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Daily Express - Politics

Dolly Parton's sharp five-word comment about Donald Trump as she feared 'upsetting fans' -- Country music legend Dolly Parton reportedly shut down a mention of President Donald Trump, who...

35 minutes ago

Fury as Andy Burnham forced to admit UK's 'most dangerous' prisoners will be released

56 minutes ago

Andy Burnham just set fire to a huge pile of cash - even Rachel Reeves didn't go this far

1 hour ago

Kemi Badenoch demands Andy Burnham 'get Britain drilling again'

3 hours ago

Migrants invading Britain – Labour and leftie judiciary doing all they can to destroy UK

22 hours ago

OPINION - 'Andy Burnham is chickening out of big decisions'

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Former Green Party candidate accused of stopping cheap energy plans - The boss of Natural England has been accused of blocking plans to build power plants that could...

56 minutes ago

Reform UK's blazing ambition to rebuild Britain and deliver the 'perfect cocktail'

3 hours ago

Andrew Neil sets out how China will dominate the west as Trump prepares to welcome Xi

3 hours ago

James Cleverly quits shadow cabinet

15 hours ago

Swinney makes fresh push for Scottish independence vote as Referendum Bill published

18 hours ago

'I met Kim Jong-un seven times - the terrifying rules and how one criticism could end you'

22 hours ago

John Healey just showed his true colours – now we know the truth about Andy Burnham too -- Chancellor John Healey is an honourable man. Or so we were assured.

1 day ago

Warnings of a £13 billion cost of migrants under Labour -- Alarm bells sounded as new analysis suggests British taxpayers could pay £13 billion for the...

56 minutes ago

Donald Trump issues fresh threat to Britain over Falklands -- The US is officially neutral over sovereignty of the islands but recognises that Britain...

1 day ago

Andy Burnham's tourism tax will stop millions enjoying a cheap holiday -- Tourism chiefs issue warning as the Government prepares to introduce new fees

1 hour ago

State Pension increase to £14,560 update as DWP to respond to call

1 day ago

Hotel migrants handed free condoms by the NHS

23 hours ago

OPINION - 'I oppose Natural England - here's why you should as well'

17 hours ago

Andy Burnham could be about to chicken out – and one group would pay heavy price -- OPINION - NICK FERRARI: This problem hasn't gone away.

3 hours ago

Andy Burnham could slap 'widows' tax' on grieving residents -- Valuable single-person discount could be axed, forcing those living alone to pay more for...

1 day ago

Reform launches campaign to sack Sadiq Khan and stop 'rising crime and more taxes' -- Laila Cunningham warns Londoners about the dangers of re-electing London Mayor for a fourth term

18 hours ago

'There is a bloody war on and Burnham's acting like he's at f***ing Glastonbury!' The country is watching Burnham glide through a rare honeymoon but the way he's been performing...

56 minutes ago

Inside Reform UK's strategy: How they plan to tackle the next general election

1 day ago

Reform UK launches security patrols to 'protect UK town' near asylum centre

1 day ago

King Charles sends letter to widows of A66 police officers as fears over gangs rise

1 day ago

Putin's NATO war stance revealed as Russia suffers huge battlefield losses

1 day ago

Andy Burnham issues bombshell statement over his vote plans for Assisted Dying bill

1 day ago

Reform UK robbed of by-election victory by Rupert Lowe's Restore Britain -- Reform source warns 'vote Restore, get Green' after the council by-election

1 day ago

POLL - Should people who can't speak English be blocked from voting in elections? Have your say in our online poll on Reform UK's plans for changes to the electoral system

1 day ago

Labour civil war as Al Carns blasts Andy Burnham for 'giving the IRA what they want' -- Former defence minister says planned Northern Ireland Troubles Bill would lead to 'a string of...

1 day ago

Reform to ban people from voting if they don't speak English -- Nigel Farage's party announces dramatic changes to elections

1 day ago

ANALYSIS - Andy Burnham's £1bn problem which proves Labour are far too soft to run UK

1 day ago

Andy Burnham just made a deadly call - now Britain faces the ultimate test

1 day ago

Sadiq Khan ruined London with 20mph zones – UK drivers guilt-tripped into compliance

1 day ago

Huge boost for Nigel Farage as mega poll shows Reform would win most seats at election

2 days ago

Economically illiterate Labour MP's strange new world is precisely wrong way round -- OPINION - LEO MCKINSTRY: This simply won't wash I'm afraid.

