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Rayner defends pause to local council overhaul

Cabinet minister Angela Rayner has defended pausing plans to overhaul local councils, saying the delay was intended to ensure the proposals could with...

20 hours ago

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£72m in donations intensifies Westminster debate over Reform UK funding

A dispute over £72m heading towards Reform UK’s coffers is reshaping the Westminster debate about political funding, with the controversy expected to...

21 hours ago

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Lib Dem MPs divided over leader’s approach ahead of party conference

Liberal Democrat MPs are split over whether the party’s difficulties are linked to its leader, while some supporters want him to demonstrate a more ra...

22 hours ago

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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...

22 hours ago

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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...

22 hours ago

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UK Youth Parliament appears set to be scrapped

The UK Youth Parliament, which represents 11 to 18-year-olds, appears likely to be abolished, prompting divided views over whether the move would weak...

1 day ago

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Burnham rejects ‘tax and spend socialist’ comments

Burnham has rejected comments describing him as a “tax and spend socialist”, while the prime minister has said he is prepared to take difficult decisi...

2 days ago

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Burnham thanks well-wishers after death of his father

Burnham has expressed thanks for messages of support following the death of his father, after cancelling engagements earlier this week. Opposition lea...

2 days ago

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Political donors could face tougher residency rules

Political donors may face stricter residency requirements after Reform received donations totalling £72m from two British crypto-billionaires who have...

3 days ago

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Dan Thomas resigns as Reform Wales leader after arrest

Dan Thomas has resigned as leader of Reform Wales after Gwent Police said he was arrested on suspicion of assault and controlling or coercive behaviou...

3 days ago

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Supreme Court blocks Trump plan to restrict mail-in ballots

The US Supreme Court has declined to lift a federal judge’s temporary block on new rules for mail-in ballots sought by the Trump administration.

3 days ago

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Reform UK donations highlighted at £72m

The latest available material says Reform UK is associated with £72m in donations and focuses on who is behind that funding. No donor names, individua...

4 days ago

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Lord Wormald received pay-off of nearly £860,000

Former cabinet secretary Lord Wormald received a pay-off of almost £860,000 after leaving the role in February, when he became the shortest-serving ho...

4 days ago

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Ministers seek £100,000 cap on British expat donations

Ministers are pursuing an annual £100,000 limit on donations from British expatriates, with the proposed measure backdated to 25 March 2026. Farage ha...

4 days ago

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Burnham cancels engagements after death of father Roy

Burnham is understood to have cancelled engagements scheduled for Monday and Tuesday following the death of his father, Roy.

4 days ago

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Plaid Cymru, SNP and Sinn Fein leaders urge UK constitutional change

The leaders of Plaid Cymru, the SNP and Sinn Fein have said the UK government should prepare for constitutional change, arguing that Westminster’s era...

4 days ago

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Peers to debate political donation law changes after Reform windfall

The government is seeking to alter rules on donations to UK political parties from British expatriates, with peers set to debate the proposed changes...

5 days ago