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Politics daily briefing: November 10
Daily politics briefing for November 10, as pressure grows on Rishi Sunak to sack his Home Secretary Suella Braverman.
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Politics daily briefing: October 31
Daily politics briefing for October 31, as Israel declares ‘time for war’ amid global pressure for pause in fighting
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Sunak makes it to one year as PM, but any celebrations in No 10 will be muted
A year has come to be a long and treacherous road in politics, as witnessed by the turbulence of late. But Rishi Sunak has survived his first as Prime Minister. Mr Sunak will have lasted more than seven times as long as Liz Truss’s...
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Labour take Tamworth in double by-election win
Labour's Sarah Edwards wins the Tamworth Parliamentary by-election, overturning a massive Conservative majority to deal a blow to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
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Peter Kyle says voters saw through the “heat and fury” of the Lib Dems after a fierce campaign
Peter Kyle says voters saw through the “heat and fury” of the Lib Dems after a fierce by-election campaign in Mid Bedfordshire. Labour has delivered a historic defeat to the Conservatives by winning Mid Bedfordshire for the first time in...
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Labour ‘redraw political map’ with double by-election blow to Rishi Sunak
Labour has dealt a double by-election blow to Rishi Sunak by overturning huge Tory majorities in Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire. Sir Keir Starmer claimed Labour was “redrawing the political map” by taking seats which had been comfortably...
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Counting begins at Tamworth by-election
Ballot boxes for the Tamworth Parliamentary by-election start arriving at The Rawlett School, where the count is taking place with checking and verifying of ballot papers under way.
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Wes Streeting says NHS faces bankruptcy if it is not reformed
Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting said Labour’s changes to the NHS will provide a better service for patients while securing better value for taxpayers’ money. Speaking at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool, Mr Streeting told...
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Sir Keir Starmer contrasts Tories' time in office with New Labour, warning 'things can only get worse'
Sir Keir Starmer set out what he saw as the difference between the Conservatives' record in office with that of New Labour, saying under the Tories 'things can only get worse'.
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Starmer vows to stoke the ‘fire of change’ with plan to build a new Britain
Sir Keir Starmer promised to build a new Britain, with modern homes and businesses and an NHS 'back on its feet'. The Labour leader, who was confronted by a glitter-throwing protester before he could deliver his speech to the party’s...
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Ed Miliband calls Government 'crap' and suggests Tories are a 'pound shop Republican Party'
Labour former leader Ed Miliband labelled the Government “crap” and urged voters to “chuck them into the seven dustbins of history”. The shadow climate change secretary’s remarks mocked claims made last month by Prime Minister Rishi...
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Labour Party Conference: Ed Miliband calls Tories a 'crap' Government
Labour former leader Ed Miliband labelled the Government “crap” and urged voters to “chuck them into the seven dustbins of history”. The shadow climate change secretary mocked claims last month by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak that he had...
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Rishi Sunak speaks to workers in Nottinghamshire – full speech and questions
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks to workers at a PM Connect event at a business in Nottinghamshire, as he defends his decision to scrap HS2's northern leg. Full speech.
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Worker challenges Rishi Sunak on 'watering down' green policies at business event
Rishi Sunak was asked by a business employee during a PM Connect event in Nottinghamshire whether he had “watered down” his Government’s environmental policies. The Prime Minister denied that he had, saying the UK continued to have net...
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Rishi Sunak challenged by worker on 'mess' left by Cameron, Johnson and Truss
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was challenged by a worker at a business in Nottinghamshire over why the public should vote Conservative and for him “with the mess left by your predecessor, why should we vote for you?” Mr Sunak laughed at the...
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Rishi Sunak tells workers HS2 would have made London-bound journeys harder for some communities
The Prime Minister said scrapping HS2 would ensure train journeys to London from some communities in England would not be slower or less frequent. Speaking at a PM Connect event at a business in Nottinghamshire, Rishi Sunak said: “It is...
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Politics daily briefing: October 8
All the latest political news in the UK, as Sir Keir Starmer told Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to ‘bring it on’ as the Labour Party conference gets under way in Liverpool.
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Nigel Farage addresses Reform UK conference in central London - full speech
Reform UK honorary president Nigel Farage addresses the party's conference in central London. He claimed there was a “gap in the political market” for Reform UK to fill, insisting it was “taking back the word Brexit” from the...
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Nigel Farage: Tories are copying Reform UK rhetoric
Honorary president of Reform UK Nigel Farage claims the Conservatives are copying the rhetoric of the Reform UK party. The politician was speaking at the Reform UK party conference in London.
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Nigel Farage claims Tories are “virtually indistinguishable” from Labour, during Reform UK speech
Reform UK honorary president Nigel Farage said the Tories are “virtually indistinguishable” from Labour, as he repeated his rejection of Rishi Sunak’s open door policy on a return to the party.
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Labour Party conference – a look at what to expect as members gather in Liverpool
When Labour members gather for the party's annual conference in Liverpool they will hope Sir Keir Starmer can convince the public he is a prime minister in waiting. Here are some key things to look out for in what could be Labour's last...
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Politics daily briefing: October 5
Daily politics briefing for October 5, as David Cameron joins Theresa May, Boris Johnson and Liz Truss in criticising Rishi Sunak's cancellation of HS2's northern leg.
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Striking doctors and consultants hold rally outside Tory conference
BMA affiliated junior doctors and consultants take part in a rally outside of the Tory Party conference as they continue to hold strike action over pay restoration and hospital conditions. Quotes from Dr Vivek Trivedi, co-chair BMA...
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Steve Barclay: Full speech at Conservative Party Conference
Steve Barclay has announced plans to prevent trans women from using female-only hospital wards. The Health Secretary told the Conservative Party conference: “That is why today I am going further, by announcing that we will change the NHS...