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Sir Keir Starmer launches Labour’s local election campaign
The Labour leader says working class people are told they "don't belong here" or "can't do that" but his party offers a "country we can build together [...]
Liberal Democrat conference: Sir Ed Davey calls for ‘once-in-a-generation’ election
The party won 11 seats at the last general election in 2019, and has since gained four formerly Conservative constituencies in southern England after [...]
Great Yarmouth MP Sir Brandon Lewis to stand down at next election
In his resignation letter, Sir Brandon recounted highlights from within Great Yarmouth including the rejuvenation of the town centre, a capital inject [...]
Ex-PM Sir John Major criticises successors in No 10 for civil service treatment
"Nor is it a good optic when ministers indulge in public arguments, openly blame or, in one or two occasions, insult their civil servants, or when the [...]
MP Sir Christopher Chope tries to block cat abduction offence
Sir Christopher Chope wants pet abduction laws to be initially limited to dogs potentially delaying the bill.
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How the row over Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle unfolded
SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn says the Speaker has lost his party's confidence and can not carry on.
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Sir Lindsay Hoyle: House of Commons Speaker under pressure after chaotic Gaza ceasefire vote
"The Speaker was rightly playing his role, he's there to protect the rights of all MPs, he was wanting to ensure the widest possible debate, and he wa [...]
Sir Keir Starmer paid nearly £100,000 in taxes in 2023
The Labour leader's tax bill was lower than Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who paid £508,308 last year.
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Sir Tony Lloyd: Mourners gather for funeral of veteran Labour MP
The service for the Rochdale MP, who died last month, is held at a church in Stretford.
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Sir Bob Neill: Former Tory minister to stand down at next general election
Sir Bob Neill has said he wants to spend more time with his wife, who suffered a stroke in 2019.
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Stormont: DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson to brief members on possible deal
Sir Jeffrey Donaldson is expected to provide a "detailed update" on the political situation.
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Sunak must be replaced as PM, says former cabinet minister Sir Simon Clarke
Sir Simon Clarke warns the Tories will be "massacred" in the general election if led by Rishi Sunak.
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Sir Tony Lloyd: MPs hold minute's silence following his death
The Rochdale MP revealed just days ago he had an untreatable form of leukaemia.
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Labour MP Sir Tony Lloyd dies ‘peacefully at home’
"The death of Sir Tony Lloyd today is a terrible loss. I know the entire Labour Party, and many beyond the Party, join me in sending our deepest condo [...]
Daughter of Sir David Amess files legal claim over his murder
Katherine Amess says she wants lessons to be learned from her father's murder in October 2021.
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