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Labour re-admits MP who said Gaza should be remembered as a genocide -- The move could spark further controversy just hours after Sir Keir welcomed a Tory MP defection.

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Ministers once considered housing prisoners in a holiday camp to ease overcrowding

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TV star Georgia Harrison blasts online giants that allow revenge porn to spread like fire

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Labour lefties go into meltdown at Keir Starmer over Tory MP's dramatic defection

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'When will Remainers apologise?' Brexiteer hails booming UK trade after EU exit

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Good Morning Britain hit with 66 Ofcom complaints after George Galloway row

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George Galloway dealt embarrassing blow as Monty Panesar quits party after just one week

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Tory defector Natalie Elphicke slammed over 'extraordinary' Labour immigration U-turn - Natalie Elphicke has been blasted for defecting to Labour, just one year after she slammed Sir...

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Commons erupts as Rishi Sunak makes PMQs dig over Angela Rayner police probe

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Rishi Sunak rocked as Natalie Elphicke becomes latest Tory MP to defect to Labour

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Robert Jenrick backs Nigel Farage Tory return as he demands huge migration crackdown

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ANALYSIS - PMQs defection bombshell left Rishi Sunak fighting to reassure Tories it's not all over

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'I'm a sheep farmer – my livestock could be wiped out by deadly virus if no vaccine found'

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Penny Mordaunt says Rishi Sunak must avoid one crucial mistake to avoid election wipeout -- Penny Mordaunt issued her warning prior to the publication of a report co-authored by right-wing...

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Jacob Rees-Mogg issues grave warning to Tories and sets out only way to win election -- The senior Conservative set out a blueprint for his party to turn around its electoral fortunes.

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Sadiq Khan under fire for 'utterly wrong' comments over Israel-Hamas conflict -- The Labour Mayor of London has sparked a backlash for remarks about Israel and Hamas.

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Rishi Sunak must end the liberal migration 'betrayal' of British people, say ex-ministers -- A new report contains more than 30 recommendations to curb migration before the next general...

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'That's nonsense!' Fiery GB News debate over Union flag after Eurovision contestant row

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Furious Nigel Farage erupts at Rishi Sunak over China after MoD cyber attack

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Revealed - how smugglers are helping migrants escape flights to Rwanda

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Contractor running MoD system 'hacked by China' revealed in House of Commons

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Furious Nigel Farage sends brutal 14-word warning to Tories over major 'risk' to UK safety -- The former UKIP politician took aim at Lord Cameron who claimed that the UK had "just emptied...

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Green Party councillor who shouted 'Allahu Akbar' accuses critics of Islamophobia -- The newly-elected Green Party councillor sparked outrage after a video emerged of him shouting...

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Europe follows Britain's lead! EU leaders move to copy Rwanda-type deals -- EXCLUSIVE - The Government has welcomed comments by top European leaders suggesting they will...

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Brexit architect Lord Frost warns Sunak he must do three things to avoid 'losing badly' The former Brexit Minister nevertheless warned the Prime Minister he will "loses badly" unless...

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'We've been hopeless!' Iain Duncan Smith slams UK's China response after latest hack

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Ireland 'gripped by ugly mood' as fury over migrant surge reaches 'crisis' point

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Vaughan Gething accused of 'blatant disregard for honesty' in another bombshell scandal

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'What's your plan?' Labour MP flounders as he's asked to name ONE flagship Labour policy

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Tories reveal plan to 'fix sick note Britain' with new £64m service

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Nigel Farage drops huge election hint - and Rishi Sunak will be happy -- Nigel Farage has suggested he will not return to frontline politics at the next general election...

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Rallying cry! Tory hope as Rishi Sunak says election result 'isn't a foregone conclusion' -- The Prime Minister made his first public appearance since a bruising set of local election and...

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Lee Anderson's three-word 'reality check' warning to Tory party after election shambles -- The MP for Ashfield Lee Anderson told the Tories also criticised former Conservative colleagues...

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Urgent UK food shortage warning with farmers facing worst crisis in 200 years -- British farmers have issued an urgent plea for help after their product yields were hit by the...

