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Daily Express - Politics

Andy Burnham 'out of his depth' as he inherits staggering £4.7bn defence bill -- EXCLUSIVE: Tobias Ellwood said he saw little option but to raise taxes to pay for the military...

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Sadiq Khan accused of lying about 'swastikas' outside his home

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Andy Burnham faces one big question over triple lock at next general election

2 hours ago

Keir Starmer's ministers no longer listen to him - nobody is running the country

2 hours ago

'Andy Burnham could be next prime minister – and I'm worried about one thing'

2 hours ago

Andrew Neil fact checks Andy Burnham rant - 'doesn't know what he's talking about'

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Andy Burnham breaks silence on plans for state pension triple lock in bombshell Q&A

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OPINION - Keir Starmer's just been told off by the police - a fitting way for his time as PM to end - OPINION: Why couldn't the Prime Minister get a World Cup wall chart like the rest of us?

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Andy Burnham humiliated as 'No 10 of the North' won't be ready until 2032

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Racist maths, witchcraft and all the other woke madness YOU are paying for!

17 hours ago

Police slam Keir Starmer's last-minute U-turn on pub World Cup openings as row explodes

18 hours ago

Andy Burnham urged to end social care crisis with massive changes to council tax

21 hours ago

Inside the illegal high street vape racket with criminal gangs taking over UK high streets

22 hours ago

OPINION - Keir Starmer just left Andy Burnham a brutal leaving present - our next PM will be raging - There's such a thing as a mean leaving gift, but this takes the biscuit.

14 hours ago

Andy Burnham embarrassed as 'tax plans' shredded by bankers - 'economically disastrous'

22 hours ago

Starmer's flagship mission boards quietly abolished - Exclusive: Sir Keir Starmer's flagship mission boards have been quietly abolished or have...

17 hours ago

Andy Burnham just pulled a fast one on rape gangs - and it's a gift to Nigel Farage -- Andy Burnham wants it both ways on the grooming gangs scandal. He can't have it.

1 day ago

New Defence Secretary Dan Jarvis branded a 'shifty weasel' by SAS Commander

22 hours ago

Zack Polanski faces fresh humiliation after disastrous Green Party result

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Andy Burnham reveals major tax bombshell

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Extraordinary conviction you may have missed – and it's a disaster for the DUP

1 day ago

Andy Burnham breaks silence on Chancellor pick with 'deliberate' choice -- The Makerfield MP, who is set to become Prime Minister later this month, was interviewed by...

1 day ago

'Makes my blood boil' - Fury erupts over grooming gang deportation scandal -- Downing Street said Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has asked Ms Mahmood to consider options for...

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Southport survivors slam empty 'promises' as they demand changes following massacre -- More parents face fines if they fail to prevent their children running amok, with ministers...

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Keir Starmer makes apology for scandal branded 'stain on our history' The Prime Minister met with campaigners on Thursday ahead of an official apology in the Commons.

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Former Border Force chief urges Labour to change these 3 things to stop new asylum crisis

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Labour admits it does not know where £15billion for defence will come from

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Keir Starmer's top adviser reveals cause of Labour's downfall

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Nigel Farage erupts as illegal migrants land in Clacton - 'nowhere is safe!'

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Andy Burnham's all set to bring back Loony Left of 1980s with toxic plot to weaken Britain

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Teachers will be trained to spot 'killer' children in Southport massacre review -- The Home Secretary, in a statement to Parliament, confirmed the Government has accepted all 67...

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Thomas Tuchel slapped down after he says children should skip school to watch England play -- An Education Minister dismissed the suggestion by the England manager and urged parents to send...

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Keir Starmer has risked our first line of defence – as a veteran I should know -- Britain will be less safe if we continue down this path.

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Parents and children let down by broken childcare system, warns cross-party report -- Parents who want to work are let down - but so are those who want to spend more time with children

1 day ago

Labour council forced into U-turn after ordering riverside pubs to remove benches

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Keir Starmer just shafted Andy Burnham by leaving him a £15bn defence black hole

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POLL - POLL: Should Andy Burnham put Angela Rayner in his Cabinet?

2 days ago

Coastguard rescue officers raise fears over impact of pay cuts on life-saving

2 days ago

Andy Burnham just showed his teeth – by sinking them into Angela Rayner -- Andy Burnham wants everybody to like him. But you can't please them all.

1 day ago

Andy Burnham giving bombshell interview -- Andy Burnham has revealed the location of No10 north during his first interview since becoming...

