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SNP leader John Swinney launches the SNP's Westminster General Election campaign
Scottish National Party Leader John Swinney speaks during the SNP General Election Campaign launch with SNP Westminster candidates and activists at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Glasgow.
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Swinney calls on next UK Government to commit to emergency budget
SNP leader John Swinney speaks at the Barrowfield Community Centre in Glasgow, as he calls on the next UK Government to commit to an emergency budget immediately following the election, while on the General Election campaign trail.
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TUV leader sets election priority as ‘reunifying the United Kingdom’
TUV leader Jim Allister set his priority as “reunifying the United Kingdom” as he unveiled General Election candidates that included several former DUP members, including former Stormont health minister Jim Wells.
Mr Wells, a DUP member...
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Sir Keir Starmer and Anas Sarwar answer questions after outlining 'six first step' plan for Scotland
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar answer questions during an event in Inverclyde, to unveil their "six first steps" plan for Scotland if they win the General Election.
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Sir Keir Starmer launches six steps for change in Wales
First Minister of Wales Vaughan Gething, David Lammy and leader Sir Keir Starmer are among speakers at the launch of Labour's six steps for change in Wales at the Priory Centre in Abergavenny, while on the General Election campaign trail.
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Royal Mail owner accepts £3.57bn takeover offer from Czech billionaire - archive
Archive footage of Royal Mail as its owner International Distribution Services said it has agreed to a £3.57 billion takeover offer from Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky’s EP Group.
The offer would see EP Group buy IDS for 370p per...
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Royal Mail owner accepts £3.57bn takeover offer from Czech billionaire
Royal Mail owner International Distribution Services said it has agreed to a £3.57 billion takeover offer from Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky’s EP Group.
The offer would see EP Group buy IDS for 370p per share, while offering a...
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Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves answer questions in Hertfordshire - Full Q&A
Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves answer questions from the public during a campaign visit in Hertfordshire
The Labour leader and shadow chancellor visited the Airbus factory in the constituency of Stevenage in Hertfordshire,
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Archive footage of Prime Minsiter Rishi Sunak
A look at the career of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as he calls a General Election for July 4.
The one-time Tory golden boy, Mr Sunak enjoyed an astonishingly rapid ascent – but having scaled the peak of British politics he has struggled...
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Rishi Sunak in profile
A look at the career of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as he calls a General Election for July 4.
The one-time Tory golden boy, Mr Sunak enjoyed an astonishingly rapid ascent – but having scaled the peak of British politics he has struggled...
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Mel Stride launches national campaign to build the British workforce
Mel Stride has launched a national campaign to build the British workforce in a speech at a Jobcentre in south London.
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Full Rishi Sunak speech alongside Jens Stoltenberg
Rishi Sunak stressed the UK was “not on the brink of war” but warned about the threats facing the world from “an axis of authoritarian states” including Russia, China, Iran and North Korea.
Speaking at a military base in Poland, the...
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Rishi Sunak and Donald Tusk statements in Warsaw - in full
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak give statements after Sunak promised an extra £75 billion in defence spending over the next six years to put the UK arms industry on a “war footing” in the face of threats...
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Stoltenberg speech during PM's trip to Poland
Rishi Sunak stressed the UK was “not on the brink of war” but warned about the threats facing the world from “an axis of authoritarian states” including Russia, China, Iran and North Korea.
Speaking at a military base in Poland, the...
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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...
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'All measures should be taken in order to ensure safety of all of our populations' - chief rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis
Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis speaking at the UK Hostages & Missing Families Forum for the unveiling of "The Empty Seder Table" installation which features a display of 133 chairs, each representing a hostage in Gaza.
Also speaking is...
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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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First Ukrainian pilots pass-out from their training in Britain
The UK’s top RAF officer referenced “The Few” who fought-off the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain as he praised the first Ukrainian pilots to pass-out from their training in Britain.
Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton, the chief...
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Full: Alistair Carmichael speech at the Liberal Democrat spring conference
Liberal Democrat MP Alistair Carmichael speaks to the spring conference in York.
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Governor of Texas Greg Abbott speaks after Texas sign trade pact with UK
Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch and the Governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, sign a statement of mutual cooperation to strengthen the trade and economic development ties between the UK and the US state of Texas, at 10 Downing Street, London.
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Rishi Sunak speech at Scottish Conservative party conference - full speech
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak gives a speech during the Scottish Conservative party conference at the Event Complex Aberdeen.
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Transport Secretary announces funding for 'Midlands Rail Hub'
Transport Secretary Mark Harper visits Birmingham Moor Street station to announce the first wave of funding for the 'Midlands Rail Hub', a £1.75bn project to boost capacity and frequency of rail services, upgrade stations and improve...