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Daily Express - Politics

John Curtice issues dire by-election warning to Nigel Farage

8 hours ago

Reform's Robert Kenyon warns Labour against treating Makerfield as 'pawn' in its civil war -- Former plumber Robert Kenyon is standing for Reform in an election which could decide whether...

36 minutes ago

Rachel Reeves issued dire warning – 'risk causing major collapse'

36 minutes ago

Alarming new small boat tactic as heatwave encourages Channel crossing record

1 hour ago

JK Rowling mocks Nicola Sturgeon's claim she didn't know about husband's embezzlement

2 hours ago

Sorry Sturgeon... the independence movement must now confront a very awkward truth

49 minutes ago

Headache for Nigel Farage as top Reform UK politicians clash over migration policy

3 hours ago

New figures show net migration at lowest since 2012 - but this is why I'm not celebrating

49 minutes ago

Teenage rapists who avoided jail to have sentences reviewed following furious backlash - Fury erupted after the fiends were put on a rehabilitation programme, rather than being locked up.

36 minutes ago

Reform issues 'English-only' demand after Islamic prayer at council meeting

6 hours ago

Desperate Rachel Reeves scrambles to stop key contracts going abroad

6 hours ago

Andy Burnham faces nightmare left-wing challenge if he wins by-election

6 hours ago

Politician says he 'should have punched reporter' after immigration question

4 hours ago

ANALYSIS - Nicola Sturgeon has destroyed her legacy - 'how could she not know?'

36 minutes ago

POLL - POLL: Should Restore Britain stand aside for Reform in Makerfield by-election? Readers can vote in our poll on whether Rupert Lowe's party should pull out of the race to avoid...

4 hours ago

Rachel Reeves's days are numbered - but she'll leave us a very nasty parting present -- Rachel Reeves has had her shot as chancellor. And blown it.

8 hours ago

UK removes 600 sex offenders as nationals from 4 countries lead deportations -- Almost 100 murderers have been removed from the UK, Home Office figures show

49 minutes ago

Fury as small boat 'child migrants' revealed as adults -- Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp warned: 'This puts children already in foster or children's...

6 hours ago

Nicola Sturgeon urged to 'come clean' on what she knew about husband embezzling £400k

8 hours ago

'Astonishing!' Fury that men with multiple wives are allowed to claim extra state benefits

10 hours ago

Forget Milburn report, this is real reason nearly one million young people are not working

10 hours ago

OPINION - Labour's failures on immigration and housing are two sides of the same problem - Labour has failed to build enough homes, and to control the border. Chris Philp MP argues they...

5 hours ago

'I have a brain tumour at 20 and I'm scared — MPs must back assisted dying' -- EXCLUSIVE: Noah Herniman, 20, has an inoperable brain tumour.

1 day ago

Peter Murrell splashed out £400k of SNP cash on £4.2k pen and 2.5k salt and pepper pots -- SNP's Peter Murrell has pleaded guilty to embezzling £400,000 of party funds on luxury...

6 hours ago

Reform councils blasted over £16million spent on diary managers and PAs - A former Civil Servant has blasted Reform UK-led councils for spending millions on hiring diary...

9 hours ago

Andy Burnham secret plot to take control of Britain revealed

1 day ago

Russian elite fear 'catastrophe is coming' as Vladimir Putin 'loses faith' in Donald Trump

1 day ago

Ex-SNP chief executive Peter Murrell pleads guilty to embezzling £400k from party

1 day ago

Andy Burnham plots Budget from hell - here's how he'll hike your taxes as PM

1 day ago

Labour transport bosses splashed £5,000 on canapés for MPs while passengers tighten belts

1 day ago

Labour could pay parents already on benefits extra cash -- Labour is weighing extra cash for parents on benefits at the same time as a government tsar...

1 day ago

OPINION - 'Reform's DOGE is nothing more than a populist PR stunt - and here's the evidence' Reform promised to cut waste and lower taxes, but it's nothing more than a populist PR stunt,...

