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King brings continuity and tradition as political chaos and uncertainty reigns
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Wes Streeting plans to resign and mount leadership challenge, allies say
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Steps to fast-track EU rules into British law included in King’s Speech
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Starmer sets out plans for ‘stronger and fairer’ UK as he fights to save his job
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Streeting 'poised to quit' as Starmer begs Labour MPs not to 'sink into the politics of division' - with desperate King's Speech vowing to unwind Brexit but NOT curb benefits
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Your feelings towards UK politics, mapped: Charts reveal exactly where anxiety and anger about the current state of affairs are felt in the body - with Labour supporters feeling them more strongly
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London MP Rupa Huq unhappy at being added to 'save Keir Starmer' letter without consent
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Trump promised to hold 30,000 migrants at Guantanamo. It's mostly empty.
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SNP seeks to force vote on Keir Starmer’s future
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Starmer holds brief meeting with Streeting amid leadership crisis
Another ally of health secretary renews call for resignation of prime minister, who is due to deliver king’s speech• UK politics live – latest updatesWes Streeting has held talks with Keir Starmer in Downing Street as an ally of the health secretary renewed calls for the prime minister to resign, saying his authority had “irretrievably ebbed away”.Streeting arrived in No 10 on Wednesday morning amid intense speculation over Labour’s leadership crisis and his own future within the party, before l...
Waspi women confirm plans to proceed with fresh legal challenge
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Swinney says he rescued SNP from ‘enormous peril’ after 2024 election result
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Easy as ABC: voters in England tend to pick names nearer top of ballot, data suggests
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Streeting arrives at No 10 for crunch talks with Starmer as unions pull support
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Wes Streeting arrives at No 10 for talks with Keir Starmer ahead of King’s speech - UK politics live
A number of the health secretary’s allies called for the prime minister’s resignation but Streeting has yet to call for a formal leadership challengeReport: Starmer given a lifeline after Streeting challenge fails to materialiseGood morning. There are two main events in the diary today. At this point, it is not entirely clear which will turn out to be more consequential.At 11.15am the king will arrive at parliament for the state opening. The king’s speech sets out the legislative programme for t...
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Awkward moment an aging Mitch McConnell needs help from staff during hearing with Pete Hegseth
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