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Who could be the next Prime Minister? Andy Burnham and Wes Streeting among bookies' favourites

Who could be the next Prime Minister? Andy Burnham and Wes Streeting among bookies' favourites

Should Sir Keir Starmer’s premiership topple, Streeting and Burnham are just two of the names being thrown in the hat to proceed him

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Workers’ rights Bill ‘step forward’ says Government as it urges against changes

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Workers’ rights Bill ‘step forward’ says Government as it urges against changes

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From grief to growth: Turning Point USA becomes a rallying force for Gen Z in battleground Arizona

From grief to growth: Turning Point USA becomes a rallying force for Gen Z in battleground Arizona

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Ilhan Omar's committee assignments under threat after 'disparaging Charlie Kirk's legacy'

Ilhan Omar's committee assignments under threat after 'disparaging Charlie Kirk's legacy'

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Florida rep calls for firing, defunding of those celebrating Charlie Kirk assassination

Florida rep calls for firing, defunding of those celebrating Charlie Kirk assassination

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Teachers union chief Randi Weingarten promotes book on 'fascist regimes' days after Kirk's assassination

Teachers union chief Randi Weingarten promotes book on 'fascist regimes' days after Kirk's assassination

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Teachers reject plan to put more SEND children in mainstream schools, poll shows

Teachers reject plan to put more SEND children in mainstream schools, poll shows

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Starmer’s fortnight from hell worsens as top aide quits and MPs grow restless

Starmer’s fortnight from hell worsens as top aide quits and MPs grow restless

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Starmer ‘on notice’ – as PM’s allies turn on Burnham over leadership ‘plot’

Starmer ‘on notice’ – as PM’s allies turn on Burnham over leadership ‘plot’

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Nigel Farage gives another explanation for not buying home after saying he had

Nigel Farage gives another explanation for not buying home after saying he had

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Teen, 16, who was locked out of school system for nearly three years slams 'stolen' futures

Teen, 16, who was locked out of school system for nearly three years slams 'stolen' futures

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Who is Fed nominee Stephen Miran, and why is he so controversial?

Who is Fed nominee Stephen Miran, and why is he so controversial?

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Quebec mother accused of abandoning child, 3, in a field is not criminally responsible, judge rules

Quebec mother accused of abandoning child, 3, in a field is not criminally responsible, judge rules

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Elections Canada says it's struggling under the weight of early voting

Elections Canada says it's struggling under the weight of early voting

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American broadcaster apologizes for insulting 'baseball IQ of some Canadians' on air

American broadcaster apologizes for insulting 'baseball IQ of some Canadians' on air

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'Naive' Toronto cop turned lawyer helped scammers launder $1.7 million stolen from B.C. city

'Naive' Toronto cop turned lawyer helped scammers launder $1.7 million stolen from B.C. city

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Starmer ‘angry’ after Mandelson sacking and insists he need not resign as PM

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Starmer ‘angry’ after Mandelson sacking and insists he need not resign as PM

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Downing Street: Charges dropped in China ‘spy’ case ‘extremely disappointing’

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Downing Street: Charges dropped in China ‘spy’ case ‘extremely disappointing’

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Who could be the next Prime Minister? Andy Burnham and Wes Streeting among bookies' favourites

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Who could be the next Prime Minister? Andy Burnham and Wes Streeting among bookies' favourites

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PM condemns ‘Unite the Kingdom’ rally that ‘sent shiver’ through communities

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PM condemns ‘Unite the Kingdom’ rally that ‘sent shiver’ through communities

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UK to deploy RAF jets to Poland after Russian drone incursion

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UK to deploy RAF jets to Poland after Russian drone incursion

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Top Starmer aide quits Government after ‘appalling’ remarks about Diane Abbott

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Top Starmer aide quits Government after ‘appalling’ remarks about Diane Abbott

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Pentagon suspends Army colonel for celebrating Charlie Kirk's death

Pentagon suspends Army colonel for celebrating Charlie Kirk's death

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Sen Ted Cruz paints over profane anti-Charlie Kirk graffiti: 'Erasing evil'

Sen Ted Cruz paints over profane anti-Charlie Kirk graffiti: 'Erasing evil'

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Inside Operation Midnight Hammer: B-2 commander reveals how US pulled off surprise strikes on Iran

Inside Operation Midnight Hammer: B-2 commander reveals how US pulled off surprise strikes on Iran

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GOP senator predicts 'tremendous pressure' to change law as Trump bill's Medicaid cuts loom

GOP senator predicts 'tremendous pressure' to change law as Trump bill's Medicaid cuts loom

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Ottawa has a ‘deficit issue that has to be dealt with,’ Liberal says

Ottawa has a ‘deficit issue that has to be dealt with,’ Liberal says

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How can a UK prime minister be ousted?

How can a UK prime minister be ousted?

