Category: UK

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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Hurling star DJ Carey admits cancer treatment fraud

The former hurling star won multiple titles and All-Star awards in a glittering career

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Voices: Poll of the day: Should lynx be reintroduced to the British countryside?

Have your say: Debate over lynx reintroduction is sharply split between hopes for nature recovery and concerns about farming impacts

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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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Starmer preparing for welfare climbdown amid backlash over benefit cuts

The prime minister admitted that MPs want to see welfare reform ‘implemented with Labour values of fairness’

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Ministers considering alcohol advertising restrictions in line with junk food

Wes Streeting is set to announce radical reforms for the NHS in England after the recent spending review allocated £29 billion to the health service

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Mary Queen of Scots’ political scheming revealed in decoded missing letters

Hidden in the French national library, the 57 letters mistakenly labelled as Italian

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Crown courts at ‘breaking point’ as backlog reaches new record high

Almost 77,000 crown court cases were waiting to be heard in March, figures show

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Urgent manhunt for three escaped prisoners on the run for days

Police call on public to help in search for trio who fled HMP Springhill – but warn people not to approach them

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Starmer admits employer national insurance tax hikes piled pressure on British business

Keir Starmer said the government recognised it has ‘asked a lot’ of British firms since the general election

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