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This has been the PM's most damaging U-turn yet - but the bigger cost is the political one

This has been the PM's most damaging U-turn yet - but the bigger cost is the political one

It has been a painful week to watch.

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Keir Starmer’s approval among Scots at an all-time low, poll finds

Keir Starmer’s approval among Scots at an all-time low, poll finds

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'They are spoilers': Anas Sarwar slams Glastonbury duo and Palestine Action

'They are spoilers': Anas Sarwar slams Glastonbury duo and Palestine Action

about 1 hour ago

North Sea job losses to accelerate as oil giants look to cut costs

North Sea job losses to accelerate as oil giants look to cut costs

about 1 hour ago

Scotland can't be set ablaze due to government inaction

Scotland can't be set ablaze due to government inaction

about 1 hour ago

Pressure mounts on Tim Davie to quit as BBC boss after 'death to IDF' scandal

Pressure mounts on Tim Davie to quit as BBC boss after 'death to IDF' scandal

about 1 hour ago

Disabled Labour MP in tears as she slams welfare cuts in raw moment

Disabled Labour MP in tears as she slams welfare cuts in raw moment

about 1 hour ago

Top Tory slams Chinese mega-embassy as 'absolute madness'

Top Tory slams Chinese mega-embassy as 'absolute madness'

about 1 hour ago

Keir Starmer blasted for ‘worst start by new PM ever’ by polling guru John Curtice

Keir Starmer blasted for ‘worst start by new PM ever’ by polling guru John Curtice

about 1 hour ago

We're paying France eye-watering £500m to stop the boats – but record numbers still come!

We're paying France eye-watering £500m to stop the boats – but record numbers still come!

about 1 hour ago

Hochul fails to crack 50% but tops potential GOP challenges by double digits in NY governor race: poll

Hochul fails to crack 50% but tops potential GOP challenges by double digits in NY governor race: poll

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'We're ignoring him': GOP senators react to Musk's threat to primary supporters of Trump's 'beautiful' bill

'We're ignoring him': GOP senators react to Musk's threat to primary supporters of Trump's 'beautiful' bill

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Ex-DNC insider reveals 'puppet masters' who ran the Biden White House

Ex-DNC insider reveals 'puppet masters' who ran the Biden White House

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Mike Johnson readies House vote on Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' amid warring GOP factions

Mike Johnson readies House vote on Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' amid warring GOP factions

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Rubio officially kills USAID, reveals future home for foreign assistance programs

Rubio officially kills USAID, reveals future home for foreign assistance programs

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Congress must reconcile key differences in both versions of Trump's signature bill

Congress must reconcile key differences in both versions of Trump's signature bill

about 1 hour ago

Senate passes Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' after marathon vote-a-rama

Senate passes Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' after marathon vote-a-rama

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Self-deport or end up in 'Alligator Alcatraz,' Noem warns migrants during Trump visit

Self-deport or end up in 'Alligator Alcatraz,' Noem warns migrants during Trump visit

about 1 hour ago

Two arrests after Palestine Action claims blocking Israeli defence firm UK site

Evening Standard

Two arrests after Palestine Action claims blocking Israeli defence firm UK site

about 2 hours ago

SNP in 11 point lead over Labour for Holyrood election after Keir Starmer's popularity nosedives

SNP in 11 point lead over Labour for Holyrood election after Keir Starmer's popularity nosedives

about 2 hours ago

Anas Sarwar insists he won't slash benefits for Scots if he becomes next first minister

Anas Sarwar insists he won't slash benefits for Scots if he becomes next first minister

about 2 hours ago

Govt gives rebel Labour MPs major concession to welfare bill 90 minutes before vote

Govt gives rebel Labour MPs major concession to welfare bill 90 minutes before vote

about 2 hours ago

Disability Rebellion says welfare bill will 'strip people of their independence'

Disability Rebellion says welfare bill will 'strip people of their independence'

about 2 hours ago

What is Alligator Alcatraz? Donald Trump visits unsettling Florida migrant camp

What is Alligator Alcatraz? Donald Trump visits unsettling Florida migrant camp

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Mirror's Daily Digest - heat health warning to longest ever cold case conviction

Mirror's Daily Digest - heat health warning to longest ever cold case conviction

about 2 hours ago

LIVE updates as MPs to vote on Labour’s welfare reforms

LIVE updates as MPs to vote on Labour’s welfare reforms

about 3 hours ago

Maryland's sanctuary law could prevent Abrego Garcia's return

washington times

Maryland's sanctuary law could prevent Abrego Garcia's return

about 3 hours ago

Trump threatens to sic DOGE on Musk

washington times

Trump threatens to sic DOGE on Musk

about 3 hours ago

Trump offers advice to 'Alligator Alcatraz' migrants: 'Don't run in a straight line'

washington times

Trump offers advice to 'Alligator Alcatraz' migrants: 'Don't run in a straight line'

about 3 hours ago

Fed Chair Powell: Size of Trump tariffs forced bank to pause rate cuts

washington times

Fed Chair Powell: Size of Trump tariffs forced bank to pause rate cuts

about 3 hours ago

Labour plans massive change to your children's schools – parents will be 'terrified'