1 day ago

Major blow to Rachel Reeves as key figure crashes to near 30 year low -- Britain's small businesses are being squeezed again

1 day ago

Brace for impact – Andy Burnham is more dangerous than you think -- OPINION - JONATHAN SAXTY: Eye-watering borrowing, big spending promises... the current mayor...

1 day ago

Starmer blasted as PM 'too scared of left-wing MPs' to carry out migration crackdown

1 day ago

Andy Burnham might be our next PM – but who is he and what does he really believe?

1 day ago

EXPOSED: Huge number of Labour's new homes wiped out by immigration demand

1 day ago

Andy Burnham hypocrisy exposed as 'man of the people' claimed £17k on freebies

1 day ago

POLL - Should Britain cut benefit payments? Vote now - Ministers are said to be worried that parts of the current welfare system create incentives for...

1 day ago

Nigel Farage in furious row with Elon Musk billionaire - 'What's he trying to achieve?' -- Elon Musk and Nigel Farage are engaged in a bitter row as the billionaire backed rival Restore...

1 day ago

Migrants rush to secure British citizenship before Shabana Mahmood's crackdown -- The figures provide the clearest evidence yet of the lasting demographic impact of the sharp...

1 day ago

Keir Starmer reacts as teen girls' rapists spared jail

1 day ago

This northerner is sick of Andy Burnham and Angela Rayner's patronising parlour games

1 day ago

Andy Burnham is perfect example of the huge problem plaguing Labour Party - OPINION - DUNCAN BARKES: For once, it's not all about you, Andy - this problem runs far deeper.

10 hours ago

Ed Miliband told to scrap solar farms on Britain's fertile farmland or risk food security

1 day ago

Fury as most migrants appealing to stay in UK don't even have court date

1 day ago

Musk backs Restore Britain in Burnham by-election as party vows to 'dismantle the system'

1 day ago

Almost 700 migrants cross Channel in 48 hours as 'summer of chaos' warning issued

1 day ago

POLL - POLL: Do you support the UK rejoining the EU single market?

2 days ago

Labour chaos fuels 133% surge as investors put their money in 'safe bet'

2 days ago

Angela Rayner is raising hell - she's set to plunge the country into chaos -- It says a lot about Angela Rayner that half the Labour Party is desperate to stop her becoming PM.

2 days ago

GB News halts for breaking announcement - and it's bad news for Keir Starmer -- GB News issued an update on Sir Keir Starmer during this morning's programme with Camilla Tominey.

2 days ago

Moment Camilla Tominey explodes at Labour minister in brutal GB News clash - 'hang on!' -- GB News presenter tells Labour minister: "You've created this problem, haven't you?"

1 day ago

Andy Burnham 'taking voters for idiots' as Manchester mayor's roots face scrutiny

2 days ago

ANALYSIS - Wes Streeting is desperate to become Prime Minister - here are 68 reasons to worry

1 day ago

'Culture of fear' exposed in music industry dominated by big players -- Outcry at the sale of tickets for Oasis reunion concerts put the spotlight on the industry as...

2 days ago

Britain has less than two weeks of gas reserves as Labour blocks new North Sea exploration

2 days ago

Keir Starmer accused of steering clear of Benefits Street to 'save his own skin'

2 days ago

Andy Burnham costs UK £5m as Keir Starmer finally puts Britain first

2 days ago

Labour tries new tactic to remove most difficult Channel migrants - but few return home

2 days ago

Bombshell new poll boost for Andy Burnham and nightmare for Nigel Farage -- A first poll has dropped from the battleground constituency set to fought over by Reform UK and...

2 days ago

Asylum seeker deported to France in Labour '1-in-1-out' scheme is back in Britain -- The migrant revealed he had left Britain under a new Labour scheme but came back to the UK...

2 days ago

Nigel Farage announces huge tax break for hard working Brits -- Reform UK is stepping up its fight against Labour as it battles to destroy Andy Burnham's hopes...

2 days ago

Andy Burnham dealt huge blow as Brit voters hit back in major Labour crisis

2 days ago

Prime Minister urges Champions League Final to be free to watch

2 days ago

Andy Burnham plots to unleash new £35bn tax hell on Britons - The Labour candidate in the Makerfield by-election has argued that land is under-taxed in the UK.

