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George Cottrell referred to Nigel Farage as ‘daddy’, says ex-Reform candidate
Exclusive: Questions grow over convicted fraudster’s role in Reform UK as party says he has never held official position Why is Fa…
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Farage launches preemptive attack on Commons standards committee, claiming it won’t judge him fairly – as it happened
Reform UK leader also tells the Daily Mail he did not anticipate main parties would not stand candidates in Clacton byelection Ref…
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Andy Burnham apologises for Labour’s stance on Gaza – podcast
Andy Burnham has apologised for Labour’s slow response in calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. In an exclusive interview with Pippa Cr…
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Burnham apologises for Gaza stance, pledges settlement trade ban
Andy Burnham has apologised for Labour’s early stance on Gaza and pledged to ban trade with illegal Israeli settlements, signallin…
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Capita shares fall 21% as pension failures cost up to £40m
Outsourcing giant Capita will lose up to £40m annually after systemic failures at a major UK government pension scheme triggered a…
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MEPs back EU Inc company framework despite leftwing fears
The European Parliament has backed a new EU-wide company framework that promises cheaper cross-border expansion for startups, but …
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Haigh cites sexist Starmer cabal as Burnham prepares for UK premiership
Andy Burnham is expected to become UK prime minister within days after his campaign manager, former transport secretary Louise Hai…
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Burnham on path to No 10 with Labour nominations under way
The former mayor of Greater Manchester is unopposed in the race to replace Sir Keir Starmer.
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Rare jet fighter duel sees Ukrainian operated F-16 down a Russian Su-35 (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,597)
As Nato brands Russia a long‑term threat and lines up a $70bn [€61bn] Ukraine support package, Kyiv’s first F‑16‑Patriot “kill” se…
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EU plans electrification target to cut oil and gas dependence
According to a leaked draft of the EU Commission's Electrification Action Plan Brussels will propose a binding electrification tar…
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UK MP Lowe sparks outrage by calling Dunblane 'one murder'
A British MP's dismissal of the 1996 Dunblane massacre to a US audience has triggered condemnation, highlighting a fringe push to …
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UK disability benefit labelled unfit as costs soar
An interim review has declared the UK's £41bn disability benefit system "not fit for purpose", setting up a major fiscal and polit…
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Magyar moves to rewrite Hungary’s constitution and blackout state TV while courting Nato allies (88 days since the election)
A sudden blackout of Hungary’s main state TV channel, mass sackings of loyalist editors and an emergency legal overhaul reveal how…
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Burnham planning for No 10 for at least a year, key ally says
The former transport secretary says Burnham's time away from Westminster does not mean he is "unprepared" for government.
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European Parliament aims to exclude end-to-end chats from message-scanning regime
A law allowing scanning of online communications to detect child sexual abuse material was amended by MEPs to protect users’ priva…
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Five pressing questions for Reform UK about its finances
Questions swirl about origins of gifts, loans and donations as even party supporters wonder if it can weather the storm UK politic…
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Lithuania shrinks its fintech hub, exposing EU payment risks
The Bank of Lithuania is revoking more fintech licences than it grants, exposing a structural flaw in how the EU polices cross-bor…
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Farage's by-election in Clacton officially confirmed
Reform's Lee Anderson has moved the writ in the Commons, with the by-election likely to happen on 13 August.
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A ban on Israeli settlement products? Here are the options the EU is considering
Ahead of the key meeting of EU foreign ministers on Monday (13 July), the European Commission has circulated an options paper expl…
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Ken Skates likely to become Welsh Labour leader as party brings contest forward
Skates has been interim leader since Eluned Morgan quit in the wake of Labour's Senedd election defeat.
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As Europe swelters, Paris judges say consumers aren’t to blame — TotalEnergies is
A Paris judicial tribunal has just ruled on a case brought against TotalEnergies by environmental groups and the City of Paris. Th…
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“NATO works”: Estonia’s PM pushes back on alliance doubts
“NATO is working well” — Speaking exclusively to Euronews’ Shona Murray as part of our special report live from Ankara, Estonia’s …
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Exclusive: Brussels puts trade ban with Israeli settlements on the table
The EU executive has laid out several options to further restrict EU imports of goods produced in Israeli settlements in the occup…
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How a rise in ADHD benefits claims is adding to welfare spending challenge
More than 100,000 people with ADHD as their main condition receive Pip, latest figures show, an increase of 40% since Labour came …