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Greg Heffer, Political Correspondent

Greg Heffer has worked in Westminster since 2015. During that time, he has reported on the Brexit referendum, three general elections and Covid. He previously worked at Sky News.

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Stunning poll shows Labour and Tories behind the GREENS for the first time as Reform UK smashes traditional political allegiances

31/10/25 10:36

Labour and the Tories are now both less popular than the Greens, according to a stunning new poll. The Find Out Now survey showed Britain's two historically main parties were tied on 16 per cent support, while the Greens were backed by 17 per cent of voters. Meanwhile, Reform UK maintained its large polling lead on 32 per cent support as Britons continue to look beyond traditional political allegiances. According to the research, the Greens have enjoyed a five percentage point boost in their support since the beginning of this month. Zack Polanski, a self-described 'eco-populist', was elected as the party's new leader in early September and has since overseen a Greens membership surge. Across the course of October, both Labour and Reform have dropped three percentage points in Find Out Now polling, while the Tories have risen two points....read

Reeves' husband's emails spark probe into illegal letting scandal
30/10/25 04:52
A Downing Street spokesman said: 'Following a review of emails sent and received by the Chancellor's husband, new information has come to light.'
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Rachel Reeves now backtracks and says she WAS told she needed a rental licence for her family home as threat of ethics probe reopens - but lettings agency tries to take blame for 'oversight'
30/10/25 04:17
It came amid claims the Chancellor could be forced to hand back tens of thousands of pounds to tenants after renting out her family home without a rental licence.
Anger as Brits are told to register with POLICE if they want to use e-gates at German airports... despite Keir Starmer boasting his Brexit 'reset' deal would speed up travel for UK citizens
30/10/25 02:43
The Germany embassy in the UK issued the advice amid claims that Britons are being 'treated worse' than travellers from 'any other Western country'.
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Top lawyer accuses chief prosecutor of bungling China 'spying' case saying trial SHOULD have gone ahead
30/10/25 11:49
Lord Carlile of Berriew, a long-serving KC and the government's former independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, said there was 'ample' evidence for a prosecution.
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Humiliation for Ed Miliband as Rachel Reeves 'is set to scrap oil and gas windfall tax' to revive North Sea investment
30/10/25 10:39
The Chancellor is said to be mulling the move as she and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer scramble to boost Britain's sluggish economy.
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Starmer refuses to rule out manifesto-busting tax rises
29/10/25 01:54
The Prime Minister failed to commit to keeping his pre-election vow to not increase National Insurance, income tax, or VAT .
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Keir Starmer REFUSES to rule out breaking Labour's manifesto pledge on tax rises as PM fuels fears of huge Budget raid on workers
29/10/25 12:27
The Prime Minister failed to commit to keeping his pre-election vow to not increase National Insurance, income tax, or VAT.
Ed Miliband accused of 'bogus' Net Zero claims after Energy Secretary admits wind farms will generate less power than thought
29/10/25 11:58
The Energy Secretary was revealed to have revised down the predicted efficiency of wind turbines by more than a quarter as a result of 'updated modelling'.
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Housebuilders warn Labour will miss target of building 1.5m new homes in fresh Budget blow for Rachel Reeves
29/10/25 10:10
Developers are reported to have told the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) that its forecasts for economic growth from house building are too optimistic.
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Rachel Reeves insists Britain can 'defy' grim economic forecasts - but gives fresh warning of tax rises to come after 'hammer blow' of productivity downgrade
29/10/25 08:53
The Chancellor is currently scrambling to plug a multi-billion pound hole in her spending plans ahead of her fiscal package on 26 November.
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Labour to split Surrey into two in councils shake-up as ministers try to deal with local authorities' debt mountain
28/10/25 04:55
The existing Surrey County Council and 11 borough and district councils will be dissolved and merged into the two large authorities.
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It's not me, it's Brexit! Rachel Reeves blames 'cost' of leaving the EU for Britain's inflation woe as she claims UK can reap 'huge benefits' from moving back closer to Brussels
28/10/25 12:10
The Chancellor admitted that inflation was 'too high' but said this was partly due to Britain officially severing ties with the EU almost six years ago.
Tories to push for Commons vote demanding release of 'China files' linked to collapsed spying trial
28/10/25 10:56
Kemi Badenoch 's party will use a House of Commons debate to call for the release of Government documents related to the trial.
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Fresh poll woe for Keir Starmer as voters now prefer Nigel Farage as PM for the first time - and Labour's popularity slumps to record low to put them just one point ahead of Greens
28/10/25 09:54
An Ipsos survey found the Reform UK leader was seen as a better candidate to be in charge of the country by 33 per cent of voters.
