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'Glitter protest against Keir Starmer only demonstrated why he's next PM'
One protester's attempt to embarrass Keir Starmer in at the party's conference in Liverpool backfired spectacularly when the Labour leader shook it off with sparkling poise
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'Labour's Keir Starmer has never looked more like the leader of this country'
'With jacket off, and sleeves rolled up, Keir Starmer looked so ready for the job of rebuilding Britain, that no-one would have been surprised if he brought out a trowel'
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Keir Starmer tells families 'I will fight for you' as he promises new Britain
Labour leader Keir Starmer defiantly set out his pitch to become PM after a glitter-throwing protester attempted to disrupt his party conference speech in Liverpool
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'I find it depressing that some families cannot afford to feed their children'
The latest instalment of Love Island legend Amy Hart's daily updates from Labour party conference in Liverpool as Keir Starmer set out his stall ahead of election
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'This may be the moment Keir Starmer won the battle to be the party of change'
The Mirror's Jason Beattie says the protestor who stormed the stage did not need to shower glitter on the Labour leader - his speech showed he can sparkle
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Keir Starmer speech live - Labour demand 'decade in power' to sort out Tory mess
The Labour leader shrugged off the bizarre glitter attack, which led to a 28-year-old man being arrested. Following the drama he outlined plans for a "decade of national renewal"
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Labour will end car insurance rip-offs where drivers in some areas pay more
Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh pledged to ensure motorists are not paying over the odds to insure their vehicles in a speech to Labour Party conference
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Labour promises the bloody truth to nuke veterans
Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner pledged full accountability to nuclear veterans battling for the truth about their missing blood records
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7 key moments and policies from Keir Starmer's major Labour conference speech
The Labour leader vowed to 'fight for you' and rebuild Britain in his speech to the Labour Party conference. Here are the key moments and policies from Keir Starmer's address
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'Voters will applaud unfazed Keir Starmer after glitter-throwing protester'
The Mirror's Kevin Maguire writes that Keir Starmer's speech was 'his best by far as Labour leader. He forcefully and repeatedly hammered home the case for Labour'
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Keir Starmer vows to build new towns across country in Labour conference speech
The party leader addressed grassroots activists gathered in Liverpool after a protester stormed the stage and showered him with glitter, in a major security breach
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Keir Starmer glitter protester dragged off Labour stage in major security breach
The start of Keir Starmer's conference speech was disrupted by a protester who showered the Labour leader in glitter before being dragged off stage by security
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'Only Labour can save British steel industry from annihilation', warn workers
Shadow Business Minister Sarah Jones held talks with union officials on the margins of Labour's annual conference in Liverpool, amid fears over jobs at Port Talbot plant
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Asylum seekers forced back onto barge after deadly bacteria outbreak
A total of 39 migrants were put on the barge moored in Portland, Dorset, in August, but they were removed within days after legionella bacteria was discovered in the water supply
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Scottish leader fears family trapped in Gaza will not make it through the night
Scottish First Minister and nationalist party leader Humza Yousaf revealed his fears for his parents-in-law as Israel's military avenges the terrorist attacks by Hamas
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Keir Starmer to outline plans for 10 years as PM in speech to Labour conference
The Labour leader will declare he is ready to unleash a 'decade of national renewal' as he makes what could be his last conference speech before a general election
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'Israel peace hopes must never be abandoned - not matter how small they feel'
Any notion of peace in Israel feels dispiritingly low following this weekend's horrifying turn of events - but hope must never be abandoned amidst this extreme violence
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Keir Starmer vows to take on shoplifting menace to make our streets safe
The Labour leader will end the scandal that has seen criminals escape punishment if stolen goods are worth below £200 and increase punishments for those who assault shopworkers
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Will Young says he's terrified to be gay man in Tory Britain as he backs Labour
In an interview with the Mirror, the singer said he plans to leave the country if Rishi Sunak wins the elections as he accused the Conservatives of creating 'climate of fear'
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'Keir Starmer needs to give us hope there will be real change on knife crime'
Darren Lewis knows only too well the heartbreak that comes with our knife epidemic, and he says we urgently need a better way forward and a national strategy so families don't live in fear
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Labour to stop rape victims having to hand in irrelevant texts and medical data
In an interview with the Mirror, Shadow Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood revealed plans to stop women feeling like 'like their entire lifetime is put on trial'
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Asylum lawyers threatened with acid attacks and pet killings by far-right thugs
Lawyer James Elliott read out a chilling letter received by his office which threatened to "deal with" those who assist asylum seekers - saying someone will be killed if politicians don't dial down hate speech
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Nuke veterans' long fight for a medal must never be repeated, vows Labour
The nuclear veterans' five-year fight for official recognition has led to a promise of wholesale reform of the medal system
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Mark Drakeford piles pressure on Keir Starmer over free school meals
In an exclusive interview, the First Minister of Wales also urged caution about a general election victory and revealed what he was most looking forward to in retirement
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Labour will drag UK from 'wreckage of Tory misrule' and declare war on waste
Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves said Labour will fight the election on the economy in what could be the last party conference before voters head to the pools