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Rachel Reeves compared to Gordon Brown amid Labour tax rise warnings

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Lib Dems to table no confidence motion in attempt to force June General Election

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John Swinney confirmed as new leader of the SNP after trouble-making rival backs down

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'P****d off!' Rishi Sunak in 'very bad mood' over one particular election loss

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Pro-Gaza Green Party councillor who shouted 'Allahu Akbar' investigated over comments -- A Green Party candidate was filmed shouting "Allahu Akbar!" After being elected this weekend.

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'Soft touch' Ireland told get tough on asylum seekers pitching tents along famous canal -- James O'Connor's call for police to be stationed along the border between the Republic and...

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Rwanda warns it 'cannot guarantee how many migrants it will take' in from UK -- Yolande Makolo offered a spirited defence of her country, saying it was"not a punishment" bit...

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Single-sex toilet becoming compulsory in offices, bars and restaurants

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Nigel Farage gives biggest hint yet that he might not run in general election

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Prime Minister fears Britain heading towards 'disaster' hung parliament - Rishi Sunak says Labour would be the biggest party if the general election followed a similar...

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Rishi Sunak 'shelves' plans for a summer general election

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John Swinney tipped to become First Minister of Scotland as SNP rivals quits race

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Green Party faces antisemitism probe after new councillor shouts 'Allahu akbar'

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Rishi Sunak warned he needs to make one big move to save Tories at General Election

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Tory MPs demand Cabinet reshuffle after election drubbing - with one MP who must return

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Reform dismiss claims Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage are in talks over a political pact

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Furious George Galloway hangs up interview when probed on gay marriage comments -- The Workers Party leader stormed out of an LBC interview amid claims his words had been edited.

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Top Labour MP throws Wes Streeting under the bus over Susan Hall tweet -- Labour's national elections coordinator said he wouldn't have used Mr Streeting's language...

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The eye-wateringly small number of migrants who crossed Channel last year that left the UK -- Despite Government promises to remove illegal migrants, only a small fraction of those who...

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George Galloway reveals plan to wreak havoc for Starmer and sabotage Labour majority hopes

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Furious Suella Braverman tears into Sunak: 'I regret backing him!'

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Angela Rayner stung with another blow in housing row as neighbour says he'll give evidence -- Angela Rayner faces a fresh nightmare over her housing scandal as a former neighbour of the...

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'Don't forget how bad British Rail was!' Tory strategist's dire warning over Labour plans

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Painful moment Keir Starmer snubs new Labour mayor live on air

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Andy Street sends message to Rishi Sunak after West Midlands mayoral election loss

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Rishi Sunak trashed by furious Tory MPs who call PM 'lame duck' after dire result

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Labour score shock victory in West Midlands mayoral election in major blow to Rishi Sunak -- Andy Street has lost the West Midlands mayoralty in a shock defeat for the Conservatives after a...

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It's time police bravery was rewarded: James Cleverly in light of London sword attack -- The Home Secretary advocated that rank-and-file officers who show courage in the line of duty...

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Sadiq Khan booed and heckled as he delivers victory speech after being re-elected -- There were chaotic scenes as the Labour politician took to the stage after his re-election was...

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Love Island star's 'revenge porn' evidence session scheduled this week

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OPINION - Huge majority backs £15,000 tax threshold for pensioners

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Solution to surging renting costs 'blindingly obvious', says Robert Jenrick - The former Housing Secretary wants more homes built and says net migration should be brought...

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Sadiq Khan wins historic third term as London Mayor after rumours of shock Susan Hall win

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Nigel Farage claims Reform can take 'almost the whole Conservative vote' at next election

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Live-event - Rishi Sunak faces Tory coup as furious MPs blast 'awful' loss

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Biden tipped to kill off any hopes of a bumper post-Brexit trade deal if he beats Trump

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Richard Tice hails 'outstanding' Reform results as party hammers Tories in Brexit land

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Sadiq Khan in major trouble as new election stats reveal 'Susan Hall could really win'

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Victory! Devon village finally gets internet after nine years and horrific £115,000 battle -- EXCLUSIVE: A Devon village finally hooked up to superfast internet has thanked the Daily Express...

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Tory rebels kill plot to oust Rishi Sunak as one jokes 'we're off down the pub' -- EXCLUSIVE: The Prime Minister insists he is 'up for the fight' because he is battling to protect...

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SNP's John Swinney urged to sack key ally before he's even started as First Minister -- John Swinney is set to be elected as SNP leader without opposition, after Kate Forbes withdrew...

