SNP leader Humza Yousaf has called on the UK government to back a resettlement scheme for Palestinian refugees caught up in the Israel-Gaza conflict. In his closing speech to the SNP conference – made before the explosion at a hospital in Gaza – Humza said Scotland is “willing to be the first country in the […]
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Jeffrey Donaldson’s leader’s address at the DUP conference bore all the platitudes one would expect: passionate support for the union and strenuous opposition to a border poll. Yet, the DUP leader laid the groundwork for a possible return to power-sharing, albeit without indicating a timeframe. The party has kept the doors to Stormont shut for […]
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Sir Keir Starmer brushed off his encounter with a protester at the start of his speech to conference to promise a “decade of renewal” for Britain if Labour wins the next election. After removing his glitter covered jacket, Starmer rolled up his shirt sleeves and told delegates his government will reform the NHS, invest in […]
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A Labour government will establish a new powerful commissioner to recover billions of pounds of taxpayers’ money lost to waste and Covid fraud during the pandemic, Rachel Reeves will tell the party conference on Monday (October 9). “The cost to the taxpayer of Covid fraud is estimated at £7.2bn with every one of those cheques […]
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Angela Rayner has pledged her “number one focus” will be delivering “houses for the future” with the” biggest boost” to affordable housing for a generation, if Labour wins the next election. Rayner – Labour’s deputy leader and the shadow housing secretary – has vowed to get tough with developers and reform planning laws to “unlock […]
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A jubilant Sir Keir Starmer has told Labour party activists they “blew the doors off” to secure a landslide byelection victory over the SNP. Labour candidate Michael Shanks secured a 20.4% swing to trounce the SNP’s Katy Loudon and become the new MP for Rutherglen and Hamilton West – an election triggered by the removal […]
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Suella Braverman has been condemned for her “utterly repulsive speech” to the Conservative party conference in which she referred to a “hurricane” of migrants on their way to Britain. The home secretary received a standing ovation from Tory attendees after a speech in which she said the Human Rights Act should be renamed the “Criminal […]
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Rishi Sunak has refused to commit to tax cuts or the HS2 link to Manchester despite growing calls for action from within his own cabinet. Secretary of state for levelling up Michael Gove told Sky News on Sunday he wants tax cuts before the next election. Sunak, interviewed on BBC 1, reiterated his priority is […]
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Rishi Sunak has been lambasted for announcing a major U-turn on climate policies which Labour said they will reverse if they win the next election. The prime minister is reversing the ban on sales of new diesel and petrol cars that was due to come into place in 2030. Sunak said he will delay that […]
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Sir Keir Starmer has promised to rewrite the Brexit deal struck with the EU to secure a better trading relationship for the UK. The Labour leader said he “owes it to his children” to rewrite the “thin” deal agreed by former disgraced prime minster Boris Johnson – although he again ruled out rejoining the customs […]
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