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Row over Tory MP Robert Jenrick’s Allahu Akbar arrest call
PA MediaConservative MP Robert Jenrick has defended himself after being accused of Islamophobia for saying police should have “immediately arrested” a [...]
Reform UK candidate switches support to Tories over racism row
8 minutes agoBy Harry Farley, Political correspondent • Kate Whannel, Political reporterReutersA Reform UK election candidate has disowned the party a [...]
Rishi Sunak backs Kemi Badenoch in David Tennant row
Rishi Sunak has intervened in a row between Kemi Badenoch and actor David Tennant, saying the Doctor Who star is "the problem". Tennant suggested at t [...]
Row over candidate’s military service record
1 hour agoBy Miles Davis, BBC Devon political reporterFred ThomasFred Thomas served with the Royal Marines for seven yearsA row has erupted after a po [...]
Labour-Tory tax row rumbles on, as Greens launch NHS plans
Labour-Tory tax row rumbles on, as Greens launch NHS plans - BBC News
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Tories given £5m more by Frank Hester before Diane Abbott row
The Conservative Party accepted a £5m donation from the company of Frank Hester in January, before he became embroiled in a row over alleged racist co [...]
Councillors resign over Diane Abbott row and Gaza
32 minutes agoNick Clark,Local Democracy Reporting ServicePA MediaDiane Abbott has only recently been told she can stand as a Labour candidateSeven co [...]
Labour candidate Darren Rodwell told police not to respond in row
Just nowJoe Pike,Political Investigations CorrespondentPA MediaA Labour candidate said he asked police not to respond if they were contacted by a resi [...]
Starmer left-wing purge row is not dying down
2 hours agoChris Mason,Political editor, @ChrisMasonBBCReutersSir Keir Starmer has been accused of carrying out a purge of left-wing candidates ahead [...]
Diane Abbott readmitted as Labour MP after race row probe
Diane Abbott has been readmitted as a Labour MP, the BBC understands, but it is unclear whether she will stand for the party at the general election.T [...]
Labour race row probe finished last year
The Labour investigation into Diane Abbott over comments she made on racism was completed in December 2023, BBC Newsnight can reveal.Ms Abbott, the lo [...]
Civil servants rainbow lanyard row makes it to PMQs
Sir Keir Starmer ridicules Rishi Sunak over a Tory minister's call for a crackdown on colourful campaign lanyards.
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UK's puffin protection laws at centre of post Brexit row
The endangered puffin - one of Britain’s most iconic seabirds - is at the centre of a battle over the UK’s post Brexit freedoms.
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Chris Mason: Sunak, Starmer and their small boats row
The issue of people crossing the Channel is so contested, even the terminology of the topic is disputed.
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Election row teacher was not racist – police
Independent candidate Akhmed Yakoob posted a video accusing a teacher of making a racist slur.
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