23 hours ago

Andy Burnham's bounce could be about to warp in huge Messiah's meltdown for Labour -- OPINION - LEO MCKINSTRY: I hope you enjoyed it while it lasted, Andy.

2 days ago

UK national debt set to hit £4tn as expert exposes four real threats -- EXCLUSIVE: For John Healey, the politics around reining in Britain's borrowing binge is much...

1 day ago

Andy Burnham just proved Labour is same old band of spiteful class warriors

2 days ago

Fury erupts over Labour's deportation backlog - 'Britain is at breaking point'

2 days ago

'Glimmer of optimism' that Pc Harper's killers will be blocked from early release scheme - A police chief said she had a "glimmer of optimism" that the police officer's killers will stay...

2 days ago

Labour accused of 'destroying' jobs for young people as almost 1 million out of work

2 days ago

Andy Burnham urged to kick pensioners where it hurts - by charging them National Insurance

2 days ago

A record number of foreign criminals are on the streets of Britain

2 days ago

ANALYSIS - Andy Burnham loves his asylum seeker plan - but ordinary Brits will absolutely hate it

2 days ago

Labour minister skewered as £1k blown on fake Downing Street door for No 10 North

2 days ago

Kemi Badenoch flies to Europe to learn how to fix Britain's stuttering economy

2 days ago

Angela Rayner accused of creating 'two-tier' system to benefit travellers -- Conservative Party accused the Housing Secretary of setting up an unfair system that favours...

3 days ago

Andy Burnham and Emmanuel Macron to plot Brexit 'reset' as French president visits No 10 -- The French President will be the first European leader to visit the UK since Andy Burnham took...

2 days ago

Fury as EHRC urges Burnham to make it easier for migrants to access benefits -- Chris Philp says "open-borders activists never miss a chance to lobby for more benefits for...

2 days ago

Vast majority of small boat migrants are still living in the UK, bombshell figures show

3 days ago

Shock official figures reveal rise in asylum seekers living in communities across UK

3 days ago

Andy Burnham and Labour won't admit real net zero energy crisis in UK -- OPINION - ESTHER KRAKUE: Everybody in the Labour cabinet seems to have forgotten basic maths.

3 days ago

Andy Burnham's 'bulldozing the countryside to cover up UK's real problem – immigration'

3 days ago

Pensioners face 'dire' winter as energy bills to hit three-year high

3 days ago

Tories and Reform in bitter war of words over Giorgia Meloni meeting with Kemi Badenoch

3 days ago

Gordon Brown delivers terrifying World War 3 warning – but there is hope

3 days ago

Former police chief to face gross misconduct probe over Maccabi Tel Aviv fan scandal -- West Midlands Police was accused of using 'falsified intelligence' to justify banning supporters...

2 days ago

HMRC told to improve customer service or face £30 fines – 'it's a disgrace!' -- Reform UK warn the taxman to cut down delays on helpline

3 days ago

Labour puts up taxes by £105bn with 'working people and businesses' footing bill -- New analysis shows how the public are paying more under Labour

3 days ago

Andy Burnham faces brutal US showdown over Chagos surrender deal

3 days ago

Labour MPs urge Andy Burnham to make major change to elections to stop Reform

3 days ago

Rachel Reeves just won't quit - she's about to punch taxpayers in the face again - Rachel Reeves has been fired but don't relax. She's not done yet.

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Andy Burnham makes huge October announcement about big change at Sainsbury's

4 days ago

Andy Burnham urged to raise taxes on pensioners ahead of first Budget

4 days ago

Labour's work experience pledge blasted as spin for job-killing tax hike

4 days ago

Fury as Government 'hides' costs of Andy Burnham's 'vanity' Number 10 North

4 days ago

Farage vows to ditch 'job tax' and slash EU red tape in huge boost for businesses and jobs

4 days ago

Andy Burnham has announced his first meeting with Donald Trump - it could be a disaster

4 days ago

Fury as foreign criminals allowed to stay in UK even after after asylum claims rejected -- Exclusive: They get free housing but can't be deported under human rights laws

4 days ago

'Nanny state' Britain slammed over plans to send HMRC agents into homes -- The move has been slammed as "un-British" by a conservative MP.

