Caitlin Doherty
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Lammy labels Gaza famine ‘utterly horrifying’
The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification said on Friday that famine is occurring in Gaza City and could spread further south.
22 Aug 2025
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Grooming gangs review to be unveiled as PM’s inquiry plan gets mixed reaction
The Home Secretary is set to address Parliament over the review as the Prime Minister has committed to a national inquiry.
16 Jun 2025
Politics16 Jun 2025
Grooming gangs: 'No hiding' for police and councils who failed victims
Sir Keir Starmer has announced a new inquiry into the scandal after a U-turn
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Israel-Iran conflict set to dominate as world leaders gather for G7
Iran launched a new wave of missile attacks on Monday.
16 Jun 2025
Politics15 Jun 2025
Government advises against all travel to Israel amid Iran conflict
Earlier on Sunday, Rachel Reeves said that sending more jets to the region ‘does not mean’ the UK is at war.
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Starmer focused on grooming victims not ‘grandstanding’, says Reeves
The Chancellor said that Sir Keir has been looking at ‘actually doing the practical things to ensure that something like this never happens again’.
15 Jun 2025
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More jets does not mean UK ‘at war’ says Reeves, amid Israel-Iran conflict
The two nations continued to exchange fire overnight, as the region braced for a protracted conflict.
15 Jun 2025
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Procurement rules set to be overhauled as ministers lay out infrastructure plans
The Treasury has promised hundreds of billions over the next decade for projects such as roads, railways and homes.
15 Jun 2025
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Ministers to unveil 10-year plan to overhaul infrastructure
The document will lay out Government plans on prioritised policy areas.
15 Jun 2025
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Keir Starmer reiterates need to ‘de-escalate’ Israel-Iran conflict
Iran launched missile and drone strikes on Israel overnight after a series of Israeli attacks on the heart of Tehran’s nuclear programme.
14 Jun 2025
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Lammy set for further talks with counterparts as Iran and Israel exchange fire
The Foreign Secretary will speak to figures in the Middle East and elsewhere.
14 Jun 2025
Politics14 Jun 2025
More than 900 people arrived in small boats on Friday
The provisional annual total is 42% higher than at the same point last year.
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Government plan to keep Pip payouts for 13 weeks ‘not very much’, says MP
The Government has faced a backlash from its own MPs over the package of benefits measures.
14 Jun 2025
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Government ‘focused’ on tackling smuggling gangs after minister’s boats claim
Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones said the majority of people crossing the Channel in small boats are ‘children, babies and women’.
13 Jun 2025
Politics12 Jun 2025
Council tax bills 'set to rise at fastest rate for two decades'
Paul Johnson said council tax bills could rise by 5% a year following the Chancellor’s spending review
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Lammy holding talks on post-Brexit deal for Gibraltar
Negotiations on rules governing the border of Spain and Gibraltar have been ongoing since Britain left the European Union in 2020.
11 Jun 2025
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US criticises UK decision to sanction two Israeli ministers
The UK is taking the action to ramp up pressure on Israel alongside Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Norway.
11 Jun 2025
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Government pledges £5m for renovation project in memory of Southport victims
Sir Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner met the parents of Elsie Dot Stancombe, Alice da Silva Aguiar and Bebe King in Downing Street on Tuesday.
10 Jun 2025
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Former Most Haunted Live! presenter David Bull named new chairman of Reform UK
His appointment comes after businessman Zia Yusuf resigned from the position last week.
10 Jun 2025
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Nigel Farage says he has forgiven Zia Yusuf for resignation
Businessman Mr Yusuf returned to the party over the weekend, just 48 hours after he quit his position, saying he had made an ‘error’.
9 Jun 2025
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Downing Street ‘welcomes’ ECHR debate as Badenoch launches exit probe
A Number 10 spokesman said it was ‘important’ there were discussions about how the convention operated.
6 Jun 2025