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Fear of being called racist meant authorities did not stop tragedies – Badenoch

The Conservative leader said her party would seek to abolish a duty for teachers, nurses and police officers to consider equalities law.
9 Jun 2026
Music

Keir Starmer blasts ‘deeply concerning’ Kanye West festival headline plans

The rapper has drawn widespread criticism in recent years after he began voicing his admiration of Adolf Hitler, and made antisemitic remarks.
4 Apr 2026
Politics

Marmalade will not have to be renamed as a result of EU rules, Government says

Concerns have been raised that the fruit preserve will have to be relabelled ‘citrus marmalade’ on British supermarket shelves.
4 Apr 2026
Politics

Lib Dems call for 10p fuel duty cut to help motorists with Iran living costs

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey also called for a 10% cut in rail fares to help travellers with cost-of-living pressures.
2 Apr 2026
Politics

Starmer signals need for closer ties with EU in light of Iran oil crisis ‘storm’

Britain’s “long-term national interest requires closer partnership with our allies in Europe”, Sir Keir Starmer has said.

1 Apr 2026
Business News

Kemi Badenoch to launch ‘Get Britain Drilling’ campaign amid living cost hikes

The Conservatives will put the campaign at the heart of their proposals for bringing down the spike in energy prices.
29 Mar 2026
Politics

Met Police reviewing CCTV in review of Morgan McSweeney phone theft

The loss of the ex-top aide’s phone means important messages relating to Lord Peter Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador will not be revealed.
28 Mar 2026
Politics

Keir Starmer warns against forgetting threat of Russia amid Iran conflict

The Prime Minister said the West is facing a ‘war on two fronts’ – Ukraine and Iran – as he met leaders from the Joint Expeditionary Force in Finland.
26 Mar 2026
Politics

‘Far-fetched’ to suggest McSweeney phone theft linked to Mandelson files – PM

There are concerns exchanges relating to Lord Mandelson’s appointment as British ambassador to the US could be lost.
26 Mar 2026
Politics

West facing ‘war on two fronts’, Starmer warns at defence summit

The Prime Minister is attending the Joint Expeditionary Force leaders’ summit in Finland.
26 Mar 2026
Politics

British forces will start seizing Russian shadow fleet ships, PM announces

Sir Keir Starmer said the UK would join allies in intercepting the sanction-breaking tankers, in a joint attempt to ‘go after’ them ‘even harder’.
26 Mar 2026
Politics

Labour council warned of ‘potential to mislead’ taxpayers over frozen tax claim

The UK Statistics Authority has written to Wandsworth Council about the claim it is freezing council tax for the fourth consecutive year.
24 Mar 2026
Business News

UK should not plunge into protracted debate on rejoining EU – Peter Kyle

Peter Kyle appeared to bat away calls from senior Labour figures that the party should campaign to again seek membership of the trade bloc.
24 Mar 2026
Business News

Drivers do not need to slow down or change how they buy fuel – minister

Michael Shanks insisted British drivers did not need to change their habits, despite suggestions from the International Energy Agency.
24 Mar 2026
Politics

Transport Secretary mulls running HS2 trains at slower speed to keep costs down

Reducing the high-speed rail project from its intended speed of 360km per hour could save an amount in the ‘low billions’, Heidi Alexander said.
23 Mar 2026
Politics

Dozens of MPs call on Starmer to prevent Lords from blocking assisted dying Bill

More than 100 Labour MPs are among those calling on the Prime Minister to intervene in the assisted dying Bill’s passage.
16 Mar 2026
Politics

PM pledges cost of living help after resisting Trump’s call for warships

Sir Keir on Sunday did not answer calls from Mr Trump to deploy warships to secure the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil trade route in the Middle East.
16 Mar 2026
Politics

Keir Starmer to pledge cost-of-living support amid Middle East crisis

The Prime Minister will on Monday say that helping families with living costs is ‘my first priority’.
15 Mar 2026
Politics

Starmer and Trump discuss ‘importance’ of reopening Strait of Hormuz

Tehran’s stranglehold on oil tankers passing through the narrow sea passage has driven energy prices up across the world.
15 Mar 2026
Politics

Ed Davey calls for ‘new Magna Carta’ to protect British rights and commitments

Sir Ed also used his conference speech to say Britain should decouple its nuclear deterrent from dependence on American maintenance.
15 Mar 2026
Politics

Government ‘standing by British people’ Miliband says amid fuel duty questions

Ministers have faced calls from their political rivals to U-turn on the planned 1p tax hike in light of the oil price spikes caused by the war.
15 Mar 2026