17 hours ago

With the risk of WWIII rising, our politicians are already waving white flags -- OPINION - ESTHER KRAKUE: Keir Starmer's desperate bid for a legacy has left a defence plan with...

1 day ago

I visited Manchester's Downing Street - it's as elusive as Andy Burnham's policies

1 day ago

New ban for migrant houses near schools and nurseries

2 days ago

Grooming gang victim reveals horrific broken deportation promise as rapist set to get out - The Pakistani predator will have served 14 of his 22-year sentence behind bars. And he will not...

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Kemi Badenoch launches scathing attack on Starmer over £5bn defence hole

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Children fall ill after swimming in river amid reports of 16-hour sewage spill

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Andy Burnham breaks silence on grooming gang deportation scandal as victims hit out

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Treasury ditching maths test means Burnham can't count on growth warns furious peer

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Caesar or Macbeth - Starmer's penultimate PMQs was farce not tragedy

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Lee Anderson tears into Keir Starmer over illegal migration – 'deport them!'

2 days ago

Keir Starmer torn apart at PMQs with brutal four-word attack -- Prime Minister told his controversial defence investment plan 'does not add up'

2 days ago

Bryan Adams releases new single mocking Donald Trump -- Bryan Adams is back with a song that refuses to stay polite as Trump's claims circle Canada again.

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Sorry Andy Burnham, Manchester's Downing Street already exists – and it's no fan of yours -- EXCLUSIVE: Andy Burnham is talking about bringing No 10 North to Manchester, but the street that...

2 days ago

Keir Starmer accused of dragging King Charles into party-political row

2 days ago

Ed Miliband dealt huge blow as Labour donor torpedoes chancellor bid – 'out of touch!'

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Andy Burnham's Labour plots huge tax grab - even Rachel Reeves wouldn't do this -- Andy Burnham is being pushed to drive our taxes to new highs. He'll be worse than Rachel Reeves,...

2 days ago

Andy Burnham dealt huge blow as new poll reveals what Brits really think of him

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Keir Starmer just let slip a spine-chilling secret - he's invited Putin to attack us NOW

3 days ago

Andy Burnham used £16,000 of taxpayers' cash to buy London flat

2 days ago

Kemi Badenoch skewers Keir Starmer within seconds with devastating PMQs question

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Rail project championed by Andy Burnham fails to learn expensive HS2 lessons -- MPs on the Public Accounts Committee also warned that lessons from the ballooning cost of HS2...

3 days ago

Burnham urged to axe £5bn migration grants to fund the military -- Exclusive: Andy Burnham has been urged to axe £5 billion worth of immigration grants to free up...

2 days ago

OPINION - Andy Burnham just proved he's as slippery as an eel - he's making Putin seem reasonable - Andy Burnham is dodging every punch in public but Chris Riches asks if this silence is in fact...

2 days ago

Home Office announces huge changes to asylum loophole exploited by criminals

3 days ago

Home Office issues huge update after migrant new-build home scandal

3 days ago

Labour blasted for 'prioritising' benefits over 'clear plan' on defence - Sir Keir Starmer has been blasted by critics after his long-awaited defence investment plan...

3 days ago

Vladimir Putin haemorrhaging money as payouts to Ukraine war dead reach £47.4bn

3 days ago

NHS maternity failures 'on a scale that shames our society'

3 days ago

Huge Brexit betrayal after Starmer hands EU students £30,000 fee discount

3 days ago

Labour's new immigration policy ripped apart by GB News star: 'It's complete lies'

3 days ago

Burnham's big idea has reduced Scotland and Wales to basket cases – now England's next

3 days ago

Andy Burnham issued 4-word command over state pension triple lock

3 days ago

ANALYSIS - Keir Starmer just slapped Ed Miliband round the face and took away his pocket money - Prime Minister and Energy Secretary used to be the best of friends, but now they've fallen out...

3 days ago

Afghan crime lord just explained why migrants come to UK illegally – we must now act -- OPINION - TIM NEWARK: There are tangible changes our politicians must make.

3 days ago

POLL: Should Jeremy Clarkson become a politician? Vote here -- Jeremy Clarkson has been very vocal about his views on government in the past - could he do a...

3 days ago

OPINION - Andy Burnham shouldn't give an inch to EU – it would be an economic disaster for UK

3 days ago

Andy Burnham urged to cut energy taxes as households face sky-high winter bills

3 days ago

Andy Burnham just made his first catastrophic mistake – he's already doomed to fail -- Andy Burnham is falling into exactly the same traps as Keir Starmer. The results will be the...