Labour plans massive change to your children's schools – parents will be 'terrified'

about 3 hours ago

Cash ISA update as savers can outfox Rachel Reeves with 5 moves

Cash ISA update as savers can outfox Rachel Reeves with 5 moves

about 3 hours ago

Dire warning as number of Channel migrants 'set to reach 50,000' in one year

Dire warning as number of Channel migrants 'set to reach 50,000' in one year

about 3 hours ago

Iran-linked hackers threaten to release new trove of emails stolen from Trump's inner circle after strikes

Iran-linked hackers threaten to release new trove of emails stolen from Trump's inner circle after strikes

about 3 hours ago

Dem governor drops F-bomb when trolled for alleged cocaine use

Dem governor drops F-bomb when trolled for alleged cocaine use

about 3 hours ago

Elon Musk's attacks on Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' have 'no basis,' says No 2 House Republican

Elon Musk's attacks on Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' have 'no basis,' says No 2 House Republican

about 3 hours ago

Afghan resettlement schemes to close to new applications under rule changes

Evening Standard

Afghan resettlement schemes to close to new applications under rule changes

about 3 hours ago

New record for number of migrants crossing Channel set in first half of 2025

Evening Standard

New record for number of migrants crossing Channel set in first half of 2025

about 3 hours ago

PM braced for revolt over welfare after defending his record of a year in power

Evening Standard

PM braced for revolt over welfare after defending his record of a year in power

about 3 hours ago

Four-point threshold for PIP could be delayed to win over Labour rebels

Four-point threshold for PIP could be delayed to win over Labour rebels

about 3 hours ago

Anas Sarwar backs plan to proscribe Palestine Action as terrorist group after RAF base break-in

Anas Sarwar backs plan to proscribe Palestine Action as terrorist group after RAF base break-in

about 3 hours ago

Ban on ‘exploitative’ zero-hours contracts won't happen until 2027

Ban on ‘exploitative’ zero-hours contracts won't happen until 2027

about 3 hours ago

You too could smell like Donald Trump as the President launches his latest 'grift'

You too could smell like Donald Trump as the President launches his latest 'grift'

about 3 hours ago

Keir Starmer 'more likely than ever to quit as Prime Minister' following U-turns

Keir Starmer 'more likely than ever to quit as Prime Minister' following U-turns

about 4 hours ago

Kneecap record label boss is close friends with husband of Glastonbury organiser

Kneecap record label boss is close friends with husband of Glastonbury organiser

about 4 hours ago

House Democrat announces he won't seek re-election in 2026

House Democrat announces he won't seek re-election in 2026

about 4 hours ago

Trump says DOGE 'monster' may have to 'eat Elon' as Musk vows primary ads for lawmakers who cross him on BBB

Trump says DOGE 'monster' may have to 'eat Elon' as Musk vows primary ads for lawmakers who cross him on BBB

about 4 hours ago

Senate parliamentarian OKs ban on Planned Parenthood federal funding in Trump megabill

Senate parliamentarian OKs ban on Planned Parenthood federal funding in Trump megabill

about 4 hours ago

Trump slams ‘total nut job’ Mamdani for not condemning ‘globalize the intifada’ phrase

Trump slams ‘total nut job’ Mamdani for not condemning ‘globalize the intifada’ phrase

about 4 hours ago

Who are the key Labour figures leading the charge against Keir Starmer's benefits cuts?

Evening Standard

Who are the key Labour figures leading the charge against Keir Starmer's benefits cuts?

about 4 hours ago

Starmer defends his record in power as biggest revolt of his premiership looms

Evening Standard

Starmer defends his record in power as biggest revolt of his premiership looms

about 4 hours ago

Record number of migrants crossing Channel for first half of year

Evening Standard

Record number of migrants crossing Channel for first half of year

about 4 hours ago

Parental leave probe could tackle gender pay gap, says minister

Evening Standard

Parental leave probe could tackle gender pay gap, says minister

about 4 hours ago

The plans that rebels could scupper next – from inheritance tax to benefits cap

The plans that rebels could scupper next – from inheritance tax to benefits cap

about 5 hours ago

SEND shake-up ‘to increase extreme pressure’ on teachers in mainstream schools

SEND shake-up ‘to increase extreme pressure’ on teachers in mainstream schools

about 5 hours ago

MIKEY SMITH: 8 unhinged Donald Trump moments as he threatens Elon Musk in another epic breakup

MIKEY SMITH: 8 unhinged Donald Trump moments as he threatens Elon Musk in another epic breakup

about 5 hours ago

Greens civil war explained: The ‘Glasgow faction’ versus the Holyrood ‘centrists’

Greens civil war explained: The ‘Glasgow faction’ versus the Holyrood ‘centrists’

about 6 hours ago

Live: MPs to vote on Labour’s welfare reforms

Live: MPs to vote on Labour’s welfare reforms

about 6 hours ago

Squirming Labour minister left red-faced on LBC by not knowing simple fact

Squirming Labour minister left red-faced on LBC by not knowing simple fact

about 6 hours ago

Fury as Ed Miliband's net zero 'rush' to add £104 to energy bills

Fury as Ed Miliband's net zero 'rush' to add £104 to energy bills

about 6 hours ago

Keir Starmer close to end as migrants are literally laughing at him

Keir Starmer close to end as migrants are literally laughing at him

about 6 hours ago