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Labour set to 'fall short of overall majority' as Keir Starmer dealt brutal blow

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Disaster for Sadiq Khan as Tories trounce Labour in key London by-election

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Tory excitement as rumours swirl that Sadiq Khan could suffer shock defeat -- Low turnout could pave Susan Hall's path to victory against Sadiq Khan, reports suggest.

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Lee Anderson drops huge hint about Nigel Farage's eagerly awaited political comeback

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Labour losing Muslim voters in row over Gaza

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Richard Tice is clear - Reform UK will 'smash the Tories'

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Ben Houchen turns tables on Keir Starmer with dramatic Tees Valley victory

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25,000 cabbies could quit and riders face steep price hikes thanks to new Taxi Tax -- A survey has found that taxi passengers face a major price increase if the Government presses...

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Kemi Badenoch's blunt five-word retort to SNP after pint-sized wine Brexit jibe -- Kemi Badenoch, one of the favourites to be the next Conservative Party leader, did not mince her...

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Local elections were dire for the Tories – but one thing should stop Rishi Sunak giving up -- One issue above all could undermine Sir Keir Starmer's goal of a Labour victory, writes Angela...

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Lee Anderson takes brutal swipe at Rishi Sunak after Tory election drubbing

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Polling guru John Curtice issues dire local election prediction for Tories

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Ireland housing asylum seekers in 'salubrious Dublin hotel with a golf course' Simon Harris's government is discriminating against the Irish people, claimed Hermann Kelly of...

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'Get facts right!' Lee Anderson erupts at BBC's 'ridiculous' Nick Robinson in angry clash

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Labour wins Blackpool by-election with huge swing as Tories beat Reform by just 117 votes

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Laura Kuenssberg forced to break up furious row between Labour and Tories on Rwanda

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'Scotland will not stand for it!' Question Time panellist destroys Humza Yousaf

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Nigel Farage warns of 'one thing' that will stop the boats - but Rishi Sunak won't do it

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Rattled Sadiq Khan admits the Tories' chance of winning has 'skyrocketed'

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Rishi Sunak offers Ireland the chance to join the Rwanda scheme amid migrant crisis -- Sources close to the Prime Minister said "many countries are looking at a third country" as...

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Boris Johnson turned away from polling station after he forgets voter ID -- The former prime minister was trying to cast his ballot in South Oxfordshire, where a police and...

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James Cleverly delivers blunt message to pro-migrant mob as 45 arrested in latest stunt -- The Metropolitan Police said 45 people were arrested after blocking a coach trying to take...

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Priti Patel warns people could die under Labour's plan on asylum seekers

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Stop talking us down! Anger as OECD economists predict miserable outlook for Britain

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Rishi Sunak insists Tories can deliver a brighter future as he braces for election rout -- The Prime Minister is facing 72 hours of turmoil as local election results are declared after...

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Penny Mordaunt has Commons in stiches with brutal comeback to SNP MP

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Nigel Farage beats top Tories in stunning new poll on best party leader

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Local election shambles as voters forced to vote out of car boot after staff locked out

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Ex-Nicola Sturgeon deputy John Swinney announces SNP leadership bid

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Surprising thing it's illegal to do in polling stations this May 2 election day -- Local elections have begun and polling stations are open but you could land yourself a £5,000...

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'End of road' for Rishi Sunak if key Tory is defeated in crunch election contest today -- Lord Ben Houchen was re-elected by a landslide in 2021 - but today's contest is likely to be...

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'The gap is closing': Lee Anderson taunts Tories as Reform UK storms ahead in new poll -- The latest poll puts the Nigel Farage-linked party within touching distance of the Conservatives.

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Nigel Farage warns 'problems are just beginning' as first migrants detained for Rwanda

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POLL - Should Rishi Sunak step down if Tories lose badly in local elections? Vote now

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Labour plan to keep thousands of illegal migrants in UK exposed after Rwanda victory - Sir Keir Starmer's party is poised to overturn the Government's hardline asylum ban on illegal...

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'This is disgusting!' Wes Streeting sparks furious backlash over Susan Hall attack

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SNP MPs left humiliated by brutal takedown as Commons erupts in laughter

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Revealed: Women among those held in first 'Operation Vector' detentions for Rwanda flights

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Nigel Farage issues seven-word warning to UK after shock Joe Biden move

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Penny Mordaunt in 'detailed discussions' with top Tories over PM succession

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'What are you suggesting?' Nigel Farage loses it with Sadiq Khan over blistering attack

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'You do nothing!' Esther McVey slaps down Emily Thornberry over Rwanda plan in GB News row -- The pair locked horns over the flagship asylum policy during a GB News show.