3 days ago

Andy Burnham set to shun Downing Street and keep Wigan home as PM

4 days ago

Smuggling kingpin's sick claim as he exposes callous business model - 'it's enjoyable'

4 days ago

Keir Starmer torn apart over £15bn defence spending plan - 'pointless!'

3 days ago

Keir Starmer finally publishes army tech plan - 'too little, too late'

4 days ago

Rachel Reeves's new £12k tax change leading to 'unintended consequences' -- AJ Bell's Sarah Coles said 'this is hardly the result the government would have been hoping for'

3 days ago

Labour's reckless new refugee plot is a disaster waiting to happen - it's madness -- OPINION - AMEER KOTECHA: Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood was meant to be one of the grown ups.

3 days ago

Burnham the Bandit heads for No 10 with one terrifying idea – watch out for your wallet -- OPINION - ESTHER MCVEY: Burnham's not exactly awash with ideas, but he's got one!

4 days ago

Britain barrels towards 'summer of chaos' as Andy Burnham takes the reins

4 days ago

OPINION - Andy Burnham just proved he's completely out of his depth - he can't be this clueless

4 days ago

Migrants will pay up to £10k for hotels and homes in bombshell new plan -- Migrants will face monthly bills for their accommodation, with Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood...

3 days ago

OPINION -- Kemi Badenoch: Britain is heading for a summer of chaos with Andy Burnham at the wheel

3 days ago

Nigel Farage savages Andy Burnham after bombshell plan revealed

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Forget Ed Miliband as Chancellor - Andy Burnham just made his biggest mistake yet

4 days ago

Labour civil war erupts as junior minister savages his boss over immigration

4 days ago

POLL: Is Andy Burnham avoiding scrutiny?

4 days ago

I was there at Andy Burnham's first major speech - what he hid from us is deeply alarming

4 days ago

Burnham hit by huge poll blow before he has even become PM -- The new polling is a major blow to the wannabe prime minister.

3 days ago

OPINION - I was in the room as Kemi Badenoch set out exactly why Andy Burnham is doomed to fail - The Conservative leader claims she is more prepared to be Prime Minister than anyone, writes...

4 days ago

Andy Burnham's 7 biggest promises as major speech reveals what he'll do as Prime Minister -- Incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham has revealed what he will do when he takes over

4 days ago

Outrage as Labour admits £5bn cost of migrant families moving to UK - 'restore sanity'

4 days ago

Reform UK announces candidate for crunch Greater Manchester mayoral election

4 days ago

Keir Starmer's green light to medical abuse of children is PM's woeful legacy -- OPINION - ESTHER MCVEY: This must be stopped.

4 days ago

Andy Burnham just unleashed his barmy army of hard-left tax zealots - and you will pay

4 days ago

Nightmare for Keir Starmer as petition against major policy hits huge milestone

5 days ago

Is Labour right to create a new way for refugees to come to UK? Vote now

5 days ago

Andy Burnham has a secret weapon – but he's about to blow it up with 1 move

4 days ago

Andy Burnham sparks outrage as he walks off stage without facing questions -- Britain's likely next PM is facing a backlash after refusing to take questions from journalists

4 days ago

Andy Burnham's radical plot to 'rewire' the economy -- Burnham is widely expected to become prime minister next month.

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Disgraced ex MP 'visited gay sauna' while calling homosexuality 'sinful' -- The former leader of the DUP was convicted last month of a string of sexual assaults including rape.

5 days ago

Andy Burnham told not dodge scrutiny over his radical plans

5 days ago

'Treason!' Reform's Zia Yusuf explodes over 'corrupt insiders' helping smugglers

5 days ago

Sadiq Khan under fire as Met could reopen 4,000 grooming gang cases - Police chiefs have been reviewing files dating back to 2010, amid fears many rapists are still...

5 days ago

Rupert Lowe issues Nigel Farage fierce 3-word warning as he vows to do 1 thing

5 days ago

Lucy Powell backs Ed Miliband for Chancellor despite fears of borrowing bonanza

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Fury as Starmer scraps plans to replace 13 ageing Royal Navy ships

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Senior Labour minister makes claim public 'don't want' General Election

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Fury as 'class warrior' Bridget Phillipson's family makes 900% profit on council house

6 days ago

Biographer 'more certain than ever' Farage prepared to do deal with Tories to win power

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Rachel Reeves pledges support in Kyiv as British commandos armed to seize Russia tankers -- A transformed commando force will gain kit which 'could be used to seize further Russian shadow...

5 days ago

OPINION - Nadhim Zahawi: Integration has too often been treated as optional with terrible results - Britons believe that we welcome people on the basis they act in accordance to British customs,...

