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Daily Express - Politics

Rachel Reeves is back! She's still wreaking havoc and Andy Burnham just lets it happen -- Rachel Reeves is safely on the back benches but her dire legacy lives on.

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Nightmare for Andy Burnham as new figures show debt soaring and tax rises likely

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OPINION - 'King' Andy Burnham has slapped British public in face – only Reform UK will sort this out

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ANALYSIS - Taxpayers will be furious if they have to pay for Harry's security - they must be told

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Angela Rayner blasted after taking £20k from oil lobbyist - despite 'cheering on' Net Zero - The Housing Secretary is facing criticism for accepting the £20,000 donation.

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Huge blow for Sadiq Khan as new poll reveals what Londoners really think of him

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Andy Burnham defends shocking new guidance telling asylum seekers not to rape -- Prime Minister defends new advice for asylum seekers on sex and consent

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Sunday deadline for £150 2026 cash boost for people on 4 benefits

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Labour breaks silence on Meghan Markle and Harry's return with 'reconciliation hope' -- The bombshell news about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's return to the UK came to light last night.

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How 'diabolical' London roadworks became sad summary of all that's wrong with the UK today

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Home Office forced to teach migrants that rape is wrong and women are equal to men -- Exclusive: The Home Office has issued new guidance to asylum seekers telling them 'this means...

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Andy Burnham called out live on ITV and accused of making sweeping statement -- Andy Burnham has been called out live on ITV after he said councils are to be given powers to...

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Andy Burnham urged to cut taxes as inflation pushes up costs for households -- The Prime Minister and his Chancellor deliver their first Budget on October 28

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Andy Burnham blasted over North Sea oil and gas – 'too chicken!' -- Tory frontbencher takes swipe at PM in row over drilling

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Reckless Russian and Iranian spies 'could spark mass-casualty attack in UK'

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ANALYSIS - Andy Burnham's man-of-the-people image in doubt over lavish freebies – 'not a good look'

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POLL - Should Labour scrap net zero? Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has vowed to get rid of the national 2050 target, arguing it is...

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Reform rebel vows to fight to stay in party as civil war rages

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Labour urged to close 'dangerous' child sex doll loophole - Possession of a child-like sex doll is not an offence in the UK, but those who import them can...

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Andy Burnham's shocking £345,000 in donations EXPOSED - from Aintree to Glastonbury

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POLL - POLL: Should the speed limit on UK motorways be raised to 80mph?

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Andy Burnham slammed after new shock in Labour sentencing row - 'utterly shambolic' -- Many domestic killers are convicted of this after claiming to have lost control in the moment,...

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ANALYSIS - State pension triple lock is a vital lifeline - but it's under threat like never before

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Angela Rayner and Andy Burnham have declared war on countryside - they will pay for this -- OPINION: Labour, led by the champion of a big city, launched a tax raid on farming families and...

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Andy Burnham breaks silence after 'exchanging messages' with 'fake Trump official'

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James Cleverly is right to recoil at council's absurd move – get a flaming grip! -- OPINION - LESLEY-ANN JONES: Warning - this latest gem from the world of inclusivity will make...

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Angela Rayner's big boast is a complete fantasy - it's about to blow up in Burnham's face

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Angela Rayner blasted over 'disastrous' policy after 'dire' unemployment figures - Critics have blamed Labour's tax hikes and workers' rights legislation for the unemployment figures

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Angela Rayner accused of making it easier for travellers to set up 'illegal' sites

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John Healey's big gamble will end in disaster - and rain hellfire on Andy Burnham -- The new Chancellor has a plan - but it's so risky we should all be worried.

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Reform's Robert Jenrick just exposed this - it's a major betrayal of hard-working Brits

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Robert Jenrick just announced massive plan to change benefits system – it's about time -- Whitehall Editor Jonathan Walker was in the room for the dramatic announcement

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Andy Burnham warned 'virtue-signalling' 2030 ban will 'cripple economy'

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OPINION - Kemi Badenoch could scupper Andy Burnham's dream of Labour rule into 2030s - Kemi can't afford to be complacent - she must take this chance for the good of Britain.