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WATCH: Rwanda crackdown gets underway as first migrants detained in dramatic raids -- The Home Office released a video showing migrants set to be sent to the African nation being...

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Kemi Badenoch infection fury over gender-neutral school toilets -- Equalities Minister uses example from doctors to ask people to call out public bodies with no...

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'Labour always hits pensioners hard!' Rishi Sunak exposes Starmer hypocrisy in fiery PMQs

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Boris Johnson makes shock return to politics ahead of crucial election

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POLL - Should Sadiq Khan step down as London Mayor after boy, 14, stabbed to death? Sadiq Khan has come under fire after a 14-year-old boy was stabbed to death on a London street...

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Labour may now keep Rwanda if they win election in another major U-turn, says Andrew Marr

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Tories want Zelensky to protect religious freedom in Ukraine

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Hammer blow for Sadiq Khan as poll lead dwindles one day before London mayoral election

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Kemi Badenoch erupts at Sadiq Khan's knife crime joke days before horror Hainault attack

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Ireland-UK relations hit 'crisis' point in Brexit border row after 'clear diplomatic snub' -- EXCLUSIVE: Ray Bassett said the Irish Justice Minister was intent on "blaming the British...

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Suella Braverman hails good immigration news over 80% fall after foreign student reform -- Measures introduced by Rishi Sunak have seen a dramatic improvement in the number of family...

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UK in talks to join massive hi-tech air defence system to fend off missile attacks -- There are currently 21 nations - including the neutral Switzerland - involved in Europe's new...

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Local election results in FULL – check how people voted in your area here

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UK's economic success is not due to colonialism, says Kemi Badenoch

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Vaughan Gething says he 'knew about conviction' before accepting donation from company - EXCLUSIVE: The Welsh First Minister said he knew the company had committed offences but...

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George Galloway blasted his new star candidate as 'unfit to represent voters'

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UK finally deports its first ever migrant to Rwanda in huge breakthrough for Rishi Sunak

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Inside Dublin's migrant tent city as asylum seekers flee Rwanda flights

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Priti Patel criticises government failures after migrants earmarked for Rwanda go missing

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SNP civil war erupts just hours after Humza Yousaf's humiliating resignation

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SNP civil war escalates as Kate Forbes hints she will run for leadership

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JK Rowling tears into Keir Starmer over 'toxic' trans rights support -- The author hit out at the Labour leader for 'pandering' to trans extremists while leaving women...

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Labour crisis as George Galloway warns of mass defections including 'several MPs' -- The Workers Party leader unveiled hundreds of election candidates including Monty Panesar as he...

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Key battlegrounds in local elections 2024 - the areas that will prove crucialn for Sunak -- The public will hit the polls across the country on Thursday and it could cause a political...

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Lee Anderson slams 'bone idle' Labour party after Reform UK 'miracle' in filthy UK alley

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Lord Cameron mocks calls to scrap licence fee in passionate BBC defence

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Vaughan Gething says Wales 'still committed' to hated farming schemes despite pushback -- EXCLUSIVE: Wales is committed to its plans to transform farming with "sustainable" policies,...

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OPINION - Sadiq Khan should hang his head in shame for joking about London's machete epidemic

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WATCH: Sadiq Khan confronted over London machete gangs a week before horror attack

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Brexit deal betrayed as Ireland deploys 100 police on UK border to stop migrants

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Vaughan Gething admits Wales 'got 20mph wrong' but defends policy after reversal

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Keir Starmer skewered by GMB's Richard Madeley in Angela Rayner housing row

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Humza Yousaf's month from hell as first minister finally quits after April Armageddon - Four weeks of scandal after scandal has culminated in more SNP leadership chaos and a Scottish...