2 days ago

Labour feels the wrath of pensioners as tax raid squeezes elderly's incomes

3 days ago

EU slaps down Labour's bid for Single Market access

3 days ago

Labour's foot-dragging on osteoporosis means '4,000 people have died needlessly'

3 days ago

Huge blow to Burnham as voters think one leader would be a better PM - and it's a surprise

3 days ago

UK households told of £16,000 HMRC allowance as Rachel Reeves told to scrap hated tax

3 days ago

Fears more than 1,000 pupils were given the wrong GCSE maths grade

3 days ago

UK tourists could face £300 bills under Rachel Reeves' proposed staycation tax -- The government wants to give local leaders to power to implement the levy on their patch.

2 days ago

Andy Burnham has a plan for change - and I guarantee you will hate it -- Andy Burnham is just a by-election away from Number 10. If he wins, he's got a clear path to power.

3 days ago

England's largest lake at risk of toxic algal bloom as hot weather hits -- A combination of treated sewage released into Lake Windermere and high temperatures means algal...

2 days ago

Brexit betrayal warning as Burnham and Streeting 'need to answer' 3 key questions

3 days ago

UK heading for pensions nightmare and it spells disaster for anyone born from 1965-80

3 days ago

Moment Andy Burnham lost his cool – he'll have to do better in Makerfield pressure cooker -- ANALYSIS - MARTYN BROWN: The Mayor of Manchester needs to ditch the tetchiness

3 days ago

Keir Starmer is doing a deal with the devil – and his own MPs are fuming

2 days ago

ANALYSIS - Nigel Farage hit by three massive blows that could stop him becoming prime minister

3 days ago

Andy Burnham teases higher UK taxes as he reveals 'undertaxed' bombshell ahead of PM bid

3 days ago

Green Party candidate drops out of by-election over Golders Green attack conspiracy theory

3 days ago

Bigoted Bridget Phillipson doesn't give a damn about women's safety -- OPINION - CAROLE MALONE: And one development is sure to stick in her craw!

4 days ago

Six times Andy Burnham shamelessly flip-flopped – number three shows some real brass neck -- Greater Manchester Mayor was recently dubbed King of the U-turn by his opponents

4 days ago

Andy Burnham issues savage five-word attack on Sir Keir Starmer as by-election begins -- The Greater Manchester Mayor and Labour leadership contender made his views clear

4 days ago

Rachel Reeves warned 'Soviet-style' food price caps could make weekly shop more expensive

4 days ago

UK draws up WW3 plans with 'mass mobilisation' of civilians

4 days ago

Big state pension £25,140 tax threshold decision update as MP showdown set - Pressure growing on Chancellor Rachel Reeves as debate confirmed over plan to double allowance in UK

3 days ago

Rachel Reeves plots £1bn family holiday 'stealth tax' - as summer savings plan is launched

4 days ago

Rachel Reeves just issued an urgent warning - she knows the crazy truth about Ed Miliband

4 days ago

Live-event - Andy Burnham sets out plan to replace Keir Starmer as Brexit row continues

4 days ago

Andy Burnham's attacks on a dead woman show why he is not fit to be prime minister

4 days ago

Fury as government pours billions of taxpayers' cash 'down drain' - migrant chaos blamed

4 days ago

Woke groupthink is plaguing UK arts – and this latest row proves it

4 days ago

Egocentric Andy Burnham revels in his nice guy image – he is not our saviour -- OPINION - LEO MCKINSTRY: Burnham waltzes around like the Messiah but he's nothing of the sort.

4 days ago

Andy Burnham thinks he's the 'Messiah of Manchester' -- OPINION - ANGELA EPSTEIN: There are no signs here that Labour's prospective parliamentary...

4 days ago

OPINION - Rachel Reeves just proved she hasn't got a clue - her latest blunder reeks of desperation - The Chancellor chose the popular Gen-Z social media platform TikTok to make a crucial...

