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Survivors of Mohamed Al Fayed abuse call for full trafficking investigation
More than 400 allegations of sexual misconduct have been made against the billionaire Harrods owner, who died in 2023.
8 Jun 2026
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Keir Starmer apologises to families of five people killed by soldiers in 1972
A coroner concluded in April that four were unarmed and posed no risk when they were shot in west Belfast.
3 Jun 2026
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Starmer dismisses ‘noise’ after Trump says he is considering pulling out of Nato
The Prime Minister insisted he would not change his position on Britain’s involvement with the war against Iran, despite pressure to do so.
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Prime Minister to chair Cobra meeting on economic hit of Iran war
Sir Keir Starmer told business leaders on Monday that it must be a ‘joint effort’ to tackle the impact of the war.
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Grooming gangs inquiry to examine impact of ethnicity, culture and religion
The statutory independent inquiry has published its terms of reference.
31 Mar 2026
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Sir David Davis to ask DPP to review conduct of police and CPS in Letby case
Conservative former Cabinet minister Sir David claimed Cheshire Police ignored or broke rules ‘time and time again’.
26 Mar 2026
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Mother with cancer calls for reform of ‘unfair’ school places policy
Christine Lote, whose rare bone cancer has spread to her lungs, wanted her child to go to the school with bereavement-trained staff.
23 Mar 2026
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Lords vote to pardon women convicted of having an illegal abortion
Peers also rejected an attempt to overturn the move by MPs to decriminalise women terminating their own pregnancy.
19 Mar 2026
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Iranian regime ‘in its death throes’, says bishop who left after revolution
The Bishop of Chelmsford, the Rt Rev Guli Francis-Dehqani, warned the Iranian regime ‘should not be underestimated’.
14 Mar 2026
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Assisted dying Bill contains ‘Trojan horse’ for upending NHS, says former chief
Lord Stevens told the House of Lords he does not believe assisted dying should be within the remit of the health service.
13 Mar 2026
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Gibraltar to remain British as UK and EU hail post-Brexit treaty
A draft treaty published on Thursday would remove all checks for people and goods crossing the Spain-Gibraltar land border.
26 Feb 2026
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Nigel Farage claims the Maldives will launch counter-claim over Chagos Islands
The Reform UK leader, who visited the Maldives over the weekend, said they are “upset” about the UK’s Chagos deal with Mauritius.
25 Feb 2026
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Tory bid to ‘wreck’ Chagos deal is ‘a simple political stunt’, minister says
Foreign Office minister Stephen Doughty said it is ‘absolute nonsense’ to present a 1966 UK-US agreement as a ‘gotcha’.
26 Jan 2026
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Sir Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch trade jibes over defections at PMQs
The Prime Minister teased the Conservative leader over Robert Jenrick’s defection to Reform UK last week.
21 Jan 2026
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Putin’s Board of Peace invite ‘concerning’, No 10 says, as Starmer mulls offer
The board is part of Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan to bring a sustained end to the conflict in Gaza.
20 Jan 2026
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Stronger mental capacity assessments could be added to assisted dying Bill
Peers were urged to make more progress on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill during the final debate of the year on the legislation.
12 Dec 2025
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Councillors in Kent ‘pelted with eggs’ by people wearing balaclavas, MPs told
Swale Borough Council were debating making their area a ‘District of Sanctuary’ for asylum seekers in the meeting on Wednesday evening.
11 Dec 2025
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Farage should apologise after ‘unconvincing’ response to racism claims – Starmer
The Reform UK leader has faced backlash after allegations emerged that he engaged in alleged incidents of deeply offensive behaviour as a teenager.
26 Nov 2025
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Elon Musk told to ‘mind his own business’ by minister after UK comments
Lord Hanson of Flint said he would ‘welcome much silence’ from the tech billionaire.
4 Nov 2025
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MP calls for legal right to paid time off for fertility treatment
Labour MP Alice Macdonald called on the Government to ‘right this wrong’ as she introduced her 10-minute rule Bill in the Commons.
4 Nov 2025
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Defence Secretary ‘failed to deny £2.6 billion of cuts’ for the MoD, say Tories
Shadow defence secretary James Cartlidge urged the Government to scrap their Chagos deal to save money.
3 Nov 2025