Is there a different way to fix the small boats crisis?
As ‘one in, one out’ scheme ends, refugees still want to cross the Channel despite French police aggression and hostile…
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Burnham faces questions over push to scrap photo ID voting requirement
Ministers reportedly seeking to halve time for Lords scrutiny of voting and donations changes amid election speculation…
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Labour has got the message – developing nations suffer most from bond market turmoil | Heather Stewart
Just as Brown and Blair did in 2005, Andy Burnham aims to champion debt relief to help developing countries Developing…
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Britain stands behind Zelenskyy, says Streeting after Trump’s call for new leader in Ukraine
Defence secretary backs Ukrainian president and says priority is to maintain western unity over Russia conflict Britain…
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Surgeon faces deportation as Home Office revokes refugee status for Syrians
UK classifies Syria as safe to return to despite UN refugee body’s advice A Syrian plastic surgeon is facing…
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After RAF Fairford incident, how big a threat to the UK is Iran?
Although there is scepticism about Tehran’s capabilities, it has become clear it wants Britain to feel it poses a risk…
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Greens must avoid ‘capture by extremists and racists’, says party MP
Ellie Chowns says vote for ‘Zionism is racism’ policy by 0.4% of members shows party processes are not working A Green…
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‘Gaza is a moral tear in the universe’: Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor | Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty – podcast
Are we really living through ‘end times fascism’? Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor think so. In a new series from the…
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‘The real deal’: Sagal Abdi-Wali’s journey from child refugee to Labour MP in former PM’s seat
Decades of volunteering combined with years of active local party politics propels Abdi-Wali to victory over Green…
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UK coastguard agency chief faces calls to resign over ‘misleading’ claims in pay row
Regulator says poll data did not sufficiently back up claim of support for plan to stop remunerating rescue officers…
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Robert Jenrick launches scathing broadside against ‘Kensington Kemi’
Reform UK economics spokesperson seeks to associate Tory leader with metropolitan elite as party relations sour further…
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Tory tax break for banks has cost UK public purse £6bn, says TUC
Exclusive: Chancellor urged to reverse Jeremy Hunt’s tax surcharge cuts to claw back billions in lost revenue Business…
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Chair of Jewish Greens calls for Zack Polanski to resign after byelection loss
Vivien Lichtenstein urges party leader to quit over ‘Zionism is racism’ policy – but could face no-confidence motion…
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Did the Zionism row lose it for Zack Polanski? – podcast
Zack Polanski has lost the Holborn and St Pancras byelection to Labour’s Sagal Abdi-Wali. Despite the Greens increasing…
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Labour chair of housing committee calls for urgent funds for affordable homes in England
Exclusive: Abena Oppong-Asare urges chancellor to unlock billions of pounds, as housing associations say they could…
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Bragging rights for Burnham, blues for Farage: conference season winners and losers
While the Labour and Conservative leaders will be delighted with their showing, Nigel Farage, Ed Davey and Zack…
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A promising future now looks perilous for election loser Zack Polanski. He sowed, now he reaps | John Harris
There was a real chance of a Green byelection win in Holborn and St Pancras. He made bad decisions and cost his party…
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Holborn and St Pancras byelection loss will disappoint Greens – but there may also be relief
It may sound odd to think Zack Polanski would be happy with second place, but after his most challenging week in…
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Tories overstate net zero cost by nearly £500bn in apparent spreadsheet error
Exclusive: Badenoch’s flagship conference policy document cites £957bn estimate, twice the total in climate advisers’…
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British households would be £5,000 richer if we were more innovative. Let’s unleash our talents | Gordon Brown
We have a deep reservoir of assets, but struggle to turn small companies into global success stories. Innovation needs…
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NHS England mental health services review: what has it found and what does it recommend?
Prof Peter Fonagy’s 607-page report is categoric that mental distress has increased substantially and ‘cannot be…
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Polls close in Holborn and St Pancras byelection as Labour hopes to retain seat
Contest seen as test of Andy Burnham’s ability to unite Labour voters amid threat from Green party’s Zack Polanski…
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What would make your life easier? Martin Lewis asks public for ‘small ideas’ to improve UK
Finance expert launches Small Ideas Initiative to gather ‘practical, low-cost’ ideas to put before cross-party panel…
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British consulate in East Jerusalem will stay open as UK mission, says Ed Miliband
UK and Israel back away from full diplomatic confrontation, though British presence in Palestine will be much reduced…
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‘Come back’: EU flirts with UK rejoining – The Latest – podcast
Andy Burnham is pressing ahead with his Brexit U-turn, using a visit to Germany to make a ‘commitment to deeper EU…
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UK politics: Polls open in Holborn and St Pancras byelection – as it happened
Voters choosing replacement for Keir Starmer, who announced he was standing down last month The UK’s military is too…
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Former Labour MP cleared over role in fraudulent Covid-19 testing company
Court hears former justice minister Shahid Malik had only ‘very limited’ role in business that made £6.67m in three…
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Covid, Brexit and Liz Truss mini-budget led to lasting decline in mental health, study finds
Researchers found five events, including Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, caused serious damage to mental wellbeing across…
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Voting opens in high-stakes Holborn and St Pancras byelection
Zack Polanski has led energetic campaign for the Greens, while Labour will hope to hold on to Starmer’s old seat Voting…
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Labour Send changes at risk as parents rush to secure support, say experts
Overhaul of special education in England could unravel, thinktank finds, because of ‘use it before you lose it’ dynamic…
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The Guardian view on Conservative conference: struggling to break out of the comfort zone | Editorial
Kemi Badenoch’s personal brand is not strong enough to revive a party that so thoroughly lost the trust of the British…
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Tories accused of prioritising rich voters as Badenoch lays out inheritance tax cut plan
Party hopes to win over affluent middle-class voters as leader rejects calls to ‘unite the right’ in conference speech…
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Burnham, take note: water shareholders have their uses – they can be squeezed for cash | Nils Pratley
Owner of South West Water, Bristol Water and Bournemouth Water is tapping its investors for £550m after sewage spills…
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M&S Kemi: can the Tory leader win over core vote? – podcast
Kemi Badenoch has promised to ditch inheritance tax on family homes if elected as prime minister, leading to criticism…
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‘Palestinians will bear the cost’: UK consulate in East Jerusalem prepares to shut its doors
Forced closure marks low point in UK-Israeli relations, with reports UK is considering retaliatory expulsion of Israeli…
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Badenoch made the best of it – but the Tories still have a mountain to climb before any hope of No 10 | Henry Hill
Conference announcements on inheritance tax and childcare boosted the party’s mood, but the task is still holding off…
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