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Farage’s rivals rule out standing in Clacton by-election
Getty ImagesKate WhannelPolitical reporter8 July 2026, 00:04 BSTUpdated 1 hour agoLabour, the Conservatives, the Liberal Democrats, the Green Party and Restore Britain have all ruled out contesting the Clacton by-election triggered by the resignation of Nigel...
Nato allies announce £37bn for new missile project
EPAFrank Gardner, Security correspondent, Ankara and Patrick Jackson8 July 2026, 04:12 BSTUpdated 2 hours agoTwelve countries, including the UK, are set to spend more than £37bn ($50bn) over the next 10 years on a new long-range missile to protect Europe. The Deep...
How the leasehold revolution could transform neighbourly relations
Tarah WelshHousing reporterWhen Sally, 74, bought her two-bedroom flat in 2021, she hoped it would be the home she could peacefully retire in.But she says buying a leasehold home has led to terrible stress.There are around five million leaseholders in England and...
Chris Mason: Farage attempts to seize back the agenda after finance row
PA MediaChris MasonPolitical editor7 July 2026, 17:34 BSTUpdated 28 minutes agoNigel Farage has long had a capacity for political theatre – and here he goes again.Having tantalised Westminster with a teasing social media post about his "future in public life", he took...
Farage resigns as MP and vows to fight by-election amid finances row
PA MediaRichard WheelerPolitical reporter7 July 2026, 12:34 BSTUpdated 55 minutes agoNigel Farage says he will resign as MP for Clacton and stand in the subsequent by-election, after facing intense scrutiny over financial support he has received.The Reform UK leader...
Next PM needs to wake UK up to threat of war, ex-Nato chief warns
GettyJoshua NevettPolitical reporter5 hours agoThe country needs to be "woken up" to the threat of war, a former Nato secretary general has said, as he urged the next prime minister to look again at the level of spending on defence.Lord Robertson told MPs that...
PM intervened in row over Mexico-England kick-off time
PA MediaChris Mason, Political editor and Kate Whannel, Political reporter6 July 2026The prime minister and Foreign Office were involved in arguing for the kick-off time for England's World Cup match against Mexico not to be moved earlier - as mooted by Fifa in the...
Tributes to veteran MP and minister Sir George Howarth
UK ParliamentHaider SaleemNorth West6 July 2026Tributes have been paid to veteran MP and former Labour minister Sir George Howarth, who has died at the age of 77.Sir George represented the Merseyside constituency Knowsley and its predecessor seats in Parliament for...
Treasury sees defence as a drain not a driver for growth, says Healey
Jennifer McKiernanPolitical reporter6 July 2026The Treasury has refused to see defence spending as an engine for growth, former defence secretary John Healey has told the BBC.Healey quit his cabinet role after a battle over a long-delayed military spending plan, which...
MPs to vote on launching inquiry into PM’s Mandelson claims
Keir Starmer has denied accusations he misled MPs over Lord Mandelson's appointment as the UK's ambassador to the US. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context="Let's have a discussion about this article:nnKeir Starmer has denied accusations...
King’s visit to ‘revitalise’ relationship with US, says UK ambassador
The UK's ambassador to the US welcomes the state visit, at a difficult time for UK and US relations. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context="Let's have a discussion about this article:nnThe UK's ambassador to the US welcomes the state...
Starmer insists ‘majority’ of Labour MPs back his leadership
He has faced calls from opposition parties to resign, and criticism from within his own party, after it emerged that UK security officials had flagged concerns about giving vetting clearance to his choice to be the UK's ambassador the United States, Lord Mandelson....
Relish and dread as Starmer ‘shambles’ hangs over Scotland and Wales elections
Both the Labour administration in Cardiff and the SNP government in Edinburgh have been in charge for a remarkably long time - Labour since 1999, the SNP since 2007. It's perhaps not surprising, then, that voters we met in both countries expressed a similar level of...
No 10 says Falklands sovereignty rests with UK after report of US ‘review’
An internal Pentagon document reportedly raised the prospect of a change in position in retaliation for the UK not joining the Iran war. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context="Let's have a discussion about this article:nnAn internal...
Assisted dying bill to run out of time as Lords hold final debate
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill was supported by MPs but has not cleared its stages in the Lords. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context="Let's have a discussion about this article:nnThe Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life)...
Starmer says he’s acting in national interest after Trump criticism
The US president earlier told the BBC the UK should have given more support to the US over the Iran war. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context="Let's have a discussion about this article:nnThe US president earlier told the BBC the UK...
UK and France strike new £662m small boats deal
The three-year agreement will see at least 50 riot-trained police officers drafted in to tackle violence and “hostile crowds”. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context="Let's have a discussion about this article:nnThe three-year agreement...
Starmer admits No 10 asked about job for aide Matthew Doyle
Labour MPs joined Sir Keir in chants of "wrong, wrong, wrong" as he sought to dismiss Badenoch's attacks, but a number of the MPs on the green benches behind the prime minister did not join in with supportive cheers at what is normally an opportunity to back their...
Starmer sends ‘chill’ through civil service, union boss says
The 'chill' follows the sacking of lead civil servant at the Foreign Office Sir Olly Robbins by the prime minister. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context="Let's have a discussion about this article:nnThe 'chill' follows the sacking of...
No 10 considered giving Starmer aide diplomat job, sacked official says
Responding to the Sunday Times report in December about Lord Doyle's previous campaigning for Morton, after his peerage was announced, No 10 told the newspaper the pair's past association was "thoroughly investigated, including through several interviews with Matthew...
Key evidence from sacked official at heart of Mandelson vetting row
Sir Olly Robbins has defended his actions amid a row over the vetting of the former US ambassador. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context="Let's have a discussion about this article:nnSir Olly Robbins has defended his actions amid a row...
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