Productivity bombshell leaves Brits facing BIGGER tax rises next month and 'blows a £20bn hole in Reeves' Budget' - with income raid firmly on the table
28/10/25 08:45
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) watchdog is reportedly poised to cut its trend productivity forecast by about 0.3 percentage points in its upcoming projections.
'Calamity Lammy' comes under fire in the Commons: Deputy PM scrambles to set up independent probe into mistaken release of Epping sex offender as he faces pressure from MPs over Hadush Kebatu case
27/10/25 05:24
David Lammy, who is also Deputy Prime Minister, came under fire from MPs after he revealed that 'human error' appeared to be to blame for the blunder.
Starmer accuses Reform UK's Sarah Pochin of 'racism'
27/10/25 04:30
The Prime Minister said there were 'questions' for Reform leader Nigel Farage following Ms Pochin's outburst.
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Nigel Farage defends Reform MP who moaned about TV ads being 'full of black and Asian people' - after Keir Starmer accused her of racism
27/10/25 03:55
Both Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Health Secretary Wes Streeting have accused Sarah Pochin, the Runcorn and Helsby MP, of prejudice over her outburst.
Nigel Farage appears alongside grooming gang victim to declare Labour's sex abuse inquiry 'dead in the water' as he calls for MPs to set up their OWN commission
27/10/25 02:44
The Reform UK leader claimed the public were 'running out of patience' with the Government's promised inquiry, which is yet to get up and running.
Keir Starmer accuses Reform UK's Sarah Pochin of 'shocking racism' after she moaned about TV ads 'full of black people and Asian people'
27/10/25 01:48
The Prime Minister said there were 'questions' for Reform leader Nigel Farage following Ms Pochin's outburst.
More signs Reeves is planning a 'class war' mansion tax: Now Housing Secretary refuses FOUR TIMES to rule out 'house price levy' in Budget that would hit middle-class homeowners
27/10/25 12:54
It was this weekend revealed how Chancellor Rachel Reeves could hit those with homes worth more than £2million with a punitive levy in the Budget next month.
Labour really ISN'T working for most Brits: Study reveals average person has seen 'no meaningful improvement in their life' since Starmer took office - with discontent on jobs and litter
27/10/25 11:27
An annual 'Life in the UK' survey of 7,000 people, carried out by charity Carnegie UK, showed no significant change in the wellbeing of Brits since 2023.
David Lammy to be grilled by MPs over Epping sex offender's mistaken release from prison as Tories demand probe into Channel migrant crimes
27/10/25 09:21
The Justice Secretary, who is also Deputy Prime Minister, is due to appear before MPs in Parliament this afternoon following the blunder.
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Rachel Reeves warns the rich will have to 'contribute' more taxes after Budget and can only say burden on squeezed middle earners will be kept as 'low as possible'
27/10/25 09:00
The Chancellor said the Government needed to ensure there is 'sufficient headroom' above its spending plans when she reveals her next fiscal package on 26 November.
Top pathologist claims Harold Shipman would have been on panel deciding assisted dying cases as she warns over weak safeguards
23/10/25 04:26
Dr Suzy Lishman, a former president of the Royal College of Pathologists, made the remarks as she issued a warning about safeguards in assisted dying legislation.
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Labour's grooming gangs inquiry plunges deeper into chaos as it could 'still take MONTHS' to find a chair - while victims demand Jess Phillips quits... but others threaten to walk away if minister is ousted
23/10/25 02:39
Sir Keir Starmer in June bowed to intense pressure to implement a full national probe into group-based child sex abuse.
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Is Sir U-turn about to strike again? No10 frantically plays down claims Keir Starmer is poised to ditch Labour's pledge to decarbonise Britain's electricity grid by 2030
23/10/25 11:27
No10 dismissed claims the Prime Minister will drop the Government's plan to decarbonise the UK's electricity grid by 2030.
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Economist behind Ed Miliband's promise to cut Brits' energy bills by £300 admits savings could be 'wiped out' by rising electricity costs
23/10/25 10:25
Pawel Czyzak, who penned a 2023 report for energy think tank Ember , said the UK now faced 'a much different situation' to when he wrote the research.
Labour's Shabana Mahmood hands back £2,500 donation to businessman linked to Jhoots Pharmacy row
22/10/25 03:18
The Home Secretary returned a £2,500 gift she previously received from Manjit Jhooty after MPs raised concerns about Jhoots Pharmacy.