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Major Andy Burnham blunder as PM 'exchanged messages' with 'fake Trump official'

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Robert Jenrick sets out bombshell Reform UK plans to end 'foreign welfare rip-off' Reform UK sets out plans to slash the welfare bill

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Andy Burnham's depressing idea will breed a low-aspiration generation of children

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Tories pledge major crackdown on illegal traveller sites to end 'two-tier treatment' -- The Conservatives have promised to end the 'two-tier treatment' of travellers

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State pension triple lock update as new report exposes huge crisis

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The scale of pensioner poverty in Britain shames us all -- Millions of pensioners face relentless anxiety relentless anxiety as they wonder where the next...

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Reform faces the next big challenge to make Farage Prime Minister

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Teenage criminals in balaclavas are plaguing our town centres - 1 thing must be done now! -- OPINION - JJ ANISIOBI: Hiding faces behind balaclavas and other coverings should not be...

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OPINION - 'Andy Burnham is repeating Starmer's biggest mistake and putting UK in danger'

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High street pharmacists warn of 'medicines shortages crisis' with supply system 'broken' Labour is accused of a 'disgraceful' silence as pharmacists say medicines shortage should be...

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Full list of banned items after 'severe' nationwide alert - it's not just barbecues

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This damning stat tells us all we need to know about Burnham's thoughts on small boats -- OPINION - NICK FERRARI: And he's already managed to contradict himself!

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Petition to ban halal slaughter reaches huge milestone as Government responds

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Sadiq Khan blasted over 'bonkers' £2m a year project 'almost nobody is using' -- Critics have told the Mayor of London and Chair of TfL to scrap the costly scheme that they say...

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Labour makes huge call on banning petrol and diesel cars

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OPINION - 'Clacton's patriots stuck two fingers up at the establishment - I'm just getting started' EXCLUSIVE: Nigel Farage writes direct to Express readers after sealing his return to the Commons...

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ANALYSIS - I walked the streets of Clacton hours after Farage's win - locals didn't want to know

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ANALYSIS - Andy Burnham's latest asylum seeker plan reveals why he can't be trusted on immigration - The answer isn't to move asylum seekers from British cities to British villages, writes Jonathan...

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Andy Burnham thinks his new migrant plan is genius - but it's about to blow up in his face

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Farage breaks silence with defiant statement after missing Clacton by-election results -- Nigel Farage won with 22,239 votes, with Count Binface in second place on 9,455 votes.

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Nigel Farage won't attend Clacton by-election count after police warning

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What about the exit poll for the Clacton by-election? -- The Clacton by-election took place on Thursday (August 13) with Nigel Farage looking to retain...

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ANALYSIS - Nigel Farage wins Clacton by-election but now faces one big question

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Yvette Cooper reveals Keir Starmer migrant bombshell in astonishing attack -- Ms Cooper said Sir Keir had a "bring me solutions, not problems" style of management.

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Andy Burnham urged to u-turn on Rachel Reeves era to rescue economy

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Zia Yusuf blasts Vodafone CEO over illegal migrant scandal - 'liable to go to prison' It comes after left-wing charity Care4Calais revealed it has dished out 2,221 pre-paid Vodafone...

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Andy Burnham expecting us to cheer asylum policy is sickening – nobody voted for this

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John Healey is 'Reeves with a packet of pork scratchings' - we could all pay the price

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POLL: Do you trust Andy Burnham to cut number of small boat migrants arriving in UK?

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Labour 'building up a mountain of debt' – Andy Burnham has 'no idea how to fix the mess' -- In a worst-case scenario, debt interest could spiral to nearly half of government revenue,...

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Andy Burnham calls for major summer ban on high street staple amid national emergency

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I watched Ann Widdecombe's funeral - 1 thing will stay with me -- Express reporter Adam Toms was at Buckfast Abbey during the former Conservative MP and Reform UK...

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Ann Widdecombe laid to rest at Buckfast Abbey as friends pay heartbreaking tribute

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OPINION - Nigel Farage is far from done – and Andy Burnham's cowardly dithering proves it - The wokerati are profoundly wrong yet again.

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Labour tax anything that moves – blame for hollowed-out high streets lies at their feet

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POLL - Should middle-class areas be forced to house more migrants?

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POLL - Is Andy Burnham right to insist Middle Class towns and villages take more small boats - Over 900 small boat migrants have arrived in the UK in just three days.