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PM will be 'completely exonerated' over Mandelson fiasco, Gordon Brown says

PM will be 'completely exonerated' over Mandelson fiasco, Gordon Brown says

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Top Starmer aide quits Government after ‘appalling’ remarks about Diane Abbott

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Top Starmer aide quits Government after ‘appalling’ remarks about Diane Abbott

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Tories did ‘sod all’ on immigration reform, new Home Secretary tells Commons

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Tories did ‘sod all’ on immigration reform, new Home Secretary tells Commons

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Downing Street: Charges dropped in China ‘spy’ case ‘extremely disappointing’

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Downing Street: Charges dropped in China ‘spy’ case ‘extremely disappointing’

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Congress weighs $58M security funding as Charlie Kirk vigil planned for tonight amid deadline pressure

Congress weighs $58M security funding as Charlie Kirk vigil planned for tonight amid deadline pressure

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Nearly 200 House Dems vote against hiking criminal penalties for illegal immigrant felons

Nearly 200 House Dems vote against hiking criminal penalties for illegal immigrant felons

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Elections Canada: 2025 election went smoothly — with 2 Quebec hiccups

Elections Canada: 2025 election went smoothly — with 2 Quebec hiccups

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Senior Keir Starmer aide resigns over 'explicit messages about Diane Abbott'

Senior Keir Starmer aide resigns over 'explicit messages about Diane Abbott'

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Top Starmer aide quits amid row over messages sent about Diane Abbott

Top Starmer aide quits amid row over messages sent about Diane Abbott

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World Afro Day takes over Parliament for in hopeful bid to end Afro hair discrimination

World Afro Day takes over Parliament for in hopeful bid to end Afro hair discrimination

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PM: I would never have appointed Mandelson had I known full Epstein links

PM: I would never have appointed Mandelson had I known full Epstein links

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Charges dropped against two men accused of spying for China

Charges dropped against two men accused of spying for China

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Toronto elementary teacher relieved of all duties after showing students video related to Charlie Kirk killing

Toronto elementary teacher relieved of all duties after showing students video related to Charlie Kirk killing

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With Trump's tariffs biting, there’s 'real trouble ahead' for Canadian jobs and economic growth, says former Bush adviser

With Trump's tariffs biting, there’s 'real trouble ahead' for Canadian jobs and economic growth, says former Bush adviser

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Starmer: I would not have appointed Mandelson ‘had I known then what I know now’

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Starmer: I would not have appointed Mandelson ‘had I known then what I know now’

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Get Send reform wrong and ‘you’re out’, Sir Ed Davey tells Government

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Get Send reform wrong and ‘you’re out’, Sir Ed Davey tells Government

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Trump weighs in on blue state governor’s endorsement of 'Liddle Communist'

Trump weighs in on blue state governor’s endorsement of 'Liddle Communist'

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Schumer silent as Van Hollen blasts 'spineless' NY Democrats over Mamdani snub

Schumer silent as Van Hollen blasts 'spineless' NY Democrats over Mamdani snub

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Trade deals, bail bills and other issues in focus for members of Parliament

Trade deals, bail bills and other issues in focus for members of Parliament

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Burnham leadership ‘plot’ could be killed off by Reform before it even begins

Burnham leadership ‘plot’ could be killed off by Reform before it even begins

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Future of Alexander Dennis secured by furlough investment, says Swinney

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Future of Alexander Dennis secured by furlough investment, says Swinney

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UK summons Russian ambassador after ‘unprecedented violation’ of Nato airspace

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UK summons Russian ambassador after ‘unprecedented violation’ of Nato airspace

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'Craven coward': Elon Musk responds to call for him to be sanctioned over remarks at Tommy Robinson's rally

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'Craven coward': Elon Musk responds to call for him to be sanctioned over remarks at Tommy Robinson's rally

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Iryna Zarutska killing exposes GOP split on possible federal intervention in Charlotte

Iryna Zarutska killing exposes GOP split on possible federal intervention in Charlotte

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‘Gradually and then suddenly’: Reagan speechwriter talks political violence in aftermath of Kirk’s death

‘Gradually and then suddenly’: Reagan speechwriter talks political violence in aftermath of Kirk’s death

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Prosecution presses forward as Ryan Routh trial resumes on Day 6

Prosecution presses forward as Ryan Routh trial resumes on Day 6

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'Fight for Fergusons' John Swinney urged to award CalMac contract to Port Glasgow shipyard

'Fight for Fergusons' John Swinney urged to award CalMac contract to Port Glasgow shipyard

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'Tory party is over': Danny Kruger first sitting Conservative MP to defect to Reform

'Tory party is over': Danny Kruger first sitting Conservative MP to defect to Reform

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Keir Starmer will be ousted as Labour leader unless he 'changes course immediately', MPs warn

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Keir Starmer will be ousted as Labour leader unless he 'changes course immediately', MPs warn

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Sitting MP Danny Kruger quits Tories for Reform UK

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Sitting MP Danny Kruger quits Tories for Reform UK

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Future of Alexander Dennis secured by furlough investment, says Swinney

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Future of Alexander Dennis secured by furlough investment, says Swinney

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'The Conservative Party is over': Tory MP defects to Reform in huge blow to Kemi Badenoch

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'The Conservative Party is over': Tory MP defects to Reform in huge blow to Kemi Badenoch

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Trump heads to UK for rare second state visit, then to Arizona for Charlie Kirk's funeral

Trump heads to UK for rare second state visit, then to Arizona for Charlie Kirk's funeral

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