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Nearly half a million workers to receive a bumper pay boost as 'real living wage' rises to almost £15
22/10/25 02:49
The real living wage is a voluntary wage rate calculated on the real cost of living. It is now paid by more than 16,000 employers.
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Tory leader Kemi Badenoch says full burqa ban 'not a priority' as she widens split with Robert Jenrick after shadow minister claimed Muslim veils SHOULD be outlawed
22/10/25 01:55
The Conservative leader dismissed shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick 's suggestion that the Muslim face veil should be outlawed entirely.
Angela Rayner launches comeback bid telling MPs she made an 'honest mistake' and resignation was 'tough'... as she reveals she is talking to HMRC about repaying tax
22/10/25 12:50
Angela Rayner told the Commons that the 'last few weeks have been incredibly tough on my family' with the 'toll of the incredible scrutiny'.
The comeback is on! Angela Rayner will give Commons resignation speech today - seven weeks after admitting not paying enough tax on her new flat
22/10/25 09:25
The former deputy prime minister is expected to address the Commons chamber this afternoon for the first time since she stood down for failing to pay correct stamp duty.
Fresh Reform UK surge puts Nigel Farage's party on course to win Welsh Senedd elections ahead of Labour and Plaid Cymru - but projection finds they're unlikely to form a government
21/10/25 04:07
The Beaufort Research survey found Nigel Farage's party were backed by 30 per cent of Welsh voters - up five percentage points from a previous poll in June.
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Robert Jenrick says burqas should be BANNED in the UK - despite Tory leader Kemi Badenoch having argued against a crackdown on face veils
21/10/25 11:06
The senior Tory MP told a radio phone-in show that there were 'basic values in this country and we should stand up and defend them'.
Net Zero shambles as Rachel Reeves plans to hammer electric cars for tax - but ramps up subsidies for Brits to buy and charge them
21/10/25 09:45
Ahead of her Budget next month, the Chancellor is said to be drawing up several proposals to hike taxes on EVs to ensure all drivers pay their fair share.
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Labour's Lisa Nandy clashes with Birmingham MP who led efforts to cancel Maccabi Tel Aviv's match against Aston Villa and hailed the banning of Israeli fans
20/10/25 05:15
The Culture Secretary branded Ayoub Khan, the independent MP for Birmingham Perry Barr, as 'entirely disingenuous' in a heated House of Commons exchange.
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More air miles in the name of Net Zero! Keir Starmer WILL attend COP climate summit in Brazil - his 40th foreign trip in just 16 months as PM
20/10/25 03:35
The Prime Minister will head to Belem, a port city known as a gateway to the Amazon rainforest, in November to push forward his Net Zero agenda.
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MPs launch last-ditch bid to block Labour handing Mauritius '£30bn' to take Chagos Islands from Britain
20/10/25 12:08
Both the Tories and Reform UK have tabled amendments to legislation to approve the handover of the Indian Ocean archipelago.
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Brits are set to be poorer than Turks and Latvians by 2040s as new research finds UK plummeting down global economic rankings
20/10/25 10:56
New modelling by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr) found Britain will be only the 46th richest country in the world by 2050.
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MPs demand a law to formally strip Prince Andrew of his royal titles as Jeffrey Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre's book is published
20/10/25 09:44
Andrew last week said he was giving up his Duke of York title and honours to prevent the scandal surrounding him distracting from the work of King Charles .
Ed Miliband raises hopes that VAT on energy bills will be scrapped in the Chancellor's autumn Budget
19/10/25 10:31
The Energy Secretary said that while he would not speculate ahead of the Chancellor's budget next month, the Government understands that 'we face an affordability crisis'.
Bring it on! Ed Miliband welcomes Jeremy Clarkson's bid for his Doncaster North seat... but doubts whether ex-Top Gear host will see through his challenge
19/10/25 01:58
Jeremy Clarkson, the ex- Top Gear presenter who now runs his 'Diddly Squat' farm in Oxfordshire, recently hinted he could try to become the next Donacaster North MP.
Greens overtake Tories as UK's third-largest party following surge in members under new leader Zack Polanski - as he repeats call for Britain to quit NATO
19/10/25 11:46
A self-described 'eco-populist', Zack Polanski was elected the Greens' new leader at the beginning of last month following an overtly Left-wing campaign.
Ed Miliband denies his Net Zero policies are keeping Brits' energy costs high - but he hints Rachel Reeves could scrap VAT on bills at Budget
19/10/25 10:26
The Energy Secretary insisted it was 'not correct' to suggest Labour's bid for a decarbonised electricity grid was increasing the burden on families.
