Category: UK Politics
Starmer’s historic Palestine plan is driven by weakness — not strength
While most people believe the prime miniser has come to the right decision on recognising a Palestinian state, there are question marks over whether he has done it for the right reasons, writes David Maddox
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Migration fuels second-biggest population rise in 75 years
Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to bring down migration with a ban on the recruitment of overseas care workers and increased English language requirements for immigrants
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Nigel Farage under investigation by parliamentary watchdog
Probe has been opened into the Reform UK leader
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Free childcare crisis as surge in demand leaves Labour with funding black hole
Exclusive: Education secretary Bridget Phillipson insists she is unafraid of scheme’s soaraway popularity, describing it as a ‘good problem to have’
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Britain risks being ‘dumping ground’ for forced labour goods, MPs warn
Stronger EU and US regulation means products made with forced labour are more likely to enter the UK
Read MoreMinimum level of retirement income needed to prevent surge in pensioner poverty, MPs warn
Labour minister Liz Kendall has warned of a ‘tsunami in pensioner poverty’ and opened the door to a rise in the state retirement age
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Starmer set to unleash billions of investment into UK as he signs India trade deal
Prime minister and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi are set to put their signatures on a trade deal
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False online rumours spark protests outside Canary Wharf hotel earmarked for migrants
Protesters gathered at the site in London after posts claimed migrants were being moved there from the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex
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Children face two-hour limits on Snapchat and TikTok as government cracks down on ‘compulsive’ screen time
Labour deputy prime minister Angela Rayner warned that increasing time spent online is having a ‘profound impact’ on British society
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Why Angela Rayner’s comments on summer riots are part of a power play
The deputy prime minister’s dramatic intervention came at a time when her stock is rising in Keir Starmer’s government, notes David Maddox
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