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Kemi Badenoch tells Andy Burnham to face MPs before summer holidays -- The Conservative leader wants Parliament to delay going into the summer recess to Andy Burnham...

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Farage to do a deal with Kemi? Prolific political biographer predicts what will happen

6 days ago

Influencer Bea Elton wins debate in Parliament on public register of animal abusers

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Disaster for Labour as Brits don't trust party on defence -- The Conservatives and Reform UK are the two most trusted parties on the defence of the realm

5 days ago

I spoke to a migrant smuggler – one breathtaking admission left me flabbergasted

5 days ago

The staggering amount of money Reform voters are paying for a signed Nigel Farage shirt

6 days ago

Brace yourself for Labour's war on the middle class getting a whole lot worse

5 days ago

Kemi Badenoch destroyed Starmer and Labour's front bench – Burnham and Farage are next

5 days ago

OPINION - UK households can't afford Ed Miliband's net zero plans - it should worry us all - Ed Miliband needs to make net zero truly affordable or we're all cooked argues Alex Evans.

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Andy Burnham urged to unleash hard-left tax blitz that would turn UK into Soviet Russia -- As Andy Burnham gets closer to power, Labour activists are getting excited about all the taxes...

5 days ago

Rachel Reeves' new 22 per cent tax - and the 'loophole' to get around it -- After months of speculation, the new tax is here

6 days ago

Ex-Reform chief urges Nigel Farage to 'have a break'

6 days ago

Vape shops sum up 'what has gone wrong on Britain's high streets'

6 days ago

'Half a million extra out of work benefit claimants for each Prime Minister losing job' -- Westminster has rattled through prime ministers while ordinary Britons are stranded on benefits...

6 days ago

Reform UK cranks up war on woke with plans to blast 'toxic' culture in 'blueprint' council

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OPINION -- Reservists deserve more thanks - they deserve a tax cut

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Mayoral candidate in UK city backs 'car free Sundays'

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Warning Burnham has 'no experience of foreign affairs' as Iran crisis deepens

6 days ago

'Bizarre' Government trips to the Maldives cost taxpayer nearly £41,000

6 days ago

Fury as Shabana Mahmood vows to introduce new legal refugee routes

6 days ago

Mother of Rhiannon Whyte slams Labour's deportation crisis – 'makes me even angrier' -- EXCLUSIVE: At least 100,000 failed asylum seekers are feared to be living in Britain illegally...

7 days ago

Andy Burnham 'will betray farmers just like Keir Starmer did - he'll say anything!' -- EXCLUSIVE: Andy Burnham won't dare to challenge his party's neglect of rural England if he...

6 days ago

Andy Burnham could be about to call a general election and there's one huge reason why -- Former Greater Manchester mayor's words could come back to haunt him if he takes over at No 10

6 days ago

Migrant smuggling gangster claims to have contacts inside government in major shock

6 days ago

Top Andy Burnham aide's sick comment is a portent of the lunacy to come

7 days ago

POLL - Would Ed Miliband make a good chancellor? Readers can vote in our online poll on whether they think former Labour leader would do a good...

6 days ago

Cooper in open rebellion against Starmer's own Government over defence spending

6 days ago

Tories vow tax-free pay boost for Army reservists to swell force to 50,000

7 days ago

Britain's youth have been betrayed once again – did schools learn nothing from Covid?

6 days ago

Andy Burnham could be Prime Minister in just three weeks - but who is he really?

7 days ago

How one Brexit giant came just inches from dangerous disaster -- ANALYSIS - MARTYN BROWN:

6 days ago

I've figured out real reason behind Peter Murrell's bizarre behaviour -- OPINION - JUDY FINNIGAN: This behaviour was absolutely baffling, but I think I've figured it out.

6 days ago

What Andy Burnham as PM could mean for your mortgage -- He is widely expected to take over in a matter of weeks

7 days ago

Zia Yusuf opens fire on Andy Burnham in call for general election: 'Foisted on Britain'

7 days ago

Huge BBC Question Time bias row erupts as Zia Yusuf demands: 'Where's the evidence!'

7 days ago

Outrage as council taxpayers bankroll pro-migrant film screenings: 'Focus on fixing roads' The TaxPayers' Alliance has called on local authorities to 'explain why residents were made to...