3 days ago

OPINION - Labour failed to lift a finger to enforce the law after Supreme Court gender ruling

4 days ago

Trans women barred from female toilets as campaigners warn 'no more excuses'

4 days ago

Keir Starmer's plot to 'crush dissent' in 'Soviet' crackdown: 'He's like Stalin!' -- Keir Starmer is 'ruthless' and there is 'no depth to which he won't stoop', Esther McVey says

4 days ago

Hopes surge for assisted dying bill after supporters land top spots in crucial ballot

4 days ago

Andy Burnham slammed on Brexit as wannabe PM 'runs away' from the issue

4 days ago

Rachel Reeves mocked for weak response to soaring costs - 'just a sticking plaster!'

4 days ago

Keir Starmer issued urgent migration warning as young Brits flee the UK

5 days ago

Labour accused of sabotaging its own plan to build 1.5 million new homes -- Labour's employment reforms will hike hiring costs and put the government's target of 1.5...

4 days ago

Digital phone switchover threatens leaving millions of people 'isolated', charity warns -- The switchover is set to take place in January but campaigners have called for a delay to 2030.

5 days ago

Bridget Phillipson sparks fresh backlash over new Gemma Collins social media video -- The Department for Education has posted another clip of the Education Secretary and the reality...

5 days ago

Rachel Reeves tax plans savaged by UK seaside cottage firm - families 'charged £100 more'

3 days ago

Keir Starmer blasted over 'secretive approach' to Brexit 'reset' talks with EU

5 days ago

Rachel Reeves confirms huge change that could transform price of UK zoos and theme parks - The Chancellor told MPs about measures she is introducing aimed at ensuring things are as...

4 days ago

See how many asylum seekers are living in your area as Labour accused of new scandal

5 days ago

Andy Burnham ran away when I asked about Brexit - but he can't hide forever

5 days ago

Ed Miliband bans British oil and gas - now guess who we're buying from instead

4 days ago

Do you think Rachel Reeves deserved to be heckled by a van driver?

5 days ago

Rachel Reeves accused of adding to grieving families' misery with pension change

4 days ago

POLL: Should a new wealth tax be created for UK's highest earners?

5 days ago

OPINION - Could this be Andy Burnham's secret strategy to see off Reform UK? There are stark possibilities that Reform UK must face.

5 days ago

Cheap 'invisible number plates that fool speed cameras' update in DfT 'seizure' plan -- The government is set to dish out penalty points and seize cars for drivers caught using illegal...

5 days ago

Bridget Phillipson to ban trans women from female toilets as single-sex guidance published -- The Government is expected to make an announcement on Thursday.

5 days ago

Richard Tice in furious Peston clash with Jess Phillips over Nigel Farage

5 days ago

Rachel Reeves under fire over 'inevitable' U-turn - 'truly terrible!'

4 days ago

Wes Streeting issues blistering new wealth tax threat – 'people are angry' -- Former health secretary who sensationally quit Sir Keir Starmer's Cabinet claims current system...

5 days ago

Tories unveil candidate to take on Reform and Andy Burnham in crunch by-election

5 days ago

Britain's taps could run dry as population growth fuels drought danger

5 days ago

Rachel Reeves slammed as petition to end motorists' misery hits huge milestone

5 days ago

Labour asylum crisis exposed as 'massive' number arriving in UK is officially confirmed

5 days ago

Number of migrants living in hotels revealed as new Labour bombshell exposed -- Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has vowed to close every migrant hotel by the next General Election.

5 days ago

Burnham's slightly more charismatic than a plank of wood – it doesn't mean he's the answer -- OPINION - ESTHER KRAKUE: If the question is 'who should be our next Prime Minister?' then Andy...

5 days ago

Nonentity Keir Starmer's latest moves will leave you asking one question about the PM -- OPINION - VIRGINIA BLACKBURN: I'm honestly astounded.

