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In Pictures: The rise and fall of Angela Rayner

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In Pictures: The rise and fall of Angela Rayner

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Who has left the Government since Labour took power?

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Who has left the Government since Labour took power?

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Labour resignations: Which ministers have stepped down since Keir Starmer became PM?

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Labour resignations: Which ministers have stepped down since Keir Starmer became PM?

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Further 24 charged for backing proscribed group Palestine Action as London demo looms

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Further 24 charged for backing proscribed group Palestine Action as London demo looms

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The rise and fall of Angela Rayner: from council estate to the halls of power

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The rise and fall of Angela Rayner: from council estate to the halls of power

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Farage tells members to expect election in next two years as Rayner quits

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Farage tells members to expect election in next two years as Rayner quits

about 1 hour ago

Keir Starmer completes major cabinet reshuffle after Angela Rayner resigns over stamp duty scandal

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Keir Starmer completes major cabinet reshuffle after Angela Rayner resigns over stamp duty scandal

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Meet the Trump team tracking down thousands of missing migrant children

Meet the Trump team tracking down thousands of missing migrant children

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Colorado Democrats steer millions to Planned Parenthood as multi-million dollar deficit looms

Colorado Democrats steer millions to Planned Parenthood as multi-million dollar deficit looms

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'Baltimore is on fire': Residents reveal whether Trump should send National Guard to combat violent crime

'Baltimore is on fire': Residents reveal whether Trump should send National Guard to combat violent crime

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'Delusional': Oversight Republicans slam ex-Biden aide for lashing out at Trump, GOP in autopen probe

'Delusional': Oversight Republicans slam ex-Biden aide for lashing out at Trump, GOP in autopen probe

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House Republicans split with Trump team over 'very frustrating' funding fight as shutdown looms

House Republicans split with Trump team over 'very frustrating' funding fight as shutdown looms

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Federal judge rips DOJ prosecutors, dismisses Trump threat case: 'There’s no credibility left'

Federal judge rips DOJ prosecutors, dismisses Trump threat case: 'There’s no credibility left'

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Putin warns Western troops in Ukraine would be 'legitimate targets'

Putin warns Western troops in Ukraine would be 'legitimate targets'

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DOJ task force finds 'numerous instances' of anti-Christian government bias under Biden

DOJ task force finds 'numerous instances' of anti-Christian government bias under Biden

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Who is in and who is out? Cabinet reshuffle after Angela Rayner quits

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Who is in and who is out? Cabinet reshuffle after Angela Rayner quits

about 3 hours ago

Ian Murray ‘hugely disappointed’ to be out of UK Government

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Ian Murray ‘hugely disappointed’ to be out of UK Government

about 3 hours ago

How Labour will elect a new deputy leader now Angela Rayner has quit

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How Labour will elect a new deputy leader now Angela Rayner has quit

about 3 hours ago

Irish Guards express pride during visit to N Ireland to mark 125th anniversary

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Irish Guards express pride during visit to N Ireland to mark 125th anniversary

about 3 hours ago

Poppy Gustafsson ‘set to resign’ as investment minister

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Poppy Gustafsson ‘set to resign’ as investment minister

about 3 hours ago

Farage tells members to expect election in next two years as Rayner quits

Evening Standard

Farage tells members to expect election in next two years as Rayner quits

about 3 hours ago

Ryanair tells delayed passengers to email minister

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Ryanair tells delayed passengers to email minister

about 3 hours ago

Angela Rayner: The ‘teenage mum from a council estate’ who became deputy PM

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Angela Rayner: The ‘teenage mum from a council estate’ who became deputy PM

about 3 hours ago

List of Government departures since Labour won general election

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List of Government departures since Labour won general election

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Tory peer criticises ‘fatuous actresses’ who buy dogs with health conditions

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Tory peer criticises ‘fatuous actresses’ who buy dogs with health conditions

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‘She’s let us all down’ – voters react in Rayner constituency

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‘She’s let us all down’ – voters react in Rayner constituency

about 3 hours ago

In Pictures: The rise and fall of Angela Rayner

Evening Standard

In Pictures: The rise and fall of Angela Rayner

about 3 hours ago

Parliament tours cancelled after phone 'programmed to play sex noises' during PMQs planted in Commons

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Parliament tours cancelled after phone 'programmed to play sex noises' during PMQs planted in Commons

about 3 hours ago

Nigel Farage: 'Reform UK will take winning London and ousting Sadiq Khan seriously'

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Nigel Farage: 'Reform UK will take winning London and ousting Sadiq Khan seriously'

about 3 hours ago

GOP senator drops hammer on companies shipping jobs overseas with crucial bill: 'Those days are over'

GOP senator drops hammer on companies shipping jobs overseas with crucial bill: 'Those days are over'

about 3 hours ago

Ex-Biden aide Andrew Bates arrives for closed-door grilling in House autopen probe

Ex-Biden aide Andrew Bates arrives for closed-door grilling in House autopen probe

about 3 hours ago

What is stamp duty and what did Angela Rayner say about her flat purchase?

