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His government was directionless and confused, and from that murk emerged the Peter Mandelson scandalOn a bone-chillingly cold morning in January, it felt as if I had suddenly found at least part of the reason for Keir Starmer’s chronic unpopularity. I was in the Mancunian constituency of Gorton and Denton, where the prime minister and his people’s decision to block Andy Burnham from standing was about to hand victory to the Green party. More specifically, I was in a forlorn covered market about
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People smugglers have been using lorries to bring people deported to France under the deal back to the UKThe UK and France have been forced to rewrite the “one in, one out” deal because of concerns over the numbers of people re-entering the UK after being removed to the continent.The original treaty said people arriving in small boats could be returned to France. But people smugglers have used lorries to bring people who had been deported to France under the deal back to the UK. Continue reading
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“He also wants me to downsize and move.”
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Sir Keir announces he will be step down as Labour leader and PM in a Downing Street address.
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Sir Keir announces he will be step down as Labour leader and PM in a Downing Street address.
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While Kyiv’s fortunes have brightened in other ways in the war, Moscow’s forces are raining bombs and drones on “fortress belt” cities like Sloviansk and Kramatorsk.
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The prime minMr. Starmer insisted he would fight any leadership challenge,
Variety
The South Korean box office experienced a leadership shift during the weekend of Jun. 19–21, as Disney and Pixar’s “Toy Story 5” captured the number one position. According to data from KOBIS, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council, the Hollywood heavy-hitter generated $4.8 million from 713,071 admissions over the three-day frame, securing […]
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Sir Keir Starmer resigns as prime minister and leader of the Labour Party, in a statement outside 10 Downing Street.
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Analysts expect borrowing costs in the U.K. to rise in the longer term if Andy Burnham takes over as leader of the Labour Party.
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The main jury roster for this year’s Venice Film Festival has been unveiled, with Hong Kong filmmaking giant Johnnie To, Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania and Afghan filmmaker Shahrbanoo Sadat among those joining previously announced competition president Maggie Gyllenhaal. To will be returning as a Venice juror after previously being on the same jury in 2008. Four […]
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All Starbucks stores in South Korea shut early on Monday because of a franchise-wide training instituted in the wake of a disastrous marketing campaign.
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Cuba’s already struggling schools are ending the academic year early because of a crippling fuel shortage caused by the U.S. oil blockade.