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New leaked recording hints at radical change to how Tories will pick their next leader

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'Assisted dying debate was a real turning point - Express readers may end up changing law'

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Who is voting on May 2 and why there might be no local election in your area in 2024

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Thousands of illegal migrants set for Rwanda flights go missing in Home Office blunder

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Rishi Sunak handed glimmer of hope ahead of two crunch elections for Tories

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Furious EU civil war erupts as Ursula von der Leyen is blasted in fiery debate

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Jeremy Hunt promises major tax cuts and sends bold message on pension triple lock -- EXCLUSIVE: The Chancellor said it's the government's 'absolute priority' to bring down the tax...

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Payments for depression restricted to stop benefit bill rocketing by 52% -- Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the disability benefits system 'isn't working in the way it was...

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Humiliation for Sadiq Khan as survey finds people feel most lonely and unsafe in London -- The top 10 constituencies in Britain where people are most likely to say they don't feel safe...

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Final blow to Humza Yousaf as new poll shows most Scots wanted him gone

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Ireland in crisis as huge 'tent city' springs up after UK rejects migrant plan

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Top Labour candidate facing probe over potential NHS rule-breaking visit with Keir Starmer -- Labour's candidate for Mayor of the East Midlands is now being probed by the local NHS trust.

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'We're not doing that!' Rishi Sunak slaps down EU and Ireland migrant returns demand

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Top pollser John Curtice pinpoints major reason Sunak will NOT call a snap summer election

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Furious Irish minister pulls out of UK conference after migrant snub by James Cleverly

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Tory strategist makes bold leadership prediction – and it's bad news for Kemi Badenoch

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OPINION - We need to start doing death and dying better in the UK, says Caroline Lucas - We have a chance to make Britain a better place to die, says Caroline Lucas

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Tory voters plead 'come back' as pictures of Boris shared from son's Wilf's 4th birthday -- Johnson's wife Carrie shared the pictures on Instagram this morning showing the youngster...

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Ben Habib orders Rishi Sunak to stop 'murderers and rapists' after drowning migrants row -- EXCLUSIVE: Reform UK deputy leader Ben Habib tells the Daily Express it is essential for...

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Rishi Sunak facing new crisis as Tory rebels launch plot to make Penny Mordaunt PM

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Rwanda asylum seeker round-up launched as Sunak warned of mass protests and police clashes

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Humza Yousaf breaks down in tears during emotional resignation speech - A visibly emotional Humza Yousaf fought back tears in an emotional tribute to his family as he...

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Humza Yousaf set to resign as Scottish First Minister after realising the game is up

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Britain's pothole shame with crumbling roads costing £14.4bn a year

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Humza Yousaf resigns as First Minister with SNP plunged into all-out chaos

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UK snubs Irish demand to return asylum seekers as war of words explodes

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Lee Anderson disgusted at what he finds in Blackpool alley and insists 'he's not racist'

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Polling guru John Curtice claims Britain could rejoin EU and 'reverse Brexit'

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Jeremy Hunt faces losing his seat in Tory bloodbath at election over pension fury -- Chancellor Jeremy Hunt could lose his seat at the next election due to a backlash from pensioners.

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The five times Rishi Sunak refused to rule out July election as he faces Tory mutiny -- Sky News' Trevor Phillips pushed the prime minister five times on when the general election...

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'Invisible man!' Dan Poulter torn apart by top Tory over 'betrayal' after Labour switch -- The Tory MP sparked fury with this defection to Labour last night.

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SNP in crisis as Humza Yousaf poised to reject Alba pact and LOSE no confidence vote

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POLL - Should Humza Yousaf resign? Vote now

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Ex-Home Office minister Robert Jenrick demands migrant numbers capped at 100k -- Former Home Office minister Robert Jenrick has been heavily critical of the government's...

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Wes Streeting says he is 'conflicted' on assisted dying and voices concerns about coercion

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Ian Blackford makes humiliating apology to Greens on live TV in desperate bid to save SNP

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Wes Streeting squirms as Kuenssberg demands to know if Tory defector will get peerage

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'It is wrong!' Pumped-up PM slams those who would accept any illegal migration

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Furious Ireland demands UK takes back illegal migrants after influx sparked by Rwanda bill -- The Irish premier has demanded his Justice Minister change the law to return asylum seekers from...

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'It must end!' Tory ex-minister blasts Rishi Sunak over migration stats -- Ex-immigration minister Robert Jenrick has called for an end to the spiralling migration numbers...

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The ONE major issue that could derail Sadiq Khan's London Mayoral bid -- EXCLUSIVE: Claire Turner believes anger has been building for some time in the outer London...

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