Category: UK Politics
Defiant Starmer warns Labour welfare rebels to ‘read the room’ as Rayner finally backs the PM
A tetchy prime minister has hit out after the rebellion of Labour MPs against his welfare reforms grew despite warnings it could bring down the government
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UK buys new F-35 fighter jets to carry nuclear warheads
Ministers hail the announcement as the ‘biggest strengthening of the UK’s nuclear posture in a generation’
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What are the government’s welfare proposals that have split MPs?
Sir Keir Starmer faces the biggest rebellion of his career over the reforms
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Trump is driving the Nato agenda – but he may still leave the alliance hanging when it needs the US the most
Now that Nato countries are putting muscle behind their promises on defence, the question over whether this will result in true commitment from the US president continues to hang over the summit, writes Millie Cooke
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How HS2 squandered billions to become a national embarrassment
Trains may run between Birmingham and somewhere near London by 2036 – a decade late, and slower than planned as Simon Calder explains
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Why Keir Starmer risks making the same mistake as David Cameron when it comes to Europe
After the former prime minister’s failed attempts to reform the EU in order to see off the threat of Eurosceptics within his party, Archie Mitchell asks whether Keir Starmer will come to regret opening the door to reforming the ECHR
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‘I may do it, I may not’: Donald Trump taunts Iran over airstrikes as Starmer holds Cobra meeting
Thousands flee Tehran as Ayatollah Ali Khamenei insists Iran won’t surrender to White House pressure
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Starmer braces for biggest backbench rebellion yet as ‘horrendous’ welfare cuts spark immediate backlash
Charities warned Keir Starmer’s cuts will drive disabled people into poverty
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Tories demand Rayner apologise for Starmer’s ‘far-right bandwagon’ grooming gangs remark
Chris Philp demanded that Angela Rayner apologise for Sir Keir Starmer’s “far-right bandwagon” remark on grooming gangs during a fiery Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday (18 June).
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Starmer refuses to step in to delay final Commons vote on assisted dying
Prime minister risks angering MPs after more than 50 Labour backbenchers had called for more time to scrutinise Kim Leadbeater’s bill
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