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Andy Burnham giving middle classes 'vindictive punishment' in latest migrant plans

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Andy Burnham slammed by every police chief in Britain over latest blunder

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Andy Burnham just got slapped in the face - by the experts hired to tell us he was great

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Angela Rayner's children 'disgusted' over 1 thing she does -- Rayner has addressed the habit in an interview.

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Fury as Andy Burnham admits small-boat crosssings could continue for YEARS - 'it's chaos!'

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Government breaks silence as Andy Burnham 'could scrap hated Rachel Reeves policy' -- EXCLUSIVE: Officials have issued a statement after being asked if the Government could dump the...

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Andy Burnham under pressure to call COBRA meeting as UK on course for hottest summer ever

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Andy Burnham call to raise £18,000 personal tax allowance hits key threshold -- New figures reveal impact of freeze - and how much people are losing in tax

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Donald Trump discovery at her own family home left Stormy Daniels appalled

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Watch the moment the French intercept a dinghy as shock new stats emerge

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SNP's John Swinney blasted over eye-watering cost of World Cup trip - 'Remember this!'

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Fury as ex-archbishop of Canterbury launches 'divisive' attack on Nigel Farage

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Home Office translates guidance telling asylum seekers not to rape into multiple languages

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Andy Burnham just proved he's clueless - unless he wakes up, Britain will be bankrupt

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Secretive committee to decide who pays Harry and Meghan's £2m security bill -- A committee known as RAVEC makes decisions about royal security

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Andy Burnham breaks silence on Meghan Markle and Harry ahead of shock UK return -- The Sussexes are returning to Britain six years after they stepped back as full-time working royals.

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Richard Tice slaps down Reform UK critics as civil war rages -- Nigel Farage's deputy lashed out following criticism of Zia Yusuf

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ANALYSIS - Andy Burnham just made a surprising but very dangerous enemy as prison plan unravels

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Shabana Mahmood reveals what she really thinks about France's failure to stop small boats

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Andy Burnham just ran out of time – now a terrifying storm is about to sweep him away

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Labour's net zero madness 'pushes up supermarket prices and costs taxpayers £877m' -- Conservatives vow to scrap electric lorry rules costing millions

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Andy Burnham's in danger of missing out on one of Britain's strongest assets -- OPINION - OLIVIER ROBERT-MURPHY: We cannot afford to limit ourselves when facing a crisis so large.

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Andy Burnham's already suffered one fate that few if any politicians survive -- OPINION - VIRGINIA BLACKBURN: Have we already seen the moment it all went wrong?

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OPINION -- The Government just admitted too many migrants are ignoring our laws - it's so dangerous

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The huge sum Angela Rayner earned outside Parliament - despite attacking 'second job' MPs

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Criminal gangs dumping waste to have cars and houses seized

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Andy Burnham makes huge announcement on giving away some of his £182k salary

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Reform UK in huge poll boost after Nigel Farage's by-election victory

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Angela Rayner misses the point yet again – this Tory fix can't come soon enough

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Reform's new £429 PIP payments for claimants on table in DWP overhaul -- Proposals unveiled on Monday include replacing PIP and the health-related part of Universal...

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Bombshell poll reveals Nigel Farage's 'true chances' in new by-election -- Reform UK's main Westminster political rivals boycotted last week's by-election as Nigel Farage...

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Andy Burnham just got torn to shreds AGAIN - his own advisers are in full revolt

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Wake up, Andy Burnham – it's simple-minded Greens, not UK public, risking wildfires

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Andy Burnham announces 'absolutely massive' change to buses in UK city

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UK borough on brink of England's biggest ever council tax increase - a whopping £2,650

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Reform's Zia Yusuf issues furious 'blanket ban' threat to Pakistan as grooming row grows

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Dropping net zero targets could cut £200 off household electricity bills -- New report argues that axing net zero targets could save households hundreds on electricity bills

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Andy Burnham issues three-word response after Vladimir Putin's chilling threat to UK -- Russia warned the UK could face a "higher price" for its involvement in the Ukraine conflict

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Andy Burnham on brink of snap election - one nightmare scenario should terrify us all

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Labour's jobs nightmare worsens as new figures paint 'dire' picture for UK

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Pensioners warned they may face tax demands after £500 state pension boost in April

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POLL - POLL: Is Angela Rayner right to soften laws on 'illegal' traveller sites? Vote now

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Reform UK civil war erupts as key party figure suspended -- Tim Montgomerie has been suspended over repeated criticism of Nigel Farage's party

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Nigel Farage handed major poll boost after Clacton by-election victory -- New research shows that Britons tend to say the by-election was a good result for the Reform UK boss

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POLL - POLL: Should benefit claimants be made to clean up high streets?

