All news on the topic: Westminster

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Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan cleared as court overturns conviction in clash with transgender activist
Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan has had his conviction for damaging the mobile phone of a transgender activist overturned following an appeal hearing at Southwark Crown Court.
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London nightclub crash victim Klaudia Glam dies as ex-X Factor singer appears in court on attempted murder charge
A social media influencer who was hit by a car outside a central London nightclub on Sunday has died in the hospital.
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NHS doctor faces terror trial over alleged Hamas support posts as court date set
An NHS doctor charged with posting on social media in support of Hamas wore a ‘celebratory’ number 7 necklace in court today as she faces a trial next year.
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London Strikelists out in full force for the second day of Tube strikes
Strikelists have taken control of London once more for the second consecutive day of Tube strikes.
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The Mandelson fiasco shows how Starmer’s foreign policy misjudgments are piling up
You can’t kill something that is already dead. New details about Peter Mandelson’s disastrous appointment as Britain’s ambassador to Washington can trigger more paroxysms of outrage in Westminster.
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Rape survivors ‘retraumatised’ by hostile MP questioning in Westminster hearing
Victims of rape and sexual violence have informed parliamentarians that they felt anxious and distressed during a Westminster evidence session.
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Starmer and Macron unite to protect global shipping as Hormuz crisis threatens energy lifeline
International leaders will gather in Paris on Friday in the hopes of developing a plan to ensure the Strait of Hormuz remains open to shipping after the war in the Middle East ends.
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Former Arsenal midfielder faces seven rape counts as new allegations added
Former Arsenal footballer Thomas Partey has denied two further allegations of rape.
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Maya’s Tragedy: Death of a Two-Year-Old Sparks Fight for New Child Protection Law
The aunt of a toddler who was murdered by her mother’s new boyfriend has called on MPs to stand up and "make change happen" when they debate a new law aimed at saving other children from abusive partners.
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Labour MP faces second rules breach over undeclared Israel trip linked to pro-Israel lobby group
The vice chair of Labour Friends of Israel (LFI) has been found in breach of parliamentary rules, after failing to declare an all-expenses-paid trip to Israel.
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Missing phone of Morgan McSweeney sparks political row over Peter Mandelson documents
The Metropolitan Police are reviewing CCTV from the day Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff had his phone stolen, according to reports.
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Met police release PM aide’s 999 call as stolen government phone sparks security fears
In a highly unusual move, the Metropolitan Police have released the full transcript of a call made by the Prime Minister’s then chief of staff.
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Billionaire’s Westminster base draws scrutiny over links to hardline voices
Pardoned by Trump after breaching US banking regulations, Ben Delo offers funding, networking, and podcasting space to various groups, including those with strong views on migration and abortion.
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Why it is so difficult to track local government spending: billions lost in a maze of council accounts
For most of my adult life, I watched politics from the sidelines rather than actively engaging with it.
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Cabinet Office to investigate claims Labour-linked think tank paid firm to probe journalists who exposed £700,000 donations scandal
The Cabinet Office will "be looking into" allegations that a prominent think tank paid for an investigation into journalists reporting on its funding, Liz Kendall has said.
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Labour weighs Andy Burnham return to Westminster as Gorton and Denton by-election looms
Labour MPs are preparing to meet amid growing speculation that Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham could stand in an upcoming Westminster by-election triggered by the resignation of a local MP.
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“Bloodsucker” and “a special place in hell”: Robert Jenrick reveals furious private messages from Tory chief whip Rebecca Harris after defecting to Reform
Robert Jenrick has released a series of harsh messages sent to him by Conservative Chief Whip Rebecca Harris after he left the party for Reform.
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Labour insiders say senior figures tried to broker deal between Wes Streeting and Angela Rayner
According to reports, allies of Wes Streeting are trying to recruit ousted Angela Rayner to support him in a leadership contest in exchange for a Cabinet position and reinstatement as Deputy Prime Minister.
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Leopoldo Alejandro Betancourt Lopez Posts £2 million Bail amid Swiss money laundering extradition fight
Venezuelan energy magnate Leopoldo Alejandro Betancourt Lopez has been allowed to travel by private helicopter between his Chelsea and Oxfordshire residences while he contests efforts to have him sent to Switzerland on money-laundering charges.
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Attack in central London: woman in 20s reports rape in historic Victoria Embankment Gardens
The victim, in her 20s, reported she had been attacked in Victoria Embankment Gardens, Westminster, at around 4am on Tuesday.
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Farmers defy police ban and drive tractors into Westminster to protest Rachel Reeves’s inheritance tax plan
Police had banned tractors from Whitehall, but farmers angry about Rachel Reeves’s tax changes brought their budget day protest to Westminster anyway.
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Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan cleared of harassing trans activist but convicted of smashing her phone
Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan has been acquitted of harassing a transgender activist, but found guilty of causing criminal damage to her mobile phone.
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British ex-soldier speaks out as Kenya seeks his extradition for alleged killing near army base
Robert James Purkiss is facing extradition for the alleged septic tank murder of Agnes Wanjiru near an army training base.
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Defence secretary underpaid council tax due to Westminster classification mistake
Defence Secretary John Healey has admitted to underpaying nearly £1,500 in council tax on his Westminster flat due to "an administrative error" by Westminster City Council.
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Prince Andrew appears 173 times in Epstein files, making him the most-referenced Brit
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is the most mentioned British name in the bombshell cache of 23,000 Jeffrey Epstein-linked documents handed to the US House Oversight Committee by the Epstein estate.