5 days ago

Keir Starmer, Wes Streeting and Andy Burnham are engineering their own downfall

5 days ago

We confronted Andy Burnham about his Brexit U-turn – his tetchy reaction says it all

5 days ago

Nigel Farage mocks Rachel Reeves with savage swipe after Chancellor heckled - The Reform UK leader quipped that he wanted to buy the heckler a pint.

5 days ago

Andy Burnham's leadership plot dealt massive blow with 'absolutely bonkers' statement

5 days ago

Keir Starmer accused of 'idiotic betrayal' on Russian oil – 'Moscow is laughing at us'

5 days ago

OPINION - Labour's energy policy has left us dependent on enemies

5 days ago

Moment Rachel Reeves is heckled at petrol station - 'you're ruining the country!'

5 days ago

Keir Starmer urged to 'come clean' over his knowledge of spying on journalists

6 days ago

Wes Streeting resignation speech snubbed by MPs – 'he revels in ignorance'

6 days ago

Starmer's been shown the red card – even his beloved Arsenal can't save him now -- SKETCH - MARTYN BROWN: It's too late for football gags to help the embattled PM

5 days ago

Andy Burnham has 'serious questions to answer' as trans row erupts -- Greater Manchester Mayor has faced a backlash after his comments backing transgender women being...

5 days ago

ANALYSIS - Keir Starmer just gave UK drivers a huge boost - by utterly humiliating Rachel Reeves - The Prime Minister made sure he got the credit - at the expense of his Chancellor, writes...

5 days ago

UK stuck with 'outdated' computer systems – 'holding Britain back'

6 days ago

Rachel Reeves slapped down by M&S boss over 'preposterous' supermarket price cap plans

6 days ago

I'm a headteacher – this is why we desperately need an under-16 social media ban -- OPINION - DAMIAN MCBEATH: The government's decision to support smartphone-free schools is long...

6 days ago

Assisted dying bill could make roaring return as MPs enter ballot to bring it back

6 days ago

Andy Burnham is doomed - his sworn enemy is just waiting to sweep him away

6 days ago

BBC star takes back Andy Burnham support in brutal statement: 'He's a cretin'

6 days ago

UK issues blistering six-word warning to Putin after deadly Russian bombing

6 days ago

Andy Burnham will be exposed by this one question when he is confronted by voters -- OPINION - JO BARTOSCH: Like so many Labour politicians, Burnham's a coward. Faced with absurd...

6 days ago

Keir Starmer accused of funding killing of Ukrainian troops in PMQs clash -- Kemi Badenoch and the Prime Minister in brutal Commons clash

6 days ago

POLL - POLL: Should supermarkets be forced to limit price of eggs, milk and bread? Vote now - Trade associations and supermarket bosses have hit out at the reported proposals, with the head...

6 days ago

Andrew Neil brutally slaps down Andy Burnham for blaming UK's problems on Thatcher

6 days ago

Keir Starmer confirms huge new change for UK petrol and diesel drivers

6 days ago

Labour members give verdict on tough migration crackdown – their views might surprise you -- Just one in four want Andy Burnham or Wes Streeting to introduce more 'liberal' immigration policies

6 days ago

OPINION -- Rachel Reeves, hope is not a viable strategy – and neither is a betrayal of Brexit

5 days ago

Fury as Rachel Reeves to impose £2,500 extra council tax on thousands of homes

6 days ago

Trump branded 'pathetic' for handshake with Chinese President as Putin arrives in Beijing

6 days ago

Andy Burnham cancels DJ plans ahead of by-election battle in Leeds

6 days ago

Smooth-talking Sadiq Khan says London has flourished – I can prove he's failed

6 days ago

POLL - Should the UK reverse Brexit and rejoin the EU?

6 days ago

Rachel Reeves accused of plotting to hit pensioners with conservatories with more tax -- Rachel Reeves has been accused of plotting to hit pensioners with a further tax should their...

6 days ago

Andy Burnham is quietly building his team for No 10 – here are the names -- ANALYSIS: Greater Manchester Mayor insists he is focused on winning the Makerfield by-election,...

6 days ago

Sadiq Khan's decade of failure laid bare in damning report -- Sadiq Khan's decade as London Mayor has been branded a monument to failure with 150 days of...

