All news on the topic: Keir Starmer

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Security services ‘very relaxed’ about China’s 20,000 sq m embassy plan
MI5 officers informed the House of Commons speaker in a private meeting that they are capable of handling the risks associated with a proposed Chinese super-embassy in London, paving the way for its approval.
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NHS faces major staffing crisis as up to 50,000 nurses consider leaving
Up to 50,000 nurses could quit the UK over the government’s immigration proposals, plunging the NHS into its biggest ever workforce crisis, research suggests.
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Reform councillor suspended after group chat includes call for “mass Islam genocide”
A Reform UK councillor has been suspended from Nigel Farage’s party over a WhatsApp group where a member allegedly called for a “mass Islam genocide”.
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Labour under pressure as Starmer won’t rule out breaking manifesto pledge on tax thresholds
Sir Keir Starmer did not rule out the possibility of freezing income tax thresholds, which would constitute a breach of a Labour manifesto promise.
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Angela Rayner failed to pay £40,000 in stamp duty as she prepares potential leadership bid
Angela Rayner, the former Deputy Prime Minister and Housing Secretary, is reportedly preparing for a possible leadership challenge against Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer.
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Donald Trump threatens to sue BBC for up to $5 billion over Panorama edit
Donald Trump has confirmed he will sue the BBC over a spliced Panorama edit for ‘anywhere between $1 billion to $5 billion’.
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Rachel Reeves sparks market chaos after latest U-turn on income tax plans
Rachel Reeves has lost control. For two weeks, she dropped heavy hints that she’d hike income tax in her upcoming Budget, softening up the public for a breach of Labour’s biggest manifesto promise.
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Millionaires leave the UK over rising taxes and end of non-dom rules
Britain’s wealthiest are leaving the country in large numbers and heading to Dubai because the UK’s tax rules have made it an "uncompetitive place to live".
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Reeves abandons income tax increase as Labour seeks smaller tax measures
Labour had prepared to break a manifesto pledge on taxes for working people but has now reversed its decision.
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Government in turmoil as Wes Streeting denies plotting coup against Keir Starmer
The Government descended into civil war tonight as Wes Streeting was compelled to deny planning a coup against Keir Starmer.
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Ex-PM Johnson sparks media turmoil over alleged internal BBC coup
When Boris Johnson was Prime Minister, one of his senior advisers confided to me that one of the few things in politics his boss actually cared about was “killing off the BBC”.
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Two-child benefit cap to be fully abolished, costing over £3bn
Rachel Reeves plans to completely remove the two-child benefit cap in the November budget, a move that could cost over £3bn but lift 350,000 children out of poverty.
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Migrant returned to UK weeks after removal to France under “one in, one out” scheme
A second person who was relocated to France under the government’s “one in, one out” scheme has come back to the UK, the Home Office has confirmed.
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King Charles to lead nation in two-minute silence on Remembrance Sunday
The King is set to lead the nation in a two-minute silence to remember those who died in conflict.
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Starmer faces conflict of interest claims over donor named football regulator chair
The Government’s independent ethics adviser must investigate whether Sir Keir Starmer risked a conflict of interest when the new football watchdog’s chairman was chosen, the Conservatives have said.
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William focuses on Earthshot mission as he avoids royal scandal question
Prince William politely refrained from commenting on the controversy involving his uncle Andrew when addressing reporters during a Q&A session on his Earthshot Prize visit to Brazil.
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Rayner urges Starmer to deliver her workers’ rights reforms
Angela Rayner has urged Sir Keir Starmer to stand firm and deliver her workers’ rights reforms.
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Sir Keir Starmer warns of ’tough but fair’ decisions in Budget
Rachel Reeves will make “tough but fair” decisions at the upcoming Budget, Sir Keir Starmer has told Labour MPs amid mounting speculation of a potential hike to income tax.
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Keir Starmer’s election reforms criticised as too timid to stop foreign interference
Keir Starmer’s planned reforms to elections in the UK will still leave gaping loopholes threatening to allow continued foreign interference in British politics, an influential Labour MP has warned.
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75 migrants returned to France under UK “one in, one out” scheme
A total of 75 migrants who crossed the English Channel by small boat have been returned to France so far under the Government’s “one in, one out” deal, and 51 people have arrived in the UK under the scheme.
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Keir Starmer avoids political damage over chancellor Rachel Reeves’ rental licence row
Keir Starmer seems to have avoided significant political harm from potentially losing his chancellor weeks before the budget, following 24 hours of intense scrutiny over whether Rachel Reeves broke the law by renting out her family home.
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UK arrests hit record high in government crackdown on illegal working
A record number of people have been arrested as part of a government crackdown on illegal working in the UK.
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Government rejects motion to make highly classified spying case material public
Sir Keir Starmer’s Government has a “duty” to be transparent and release documents related to the collapse of the alleged Chinese spying trial, the Conservatives have said.
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Nigel Farage defends Reform MP accused of racism over comments about black and Asian people in adverts
Nigel Farage has dismissed accusations of racism against a Reform UK MP who complained about adverts being “full” of black and Asian people.
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Keir Starmer seals £8 billion fighter jet deal with Turkey during visit to Ankara
The agreement is the largest fighter jet deal in nearly 20 years.