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Tugendhat expected to replace Patel as shadow foreign secretary
Kemi Badenoch is expected to reshuffle her front bench, with Tugendhat set to replace Patel as shadow foreign secretary following a series of high-profile departures.
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Tom Tugendhat tells Trump not to be ‘silly’ over Falklands and Irish unity
Shadow foreign secretary Tom Tugendhat has criticised recent comments by US President Donald Trump concerning the Falkland Islands and Irish unity, sa...
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Badenoch to challenge government over Wandsworth Council’s 94% tax rise
A dispute has intensified over Wandsworth Council’s decision to increase tax by 94%, with the Tory-run authority blaming cuts to government funding. B...
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Trump orders Smithsonian warnings over 'inaccurate' US history
BBC News reports that Donald Trump has ordered the Smithsonian to display warnings about what he describes as inaccurate US history, amid repeated acc...
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Labour and Conservatives sharpen divide as Reform polling falls
Labour and the Conservatives are being portrayed as returning to a more familiar political contest while Reform slips back in polling and receives a s...
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Badenoch denies Tory housing benefit cuts would cause homelessness
The Conservatives say £4bn could be cut from the housing benefit bill to help fund higher defence spending, while Badenoch has denied the plan would l...
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AfD projected to win more than 44% in eastern German state
Germany’s far-right AfD is projected to secure more than 44% of the vote in an eastern state, well ahead of the conservative CDU on 18.4%.
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No 10 says UK support for Falkland Islands is ‘unwavering’
Downing Street has said the UK’s support for the Falkland Islands remains “unwavering” after Argentina’s president Javier Milei said the “winds of cha...
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Badenoch criticises Burnham over defence spending timetable
Andy Burnham has said he would commit to meeting Nato’s 3.5% defence spending target by 2035, while not committing to 3% by 2030. Badenoch has accused...
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Burnham-Badenoch exchanges highlight challenge over political tone
Burnham’s exchanges with Kemi Badenoch at PMQs moved into familiar political sparring, highlighting the difficulty of delivering a different style of...
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Burnham pressed on economy at first PMQs as borrowing costs rise
The Prime Minister said his government would be “grounded in fiscal responsibility” as he faced Kemi Badenoch at Prime Minister’s Questions for the fi...
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Burnham pledges more devolution and public control of key services
Burnham has promised expanded devolution and greater public control of essential services in his first address to MPs as prime minister, drawing criti...
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Andrew Griffith replaces Sir Mel Stride as shadow chancellor
Andrew Griffith is to take over as shadow chancellor after Sir Mel Stride was replaced in a reshuffle of Kemi Badenoch’s Conservative frontbench team.
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Conservatives warn over plan to release some indefinite-sentence prisoners
The Conservatives have warned that plans to free some prisoners serving indefinite sentences to ease pressure on prison capacity could lead to dangero...
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Farage faces reopened watchdog investigation after Clacton win
A watchdog investigation into a £5m gift received by Farage has been reopened following his return to Parliament as MP for Clacton after a by-election...
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Farage victory in Clacton leaves finance questions unresolved
Nigel Farage has won the Clacton by-election after triggering the contest, but the result does not end scrutiny over questions about his finances.
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Conservatives pledge ban on foreign nationals in social housing
The Conservatives have pledged to bar foreign nationals from social housing, claiming the move would make around 230,000 homes available under a plan...
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El-Sayed victory in Michigan sets up November test for Democrats
El-Sayed’s win in Michigan has created a high-stakes November contest and raised questions about the appeal of a left-wing candidate in a key swing st...