Category: UK Politics
AI firms vulnerable to sharp drop in valuations, Bank of England warns
The risk of a ‘sharp correction’ in the financial markets has increased, the Bank’s Financial Policy Committee said.
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NHS drug prices set to rise as Starmer to cave on Trump demands
The threat of Trump tariffs means that the UK will need to pay US pharmaceutical companies more money
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Keir Starmer in asylum crackdown as he vows to end ‘golden ticket’ for migrants
PM will stop migrants having automatic rights to bring family members to Britain as he ramps up bid to counter threat from Reform over immigration
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Andy Burnham would be blocked by Starmer from running for parliament, claims minister
The Greater Manchester mayor would need to become an MP if he wants to be Labour leader and prime minister
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Forget Andy Burnham – these are the five people who could actually be the next prime minister
Political editor David Maddox looks at the five contenders who have emerged this week at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool as potential leadership candidates
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Who is Michelle Mone? Firm linked to Baroness at heart of Covid PPE contract dispute
High Court orders PPE Medpro to repay £122 million to government for breaching contract to supply surgical gowns during pandemic
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Voices: ‘Starmer is Reform-lite’: Readers voice fears over human rights law review
The Prime Minister has announced a review of ECHR in a major U-turn, with readers warning that Starmer “trying to talk tough” could undermine protections for asylum seekers
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Stop trying to ‘out-Reform, Reform’, deputy Labour leadership candidate warns Starmer
In a damning indictment of the government, Lucy Powell said her 21-year-old son had ‘struggled’ with her being part of the Labour government because ‘we’ve not got some of the politics right’
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Reform claims Nigel Farage’s taxpayer-funded security has been slashed
Farage’s righthand man accuses Labour of running a campaign of ‘demonisation’ against the Reform UK leader
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Ed Miliband tells Elon Musk: Get the hell out of our politics and our country
The energy secretary claimed Elon Musk and Nigel Farage are part of a ‘global network who together want to destroy the ties that bind our communities and our way of life’
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