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What is stamp duty and what did Angela Rayner say about her flat purchase?

about 4 hours ago

Angela Rayner quits Government after standards probe into tax affairs

Evening Standard

Angela Rayner quits Government after standards probe into tax affairs

about 4 hours ago

Ryanair tells delayed passengers to email minister

Evening Standard

Ryanair tells delayed passengers to email minister

about 4 hours ago

Angela Rayner quits after devastating tax scandal verdict sending shockwaves through Parliament

Evening Standard

Angela Rayner quits after devastating tax scandal verdict sending shockwaves through Parliament

about 4 hours ago

Revealed: 'Corrupt' housing officers suspected of allocating hundreds of east London council homes for cash

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Revealed: 'Corrupt' housing officers suspected of allocating hundreds of east London council homes for cash

about 4 hours ago

How Labour will elect a new deputy leader now Angela Rayner has quit

Evening Standard

How Labour will elect a new deputy leader now Angela Rayner has quit

about 4 hours ago

Angela Rayner: Key events leading up to Deputy PM’s resignation over tax affairs

Evening Standard

Angela Rayner: Key events leading up to Deputy PM’s resignation over tax affairs

about 4 hours ago

Angela Rayner: The ‘teenage mum from a council estate’ who became deputy PM

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Angela Rayner: The ‘teenage mum from a council estate’ who became deputy PM

about 4 hours ago

GOP rising star reveals how Trump's agenda will be crucial to keeping Senate seat red, lands key endorsements

GOP rising star reveals how Trump's agenda will be crucial to keeping Senate seat red, lands key endorsements

about 4 hours ago

Alabama lawmakers hail Trump’s Space Command HQ decision and warn delays in move risk security

Alabama lawmakers hail Trump’s Space Command HQ decision and warn delays in move risk security

about 4 hours ago

Rayner to leave Government after standards probe into tax affairs

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Rayner to leave Government after standards probe into tax affairs

about 6 hours ago

Scotland first part of the UK to screen babies for ‘devastating’ rare condition

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Scotland first part of the UK to screen babies for ‘devastating’ rare condition

about 6 hours ago

Adapting gender ruling into practical steps difficult for firms – watchdog chair

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Adapting gender ruling into practical steps difficult for firms – watchdog chair

about 6 hours ago

Texas congressman unveils new plan to tackle $37T national debt with tariff windfall revenues

Texas congressman unveils new plan to tackle $37T national debt with tariff windfall revenues

about 6 hours ago

Republican doctors clash with RFK Jr over vaccines in tense Senate showdown

Republican doctors clash with RFK Jr over vaccines in tense Senate showdown

about 6 hours ago

Biden's former spokesman faces House Oversight grilling in autopen probe

Biden's former spokesman faces House Oversight grilling in autopen probe

about 6 hours ago

Angela Rayner on the brink of SACKING with sleaze watchdog set to hand down verdict on Deputy PM’s unpaid tax in hours

Angela Rayner on the brink of SACKING with sleaze watchdog set to hand down verdict on Deputy PM’s unpaid tax in hours

about 7 hours ago

Reform UK: All the politicians who have defected as Nadine Dorries announces move

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Reform UK: All the politicians who have defected as Nadine Dorries announces move

about 8 hours ago

Angela Rayner faces crunch moment as ethics probe set to report on tax row

Evening Standard

Angela Rayner faces crunch moment as ethics probe set to report on tax row

about 8 hours ago

Windrush Commissioner urges reform of ‘opaque and unjust’ compensation scheme

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Windrush Commissioner urges reform of ‘opaque and unjust’ compensation scheme

about 8 hours ago

Nadine Dorries defects to Reform UK on eve of party conference

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Nadine Dorries defects to Reform UK on eve of party conference

about 8 hours ago

Minister defends prospect of Government meeting Israeli president in UK

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Minister defends prospect of Government meeting Israeli president in UK

about 8 hours ago

Adapting gender ruling into practical steps difficult for firms – watchdog chair

Evening Standard

Adapting gender ruling into practical steps difficult for firms – watchdog chair

about 8 hours ago

Angela Rayner faces crunch moment as ethics probe set to report on tax row

Evening Standard

Angela Rayner faces crunch moment as ethics probe set to report on tax row

about 10 hours ago

Reform UK is 'preparing for government', former party chairman says following Nadine Dorries defection

Evening Standard

Reform UK is 'preparing for government', former party chairman says following Nadine Dorries defection

about 10 hours ago

Labour MPs urge Keir Starmer not to meet Israeli president during visit to London

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Labour MPs urge Keir Starmer not to meet Israeli president during visit to London

about 10 hours ago

Operations at 'Alligator Alcatraz' back on after appeals court halts judge's order

Operations at 'Alligator Alcatraz' back on after appeals court halts judge's order

about 10 hours ago

How Elon Musk and Reform tensions could threaten Nigel Farage’s path to power

How Elon Musk and Reform tensions could threaten Nigel Farage’s path to power

about 10 hours ago

Ex-soldier: Paying Taliban to take migrants ‘vile perversion of Britishness’

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Ex-soldier: Paying Taliban to take migrants ‘vile perversion of Britishness’

about 11 hours ago