4 days ago

Britain warned to 'prepare for Russian retaliation' over support for Ukraine -- Military experts warn that the UK must be prepared after a Kremlin adviser's threat

4 days ago

Labour are making us poorer and demanding we subsidise pampered public sector

4 days ago

Raging Zia Yusuf slams leaders for 'making police officers' lives a living hell'

4 days ago

Kemi Badenoch to change front bench in brutal reshuffle – 'too much dead wood' -- Tory leader considers promoting ambitious backbenchers ahead of October party conference

4 days ago

Labour minister under fire for paying tribute to joyriders in A66 police death crash

4 days ago

Nigel Farage maintains lead over Andy Burnham as bounce fades

2 days ago

State pension 'administrative nightmare' concerns ahead of new HMRC tax regime

4 days ago

Nigel Farage rages over latest Channel migrant farce - British and French are 'colluding'

4 days ago

Andy Burnham has just been handed a massive decision - half the country will hate him -- So far, Andy Burnham has made a string of easy decisions. That's about to change.

5 days ago

POLL - Should Andy Burnham increase taxes to pay for his pledges? Have your say in our online poll on whether you would back tax rises at the upcoming Budget

4 days ago

Kremlin insider issues blood-curdling threat of 'semi-military' attack against Britain -- Former deputy foreign minister for Russia said he could not "100% exclude" the prospect of...

5 days ago

Kemi Badenoch issued eight-word warning against deal with Nigel Farage by world leader

4 days ago

Andy Burnham drops snap election bombshell as he hints at fresh tax grab

5 days ago

Nigel Farage is setting himself up to be outdone by Kemi Badenoch on one major issue - OPINION - SEBASTIAN MURPHY: The best political communicator of our times has at best gone...

2 days ago

Andy Burnham told major pledge is 'pure fantasy' after new data released

5 days ago

Andy Burnham risks angering Donald Trump as he makes major Ukraine statement

5 days ago

Andy Burnham sparks backlash as he refuses to rule out tax rises in budget

5 days ago

Tech bosses slammed over 'sick' videos as police reveal new line in horror crash probe

5 days ago

Angela Rayner relaxes property rules to make it easier to build homes on gardens

5 days ago

Scrap Burnham's vindicative mansion tax and stop costly No10 of the North

5 days ago

Labour accused of killing the Great British Pub with 'sucker punch' -- Changes to business rates paid by pubs won't come into force until 2029

5 days ago

Andy Burnham considering cutting uni fees for EU students – 'madness' -- PM could cave in to eurocrat demands designed to reset post-Brexit relations

5 days ago

Taxpayers could foot the bill for Harry and Meghan's security as Labour MPs demand funding -- Downing Street admits security will be kept under review as leading figures demand public money.

4 days ago

Burnham's bid to end rough sleeping needs to address causes not just respond to crisis

5 days ago

Reform could kick out weed smokers in council housing shakeup

5 days ago

Ex-cops blast 'insane' Green Party members' idea to ban Tasers and pepper spray -- EXCLUSIVE: Former officers say the party wants to give criminals a "free pass to conduct a reign...

5 days ago

POLL - Should British-born workers be prioritised for social housing?

5 days ago

Donald Trump health fears as doctors 'concerned about one change since election'

5 days ago

Andy Burnham has just lost his bounce - and now he's about to bomb

6 days ago

4 week deadline update over Andy Burnham govermment £18,000 personal tax allowance change

6 days ago

Lee Anderson issues stunning six-word rebuke to House of Lords -- Reform UK 'shunned' with no peers, despite leading in the opinion polls

6 days ago

OPINION - Andy Burnham is sitting on a ticking timebomb - it's about to blow up in his face - There's been a massive drop in jobs for University graduates. Aaron Newbury argues this is a...

5 days ago

Green Party to consider banning police from using Tasers and pepper spray - 'madness!' -- The Greens care more about appeasing an anti-police, far-left mob than supporting officers,...

