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Full Sir Keir Starmer speech ahead of Budget
In a speech in Birmingham, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer confirmed the £2 bus fare cap will be replaced by a new £3 cap until the end of 2025 at this week’s Budget. He also defended Labour’s decision to suspend MP Mike Amesbury. The...
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Darren Jones speaks at Labour fringe event focusing on investment in public services
Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones speaks at a fringe event at the Labour Party Conference titled "How Can a Labour Government Ensure It Invests Well in Public Services?". Ahead of the Budget and spending review Darren Jones...
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Tom Tugendhat full speech at Conservative Party leadership campaign event
Conservative leadership hopeful Tom Tugendhat speaking at a Conservative Party leadership campaign event at the Royal Horseguards Hotel in Whitehall, Westminster.
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Depute leader Keith Brown speech at SNP conference
Depute leader Keith Brown gives his address at the SNP Annual National Conference at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre.
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Conservative leadership hopeful Tom Tugendhat pledges net migration cap
Conservative leadership hopeful Tom Tugendhat has pledged that the party will commit to a policy of an annual net migration cap of 100,000 if he becomes party leader. In a speech in central London on Thursday, he also said that Labour...
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Findlay says Tories must not ‘turn inwards’ as he makes party unity pitch
Russell Findlay has said the Scottish Conservatives will not “turn inwards” if he wins the party’s leadership, as he launched his campaign for the top job with a pitch for unity. The Tory justice spokesman said there will be “no split,...
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Sinn Fein leader says asylum seeker accommodation in Ireland should not be in the most deprived areas
Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald has said accommodation centres for asylum seekers should not be put in the most deprived communities in Ireland as her party launched its migration policy, centred on consultation and an audit of public...
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John Swinney refuses to say if he will step in to avoid bin strikes across Scotland
First Minister John Swinney said the Scottish Government has to “live in the reality of the resources we’ve got available to us” as he declined to commit to making more money available to avert the impending strikes by waste and...
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Starmer sets out new skills body to reduce reliance on overseas workers - High Quality
Sir Keir Starmer has set out plans to curb reliance on foreign workers by improving skills training in England, as he gave a speech at Farnborough Air Show.
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Minister says sticking to 5% spending rule would pose risk to public services
Ministers have defended plans to breach the 5% spending rule in Budget 2025, arguing that remaining within the limit would have posed a risk to public services. Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe said Ireland would not have the...
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‘No giveaway’: Irish government says Budget 2025 will be worth 8.3bn euro
Ireland’s next Budget will be worth 8.3 billion euro, but the Finance Minister denied it would represent a “giveaway” Budget. Cabinet signed off on the Summer Economic Statement (SES) on Tuesday, which gives a broad sketch of what the...
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Mary Lou McDonald: Sinn Fein had a “very constructive" and "very friendly” meeting with Sir Keir Starmer
Sinn Fein president Mary Lou McDonald said her party had a “very constructive, very friendly” meeting with Sir Keir Starmer at Stormont. Accompanied by Northern Ireland’s First Minister Michelle O’Neill, Ms McDonald said: “We have...
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Rachel Reeves gives first major speech as Chancellor - Full speech
Chancellor Rachel Reeves will make kickstarting economic growth a “national mission” with major changes to speed up infrastructure projects and unlock private investment. The UK’s first female chancellor promised to ‘fix the foundations’...
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Swinney calls for review of election timetables amid postal voting issues
SNP leader John Swinney calls for review of election timetables amid postal voting issues as he sampled whisky during a visit to the Speyside Distillery in Aviemore in the Highlands.
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'The polls do not predict the future', says Sir Keir Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer has asked voters to judge him in five years’ time against improved public services, economy and living standards. After a stump speech at Hitchin Town Football Club, he was asked whether he was concerned he could be the...
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Interview with Sinn Fein vice president Michelle O'Neill
Sinn Fein vice president Michelle O'Neill speaks to PA as part of a series interviewing Northern Ireland political leaders ahead of the General Election. She said Sinn Fein wants to ensure as many "progressive" candidates are elected as...
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Keynote speech from Jonathan Reynolds at BCC Global Annual Conference
Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade Jonathan Reynolds speaks at BCC Global Annual Conference in London.
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DUP launch General Election manifesto in east Belfast
DUP General Election manifesto launch in Belfast, with a speech by party leader Gavin Robinson before questions from media. Speech from Cheryl Brownlee beforehand.
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LibDem deputy leader Daisy Cooper arrives in a tractor for campaign visit in Hertfordshire
Lib Dem deputy leader Daisy Cooper told campaigners the General Election is "our chance" to displace the Conservatives, as she arrived in a tractor for a campaign visit at a farm near Harpenden, Hertfordshire.
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Scottish Greens launch their General Election manifesto- full
Scottish Greens General Election manifesto launch with co-leaders Lorna Slater and Patrick Harvie.
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Naomi Long launches Alliance Party manifesto - in full
Speaking at the Ivanhoe Hotel Saintfield Road, Carryduff, Leader Naomi Long outlines her party's 'Leading Change' manifesto ahead of the General Election.
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Anas Sarwar launches Scottish Labour's General Election manifesto
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar speaks at the party's General Election manifesto launch at Murrayfield in Edinburgh.
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Anas Sarwar launches Scottish Labour's manifesto
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar speaks at the party's General Election manifesto launch at Murrayfield in Edinburgh.