All news on the topic: Politics

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Andy Burnham refuses to rule out tax rises as he warns Britain faces tough finances
Andy Burnham has refused to rule out tax rises in his first budget as the Prime Minister warned he "won’t be unrealistic" about the state of Britain’s finances.
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Andy Burnham says Britain "must be bolder" in push for closer ties with European Union
Andy Burnham has said Britain "must be bolder to get closer to the European Union" as universities raise concerns over European student fees.
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Reform UK to put young British workers "front of the queue" for social housing
Reform UK are set to unveil fresh plans to overhaul the social housing system in the UK, by prioritising British-born youth over foreign nationals and asylum seekers.
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Andy Burnham dragged into diplomatic row with Cuba as UK’s cigar trade faces fresh threat
Andy Burnham has entered a diplomatic row with Cuba as "smoke-free Britain" plans put cigar trade at risk.
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Greens could strip police of Tasers and pepper spray under radical new crime plan
The Green Party will consider an official policy of stripping police of Tasers and pepper spray under a new crime plan.
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Angela Rayner accused of opening the door to "garden grabbing" as Labour struggles to build homes
Angela Rayner has watered down housing restrictions on new homes as Labour scrambles to hit its building targets.
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Andy Burnham accused of hiding £6,600 VIP Japan party from Commons register
Andy Burnham has been accused of breaching Commons rules amid claims he failed to declare a party worth thousands of pounds.
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Inside Trump’s “MAGA perfect” White House as female staffers face brutal beauty pressures
Several loyalists argue that the expectations reflect Trump’s long-standing belief that people in high-profile positions should ’dress to impress’
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Trump aide Natalie Harp pictured chasing his golf cart as intimate letters raise questions about their relationship
Newly discovered photos show Donald Trump aide Natalie Harp sprinting after his cart at his Scottish golf course - after bizarre letters she sent him confessing her devotion to him were published.
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Mandelson police probe risks collapse as US blocks access to key Epstein files
The police probe into Lord Mandelson over allegations he shared confidential Government information with Jeffrey Epstein could be on the verge of falling apart.
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White House was handed dossier detailing five threats to free speech in Britain
A shocking dossier on Britain’s free speech crisis was shared with the White House before Sir Keir Starmer’s visit last year.
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Britain could save £320billion by ditching Labour’s Net Zero power plans, report claims
Britain could save £320billion over 20 years by ripping up current Net Zero electricity plans, keeping gas and building more nuclear power instead, a major new report claims.
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Foreign nationals claiming Universal Credit hit record 1.3 million as welfare costs soar
Foreign nationals receiving Universal Credit reached a new record of nearly 1.3 million in May 2026, according to fresh data.
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Andy Burnham received almost £350,000 in political support and hospitality before entering No10
Andy Burnham was given support and hospitality worth nearly £350,000 in the four months before becoming Prime Minister alone.
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Labour warned it could lose 50 seats to Greens over Andy Burnham’s North Sea drilling plans
Andy Burnham has been told Labour risks losing 50 seats to the Green Party if he pushes ahead with new drilling in the North Sea.
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Labour MP suspended amid questions over £50,000 Covid loan
A Labour MP has been suspended from the party amid questions surrounding whether he tried to avoid repaying a taxpayer-funded Covid loan.
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Reform blames mass immigration for hosepipe bans as England and Wales face drought
Reform UK has claimed mass immigration is the reason why millions of people in England and Wales are banned from using their hoses.
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More than 50 masked protesters gather outside Clacton Town Hall before Farage victory
More than 50 masked protesters gathered outside Clacton Town Hall just minutes before Nigel Farage sealed his by-election victory.
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Farage faces Clacton test as byelection opens amid £5m gift scandal
Polls have opened in Clacton, with thousands of residents in the Essex seat to vote in a ballot featuring Nigel Farage and a range of novelty and fringe candidates led by Count Binface.
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Reform councillor suspended after posts appeared to call for Commons speaker to be hanged
A Reform councillor has been suspended after resurfaced social media posts appeared to show him calling for the Commons speaker to be hanged.
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Nigel Farage faces Clacton by-election test as 75,000 voters head to the polls
As many as 75,000 Britons are set to make their voices heard today at the Clacton by-election - the sixth at Westminster since 2024.
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Nigel Farage faces bizarre Clacton ballot as voters call by-election a ’farce’
Voters seeking to re-elect Nigel Farage Thursday will have to scan past an array of comedy characters and oddballs on the longest ballot paper in British history.
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Yvette Cooper received almost £500,000 from businessman with NHS commercial ties
Health secretary Yvette Cooper has accepted almost £500,000 from a businessman with commercial ties to the NHS, an analysis by the BMJ has found.
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Hungary elects former Supreme Court head Andras Baka as president after Orban era ends
Hungary’s parliament elected Andras Baka, a former head of the Supreme Court, as the country’s next president on ‌Tuesday, a symbolic step in Prime Minister Peter Magyar’s effort to dismantle former premier Viktor Orban’s bastions of power.
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Ex-neo-Nazi withdraws as Conservative candidate following public outrage
A former neo-Nazi who was selected as a Conservative council candidate has said he will no longer stand for election.