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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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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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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 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...
The Recount
Looking Ahead to the 2024 Election With MSNBC Host Symone Sanders | Hell & High Water
John Heilemann talks with Symone Sanders, former senior adviser and spokesperson for Vice President Kamala Harris, top aide on Joe Biden’s 2020 campaign and Bernie Sanders’s 2016 bid, and now host of a new weekend show on MSNBC, Symone....
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Families react to Hillsborough report
Quotes from Margaret Aspinall (who lost son James) and Charlotte Hennessy (who lost dad James) and Quotes from Deanna and Debbie Matthews (who lost uncle/brother Brian), giving their reactions to the government's response to the report...
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Salmond unveils Alba Party’s plans for referendum Bill at Holyrood
Former Scottish first minister Alex Salmond has said his Alba Party can “propel the independence movement forward”, as it unveiled plans to lodge a referendum Bill at Holyrood. Ash Regan, who recently defected to Alba from the SNP, is to...
Bloomberg
Dave Aronberg on Ivanka Trump Ordered to Testify
Palm Beach County State Attorney, Dave Aronberg, discusses Ivanka Trump being ordered to testify against her father, former President Donald Trump, in the New York civil fraud trial and whether or not this could be damaging to the former...
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Peter Kyle says voters saw through the “heat and fury” of the Lib Dems after a fierce campaign
Peter Kyle says voters saw through the “heat and fury” of the Lib Dems after a fierce by-election campaign in Mid Bedfordshire. Labour has delivered a historic defeat to the Conservatives by winning Mid Bedfordshire for the first time in...
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Starmer vows to stoke the ‘fire of change’ with plan to build a new Britain
Sir Keir Starmer promised to build a new Britain, with modern homes and businesses and an NHS 'back on its feet'. The Labour leader, who was confronted by a glitter-throwing protester before he could deliver his speech to the party’s...
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Labour Party conference – a look at what to expect as members gather in Liverpool
When Labour members gather for the party's annual conference in Liverpool they will hope Sir Keir Starmer can convince the public he is a prime minister in waiting. Here are some key things to look out for in what could be Labour's last...
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Conservative Party chairman says Tories will fight general election as 'underdogs'
The Conservatives will enter the next general election as the “underdogs”, the party’s chairman has said. Kicking off speeches on the main stage at the Tory conference on Sunday, Greg Hands said: “This is likely to be a general election...
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Campaigners stage mass trespass calling for more countryside access in England
Right to roam campaigners have staged a mass trespass near the England-Scotland border calling for the Westminster Government to adopt the same land reform laws as the Scottish Parliament.
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GOP Candidates Flood Iowa
Bloomberg's Stephanie Lai discusses her time in Iowa, as it is a key early nominating state, and talks about former President Donald Trump's multiple campaign events and the reaction he is receiving from voters ahead of the 2024...
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Campaign launched to hear voices of young people ahead of general election
The Children's Commissioner Rachel de Souza visits the Harris Westminster Sixth Form, to launch her next campaign - The Big Ambition. Her office has contacted 22,500 schools across England to hear from children and young people aged six...
Bloomberg
Biden Targets Prescription Drugs for Medicare Price Cuts
Bloomberg's Wendy Benjaminson and Jonathan Tamari discuss the Biden Administration targeting ten US prescription drugs to negotiate their costs with manufacturers for Medicare patients. They also discuss Hurricane Idalia which is...
Bloomberg
Univ. of Michigan's Wolfers: You Want to Be Less Model-Driven
University of Michigan Professor of Public Policy and Economics Justin Wolfers discusses Larry Summers' view on R-star, the post-pandemic economy, and where we are heading in five years. He speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance" from the...
Bloomberg
Trump Booked in Atlanta on 2020 Election Probe Charges
Donald Trump surrendered at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta Thursday to be booked on state charges that he conspired to overturn the result of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia, the fourth time he's been processed as a criminal...
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Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner and Anas Sarwar visit apprentices in Glasgow
Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner visited apprentices in Glasgow on Thursday to set out her party's new deal for workers. Speaking to the media after her visit, she also discussed the prospect of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman...
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Trump Has Solid Lead Over DeSantis Despite Legal Issues
A new poll shows former President Donald Trump with a solid lead over Florida Governor Ron DeSantis among GOP primary voters, despite his legal troubles. Bloomberg's Laura Davison and Enda Curran report on "Balance of Power."
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Mick Lynch tells striking doctors the Government has united society through industrial action
RMT general secretary Mick Lynch told members of the British Medical Association that his union stood with them in "solidarity and support" at a rally in London.
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Conservatives retain Uxbridge and South Ruislip as by-election results announced
The Conservative Party have retained the Uxbridge and South Ruislip seat following a close battle with the Labour Party.
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Labour's Keir Mather takes Selby and Ainsty seat from the Tories
Labour's Keir Mather delivers an acceptance speech after being declared the winner of the Selby and Ainsty by-election
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Politics daily briefing: July 16
Daily politics briefing for July 16, as the UK's biggest union warns Labour not to take its support or funding for granted. Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said that while the UK would be "better off" if Labour wins the next...