6 days ago

Andy Burnham's 'bounce' is officially now a slump – honeymoon well and truly over

6 days ago

Shabana Mahmood urged to ignore Labour dissenters over immigration crackdown

6 days ago

Reform to give British-born workers priority for council housing - Foreigners will be removed from social housing by Nigel Farage's party

6 days ago

Lee Anderson blasts Labour for 'importing' paedophiles and rapists – 'The cheek of it'

6 days ago

Putin makes chilling move against UK as tensions erupt over Ukraine war

7 days ago

Rachel Reeves planted a timebomb under Burnham - it could blow Nigel Farage into No 10

7 days ago

Kemi Badenoch rules out 'monstrous' election deal with Nigel Farage - 'no drama queens'

7 days ago

Andy Burnham's latest tax plan could see inspectors force their way into UK homes

7 days ago

Nigel Farage is under threat from 'enemies within his own party', warns Liz Truss

6 days ago

Liz Truss issues chilling six-month warning to Andy Burnham - 'just like a past PM' -- The former prime minister says Andy Burnham is heading for a crash in the polls because of two...

7 days ago

Foreign criminals MUST be deported if we are to protect British women -- The numbers say removals are soaring, but the system is looking straight past the woman left to...

5 days ago

ANALYSIS - Andy Burnham risks civil war in Whitehall after launching dramatic power grab - The Prime Minister is taking on the civil service but it's a battle he could lose

5 days ago

Andy Burnham is no different to Keir Starmer – he's failing to protect our borders

7 days ago

Labour's absurd marriage proposals are pure comedy – a legal fudge no one asked for

7 days ago

Andy Burnham under fire for past comments as feared green belt blitz threatens countryside -- 'Families who saved for years to live at the edge of a town, with fields behind the house, are...

5 days ago

Major sacrifice millions of Britons are willing to make - even if it harms the economy

7 days ago

Epic driving test backlog blamed for triggering a major national crisis

7 days ago

Andy Burnham just got another slap in the face – and his big plan is falling apart

7 days ago

Labour MP branded 'stupid' by senior Tory over claims Britain is racist and sexist

8 days ago

NHS warned not to sacrifice patient care on 'altar of net zero' -- The NHS has bold ambitions for net zero but is told that heaping 'green burdens' on suppliers...

7 days ago

ANALYSIS - Meghan and Harry are creating a security nightmare for the Home Office - News of the Sussexes' return infuriates critics and creates another headache for the Government

7 days ago

Home Office knows threat to our women from asylum seekers - and their answer is a leaflet -- OPINION - NICK FERRARI: How "bigoted" and "racist" do concerned parents look now? About as much...

6 days ago

Warning not to sexually assault Brits shows fearful families are owed apology

8 days ago

Reform is on fire - the civil war now raging inside Nigel Farage's party

8 days ago

Peter Mandelson Epstein investigation on brink of collapse - Scotland Yard believes it is unlikely the Department of Justice will release the unredacted...

5 days ago

Andy Burnham and Ed Miliband 'plot £13bn foreign aid splurge – tax rises likely'

8 days ago

Migrants told basic rule on relationships with under-16s in latest advice

8 days ago

Assault rifles found in migrant camps in France, sparking huge security fears

8 days ago

New Reform UK advisor said state pension triple lock is 'unsustainable'

8 days ago

Nigel Farage celebrates by-election win but loses seats to Labour and Lib Dems

8 days ago

OPINION - Tories imposed Net Zero and boasted about it – don't be fooled by new energy policies

8 days ago

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.

9 days ago

DWP PIP benefit claims for acne are insane – there's nothing compassionate about this -- OPINION - AMEER KOTECHA: We need to be honest about those abusing the system.

7 days ago

Nightmare for Andy Burnham as new figures show debt soaring and tax rises likely -- The Government is spending nearly £7.7 billion every month just on interest - more than it...

9 days ago

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

9 days ago

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

9 days ago

Watch the moment the French intercept a dinghy as shock new stats emerge -- Officials on Thursday claimed France has prevented 185 small boat crossings in the first three...

9 days ago

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

9 days ago

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

9 days ago

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

9 days ago

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

9 days ago

Andy Burnham just proved he's clueless - unless he wakes up, Britain will be bankrupt -- OPINION - LEO MCKINSTRY: Indiscriminate welfare has not only put an intolerable strain on our...