6 days ago

OPINION - Reform UK have played an absolute blinder – Andy Burnham should be worried

6 days ago

Fury as Rachel Reeves plots 'cruel' new 'pay as you die' tax

6 days ago

'Insane!' Fury explodes at Keir Starmer as UK now about to 'import Russian oil' -- The Government has relaxed sanctions on Russian crude oil, allowing for the import of jet fuel...

6 days ago

Andy Burnham under pressure to confirm stance on self ID after leaked video

6 days ago

Keir Starmer warned of 'death wish' if Freeview services are cancelled with decision due

6 days ago

Labour's civil war means they care more about the top job than workers' losing theirs

6 days ago

POLL - POLL: Who do you want to be the next Labour leader?

6 days ago

Martin Lewis slams Keir Starmer's 'lack of action' against online fraud hurting 'millions' -- Martin Lewis recently picked up a Bafta special award for his work in the TV industry.

6 days ago

Keir Starmer blasted within minutes of PMQs starting as Kemi Badenoch mocks U-turn -- The embattled Prime Minister took part in the weekly Commons session.

5 days ago

Is this the sneaky way Keir Starmer is trying to sabotage Andy Burnham? -- The Prime Minister has raised the one thing the Greater Manchester Mayor doesn't want to talk...

6 days ago

British way of life at risk because of climate change, government advisers warn

6 days ago

Most Britons back ban on political donations, poll by Labour donor shows

6 days ago

Every one of the leadership hopefuls is sucking up lefties but Labour is finished! OPINION - TIM NEWARK: Not one of the leadership hopefuls would command greater popularity in the...

5 days ago

How your MP voted on Tory bid to issue new oil and gas licences

6 days ago

Keir Starmer torn to shreds by Kemi Badenoch over energy bills – 'another broken promise!'

6 days ago

Keir Starmer doomed as new poll just gave Burnham his biggest boost yet

6 days ago

Taxpayers 'swindled' as HS2 'white elephant' costs spiral past £100billion

6 days ago

Emily Thornberry erupts in new Commons row over Mandelson files

7 days ago

John Redwood and Iain Duncan Smith launch crusade to protect Brexit from remainer Starmer

7 days ago

'Stop Brexit Steve' issues 5-word EU warning as Remainers celebrate -- Arch-remainer Stop Brexit Steve has warned Brexiteers that the UK is already on its way back...

6 days ago

Nigel Farage unveils candidate to take on Andy Burnham in huge by-election announcement -- Nigel Farage's party has revealed its candidate for the upcoming by-election.

7 days ago

Burnham ruthlessly mocked by own party as Cabinet minister savages by-election -- Andy Burnham has been ruthlessly mocked by his own Labour party as Cabinet minister Patrick...

7 days ago

Inside the glamorous life of Donald Trump's 'most beautiful' special assistant

7 days ago

Not even an MP yet and Andy Burnham's performed two screeching U-turns in 24 hours

6 days ago

Rachel Reeves branded 'utter failure' as economy hits record low - 'worst for 5 years' -- Jobless figures have hit the highest since the height of the Covid Pandemic, and Labour's...

7 days ago

State pension warning as Brits missing out on £3,237 urged to do one thing

7 days ago

OPINION - No matter which way Andy Burnham tacks, Makerfield will be the Brexit by-election

7 days ago

Brexit betrayal fears surge as Starmer's EU youth scheme risks 'widespread unrest'

7 days ago

GB News halted for bombshell announcement - and it's bad news for Keir Starmer

7 days ago

Andy Burnham fury as Keir Starmer accused of sabotaging Makerfield by-election -- There will be a contest to replace the Makerfield MP next month, paving the way for a potential...

7 days ago

POLL - Do you trust Andy Burnham on Brexit? Andy Burnham U-turned on his proposal to rejoin the EU - but do you trust him? Vote in our poll...

7 days ago

Reform councillor plans to turn small market town into 'UK's Dubai' -- Labour councillors hit back at their newly-elected colleague, suggesting his plans do not...

7 days ago