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Rupert Lowe criticised the ban of handguns in the UK, saying it was "because there was a murder in Dunblane".
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Exclusive: Party hoped to mount serious challenge in mayoral race but attention has been diverted to EssexUK politics live – latest updatesReform UK activists have been urged to divert from the Greater Manchester mayoral byelection to support Nigel Farage’s “fake” contest 250 miles away in Clacton.A WhatsApp message shared with party members in northwest England said: “The message could not be more clear. We now need all of our fantastic activists, branch officers and councillors to come and hel
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The former mayor of Greater Manchester is unopposed in the race to replace Sir Keir Starmer.
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More than 100,000 people with ADHD as their main condition receive Pip, latest figures show, an increase of 40% since Labour came to power.
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Next Labour leader, who is set to be elected unopposed, sets out foreign policy principles largely in line with StarmerBurnham promises he will not use party discipline to stifle debateGood morning. Andy Burnham is due to become Labour leader a week tomorrow and, as nominations open for a leadership election that will not happen because Burnham is set to be elected unopposed, we are learning a bit more about how he intends to lead his party and his country.Yesterday, in a letter to Labour MPs, B
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Whenever major reform is proposed the media, big business and Westminster quickly conclude it’s too expensive and disruptive. This doesn’t bode well for Andy BurnhamIn an old, often anxious and conservative country, the perception of risk is a potent political weapon. If a policy or a project for reforming the UK seems too risky, or can be made to seem so by its opponents, then it can usually be quickly killed off. It can be added to the pile of possible futures that never occurred.In politics a
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A Foreign Affairs Committee report said the process taken in the appointment of Lord Mandelson "was being made up as it went along".
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Political correspondent Ben Quinn talks about the forthcoming byelection in Clacton after all Reform’s serious rivals declined to take partOn Tuesday, after months of scandal about his finances, Nigel Farage tried to take back the initiative. He was resigning as an MP, he explained, to trigger a byelection in his Clacton seat – giving “the people” a chance back him against “the establishment”.But, as the Guardian political correspondent Ben Quinn explains, things may not have gone quite to plan.
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The prime minister says he does not want to "jinx it" but "ask me again if we get to the final".
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The former Conservative, now Reform UK, MP says the allegations are "entirely false".
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Labour MPs are about to start choosing Sir Keir Starmer's replacement after his resignation last month.
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Sir Stephen Timms says personal independence payments (Pip) are not "fit for purpose" and need changing.
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Carns's said a leadership contest was "not the best use of Labour's time" and "we need to get on board" with Burnham.
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The BBC's Chris Mason has been travelling with the prime minister for the Nato summit and asked a few questions.
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The weapon has not been brought back to the UK and has instead been left with British officials in Turkey.
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Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy had suggested the bill would be in Parliament "in the coming days".
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Met confirms inquiry after elections watchdog referred allegations that donations in 2024 were from foreign sourcePolice have launched an investigation into £37,500 of donations to Robert Jenrick’s campaign to become Conservative leader in 2024 after a referral from the elections watchdog.The Metropolitan police confirmed on Wednesday they were undertaking an inquiry after the Guardian revealed in April that they were assessing the evidence about donations to Jenrick, who has since joined Reform
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The prime minister says the US president wished him well at the meeting of Nato leaders in Turkey.
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Richard Tice’s NCA leak claims in the Telegraph would not be the first time Reform has used a more sympathetic outlet UK politics live – latest updatesLate on Tuesday afternoon, as the British media was absorbing Nigel Farage’s shock decision to hold a byelection amid scrutiny over his finances, his Reform UK party supplied the Telegraph with a different story.The article revealed that Richard Tice, Reform’s deputy leader, had accused the National Crime Agency (NCA) of leaking financial informat
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The home secretary is expected to set out on Monday how she plans to amend the 1971 Immigration Act.