurance which came into force last weekend.
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Prime Minister visits Stockport after appearing to rule out spring general election
Rishi Sunak visited a cafe in Stockport on Friday, at the end of a week that saw party leaders visit towns and cities across England in anticipation of a general election this year. Mr Sunak appeared to rule out a spring election in...
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Politics daily briefing: January 5
Daily politics briefing for January 5, as Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer accused the Prime Minister of "dithering and delaying" after appearing to rule out a spring general election.
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Rachel Reeves hits out at Rishi Sunak tax rises as leaving families £1,200 worse off
Rachel Reeves, Labour’s Shadow Chancellor, and Jonathan Ashworth, Labour’s Shadow Paymaster General, visit Wellingborough to unveil Labour’s poster campaign ahead of the election. In a speech addressing Labour party activists in...
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Rishi Sunak visits Mansfield and gives short speech
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visits a youth centre in Mansfield in Nottinghamshire where he gives a brief speech and answers questions.
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PM calls out 'troubles' of Labour-run Nottingham City Council
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said the financial troubles of the Labour-run Nottingham City Council illustrate the differences between the parties. In Mansfield, he also refused to confirm or deny whether commissioners would be sent in...
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‘Squatter’ Sunak urged to call election after downplaying chance of spring vote
Rishi Sunak has been accused of “squatting” in Downing Street by his political opponents after he downplayed the prospects of holding a general election in the spring. The Prime Minister revealed on Thursday that it is his “working...
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Starmer warns that Tories will exploit division in likely election year
The Labour leader had earlier warned that the Conservatives will seek to exploit division in a likely election year. Sir Keir Starmer said: “I am under no illusions this is a huge test. “We are trying not just to defeat the Tories, but...
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Sir Ed Davey says Government is 'asleep at the wheel' as junior doctors strike in England
The leader of the Liberal Democrats Sir Ed Davey said the Government was "asleep at the wheel" as junior doctors started a six-day strike on Wednesday – the longest in the history of the NHS.
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Sir Ed Davey says Sunak should call election on May 2 rather than 'clinging on to power'
The Liberal Democrats demanded that the Prime Minister should launch a general election for May rather than “clinging on to power”. Campaigning in Surrey, the Liberal Democrats demanded a general election on May 2 – Mr Sunak has the...
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Liberal Democrats target 'blue wall' Tory heartlands as Sir Ed Davey campaigns in Guildford
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey said people should vote for his party if they want to "get rid of the Conservatives" in "traditional Tory heartlands" in England, as he launched a series of political campaigning visits to Tory seats...
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Sir Ed Davey says Rishi Sunak should call election on May 2 rather than 'clinging on to power'
The Liberal Democrats demanded that the Prime Minister should launch a general election for May rather than “clinging on to power”. Campaigning in Surrey, the Liberal Democrats demanded a general election on May 2 – Mr Sunak has the...
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Reform UK leader rules out pact with 'socialist' Tory party
Reform UK leader Richard Tice has ruled out entering into any electoral pacts with the Tories, calling them a 'socialist' party as he held a new year press conference.
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Reform UK rules out electoral pacts with Tories
Reform UK has rejected any suggestion it might stand aside to help Conservative candidates in the next general election, promising to stand in every seat in England, Scotland and Wales.
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Reform rules out Tory pact as Sunak faces pressure to call election
Reform rules out Tory pact as Sunak faces pressure to call election Reform UK has ruled out entering into any electoral pacts with the Tories as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak came under fresh pressure from his political opponents to call a...
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Daily politics briefing: December 30
All the latest political news in the UK as Liz Truss’s long-awaited resignation honours list has been branded a “slap in the face to working people” by Labour and Lib Dems.
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Politics daily briefing: December 29
Daily politics briefing for December 29 as David Cameron warned against any escalation in the conflict in Gaza, as he met the Lebanese prime minister.
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Politics daily briefing: December 28
Daily politics briefing for December 28, as the Treasury's confirmation that the Budget will be delivered on March 6 fuelled speculation of a spring general election.
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Mark Drakeford gives interview after announcing plans to step down as first minister - full version
Mark Drakeford is “optimistic” about the next general election for Labour – despite proposed budget cuts by the Labour-run Welsh Government. The Labour First Minister of Wales, who recently said he intends to stand down in March, also...
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Drakeford ‘optimistic’ about Labour’s election chances despite Welsh budget cuts
Mark Drakeford is “optimistic” about the next general election for Labour – despite proposed budget cuts by the Labour-run Welsh Government. The Labour First Minister of Wales, who recently said he intends to stand down in March, also...
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Ashworth: Wellingborough ready for change after Bone ousted from Commons
Labour MP Jonathan Ashworth says that Wellingborough is ready for change after former Conservative Peter Bone was ousted from his Northamptonshire seat.
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Lee Rowley gives statement on long-term plan for housing - full speech
Housing minister Lee Rowley gives a statement in the Commons on the long-term plan for housing. He says the Government wants to build more homes "in the right places, more quickly, more beautifully and more sustainably."
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Mark Francois calls on the Government 'to pull the Rwanda Bill'
European Research Group (ERG) chair Mark Francois, and deputy chair David Jones, take questions from the media outside Portcullis House, Westminster, following the release of the 'Star Chamber' of lawyers for the ERG's assessment of...