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Starmer and Macron leave Northwood following the signing of migrant returns scheme
French President Emmanuel Macron leaves Northwood after the UK and France agreed on a plan to send back small boats migrants, with an asylum seeker being sent to the UK in exchange.
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Starmer and Macron arrive at Northwood headquarters
Sir Keir Starmer and President Emanuel Macron arrive at Northwood headquarters for talks and meetings with "coilition of the willing".
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‘Physical threat’ from Iran has ‘increased significantly’, watchdog finds
The threat of physical attacks by Iran on people living in the UK has increased “significantly” since 2022, Parliament’s intelligence watchdog has warned. In a report published on Thursday, Parliament’s Intelligence and Security...
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UK and French defence ministers visit a missile factory
UK Defence Minister John Healey and his French counterpart Sebastien Lecornu visit the multi-national European arms manufacturer MBDA.
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Macron credits King with Bayeux Tapestry loan
Emmanuel Macron credited the King with helping secure a deal that will see the Bayeux Tapestry loaned to the British Museum. Speaking at the museum on Wednesday, the French president said: “During decades, I have to say, I have to...
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Badenoch, Patel and Davey meet Macron at Lancaster House
President of France Emmanuel Macron during a meeting with Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch, shadow foreign secretary Dame Priti Patel and Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey at Lancaster House, central London, on day one of his...
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Council leader says local government reorganisation strikes her as a little bit 'communistic'
Nigel Farage and Linden Kemkaran, Kent County Council leader and Maidstone South East representative, speak at a visit by Nigel Farage to the Reform UK group at Kent County Council at County Hall, Maidstone. She called a move to break up...
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Nigel Farage says he ‘can’t apologise’ for lack of MP vetting in general election
Nigel Farage has told Reform UK councillors “how we behave matters” and says he “can’t apologise” for the 2024 election vetting process because he was not involved in it. On Monday morning, Mr Farage arrived to overcast drizzle at Kent...
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Nigel Farage says he ‘can’t apologise’ for lack of MP vetting in general election
Nigel Farage has told Reform UK councillors “how we behave matters” and says he “can’t apologise” for the 2024 election vetting process because he was not involved in it. On Monday morning, Mr Farage arrived to overcast drizzle at Kent...
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Suspected migrants seen crossing Channel
A boat carrying migrants could be seen off the coast of Gravelines in northern France on Friday morning as a family and dog walkers enjoyed the sunny weather on the beach. A French authority boat followed the dinghy closely as it...
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Angela Rayner speech at Local Government Association conference - full speech and Q&A
Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner speaks at the Local Government Association conference in Liverpool. She said the Government will launch a “comprehensive” review aimed at ripping up red tape for councils and replace an “outdated and...
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Swinney concerned about budget after ‘chaotic and shambolic’ welfare reforms
John Swinney has said the UK Labour Government’s handling of welfare reforms has been “chaotic and shambolic”, as he expressed concern for what the concessions could mean for the Scottish budget. The First Minister responded after Sir...
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Demonstrators call for end of new Chinese embassy
Demonstrators spoke outside the Home Office against the proposed new Chinese Embassy. PA Media spoke to demonstrators. Interviews include: Sir Iain Duncan Smith Julie Khine Chloe Cheung Rahima Mahmut David Alton
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Kemi Badenoch speaks at British Chambers of Commerce Annual Global Conference - full speech and Q&A
Kemi Badenoch has said welfare spending is “out of control” and that the Prime Minister is in the “fight of his life” as Labour MPs threaten to rebel over planned reforms. “Welfare spending is out of control. The state is bloated,...
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Trio of trade deals ‘restored identity’ of UK, PM says as trade plan unveiled
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said the trio of recent UK trade deals has “restored our identity” in a “volatile world”, as the Government laid out its new plan to better protect firms from rising threats to global trade. Since...
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Kemi Badenoch says welfare spending is “out of control”
Kemi Badenoch has said welfare spending is “out of control” and that the Prime Minister is in the “fight of his life” as Labour MPs threaten to rebel over planned reforms. The Conservative Party leader was speaking at the British...
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Trio of trade deals ‘restored identity’ of UK, PM says as trade plan unveiled - Full speech & Q&A
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said the trio of recent UK trade deals has “restored our identity” in a “volatile world”, as the Government laid out its new plan to better protect firms from rising threats to global trade. Since...
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Starmer acknowledges burdens on businesses after government tax hikes
Sir Keir Starmer acknowledged the burdens that had been placed on businesses after the Government hiked taxes. The Prime Minister also said trade deals with the US, India and the European Union had “restored our identity” on the world...
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Starmer calls for negotiations after US attacks Iran’s nuclear sites
Sir Keir Starmer has urged Iran to return to negotiations after Donald Trump launched US air strikes on the regime’s nuclear facilities. The Prime Minister said Iran’s nuclear programme is a “grave threat” which the the US military...
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Emotional scenes at results of assisted dying bill vote - GVs
MPs have paved the way for assisted dying to become legal in England and Wales despite some switching sides to oppose a new law – reducing its majority by more than half. Kim Leadbeater described backing for her Bill in the Commons as “a...
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Kemi Badenoch: We need to support Israel to protect itself
Kemi Badenoch has said she would “in principle” support the US using the UK-controlled Diego Garcia base in the Chagos Islands in a potential strike on Iran. The Conservative leader was speaking during a visit to the Lincolnshire...
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Kemi Badenoch visits the Lincoln Show
The leader of the Conservative Party Kemi Badenoch talks to the farming community during a visit to the Lincoln Show.
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Kemi Badenoch urges Tory MPs to vote against the assisted dying Bill
The Conservative leader called proposed assisted dying legislation a “bad bill” that will not deliver and urged Conservative MPs to follow suit. She was speaking during a visit to the Lincolnshire Showground.
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Welsh Government asks for ‘as much as we can spend’ for coal tip safety
The Welsh Government has asked for “as much as we can spend” to keep communities safe from at-risk coal tips, Eluned Morgan has said. On a visit to the Tylortown Tip in Rhondda Cynon Taf, the First Minister of Wales insisted the country...