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Farage’s immigration plans will spark an EU trade war ‘worse than Trump tariffs’, warns minister

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Exclusive: European affairs minister delivers warning ahead of a major speech by Rachel Reeves on resetting the UK’s relationship with the EU

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Britons should pay as little tax as legally possible, Richard Tice says

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Reform MP hits back at calls for HMRC to investigate his tax affairs after reports he had ‘avoided nearly £600,000 in corporation tax’

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People deserve the chance to decide how UK aid is spent in a changing world

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As the impact of the UK’s decision to slash international development funding really starts to hit home, NGOs are pushing to shift decision-making over projects to local people, Romilly Greenhill writes

US-Iran war will cause food prices to spike, NFU chief warns

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Farming insiders warn UK producers may end season early and not grow anything due to rising costs

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Why hasn’t the UK sent warships to the Strait of Hormuz?

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Donald Trump has warned that the Nato alliance faces a “very bad” future unless allies send warships to help reopen the key oil route

Politics latest: Starmer warns energy companies to pass on ‘every penny of savings’ to customers amid price surge

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The prime minister has set out tens of millions of pounds of support for vulnerable households struggling with energy bills

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UK should brace for fuel rationing over Iran war crisis, former BP chief warns Starmer

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Former adviser says UK should be preparing for ‘significant shortfall of supply over the next two months’

Starmer tells Trump: UK will not be dragged into wider war on Iran

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Prime minister says UK is working with allies on a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz but admits ending blockade is not ‘straightforward’

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Government warned it faces young voter backlash over student loan reform failure

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The government has been warned it needs to push through reforms to the student loans system or it will risk losing the support of young voters

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Starmer to pledge support for UK’s poorest homes to help with soaring energy bills

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Vowing to support working people ‘whatever challenges lie ahead’, the PM will use a press conference on Monday to set out support for those facing soaring energy bills

UK government to launch £1bn plan to tackle youth unemployment

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The £1billion package is due to be laid out on Monday, with the government aiming to create 200,000 jobs

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Starmer says his mum was an ‘incredible example to me’ in Mother’s Day message

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Keir Starmer’s mother passed away in 2015 after battling with the rare auto-immune condition Still’s disease

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Ministers may scrap fuel duty hike if Middle East war drags on, Ed Miliband suggests

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The energy secretary says he is ‘sending a clear message’ that the government is ‘going to stand by people in this crisis’

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Orbán and challenger Magyar summon rival rallies in show of strength before Hungary's April election

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Hungary’s election fight is intensifying as Viktor Orbán and challenger Péter Magyar stage rival mass rallies in Budapest to show strength

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Britain will not rejoin EU or set up customs union, Starmer’s top negotiator warns

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Exclusive: European affairs minister Nick Thomas-Symonds will tell idealogues on both sides of the Brexit debate that ‘alignment is not a dirty word’ as he seeks to embed a relationship reset with ‘ruthless pragmatism’

Saturday, Mar 14

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Starmer’s chief of staff ‘used personal email to communicate with Mandelson’ before appointment

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Labour has been accused of a ‘cover-up’ after just 31 messages and documents relating to Lord Mandelson’s US ambassador role were released

Brexit has not been good for Britain, says Reeves as she calls for closer EU alignment

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As Britain battles flatlining economic growth and ongoing fears over the cost of living, Ms Reeves argued that closer ties with the EU is the ‘biggest prize’ economically

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New Labour era minister Phil Woolas dies aged 66

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Tony Blair lead tributes to the former minister, saying he was an ‘outstanding member of the New Labour government’

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Peter Mandelson is still human, Cherie Blair says after Epstein scandal

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The wife of former prime minister Tony Blair said she found it ‘very sad’ that the disgraced peer had seen his life ‘fall apart’

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UK bishop who left Iran after revolution says ‘barbaric’ regime ‘is in its death throes’

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The Bishop of Chelmsford also praised Starmer for his stance on the Middle East crisis

John Swinney says he would not take teenage son to an Old Firm derby after latest disorder

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A number of arrests have been made after last weekend’s match which saw both sets of fans storm the pitch at thr end of the game

Friday, Mar 13

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Petrol retailers say ministers’ use of ‘inflammatory language’ may have led to abuse of forecourt workers

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The trade body’s explosive intervention came after Rachel Reeves asked the competition watchdog to crack down on ‘rip-off’ fuel prices as the Iran war continues to escalate

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Starmer risks Trump’s wrath with split from US over lifting Russia oil sanctions

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Trump administration temporarily allowing countries to buy Russian oil ‘currently stranded at sea’

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Farage distances himself from Reform MP’s criticism of Britain’s ‘unregulated sexual economy’

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Danny Kruger claimed the UK is ‘suffering from having a totally unregulated sexual economy’

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Mandelson files deconstructed: How 147 pages add up to very little

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In this clip from the latest episode of In The Room, Helen and Cleo report back after combing through the first Mandelson file drop, page by page – and find it coming up rather short.

In The Room | A definitive guide to the Mandelson files: All filler, no killer?

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After five long weeks of waiting, the first collection of Mandelson files has been released. 147 pages, riddled with spelling errors, and made up of 10 pages of contents and introduction, 30 pages of standard HR guidance, and 28 entirely…

Dozens of MPs urge Green Party to officially ditch ‘normal’ childbirth policy immediately

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The Green Party apologised in 2024 for the upset caused by the policy

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Mandelson files unpacked: What was actually in the 147-page release?

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From warnings over the ‘reputational risk’ posed by Lord Mandelson’s appointment to a £75,000 taxpayer-funded payout – here is everything you need to know from the first release of documents

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Winston Churchill’s granddaughter breaks silence after his portrait replaced on £5 note

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Winston Churchill's granddaughter has broken her silence over plans to replace his portrait on the £5 note.

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UK economy failed to grow in January in blow for Starmer

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The figures follow warnings that inflation could rise at the end of the year due to the US-Israeli war on Iran