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Labour MPs 'furious' over 'stupid idea' to cancel council elections after U-turn Local Government Secretary Steve Reed is not resigning over the move

Labour MPs 'furious' over 'stupid idea' to cancel council elections after U-turn inews.co.uk/news/politic...

'It's game over': Why Starmer's fightback looks doomed to fail Gorton and Denton by-election is crucial to the Prime Minister's chances of survival

'It's game over': Why Starmer's fightback looks doomed to fail - big read inews.co.uk/news/politic...

By-election disaster could trigger Starmer resignation, insiders believe Some MPs are giving the Prime Minister a 30-40 per cent chance of survival

By-election disaster could trigger Starmer resignation, insiders believe inews.co.uk/news/politic...

Starmer knew about comms chief's paedophile link - but didn't act for two months The i Paper revealed on Tuesday that the Prime Minister had stripped Matthew Doyle of the Labour whip

Starmer facing a fresh Labour backlash over peer's links with a sex offender

Labour MP @charlotte2153.bsky.social tells me: "This is Keir again hiding behind process. Once the information about Doyle came to light, Keir could have stopped his peerage"

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Starmer knew about comms chief's paedophile link - but didn't act for two months The i Paper revealed on Tuesday that the Prime Minister had stripped Matthew Doyle of the Labour whip

NEW Starmer knew about comms chief's paedophile link - but didn't act for two months inews.co.uk/news/politic...

Starmer's ex-comms chief suspended from Labour over links to sex offender Matthew Doyle, who now sits in the House of Lords, has had the Labour whip withdrawn

EXC Starmer's ex-comms chief suspended from Labour over links to sex offender inews.co.uk/news/politic...

Streeting kickstarts his leadership bid by publishing Mandelson texts Messages reveal disagreements with government policy

Streeting kickstarts his leadership bid by publishing Mandelson texts inews.co.uk/news/politic...

'Like Lord of the Flies': Inside No 10 turmoil as Starmer inches closer to end game The Prime Minister lives to fight another day - but he has challenges ahead

'Like Lord of the Flies': Inside No 10 turmoil as Starmer inches closer to end game inews.co.uk/news/politic...

Home Office needs bolder migrant returns deal - but one country could make it tough Berlin is likely to rebuff Government efforts to expand the one-in, one-out agreement

EXC: Home Office push to widen one-in, one-out migrant returns deal likely to be rebuffed by Germany in a blow to Labour

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'Rayner's back in the game': Inside the de facto Labour leadership race Prime Minister vowed to fight on despite growing fury on Labour backbenches

'Rayner's back in the game': Inside the de facto Labour leadership race

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Revealed: The businesses caught employing the most illegal workers Rogue firms that hired illegal workers now face £130m worth of fines after more than 2,400 penalties were handed out in 2025

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Revealed: The industries caught employing the most illegal workers inews.co.uk/news/politic...

UK universities face £580m Brexit reset bill if EU students get discounted fees Britain's top universities are urging Sir Keir Starmer to resist Brussels’ demands under the proposed youth visa scheme

Exc: UK universities face £580m Brexit reset bill if EU students get discounted fees - British negotiators urged not to give way

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51 per cent of voters say they want Labour to replace Starmer as leader

Andy Burnham is the clear frontrunner among the candidates to replace him

Half of voters want Keir Starmer replaced now New polling delivers a fresh blow to the PM's authority - and among those who want him replaced, there is a clear favourite to take over

EXC: Majority of voters want Keir Starmer replaced as PM now, new poll suggests

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Home Office set to deport asylum seekers to Syria despite safety fears Returns could be both voluntary and enforced

Exc: Home Office set to step up deportations to Syria in the coming months despite safety fears inews.co.uk/news/politic...

Eating out and hotel stays to cost more from April Hotels and restaurants were not included in Rachel Reeves's partial U-turn on business rates and her so-called 'pubs tax'

Eating out and hotel stays to cost more from April inews.co.uk/news/politic...

The hidden flaws in Home Office migration plan, from tax rises to care shortages The Government may be on course to hit zero net legal migration. If it does, there could be a sting in the tail for the economy

The hidden flaws in Home Office migration plan, from tax rises to care shortages inews.co.uk/news/politic...

UK plots Nato security deal in Arctic to stop Trump trade war The US President has threatened tariffs on eight allies for opposing US control of Greenland

Greenland deal includes a multinational Nato force as first reported by @theipaper.com this week as part of the 'off-ramp' for Trump:

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RAF and Navy in talks to join Nato force in Greenland UK surveillance units could join a 'tripwire' of European troops stationed in Greenland as Nato allies shore up their Arctic security

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RAF and Navy in talks to join Nato force in Greenland inews.co.uk/news/raf-nav...

UK plots Nato security deal in Arctic to stop Trump trade war More troops could be sent to Greenland to boost security and reassure Trump

UK plots Nato security deal in Arctic to stop Trump trade war inews.co.uk/news/politic...

Starmer ignored No 10 advice not to link digital ID to small boats 'The No 10 polling guys told us repeatedly that the public wouldn’t buy it,' source said

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Starmer ignored No 10 advice not to link digital ID to small boats or make it mandatory

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War could be coming to Europe - and the UK has no plan for the NHS Head of UK armed forces tells MPs "we don’t have a complete plan for how we would mobilise the National Health Service"

🪖War could be coming to Europe - and the UK has no plan for the NHS inews.co.uk/news/politic...

Revealed: Home Office to start evicting asylum seekers from hotels in spring Shabana Mahmood will end the Government’s legal duty to automatically support asylum seekers

EXC: Home Office to start evicting asylum seekers from hotels in spring

Shabana Mahmood will end the Government’s legal duty to automatically support asylum seekers as she looks to close more hotels

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Starmer's leadership rivals plotting softer Brexit The i Paper understands potential future Labour leadership candidates have been sounding out Brexit experts for ideas on UK-EU policy

Starmer's leadership rivals plotting softer Brexit, sounding out experts on policy inews.co.uk/news/politic...

Private school parents face faster fee hikes as VAT to raise £1.74bn for Reeves Fees are expected to increase quicker than originally forecast when Labour imposed 20% VAT on tuition - and raise an extra £40m a year for the Treasury

EXC Private school parents face faster fee hikes as VAT to raise £40m extra a year for Rachel Reeves inews.co.uk/news/politic...

Firefighters threaten nationwide strike over job cuts With a spending squeeze threatening 42 jobs and five fire stations in Oxfordshire, the Fire Brigades Union is warning that it is ready to strike across the UK

Exc: Firefighters threaten nationwide strike over job cuts inews.co.uk/news/politic...

Britain 'left open to attack by emboldened Putin' over £800bn defence shortfall Former defence secretary Ben Wallace tells The i Paper: 'Under Labour we are becoming the Mrs Bucket of European defence'

Britain 'left open to attack by emboldened Putin' over £800bn defence shortfall inews.co.uk/news/politic...

Teachers back lifting two-child benefit cap as poorer pupils ‘struggling to learn’ A poll found 72 per cent of teachers believe child poverty measures announced by the Government will help improve classrooms, rising to 85 per cent of those working in the most deprived schools

Exc: Teachers back Govt move to lift two-child benefit cap, and say it will help them and pupils focus on learning inews.co.uk/news/politic...

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