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Sir Keir Starmer visits 'vital' Scotland on election campaign
Sir Keir Starmer said Scotland’s voice was “vital” at the General Election and called for an end to “chaos and division”. The Labour leader said the election was “what Scotland needs and what Scotland has been waiting for”.
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Rishi Sunak takes part in Q&A in Derbyshire - high res
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak takes part in a Q&A with workers during a visit to West William Distribution in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, while on the General Election campaign trail. He said his record during Covid meant he could be trusted to...
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Rishi Sunak takes part in Q&A in Derbyshire - full event
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak takes part in a Q&A with workers during a visit to West William Distribution in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, while on the General Election campaign trail. He said his record during Covid meant he could be trusted to...
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Angela Rayner sets out Labour's vision for next generation of New Towns - full speech
Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner sets out her party's plan for next generation of New Towns during her keynote speech at the The UK's Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum in Leeds.
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Rishi Sunak hosts PM Connect event in Oxfordshire
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks at the latest PM Connect event during a visit to Siemens Healthineers in Oxfordshire. Sunak has insisted that “things are starting to feel better” and that confidence in the economy is growing.
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Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves speech on the economy - in full
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves makes a speech on the economy in central London, accusing Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt of 'gaslighting' the British people. She also rejected the suggestion that the local election results point to a hung...
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Green Party kicks off its local election campaign in Bristol - full speeches
The Green Party has launched its local election campaign in Bristol with party co-leaders Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsey focusing on a series of policies designed to help councils increase the supply of affordable housing.
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Full: Sarah Olney address to the Liberal Democrats' spring conference
The Liberal Democrats have called for a new tax on share buybacks by large companies as the party holds its spring conference in York. Sarah Olney, the Lib Dem Treasury spokesperson, used her speech on Saturday to set out the plan to...
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Lib Dems call for Biden-style tax on share buybacks at spring conference
The Liberal Democrats have called for a new tax on share buybacks by large companies as the party holds its spring conference in York. Sarah Olney, the Lib Dem Treasury spokesperson, used her speech on Saturday to set out the plan to...
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Rishi Sunak full question and answer session during Yorkshire visit
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak takes part in a question and answer session during a visit to The Queens Hotel – JD Wetherspoon, Maltby.
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Rishi Sunak pool clip on visit to pub in Yorkshire
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak gives a pool clip during a visit to The Queens Hotel – JD Wetherspoon, Maltby.
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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt pool clip following Budget announcement
Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt records a broadcast clip during a visit to a builders merchant in south east London, after the Chancellor delivered his Budget at the Houses of Parliament.
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Chancellor's Budget was 'missed opportunity', says Caroline Lucas
Green MP Caroline Lucas says that Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's Budget was a "missed opportunity", and said that there was a "massive climate-shaped hole" in the statement.
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The Budget 'won’t make a dent' in Northern Ireland’s financial challenges, says Stormont’s finance minister
The Budget “won’t make a dent” in Northern Ireland’s financial challenges, Stormont’s finance minister has said. Caoimhe Archibald said the financial outlook for public services remains extremely challenging for devolved governments....
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Liz Kendall announces Labour's plans to reform opportunities for under-24s - full speech
Shadow work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall announces Labour's plan to reform opportunities for under-24s in her first landmark speech since being in the role.
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Rachel Reeves hits out at Rishi Sunak tax rises as leaving families £1,200 worse off
Rachel Reeves, Labour’s Shadow Chancellor, and Jonathan Ashworth, Labour’s Shadow Paymaster General, visit Wellingborough to unveil Labour’s poster campaign ahead of the election. In a speech addressing Labour party activists in...
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Mark Drakeford gives interview after announcing plans to step down as first minister - full version
Mark Drakeford is “optimistic” about the next general election for Labour – despite proposed budget cuts by the Labour-run Welsh Government. The Labour First Minister of Wales, who recently said he intends to stand down in March, also...
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Drakeford ‘optimistic’ about Labour’s election chances despite Welsh budget cuts
Mark Drakeford is “optimistic” about the next general election for Labour – despite proposed budget cuts by the Labour-run Welsh Government. The Labour First Minister of Wales, who recently said he intends to stand down in March, also...
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Sir Keir Starmer interview on visit to Yorkshire hospital
Keir Starmer visits a hospital in West Yorkshire with Wes Streeting, Labour's Shadow Health and Social Care Secretary. During an interview, he responds to questions the regarding Israel/Palestine conflict and Rwanda policies.
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Strikes Act 2023 is 'unfit to be on statute book' - Paul Nowak
TUC general secretary Paul Nowak addresses the Government’s controversial new law to provide minimum levels of service during strikes, at a special conference attended by leaders of the country’s biggest trade unions.
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Leo Varadkar speech and press conference after night of violence in Dublin – full
The Taoiseach has promised to use the "full resources of the law" to punish looters and rioters who "brought shame on Dublin" on a night of violence and disorder on Thursday. Angry impromptu protests in the aftermath of Thursday...
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Starmer welcomes UK return to EU Horizon science programme
Pool clip with Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer following a visit to AstraZeneca in Macclesfield. He discusses the UK's re-entry to the Horizon programme, the manhunt for Daniel Khalife and the upcoming Tamworth by-election
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Starmer says Labour by-election success in Selby and Ainsty was a “cry for change”
Sir Keir Starmer has said the party’s by-election success in Selby and Ainsty was a “cry for change”. Flanked by shadow Cabinet ministers, including deputy leader Angela Rayner, and supporters at the grounds of Selby Town FC, as well as...
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Full Rishi Sunak press conference as public sector workers get pay rise
Rishi Sunak will give millions of public sector workers pay rises of up to 6.5% but spending cuts may be required in order to fund them. The Prime Minister accepted the recommendations from pay review bodies, thought to include 6.5%...