Parts of Birmingham 'can't be a no-go area for Jews', says Ed Miliband as ministers scramble to allow Israeli fans to attend Aston Villa football match
19/10/25 08:38
The Energy Secretary said Britain 'cannot have a situation where any area is a no-go area for people of a particular religion or from a particular country'.
Labour 'tears up Islamophobia definition' amid free speech concerns
19/10/25 07:11
Ministers formed a working group aimed at defining Islamophobia or anti-Muslim hatred in February, in a bid to stem rising numbers of hate crimes against Muslims.
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Ban on Israeli football fans attending match in Birmingham could be lifted in days as ministers scramble to beef up policing - but Starmer faces questions about why Labour didn't act sooner
17/10/25 05:34
The Government has been pressuring West Midlands Police to reverse a decision to bar Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from their Europa League game against Aston Villa on 6 November.
Rachel Reeves warns Labour MPs she's ready for a fresh battle over welfare - as she says markets reaction to her Commons weeping shows she's right person to be Chancellor
17/10/25 04:32
The Chancellor told her party they 'can't leave welfare untouched', adding: 'We can't get to the end of this Parliamentary session and I've done nothing, basically.'
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Furious China threatens Britain with 'consequences' after Labour delays approval of new London 'super-embassy' - as PM gets fresh warning Beijing will use building as 'spy centre'
17/10/25 09:33
Beijing wants to create a huge diplomatic headquarters on an historic site near the City of London despite opposition from campaigners and local communities.
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Labour delays decision on new Chinese super-embassy in London
16/10/25 04:05
Beijing wants to create a huge diplomatic headquarters on an historic site near the City of London despite opposition from campaigners and local communities.
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Labour DELAYS decision on new Chinese super-embassy in London amid furious row over spying case
16/10/25 02:34
Beijing wants to create a huge diplomatic headquarters on an historic site near the City of London despite opposition from campaigners and local communities.
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Labour 'will slash affordable housing targets' in frantic bid to meet pledge of 1.5million new homes
16/10/25 01:53
There is currently a requirement for developers to ensure 35 per cent of new homes in the capital qualify as affordable housing.
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Border chief warns of surge in Channel migrants from southern Africa
16/10/25 11:58
Martin Hewitt, the Border Security Commander, said there had been 'quite a shift' in the nationalities of people who are coming to Britain on small boats.
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UK borders chief warns of surge in Channel migrants from southern Africa and 'significant violence' against police - as he admits Labour's 'smash the gangs' vow 'won't happen quickly'
16/10/25 11:28
Martin Hewitt, the Border Security Commander, said there had been 'quite a shift' in the nationalities of people who are coming to Britain on small boats.
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Russia's two largest energy firms hit by fresh British sanctions as ministers vow to take Putin's oil 'off the market'
15/10/25 02:37
Rosneft and Lukoil have both been freshly targeted as part of a package of 90 new sanctions aimed at further squeezing the Kremlin's revenue streams.
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Labour's grooming gangs inquiry 'has stalled because ministers can't find anyone to chair it'
15/10/25 11:15
Four months on from Sir Keir Starmer performing a U-turn to commit to a full national probe, the Home Office confirmed it had still yet to appoint anyone to lead the inquiry.
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Labour 'to delay decision on Chinese super-embassy in London' amid furious backlash over spying case
15/10/25 09:44
Beijing wants to create a huge diplomatic headquarters on an historic site near the City of London despite opposition from campaigners and local communities.
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Former Lord Speaker Baroness D'Souza faces suspension from House after lobbying Met Police chief about her 'unfair' speeding tickets
14/10/25 12:42
The 81-year-old peer was found to have breached parliamentary rules after she lobbied Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley over the offences.
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Treatment of trans people in Britain could breach human rights law, warns ECHR watchdog
14/10/25 11:43
Michael O'Flaherty, the Council of Europe's commissioner for human rights, has written to senior MPs to raise his concerns about trans rights in the UK.
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Labour's Plan B on growth… bulldozers! Desperate Rachel Reeves hopes slashing more planning rules can ease Budget crisis - as Brits face £30bn tax hit
14/10/25 09:46
Fresh additions to the Government's flagship planning Bill are aimed at speeding up the building of new water reservoirs, onshore wind farms and large housing schemes.
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Starmer queues up to shake hands with Trump at Gaza summit
13/10/25 05:20
The Prime Minister was among those who lined up for pictures with the US President after Donald Trump oversaw a Middle East ceasefire agreement.
