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Labour failed to prepare for power, admits PM’s former top aide
To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedPaul SeddonPolitical reporter2 July 2026, 13:00 BSTUpdated 1 hour agoSir Keir Starmer's former chief of staff has conceded that Labour failed to properly prepare for power in...
Government ‘looking at every route’ to deport grooming leader
GMPJonny HumphriesNorth West2 July 2026, 10:20 BSTUpdated 3 hours agoGovernment ministers have said officials are "exploring every option" to have the leader of a Rochdale grooming gang deported. Shabir Ahmed was jailed for 22 years in August 2012, but his victims...
Starmer to formally apologise to victims of forced adoptions
ReutersIan Aikman40 minutes agoSir Keir Starmer will make a formal apology on behalf of the British state for its role in historical forced adoptions in England and Wales.An estimated 185,000 babies were taken from their mothers in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, with...
Badenoch accuses Starmer of leaving defence spending ‘mess’ for Burnham
PA MediaJennifer McKiernan and Brian WheelerPolitical reporters1 July 2026, 10:00 BSTUpdated 18 minutes agoConservative leader Kemi Badenoch has criticised what she called a missing £5bn in the defence investment plan, saying outgoing prime minister Sir Keir Starmer...
Why Starmer’s defence plan leaves next PM with £4.7bn headache
PA MediaJack FenwickPolitical correspondent30 June 2026Updated 29 minutes agoIn the moments before the government unveiled its Defence Investment Plan, the two men who have overseen its progress shared a quiet moment in the House of Commons chamber.John Healey, who...
Chris Mason: Starmer’s defence plan leaves crunching trade‑offs for Burnham to confront
ReutersChris MasonPolitical editor1 July 2026, 06:09 BSTUpdated 46 minutes agoIf, as expected, Andy Burnham becomes prime minister next month, he will inherit a £4.7bn bill to deliver the Defence Investment Plan, or DIP, and that is before he worries about how to...
Long-delayed defence spending plan to be published
Getty ImagesRichard WheelerPolitical reporter29 June 2026Updated 2 hours agoA long-delayed military spending plan will be published on Tuesday, with Sir Keir Starmer saying it would keep Britain "safe and secure long into the future".The Ministry of Defence said the...
New ‘No 10 North’ plan will rebalance power in Britain, Burnham promises
To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedKate WhannelPolitical reporter29 June 2026, 14:17 BSTUpdated 1 hour agoA new Downing Street team based in Manchester and labelled 'No 10 North' will "oversee the biggest...
Henry Zeffman: Andy Burnham offers a blueprint for his premiership
Getty ImagesHenry ZeffmanChief political correspondent1 hour agoAndy Burnham tried and failed to become prime minister twice before. He is now three weeks away from moving into Downing Street.It was Burnham's decade away from Westminster as the mayor of Greater...
Migrants making false domestic abuse claims to stay in UK, BBC investigation finds
Jess Phillips, the minister for safeguarding in the Home Office, said: "The unacceptable abuse of this route, which protects genuine victims from the devastation of domestic abuse, is utterly shameful. I have personally seen the deplorable impact of this type of...
Social media leaders called to Downing Street over children’s safety
Top executives from firms such as Meta and YouTube will be asked what they are doing to protect children. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context="Let's have a discussion about this article:nnTop executives from firms such as Meta and...
US war on Iran was a ‘mistake’, says Reeves
There had been no clarity over the last six weeks over the US's objective in pursuing the conflict, she said, whether it was to prompt regime change, ending any Iranian nuclear weapons programme, or prompting diplomatic negotiations, which were already taking place...
Biometric checks after 179 prisoners released in error in year to March
New data shows 179 prisoners were set free in error from prisons in the year to March. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context="Let's have a discussion about this article:nnNew data shows 179 prisoners were set free in error from prisons...
Mahmood promises action against ‘sham lawyers’ abusing asylum system
Jonathan Peddie, executive director of investigations, enforcement and litigation at the SRA, said: "If we find evidence that anyone we regulate has acted in ways that contravene their duty to act legally and uphold the law, we will take action." Article Attribution |...
Starmer says he’s ‘not going to yield’ to pressure from Trump on Iran war
It follows a warning from the US president that America's trade deal with the UK "can always be changed". Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context="Let's have a discussion about this article:nnIt follows a warning from the US president that...
Starmer challenged over defence investment plan delay
The prime minister is facing growing pressure to spell out when the funding blueprint will be published. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context="Let's have a discussion about this article:nnThe prime minister is facing growing pressure to...
Bogus websites, staged protests and pretend atheists: Inside the fake asylum industry
For a fake gay claim, "the kind of evidence they provide includes membership in different clubs, taking you to different clubs, since in the asylum interview you will be asked which clubs you attend and similar questions. You will also be given a partner, and that...
Legal advisers help migrants pose as gay to get asylum, undercover BBC investigation finds
"The approach we will take is this: I will fully prepare you for the interview by compiling a comprehensive package for you, including photographs of you at clubs, various other pieces of supporting evidence, an organisational letter, and additional letters of...
Ukraine’s military to get biggest-ever shipment of UK drones
UK Defence Secretary John Healey said "with eyes on the Middle East in recent weeks, [Russian President Vladimir] Putin wants us to be distracted", as he announced the "big boost" before co-chairing a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group in Berlin later on...
Chris Mason: Iran war has trapped Labour in a vicious circle
It means the vicious circle tightens and darkens. A subdued economy leads to a subdued, restless, perhaps cantankerous electorate. A subdued economy makes the trade-offs and choices over public spending more difficult. And the wars – as well as Iran there is Ukraine –...
UK faces biggest hit to growth from Iran war of major economies, IMF says
The financial body cuts its growth forecast for the UK and warns the war threatens to throw the global economy "off course". Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context="Let's have a discussion about this article:nnThe financial body cuts its...
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