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Sadiq Khan under fire as London covered in 'ugly tower blocks - 'stop building them'

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Free bus pass rule to end on August 31 for over 14 million people - update from govt

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Andy Burnham's intervention on migrant crisis proves PM has missed point completely

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Migrants sleep under bridges in UK town as fears of 'Calais Jungle-style' camps soar

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Labour MP suspended after questions over taxpayer-funded Covid loan

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Tories to scrap EU red tape to 'save' summer jobs for youngsters -- Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch backs changes to employment law

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Andy Burnham's texts to fake Trump aide 'most likely Iran, China or Russia spy op' -- EXCLUSIVE: An expert has said the Prime Minister has been made to look a fool after exchanging...

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Reform announces huge plan for unemployed to clean parks and repair council houses

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Should foreign nationals be banned from claiming UK benefits?

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Labour are destroying UK farming – Andy Burnham offers only smoke and mirrors

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Kemi Badenoch joined an Establishment stitch-up to make a mockery of voters

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Andy Burnham faces bombshell decision - and he's walking straight into a trap -- Our new PM is being pushed into making a brutal choice. And he'll be damned whatever he does,...

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Bans on swimming pools and window cleaning to save water - even if it rains -- Some rain may come this week, but that won't solve the water shortage

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Burnham warned historic parks 'at risk' of destruction after major reforms

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Louise Haigh sent deafening wildfire alert as fury erupts over 'misuse'

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David Lammy keeps taxpayer-funded home for summer despite being sacked

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OPINION - Lee Anderson issues damning verdict on huge scandal - 'Out of control!'

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Andy Burnham issued huge demand over Labour's hated farm inheritance tax raid

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Reform UK pledges to ban foreign nationals from claiming almost all benefits

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Blow to Andy Burnham as his popularity takes hit in new poll -- New polling shows the Prime Minister's net approval rating has dropped.

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Reform UK unveils plan to cut £50 billion a year from soaring benefits bill -- Reform's Treasury spokesman said the plan would be the biggest shake-up of the welfare state in...

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Plan for new generation of defence factories across North East o UK can tackle threats

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I exposed migrant smugglers' plot - and the worst is yet to come

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Westminster insider names 3 MPs you'd never want to go to the pub with – and 3 you would

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Voters want change as animal welfare no longer a niche concern

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A 'girls' trip' to Kyiv turned this British activist into Putin's enemy -- Under the radar, a 32-year-old with a great heart and an even bigger vision has brought scores...

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Andy Burnham warned military need answers on funding as enemies marvel at UK complacency -- The Prime Minister has been challenged to commit 3% of GDP to defence by 2030 as former top...

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Parents say say raising vaping age to 21 will protect kids

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Andy Burnham warned new Labour tax bomb would 'destroy investment' in Britain

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Andy Burnham warned to scrap woke green policies as they 'make wildfires worse'

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Andy Burnham wanted to knock Farage out - but he's back on his feet

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Farage and Badenoch battle for survival - but there can be only one winner

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British farmers finally set for extra funding to tackle UK's horror droughts

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Andy Burnham's nightmare begins now - his 'bounce' may not last -- The new Prime Minister faces dilemmas on social care, asylum and tax, writes Whitehall Editor...

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Full list of 43 UK towns and villages where households are set for £250 boost -- Some bill-payers could ultimately get £2,500 off their electricity bills over 10 years.

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Andy Burnham creates brand new government role as UK devastated by wildfires

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Nigel Farage issues huge warning to rivals in your Express after Clacton by-election win

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Richard Tice slams 'cowardly chickens' after Nigel Farage wins Clacton by-election

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Reform insider makes huge second Clacton by-election prediction - Tories should be worried

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PC Andrew Harper's mum slams 'injustice' as bombshell polling rocks Andy Burnham -- Exclusive: Debbie Adlam, thanked the public for a "phenomenal response" in the fight against...

