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James Heale

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Why Danny Kruger’s defection matters

Why Danny Kruger’s defection matters
yesterday 30

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Politics / The return of Keir vs Andy

Politics /					 													 						The return of Keir vs Andy
yesterday 10

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Politics / The return of Keir vs Andy

Politics /					 													 						The return of Keir vs Andy
yesterday 3

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Politics / The return of Keir vs Andy

Politics /					 													 						The return of Keir vs Andy
12.09.2025 6

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Emily Thornberry drops out of Labour deputy leadership contest

Emily Thornberry drops out of Labour deputy leadership contest
11.09.2025 10

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Lord Mandelson sacked as US ambassador

Lord Mandelson sacked as US ambassador
11.09.2025 20

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Bridget Phillipson stands to replace Angela Rayner

Bridget Phillipson stands to replace Angela Rayner
09.09.2025 3

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Labour’s deputy leadership race could tear Starmer’s party apart

Labour’s deputy leadership race could tear Starmer’s party apart
08.09.2025 8

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Starmer’s reshuffle has Morgan McSweeney’s fingerprints all over it

07.09.2025 5

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The Tories have played Raynergate well

The Tories have played Raynergate well
04.09.2025 4

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SW1 / Reform take 15 point-lead over Labour

SW1 /					 													 						Reform take 15 point-lead over Labour
30.08.2025 10

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Reform take 15 point-lead over Labour

Reform take 15 point-lead over Labour
30.08.2025 10

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Judge rules that asylum seekers can stay put in Epping hotel

Judge rules that asylum seekers can stay put in Epping hotel
29.08.2025 5

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Rayner’s stamp duty saving could cost her

Rayner’s stamp duty saving could cost her
29.08.2025 7

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Politics / The left’s fightback against Labour has begun

Politics /					 													 						The left’s fightback against Labour has begun
28.08.2025 4

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Reform’s new MSP is a portent of the future

Reform’s new MSP is a portent of the future
27.08.2025 4

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Europe / Labour’s latest Farage attack? Brexit

Europe /					 													 						Labour’s latest Farage attack? Brexit
27.08.2025 4

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Farage sets out his mass deportation plan

Farage sets out his mass deportation plan

In an Oxfordshire aircraft hanger this morning, Nigel Farage finally unveiled his party’s long-awaited deportations strategy. For six weeks, asylum...

27.08.2025 9

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Nigel Farage is banking on a political sea change

23.08.2025 4

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How parliament is weaponised against Reform UK

22.08.2025 10

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The Epping ruling is the last thing Yvette Cooper needs

21.08.2025 4

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Politics / Nigel Farage is banking on a political sea change

21.08.2025 7

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Tories split on Ricky Jones’ verdict

16.08.2025 5

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The homelessness minister had to go

08.08.2025 8

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Why Vance is worth watching this summer

03.08.2025 10

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Exclusive: Ex-Tory MP defects to Reform

30.07.2025 3

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Starmer to recognise a Palestinian state

29.07.2025 4

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Politics / The Tories face trouble in London

26.07.2025 3

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Will Starmer recognise a Palestinian state?

25.07.2025 4

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The Tories face trouble in London

25.07.2025 4

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The UK and India sign their trade deal – at last

24.07.2025 5

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The real shock of the Tory reshuffle

22.07.2025 3

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Farage unveils first defection in Wales

22.07.2025 3

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Politics / James Cleverly returns to Tory frontbench in shadow cabinet reshuffle

22.07.2025 10

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The Liaison Committee summed up Starmer’s woes

21.07.2025 2

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Inside the Lords battle on foreign media ownership

20.07.2025 10

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Burghart: It’s the economy, stupid

17.07.2025 3

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Starmer takes Labour whip off rebels

16.07.2025 3

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Tories end their term on a high

16.07.2025 3

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Reform will exploit the Afghan scandal to the full

16.07.2025 3

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The MoD Afghan leak is a national embarrassment

15.07.2025 9

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James Cleverly’s case against the revolutionary right

15.07.2025 8

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Starmer’s veteran woes are just beginning

15.07.2025 10

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Who exactly is a working person?

14.07.2025 10

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Who’s telling the truth: Unite or Rayner?

11.07.2025 4

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It’s crunch time for Starmer’s ‘one in, one out’ migrant deal

10.07.2025 5

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What Jake Berry’s defection to Reform means

10.07.2025 10

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