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Starmer to keep in touch with Trump after No 10
EPA/ShutterstockRichard Wheeler and Isabella Allen8 July 2026Sir Keir Starmer has said he will keep in touch with US President Donald Trump after his time as prime minister ends.The pair developed a positive relationship in their opening months of working together,...
Why has Farage resigned and what happens next?
ReutersPaul Seddon, Political reporter and Kate Whannel, political reporter 6 July 2026Updated 2 hours agoReform UK leader Nigel Farage has quit as MP for Clacton so he can trigger a by-election to win back the Essex seat.This kind of election is normally only held...
Chris Mason: Farage called by-election from weak position – and it could backfire on him
PA MediaChris MasonPolitical editor8 July 2026, 12:33 BSTUpdated 2 hours agoNigel Farage's decision to trigger a by-election in his seat of Clacton in Essex took a bizarre twist this morning, when a man who dresses up as a bin and tells the world he lives on the...
Farage denies stunt as Reform proposes August by-election date
Shaun Whitmore/BBCLewis Adams, Simon Dedman, Essex political reporter and Jack Fenwick, Political correspondent8 July 2026, 14:53 BSTUpdated 3 hours agoNigel Farage has told the BBC his resignation as Clacton MP and decision to stand again in a by-election is not a...
Who is Count Binface, aiming to face Farage in by-election?
After the announcement that Reform UK leader Nigel Farage would quit his Clacton constituency and stand in a by-election, the serial election candidate Count Binface posted online: "Game on, Nige."Jonathan Harvey, the man who dresses as a bin, spoke to the BBC's...
Who is Count Binface, aiming to face Farage in by-election?
After the announcement that Reform UK leader Nigel Farage would quit his Clacton constituency and stand in a by-election, the serial election candidate Count Binface posted online: "Game on, Nige."Jonathan Harvey, the man who dresses as a bin, spoke to the BBC's...
Conditional pardon granted for Ruth Ellis, last woman executed in UK
Bettmann Archive/Getty ImagesJennifer McKiernanPolitical reporter8 July 2026, 13:01 BSTUpdated 20 minutes agoRuth Ellis, the last woman to be executed in the UK, has been granted a conditional posthumous pardon.Ellis was hanged at London's Holloway Prison in 1955...
Conditional pardon granted for Ruth Ellis, last woman executed in UK
Bettmann Archive/Getty ImagesJennifer McKiernanPolitical reporter8 July 2026, 13:01 BSTUpdated 20 minutes agoRuth Ellis, the last woman to be executed in the UK, has been granted a conditional posthumous pardon.Ellis was hanged at London's Holloway Prison in 1955...
Chris Mason: It’s far from certain whether by-election will strengthen Farage
PA MediaChris MasonPolitical editor2 hours agoNigel Farage's decision to trigger a by-election in his seat of Clacton in Essex took a bizarre twist this morning, when a man who dresses up as a bin and tells the world he lives on the planet Sigma IX began his interview...
Chancellor to offer support over rising heating oil costs
Rachel Reeves says the Treasury is also looking at "different options" to help households most vulnerable to soaring energy bills. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context="Let's have a discussion about this article:nnRachel Reeves says the...
Doomed hereditary peers spy chance to stay in the Lords
The Tories are deciding which hereditary peers to keep after being offered 15 seats in a compromise deal. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context="Let's have a discussion about this article:nnThe Tories are deciding which hereditary peers...
Ethics adviser rejects Tory call for inquiry into PM over Mandelson appointment
Sir Laurie Magnus said the relevant process appeared to have been followed when Lord Mandelson was made ambassador. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context="Let's have a discussion about this article:nnSir Laurie Magnus said the relevant...
UK economy failed to grow in January ahead of Iran war
Analysts had been expecting 0.2% growth for the UK economy at the beginning of the year. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context="Let's have a discussion about this article:nnAnalysts had been expecting 0.2% growth for the UK economy at...
Oil price profiteering will not be tolerated, says Miliband
Ed Miliband says the competition watchdog is primed to intervene if firms use the oil price shock to "rip off" customers. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context="Let's have a discussion about this article:nnEd Miliband says the...
Minister defends PM’s handling of Mandelson appointment
He said Sir Keir has not sought to move on from the issue but instead is "understanding the damage that it has done and then putting in place changes to public life, to the very structures of power in our society … that have ignored what has happened to women and...
Chris Mason: There may be no knockout blows from Mandelson files but it’s far from over
So, for now at least, the circus of what amounts to a public slanging match between the prime minister and the government on the one hand, and the man they appointed just over a year ago to one of their marquee roles on the other, continues. It is the prime minister's...
A ‘weirdly rushed’ appointment – and other key takeaways from Mandelson files
In an email following his sacking, dated 17 September, 2025, Lord Mandelson wrote: "My chief concern is leaving the US and arriving in the UK with the maximum dignity and minimum media intrusion which I think is to the advantage of all concerned, not least because I...
PM warned of ‘reputational risk’ over Mandelson’s Epstein links
Documents also suggest the peer explored the possibility of a £500,000 severance payment after being sacked as US ambassador. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context="Let's have a discussion about this article:nnDocuments also suggest the...
Polanski stood by breast enlargement hypnosis claim
The same month, when asked about the Sun piece on the Pod Save the UK podcast, he said: "I went out on BBC Radio the next day, so not twelve years later when I became a politician, but literally the next day to go 'this article doesn't represent me'." Article...
Union cuts Labour funding by 40% over bin strike
The union votes in favour of an "unprecedented" £580,000 cut, due to anger over ongoing action. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context="Let's have a discussion about this article:nnThe union votes in favour of an "unprecedented" £580,000...
Fuel tax hike plan to be kept under review over Iran, says PM
Fuel duty on petrol and diesel is due to rise from September, when a 5p cut is phased out. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context="Let's have a discussion about this article:nnFuel duty on petrol and diesel is due to rise from September,...
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