Category: UK Politics
Rachel Reeves inadvertently breached rules on declaring freebies, watchdog finds
The chancellor apologised for the error involving the declaration of theatre tickets for an adaptation of the classic children’s novel Ballet Shoes
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Voices: ‘We failed those who protected us’: Independent readers react to UK’s ‘shameful’ MoD data breach
Our community has reacted with anger, disbelief and deep concern to revelations that a catastrophic Ministry of Defence data breach, which put tens of thousands of Afghans at risk, was kept hidden under a superinjunction for nearly two years, as the government quietly launched a covert evacuation programme
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MPs vote to support proscribing Palestine Action as terror group
Home secretary Yvette Cooper said ‘violence and serious criminal damage has no place in legitimate protest’ as she gears up to ban the group
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UK accused of hypocrisy at landmark UN foreign aid conference
Experts at the fourth Financing for Development Conference (FfD4) say the UK cannot talk up its role in helping developing nations while cutting aid commitments
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Rachel Reeves appears emotional at PMQs after Starmer refuses to guarantee she will stay on
Rachel Reeves appeared emotional during Prime Ministers Questions on Wednesday (2 July), with Kemi Badenoch saying she looks “absolutely miserable”.
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How Starmer went from defiant to defeated as he scrambled to get his bill over the line
The debacle over the welfare reforms has stripped Keir Starmer of his authority and left his government damaged. David Maddox tracks how the prime minister lost control
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Badenoch accuses Starmer of having ‘brass neck’ over welfare bill defence
Kemi Badenoch has accused Sir Keir Starmer of having a “brass neck” over his welfare bill, telling the House of Commons that the legislation will “achieve nothing”.
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How your MP voted in Starmer’s welfare reforms
49 Labour MPs voted against the welfare cuts in what is believed to be the most significant rebellion of his premiership
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Voices: ‘We haven’t learned anything’: Readers despair over UK’s Covid response in 2025
Many of the protections and behaviours that helped us during the pandemic — like staying home when sick, wearing masks, and improving ventilation – have quietly disappeared, say Independent readers
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Starmer slaps down Wes Streeting after he claims there is ‘no budget’ for assisted dying
Prime minister pushes back at the health secretary’s suggestion that MPs made the wrong choice by backing historic assisted dying legislation
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