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Keir kisses the ring: Starmer joins queue of fellow world leaders waiting to shake hands with Donald Trump at Gaza peace summit after US president oversees ceasefire agreement
13/10/25 04:55
The Prime Minister was among those who lined up for pictures with the US President after Donald Trump oversaw a Middle East ceasefire agreement.
'This Parliament has been spied on': Furious Speaker Lindsay Hoyle berates ministers over collapse of China spying court case amid questions for Labour
13/10/25 04:55
Sir Lindsay Hoyle warned that Parliament was not getting the 'protection it needs' amid a furore over the decision to drop charges against Chris Cash, 30, and Christopher Berry, 33.
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SNP demands MORE immigration: John Swinney says Scottish Government will sponsor visas for foreign care workers - making a mockery of Keir Starmer's crackdown
13/10/25 03:23
The First Minister and SNP leader set out his 'solution' to the UK Government's immigration crackdown, which he claimed had left care homes 'crying out for staff'.
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Bridget Phillipson 'delaying trans guidance to avoid damaging her Labour deputy leader campaign'
13/10/25 12:49
At the beginning of last month, Ms Phillipson received guidance from the Equality and Human Rights Commission on the Supreme Court ruling on transgender rights.
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Bet the farm on it! Net Zero sceptic Jeremy Clarkson hints he could take on Ed Miliband at next election
13/10/25 09:47
The former Top Gear presenter, who now runs his 'Diddly Squat' farm in Oxfordshire, hinted at a bid to become the next Donacaster North MP.
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Britain is 'at risk of falling into a Chinese debt trap' amid spy saga
13/10/25 01:00
Chinese investment in the UK economy is substantial and leading economists have voiced fears that could lead to a dependence on the Asian superpower and its ruling Communist Party (CCP).
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Keir Starmer 'had access to MI5 dossier showing China is a threat to Britain' before the collapse of spying case, claim Tories
10/10/25 12:20
Former ministers said the security services had prepared a dossier of evidence with 'hundreds' of examples and case studies that proved China was a threat.
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Nigel Farage accuses 'Marxist' teachers of 'poisoning our kids' on race issues as Reform UK leader predicts school strikes if he's PM
10/10/25 09:57
The Reform leader accused schools in the UK of 'poisoning our kids' and 'telling them to be ashamed of their country'.
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Senior Labour MP says Donald Trump SHOULD get the Nobel Peace Prize next year if he brings peace to Gaza... after Keir Starmer dodged backing US President for the award
10/10/25 08:27
Dame Emily Thornberry, the chair of the House of Commons' foreign affairs committee, said 'of course' the US President should receive the prestigious award.
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Yvette Cooper says there are 'no plans' for British troops to join a Gaza peacekeeping force under Donald Trump's proposals
10/10/25 07:44
Israel and Hamas have agreed to a pause in the two-year war in Gaza under a deal brokered by the US President.
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Kemi Badenoch takes on Labour's trade union allies with call for a BAN on doctors' strikes and vow to save academy schools' freedoms
08/10/25 12:57
In her keynote speech to the Conservative conference in Manchester, Mrs Badenoch said NHS waiting lists were being kept high 'for far too long' by industrial action.
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Kemi Badenoch sets out £23bn cuts to Britain's welfare bill as she vows tougher rules on Motability vehicles and benefits for UK citizens only
08/10/25 11:39
In her keynote speech to the Conservative conference in Manchester, Mrs Badenoch said her party would restrict access to handouts.
Two more Keir Starmer aides exit troubled No10 as social cohesion and green advisers quit
08/10/25 10:02
Muneera Lula and Carys Roberts have both quit as policy advisers to the Prime Minister, it has been revealed.
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Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch vows to abolish stamp duty in conference speech
08/10/25 09:00
Recap all the action from the Conservative Party conference in Manchester as Kemi Badenoch deliver her leaders speech on how to boost the UK economy.
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British steel industry faces 'existential threat' as EU hikes tariffs to 50%
07/10/25 03:23
Move could be even more damaging than Donald Trump's tariffs as Europe accounts for more than three quarters of the UK's steel exports.
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Pro-Palestine students launch anti-Semitic chants on October 7 anniversary as Starmer condemns 'un-British' protests - and memorial vandal is unmasked
07/10/25 12:33
Pro-Palestine students chanted 'from the river to the sea' during protests on the second anniversary of Hamas' October 7 attacks on Israel.
Tory frontbencher suggests older Brits with savings could lose the state pension through means-testing
07/10/25 11:52
Richard Fuller, the shadow chief secretary to the Treasury, pointed to Australia's state pension system where how much you get depends on your income and assets.
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