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Nigel Farage's victory has exposed stupidity of haters who didn't have guts to take him on -- OPINION - CAROLE MALONE: His haters are showing with each and every utterance just how out of...

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Andy Burnham's migrant plan 'about punishing people for not voting Labour'

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Parliament's probe into Nigel Farage's finances restarts hours after Reform win in Clacton

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Richard Tice claims Reform has evidence of threat to Farage but won't hand it to police

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Lee Anderson fumes at BBC host over Nigel Farage grilling - 'you're very rude'

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More than ONE MILLION people back calls to keep PC Andrew Harper's killers locked up

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Andy Burnham bombshell as poll shows fewer than one in 10 back controversial policy

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Clacton by-election results in full as Nigel Farage re-elected MP -- There were a record 34 candidates standing in the Clacton by-election

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Raging Nigel Farage's bombshell Clacton-on-Sea announcement leaves supporters stunned -- Nigel Farage dramatically announced he would boycott the Clacton by-election count after...

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'Am I angry? I'm very angry' - Furious Farage declares victory and erupts at establishment

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Nigel Farage wins Clacton by-election as Count Binface gets over 9,000 votes

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Reform UK and Tory councils vow legal war over Burnham's asylum plan

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Fury grows at pro-immigration Labour MP now upset at migrants moving to her town

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Kemi Badenoch issues warning to water companies over unexpected bill hikes -- Water companies have been given the green light to increase bills for customers by an extra...

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Andy Burnham says he's 'angry' water bills have shot up - but he's doing nothing about it -- Fury has erupted as millions of people could pay more for their water bills, writes Shadow...

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OPINION - Andy Burnham loyalists are already fretting about one of PM's habits

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Britain's asylum seeker hotspots MAPPED: See the areas housing 1,000+ migrants

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Andy Burnham issued stark warning over UK economy

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Trump just put US on brink of meltdown - now he'll shoot Andy Burnham down in flames

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John Healey goes all in on Rachel Reeves's pensions grab - brutal 67% inheritance tax rate -- ANALYSIS - HARVEY JONES: From next April, our pensions will be fair game for HMRC.

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Only one country has ever made a wealth tax work – and it's not Britain -- OPINION - NICK PERRETT: A wealth tax might tick all the right buttons, but take it from me, they...

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Terrifying warning over Andy Burnham's jail release plan - 'may lead to murder'

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Andy Burnham 'shows how out of touch he is' over 'disgraceful' migrant plan

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Zack Polanski's as dim as a cave – here's what he said that convinced me we're doomed

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New parcel rules for Royal Mail, Evri, Amazon deliveries - legislation bid set out

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Early general election fears erupt as Andy Burnham urged to call snap vote -- Leading pollster says Prime Minister should go to the country early

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Police dogs and Taser armed cops surround Buckfast Abbey ahead of Ann Widdecombe's funeral -- The former Conservative MP and Reform UK spokeswoman was killed in her own home in July.

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Andy Burnham calls emergency Cobra meeting as UK faces crisis

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Revealed: 43 areas where households are set to get up to £2,500 off electricity bills

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'Woke' policies could cost Britons tens of thousands of pounds in retirement

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Labour's migrant failure EXPOSED as mega-dinghy chaos explodes – 'we've lost control' -- EXCLUSIVE: Expresso regular Esther McVey described the situation as a "national emergency that...

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Andy Burnham 're-traumatising victims' as he's blasted for constant U-turns -- The Prime Minister insisted "there is more that can be done" after previously claiming he has...

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Andy Burnham demands 'all parts of the country' have homes for asylum seekers

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ANALYSIS - Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch have been sent a blunt message by terrified voters

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John Healey about to unleash '£25bn Budget tax blitz' - it's worse than Rachel Reeves

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Nigel Farage hit by poll blow days before Clacton by-election

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OPINION - I've been reluctant to write this but how are 200,000 small boat arrivals not an invasion? OPINION - PAUL BALDWIN: Sorry but when boats containing 230 people are arriving on our shores...

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Nigel Farage slaps down Reform ally Zia Yusuf for branding ex-Defence Secretary 'traitor' -- Nigel Farage broke his silence on the issue after a war of words erupted between Zia Yusuf and...

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Andy Burnham breaks silence on PC Andrew Harper's killers with massive announcement

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