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Burnham meets trade union leaders in bid to shore up support
Andy Burnham's possible chancellor could be among the conversations between unions and the prospective prime minister.
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President Trump joked about 'fat foxes' during first call with Starmer
Trump joked about 'fat foxes' during first call with Starmer
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Bitcoin firm advertised by Nigel Farage loses 15% of asset value
Exclusive: Finance experts warn against investing in bitcoin treasury companies after Stack BTC assets plunge A bitcoin company th…
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Grooming gang leader released from prison
Shabir Ahmed, known as 'Daddy' by his victims, was jailed for a total of 22 years in August 2012.
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Home Secretary admits failures led to Southport attack
Shabana Mahmood says the government accepts the "fundamental failures" identified by an inquiry.
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Convicted people smuggler reportedly living in UK should be deported, Tories say
Man once called ‘godfather’ of Calais migrant camps lives in Leicestershire and is said to be trying to claim asylum A convicted p…
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One bigger EU budget beats 27 national ones, Serafin tells frugal states
EU budget commissioner Piotr Serafin warned "The alternative to European spending is more national spending" - adding that defence…
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No 10 accepts all recommendations in Southport attack inquiry, Mahmood says
First phase of inquiry identified multiple failings to prevent murders of three girls, which government will ‘urgently’ address Do…
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Keir Starmer issues formal state apology over forced adoption scandal
After decades of campaigning by those affected, PM says state ‘did not do enough to protect’ mothers and children Keir Starmer has…
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If EU leaders let banks write the rules, the digital euro will fail as public money
The digital euro is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to restore people’s access to public money and to realise a sovereign payme…
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Africa-Europe: what a progressive partnership would look like
For the past two days, the Socialists & Democrats have held their “Africa Days”, a space for dialogue and co-creation between…
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Release of Rochdale grooming gang leader ‘really scary’, says whistleblower
Exclusive: Health worker Sara Rowbotham fears for women and girls because of ‘weak’ probation service The impending release of the…
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Bulgaria aims for 'no further cuts on cohesion' in EU's next budget, minister says
Bulgaria's Deputy Prime Minister Atanas Pekanov said the EU must "retain policies like cohesion" in its next long-term budget. Whi…
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EU Court of Justice rejects Google’s appeal against record €4.1 billion fine
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has argued that the company's Android system has created "more choice, not less".
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Government 'looking at every route' to deport grooming leader
Shabir Ahmed is barred from deportation by the provisions in a 55-year-old piece of legislation.
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European energy prices fall on fragile Iran-US Hormuz truce
An interim US-Iran agreement has eased European oil and gas prices ahead of the summer holidays, but lingering disputes over contr…
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UK bank tax clash risks London's competitive edge
A proposed windfall tax on UK banks by likely next prime minister Andy Burnham has triggered a fierce clash with City lobbyists, t…
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EU Budget Commissioner Piotr Serafin criticises ‘frugals’ over proposed long-term budget cuts
The so-called "frugal" member states are asking a significant reduction in spending ahead of the EU's upcoming 2028-2034 budget.
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ATMs are down and petrol is running out even on the black market. How Ukrainian attacks are changing life in Crimea
With ATMs failing, transport halted and food rationed, families on the peninsula are being pushed into a survival mode that could …
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Starmer to issue formal apology to mothers and children harmed by historic forced adoption policies – UK politics live
Between 1949 and 1976, an estimated 185,000 babies were taken from unmarried mothers and placed for adoption in England and Wales …
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Starmer to formally apologise to victims of forced adoptions
The practice saw thousands of babies taken from their mothers between 1949 and 1976.
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At the start of the war it helped save Ukraine, now Bulgaria says it has done ‘enough’
Bulgaria, once quietly funnelling Soviet-calibre shells that kept Ukraine from collapse, is now invoking war fatigue and religious…
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They say Andy Burnham is ‘good at politics’ – but the proof will only come in time | Zoe Williams
The PM-in-waiting brings the promise of likability and a mission voters can believe in. He’ll need all that and more to survive Th…
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Why is Nigel Farage being paid so much to promote a gold bullion company?
Reform UK leader was paid £270,000 for 12 hours’ work – but who is behind Direct Bullion and what does it do? Tell us: have you in…