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Lee Anderson backs out of deal to deliver 48000 Lib Dem leaflets criticising him
The Ashfield MP told the Lib Dems if they sent him a stack of their new poster pointing some of his quotes on the death penalty, food banks and poverty he'd distribute them himself. So they did. Here's what happened
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What will Corbyn do next after Starmer says he won't stand for Labour?
The ex-leader - who remains a Labour member - has had the whip suspended since October 2020. He accused Keir Starmer this week of a 'flagrant attack on the democratic rights' of party members
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Nicola Sturgeon's key moments and controversies as she dramatically quits
Love her or loathe her, Nicola Sturgeon has become one of the most-recognised figures in UK politics in decades, and has never been afraid to stand up to the government in Westminster
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Josh Taylor savages "monster" Nicola Sturgeon after First Minister's resignation
Former undisputed super-lightweight champion Taylor has taken aim at the Scottish First Minister after she today announced her resignation after polls said four in ten voters wanted her to quit
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'Nicola Sturgeon's resignation is a major obstacle stripped from Labour’s path'
If Keir Starmer can win back seats in Labour’s former Scottish heartlands then he will be a step closer to winning an overall majority in next year’s general election, writes the Mirror's Jason Beattie
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Ukraine may have to wait years for British fighter jets, warns defence chief
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace outlined the practical difficulties of supplying Kyiv with sophisticated aircraft after President Volodymyr Zelensky appealed to the UK to provide 'wings for freedom'
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Nicola Sturgeon replacement odds as First Minister quits - runners and riders
Nicola Sturgeon made the bombshell announcement today that she will resign as Scotland's First Minister and SNP leader after recognising the time had come to step aside from her post
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Nicola Sturgeon quits as Scottish First Minister in surprise announcement
The First Minister has seen her popularity plummet, with a poll earlier this week finding four in ten voters wanted her to quit, and a source said she has "had enough"
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Jeremy Corbyn will not stand as a Labour candidate at next election says Starmer
Jeremy Corbyn accused Keir Starmer of a 'flagrant attack on the democratic rights of Islington North party members', saying it is their decision who their candidate should be at the next election
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Starmer tells critics 'back me or quit' as he says Labour party 'not going back'
Labour leader Keir Starmer said the party was 'unrecognisable' from when he took over from Jeremy Corbyn and the changes he has made are 'permanent, fundamental, irrevocable'
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EHRC ends 'monitoring' Labour - 2 years after damning anti-Semitism report
In a speech on Wednesday the Labour leader Keir Starmer will say the announcement is an 'important moment in the history of the Labour Party' - but not 'the end of the road'
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Dominic Raab goes skiing as lavish Foreign Office spending on his watch unveiled
Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab escaped to the snowy mountains as a bullying probe into allegations made by as many as two dozen civil servants looms over him
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Man with explosives arrested outside Switzerland parliament as capital evacuated
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Harry and Meghan 'undecided' on whether to attend King Charles’ coronation
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be invited as part of the 2,000 strong congregation at Westminster Abbey on May 6, although despite being the King’s son, Harry will play no special role if he does show up
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Brexit and Tory infighting has put businesses off the UK, minister admits
Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride conceded that creating "friction" with major trading partners will have an impact, after the head of the International Chamber of Commerce UK said Labour is now winning the argument on business
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Donald Trump first challenger announces Republican candidacy for US president
Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor, is the first Republican to put herself forward to take on Donald Trump in the competition to lead the Republican Party into the 2024 elections
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Covid inquiry told it must look at whether Tory cuts hampered pandemic readiness
Pete Weatherby KC, representing the Covid Bereaved Families for Justice group, told a preliminary hearing today that he backs a call by the TUC for austerity to be looked at in the long-anticipated probe
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Tories should fight election on 'culture wars and trans debate', says new chief
Conservative Deputy Chairman Lee Anderson, who was promoted by Rishi Sunak last week, said the Tories would likely put a 'mix of culture wars and trans debate' at the heart of its general election offer
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British Embassy spy 'put lives at risk' when he sold secrets to the Russians
David Ballantyne Smith, 58, gathered a mass of classified information for Russia while working as a security guard in the British Embassy in Berlin
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National one-minute silence will mark a year since Russia's invasion of Ukraine
The Prime Minister will lead the moment of reflection from Downing Street at 11am next Friday to show the UK’s unwavering solidarity with Ukraine as it continues its courageous fight against Putin
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Mum's fresh hope for justice 25 years after son found dead at bottom of Thames
After spending a 25th Christmas without Ricky Reel, his mum Sukhdev Reel has been told the police will now take a look at her son's case with 'fresh eyes'
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Vladimir Putin preparing for 'more war' in Ukraine with new attacks planned
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg was forced to deny the coalition is at war with Moscow despite NATO's backing for Kyiv as the first anniversary of the invasion approaches
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Tory council chief quits with blast at Jeremy Hunt over forced tax rises
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council leader Drew Mellor slammed the Treasury which he said appears 'determined that the future of local government is one of maximum council tax and cuts to services'
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Broadcaster Jonathan Dimbleby says BBC chair must quit over Johnson loan row
BBC chairman Richard Sharp apologised for introducing Canadian businessman Sam Blyth to Cabinet Secretary Simon Case in 2020 when Mr Blyth was offering to guarantee a loan for the ex-PM
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Tory Deputy Chair faces libel claim over 'defamatory allegations of bribery'
It comes less than a week after Rishi Sunak appointed the Tory MP Mr Anderson to the central Conservative Party role - despite a string of controversial comments