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Independent UK - Politics

'We're not scroungers': PIP claimants hit back at Reform benefit axe

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Richard Tice criticised for telling people to 'enjoy' climate change

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Labour MP suspended after questions over Covid bounceback loan

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Government weighs up closing sex offender name change loophole

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Burnham exchanged messages with person posing as Trump chief of staff

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JP Morgan boss warns chancellor not to hike taxes on banks

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Minister admits new homes could be built on green belt land

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Possession of child-like sex dolls could be banned under new law

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Reform criticised for ban on all foreign nationals claiming benefits

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Poll shows pride in being British has fallen sharply in past 15 years

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Reform UK unveils massive £50bn welfare overhaul to scrap PIP

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The first 100 days of a Plaid Cymru and Reform-led Wales

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Reform heading for third in polls with Farage to blame, pollsters say

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MP urges Burnham to extend railcard discounts to commuters over 30

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Farmers warn Burnham £65m drought help just 'temporary fix'

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Burnham: We will protect 'tinderbox' Britain from raging wildfires

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UK aid cuts 'more than double what was expected' at £1.2 billion

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'Farage fest' ferris wheel breaks down during live broadcast

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Trump again threatens to 'bomb the s*** out of' ally Oman over Strait of Hormuz

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Iran live: Trump casts doubt over peace deal as Tehran threatens 'precise' attack

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Reform risks losing voter appeal with benefits overhaul, UK's leading pollster warns

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Probe into Farage's £5m 'gift' reopened as he wins by-election

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Despondent Clacton reacts to Farage's return in 'joke by-election'

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Farmers at 'breaking point' as heatwaves put livelihoods at risk

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Readers slam Farage's Clacton no-show as police dispute 'threat'

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Clacton results in full: Farage retains seat as Binface support rises

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Burnham issues update on government support for small businesses

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Why Nigel Farage could face a second by-election in Clacton

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Farage may have won the battle for Clacton but he's losing the country

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Binface says he is 'the winning candidate of those who turned up'

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Nigel Farage beats Count Binface to win back seat in Parliament in widely mocked election

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Burnham-backing pressure group hits out at Labour immigration policy

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PM urged to give rich pensioners OBEs if they opt out of state pension

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Cap fossil-fuel-powered cars at 50mph, Burnham urged by Labour group

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Clacton polls: Could Count Binface deliver a huge upset to Farage?

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Starmer's leadership style doesn't work in politics, says ex-minister

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Badenoch's popularity is rising – but voters unconvinced by Tory party

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Reform councillor suspended after calling for John Bercow to be hanged

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Minister defends plan to ban zero-hour contracts despite £3bn cost

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When is the Clacton by-election and who is actually standing?

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UK economy grew by 0.4% in second quarter as Iran war prompts slowdown

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Banning zero-hours contracts could cost businesses up to £3bn a year

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Is Tate McRae secretly launching a beauty brand? This is why fans think so

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Todd Blanche refuses to say the DOJ will act independently of the White House

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Now Trump is claiming 'good things' are going to happen with the Iran war

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Trump says he'll 'never apologise' for high gas prices – and the crowd's reaction is just as concerning

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Georgina Rodriguez wore 300 carats of diamonds on wedding day to Ronaldo - here's their eye-watering value

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Trump accused of 'betrayal' of South Korea over military scale back because of his North Korea 'relationship'

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Who is Jon Ossoff, the Georgia senator people think is 'president material'?

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Farage set for Count Binface showdown in Clacton by-election

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Tories demand Burnham cap student loan interest

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Count Binface would beat Farage in Clacton if all Britons could vote

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Count Binface: The Farage opponent with a strangely moving back story

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UK poll tracker: Burnham bounce continues as Labour beats Reform again

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'Only the courts can decide': Readers on PC Harper killers' release

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Count Binface says royal family should give up Buckingham Palace

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Watch Count Binface's first interview ahead of Clacton by-election

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Count Binface on Farage, Flakes, Ferraris, and Clacton

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Count Binface vs Farage: Flakes, Ferraris and the Clacton by-election

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Cohabiting couples could unknowingly enter marriage-style arrangements

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Who will really win the Clacton by-election?

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Burnham vows to resolve 'long-running injustice' of IPP jail terms

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'Abusive' man found guilty of harassing MP Stella Creasy on Tube

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'Farage is the joke': Readers have their say ahead of Clacton vote

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Count Binface on wheat fields, bacon sarnies, and being 'tough enuss'

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Nigel Farage reprimands Reform ally for 'traitor' jibe

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What Andy Burnham could do to keep Andrew Harper's killers behind bars

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Angela Rayner says she would be 'devastated' if her children vaped

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Housebuilder urges Burnham to slash stamp duty to boost housing market

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Why Farage could face a second by-election in Clacton

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Labour surges above Reform in polls again as Farage's woes continue

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Meta paying price for 'cavalier approach' to online safety, say UK campaigners

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Nigel Farage hits back at Jeremy Clarkson over small boats plan claim

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Government 'spitting in face of police' with killers' early release

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Crackdown on vape shops and bookies to clean up high streets

7 days ago

Pc Harper's mother asks Burnham to meet her over early release scheme

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Police 'probing if Widdecombe suspect linked to Farage arson attack'

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No 10 failure to block PC Harper killers' early release 'indefensible'

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Reform vow to deport foreign criminals 'increases risk of torture'

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Nigel Farage says police 'made some mistakes' in firebomb probe

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Labour leads Reform in poll as Farage prepares for Clacton by-election

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UK wants deeper post-Brexit relationship with EU under Burnham

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PM vows to tackle 'rip-off' subscriptions in cost-of-living crackdown

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Clacton may have 34 candidates – but voters say they have no choice

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Burnham 'handed post-Brexit plan to rejoin EU single market'

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Streeting reveals 'unbelievable' online homophobia since new role

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Burnham to tour UK asking people how he should tackle cost of living

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University opens government-funded lab to help train biomedical scientists

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Farage 'horrified' Widdecombe police probing firebomb on his home

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The stark reality facing Burnham's council housebuilding revolution

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One-fifth of UK adults consider avoiding EU holiday amid border chaos

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Widdecombe police reopen probe into 'arson attempt' at Farage's home

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Tory plan to evict non-Brits branded 'dangerous' amid Thetford unrest

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You can't trick the markets with extra borrowing, Burnham warned

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'Trying to out-Reform Reform': Readers slam Tory social housing plan

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I hated being in Starmer's government, ex-minister says

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Minister forced to deny Andy Burnham is 'too blokey'

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Tories unveil plan to evict foreign nationals from social housing

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Teenagers overwhelmingly likely to turn off optional social media curfews – poll

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No 10 enters Soho licensing row after Sadiq Khan criticism

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