8 days ago

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

9 days ago

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

9 days ago

Andy Burnham breaks silence on Meghan Markle and Harry ahead of shock UK return

9 days ago

Richard Tice slaps down Reform UK critics as civil war rages

9 days ago

Sunday deadline for £150 2026 cash boost for people on 4 benefits -- Energy customers have just days left to ensure they receive the £150 Warm Home Discount this winter

10 days ago

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

9 days ago

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

10 days ago

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

9 days ago

Labour breaks silence on Meghan Markle and Harry's return with 'reconciliation hope'

10 days ago

Labour's net zero madness 'pushes up supermarket prices and costs taxpayers £877m'

10 days ago

Andy Burnham's in danger of missing out on one of Britain's strongest assets

9 days ago

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?

9 days ago

How 'diabolical' London roadworks became sad summary of all that's wrong with the UK today -- EXCLUSIVE: The vital road has been completely closed or partially shut for more than a year.

10 days ago

OPINION - The Government just admitted too many migrants are ignoring our laws - it's so dangerous - Pretending it is not happening silences the survivors, writes Conservative MP Alicia Kearns, the...

10 days ago

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

10 days ago

Criminal gangs dumping waste to have cars and houses seized

10 days ago

Andy Burnham makes huge announcement on giving away some of his £182k salary -- The Prime Minister has made the revelation on a visit to the North East.

10 days ago

Home Office forced to teach migrants that rape is wrong and women are equal to men

10 days ago

Andy Burnham called out live on ITV and accused of making sweeping statement

10 days ago

Andy Burnham urged to cut taxes as inflation pushes up costs for households

10 days ago

Andy Burnham blasted over North Sea oil and gas – 'too chicken!'

10 days ago

Reckless Russian and Iranian spies 'could spark mass-casualty attack in UK' -- 'Gig-economy intelligence operatives' could cause 'irreversible shift from the professional to...

10 days ago

ANALYSIS - Andy Burnham's man-of-the-people image in doubt over lavish freebies – 'not a good look' Prime Minister accepted £345,000 in donations and freebies in the past 12 months as he tries to...

10 days ago

Reform UK in huge poll boost after Nigel Farage's by-election victory -- Latest YouGov opinion survey puts Reform back in the lead after falling behind to Labour

10 days ago

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

10 days ago

POLL - Should Labour scrap net zero?

10 days ago

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...

10 days ago

Bombshell poll reveals Nigel Farage's 'true chances' in new by-election

11 days ago

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

11 days ago

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

11 days ago

Labour urged to close 'dangerous' child sex doll loophole

11 days ago

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

11 days ago

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

11 days ago

POLL - POLL: Should the speed limit on UK motorways be raised to 80mph? A politician says UK motorway speed limits should rise after almost 60 years at 70mph.

11 days ago

Andy Burnham announces 'absolutely massive' change to buses in UK city -- The Prime Minister's move "will leave taxpayers across the country on the hook".

11 days ago

UK borough on brink of England's biggest ever council tax increase - a whopping £2,650 -- Councillors are mulling a 160% increase to help plug a financial blackhole.

11 days ago

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

11 days ago

Andy Burnham slammed after new shock in Labour sentencing row - 'utterly shambolic'

11 days ago

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

11 days ago

Andy Burnham issues three-word response after Vladimir Putin's chilling threat to UK

11 days ago

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

11 days ago

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

11 days ago

Angela Rayner and Andy Burnham have declared war on countryside - they will pay for this

11 days ago

Andy Burnham breaks silence after 'exchanging messages' with 'fake Trump official' -- The Prime Minister reportedly believed he was speaking to the White House Chief of Staff.

11 days ago

Labour's jobs nightmare worsens as new figures paint 'dire' picture for UK -- New figures show that unemployment remains stubbornly high while vacancies have slumped.

11 days ago

Pensioners warned of 'sting in the tail' as state pension set for £500 boost -- The state pension is set to increase above the personal income tax allowance for the first time

5 days ago

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

11 days ago

James Cleverly is right to recoil at council's absurd move – get a flaming grip!

11 days ago