6 days ago

Zia Yusuf says Reform UK blocked him running as MP in BBC Question Time bombshell

7 days ago

Migrant row fury as council chief erupts over Labour's plan for tiny village

7 days ago

Downing Street slaps down Shabana Mahmood as Labour civil war explodes

7 days ago

Labour's plan to release killers and rapists early are a 'gift' for career criminals

7 days ago

Starmer caves on defence as he prepares to give £1bn boost after row over spending

7 days ago

I'm a former police detective – I saw how politics let grooming gangs abuse children

7 days ago

Andy Burnham and Labour chaos put UK's Brexit freedoms 'at great risk' -- Dame Priti Patel issues dire warning following Sir Keir Starmer's resignation as Prime Minister

6 days ago

Martin Lewis 'up to £4,000 a year' update for anyone looking to buy a house -- It is now looking like people will only have a matter of months - at the very most - to act

6 days ago

Money expert warns 'risks' under new ISA rules - What you need to do before April -- An extra rule for ISAs could see people charged 22% on their interest earnings

6 days ago

Fears over triple lock as Andy Burnham warned of 'almighty battle' with pensioners

7 days ago

Poland tells citizens to max out British benefits before heading home

7 days ago

Labour migrant civil war goes nuclear as minister banned from getting documents -- The tension in Labour's top ranks just snapped, as a minister was frozen out of meetings and...

7 days ago

Humiliation for Zack Polanski as Green Party forced to return unlawful donation

7 days ago

OPINION - Animal welfare should matter to all of us - including the new PM

7 days ago

WASPI women in blistering attack on DWP over state pension changes - 'deep disappointment'

7 days ago

Nightmare for Andy Burnham as Reform wins seven by-elections with Labour smashed

7 days ago

Humiliating question Keir Starmer faces at NATO summit that he is powerless to answer -- OPINION: Everyone will watch Keir Starmer walk into the NATO summit like a man already gone.

6 days ago

POLL - POLL: Should 10 Downing Street be moved to Manchester? Readers can vote in our online poll on whether No 10 should be moved to Manchester

7 days ago

David Lammy accused of 'scaremongering' as top lawyers vent fury -- The Justice Secretary is under fire over plans to limit jury trials.

8 days ago

Mike Tapp fires back from California wedding after Mahmood demands sacking

8 days ago

Labour brutally mocked over desperate Andy Burnham claim

8 days ago

Rachel Reeves just showed us she's completely lost the plot - it'll make your blood boil - My head is going to explode and it's not the heat. It's Rachel Reeves.

7 days ago

Ed Miliband would be a 'disaster' as chancellor - brutal warning from Iceland's boss

8 days ago

Huge Labour row erupts as scramble for Andy Burnham's Cabinet rages on

7 days ago

The three diehard Remainers no Brexit voter will want to see in Andy Burnham's cabinet

7 days ago

Watch out Burnham! Next Labour leader has huge challenge as political rival surges in poll

7 days ago

Ministers must tackle 'silent killer' as cause of extreme heat named

8 days ago

Rachel Reeves is a serial peddler of delusions – farewell to one of worst ever double acts

8 days ago

Terror fears as Labour 'outsourcing security checks' after Afghanistan blunders -- Former Defence Secretary Sir Ben Wallace admitted Taliban fighters may have been granted asylum...

7 days ago

Labour civil war erupts as minister faces sack for 'unauthorised' immigration comments -- Furious row explodes as Shabana Mahmood demands that Sir Keir Starmer take action over...

8 days ago

Ed Miliband becomes frontrunner for chancellor after major Labour power move -- Net zero backer's chances of entering No 11 soar after huge backing

8 days ago

The date Andy Burnham could be crowned prime minister has been confirmed

8 days ago

Ed Miliband failed to back North Sea drilling to fund defence plan

8 days ago

Killers and rapists among thousands of criminals to be released early from UK jails -- Rapists, killers and sex fiends are to be sprung early from jail as part of a 6,000-strong...

8 days ago

Andy Burnham's secret election plot leaked by top team: 'Destroy the Right!'

8 days ago

UK 25C maximum workplace temperature law update as unions blast conditions

8 days ago

Andy Burnham facing Labour backlash over focus on North of England

8 days ago

Andy Burnham has exposed Labour's biggest weakness - it spells disaster

8 days ago

Champagne socialist's damning barb shows her joy at Starmer's downfall -- Tell us what you really think!

8 days ago

Rachel Reeves blasted in furious attack over cash ISA crackdown - Reform UK's Treasury spokesman hit out at the cash ISA crackdown.

7 days ago

Andy Burnham wasn't only winner in week he took Makerfield – many missed crucial victories -- While everyone was talking about Andy Burnham they missed these crucial wins.

8 days ago