Justin Trudeau quits as Canadian prime minister in bombshell announcement
Justin Trudeau has resigned as Canada's prime minister after nine years in power, saying that parliament had become "paralysed" under his leadership.
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Inside the town where Rachel Reeves is MP - even her own voters have had enough
The abandoned textile mills that loom large on the horizon as the train pulls into Pudsey serve as a reminder of the perilous nature of business.Like many parts of the north of England, Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s constituency of Leeds West and Pudsey is full of grand old factories that were once the heartbeat of the local economy but now stand dormant, as a visual representation of the decline of British industry.
Donald Trump wins US election destroying 'Blue Wall' with incredible victory
Labour's early prison release plan branded 'smoke and mirrors'
A UK police chief fears that last week's early release of prisoners will have a negligible impact on the overcrowding crisis in UK prisons.
'Kemi Badenoch must win the Conservative Party leadership race'
The fact that the Conservative leadership contest has got to this point amazes me, yet also doesn’t surprise me in the slightest.
EU civil war erupts after Germany breaks ranks and sparks Chinese retaliation
China has imposed taxes on brandy imports from the European Union in response to a successful vote by the bloc to impose tariffs on Chinese electrical vehicles (EV) last week.
'Total bulls***' - Dominic Cummings lets rip at Emily Maitlis over Brexit claim
Dominic Cummings has furiously lashed out at claims made by Emily Maitlis that Britain’s rollout of the Covid vaccine was unrelated to Brexit.
I'm a pensioner losing winter fuel payment - it's like Starmer wants me to die
A devastated pensioner has accused Keir Starmer of wanting him to "die" following the controversial axing of the winter fuel payment.Terence Pape, 79 and his wife Irene, 78 have both had heart surgery in the last year and are on medication that they say makes it difficult for them to stay warm.The couple, from Hull, are just two out of 2.5million pensioners across the UK who have been stripped of the lifeline £300 benefit by the Labour government, a move which will force the most vulnerable to c...
Labour MP Rosie Duffield resigns as she slams Starmer's 'cruel' winter fuel axe
Rosie Duffield has resigned as a Labour MP citing the party’s “cruel and unnecessary policies” in a bitter blow to Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Veterans community blasts Keir Starmer for focusing on wrong issues
Keir Starmer has vowed to ensure that all veterans have a "roof over their head" by removing barriers to social housing.
Fears grow that Labour's constant claims NHS is ‘broken’ could have 2 impacts
Senior figures within the NHS are worried that Labour’s messaging on the state of the service has gone too far, according to the BBC.
Taylor Swift, Lords and Wimbledon Royal Box - meet Labour's MP of freebies
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson is facing criticism after parliamentary records showed her receiving several sports and entertainment gifts in the last 18 months.
Angela Rayner dragged into Labour freebie row over New York holiday in £2m flat
Angela Rayner was lent the use of Lord Alli's New York apartment over the new year according to her declared register of interests.
Starmer accepts staggering football freebies from clubs opposed to regulation
Keir Starmer received football hospitality tickets worth a staggering amount of money last season as he watched Arsenal play eight away fixtures, it has been revealed.
Labour warned as Israel arms exports row a 'reminder of past betrayals'
The timing of Labour’s announcement that it would be halting arms export licences to Israel has been condemned as “terrible” and “politically naive”.
Putin's Olympic heroes 'should be stripped of their ill-gotten medals'
Russian and Belarusian athletes who won medals at the Olympics should be stripped of them after failing to adhere to rules, a human rights group has claimed.
Keir Starmer risks voter fury over fears Labour could slash Armed Forces budget
The Labour Party has been issued a stark warning over claims Sir Keir Starmer could slash millions from the Armed Forces' budget.
Afghans separated during evacuation of Kabul to be reunited under in the UK
Separated Afghan families will now be able to reunite following the expansion of the Afghan resettlement programme, the Home Office has confirmed.
Starmer slammed over Labour veterans 'snub' after Johnny Mercer's 'hard work'
The founder of a veterans’ employment community has said that care for British veterans is in the best place it has ever been, as Labour face criticism over their decision to relegate the veterans’ office from Cabinet, in what is seen by some as a snub by new PM Sir Keir Starmer
Labour's Rachel Blake becomes the first MP to represent the King
The Cities of London and Westminster has elected a Labour MP for the first time in history.
General Election race to be the King's MP heats up
The Cities of London and Westminster is one of those constituencies almost exclusive to London, where the mansions of Mayfair mingle intimately with social and world-famous tourism attractions.
General election will be won by Labour, Londoners believe
Half of Londoners believe Labour will win the forthcoming general election outright, according to a poll released by YouGov.
David Stuckenberg: The military veteran leading the fight against Donald Trump
Moreover, as the missing spine epidemic sweeps across the Republican Party, it is heartening to see that not all on the American right have fallen foul of the cult of Trump and there are those, like Stuckenberg, prepared to stand up and fight for America's democratic values.
Haley vows to fight on but Michigan defeat will hurt
The final remaining challenger to Donald Trump’s crowning as the Republican nominee had vowed to fight on after losing her home state of South Carolina, a primary widely seen as a crossroads in the race due to her two terms as Governor.
