Anger and indifference collide in unpredictable local elections6 hours agoChris MasonPolitical editor•@ChrisMasonBBCBBCIf last year's general election was all consuming and everywhere, this year's...
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Labour defends net-zero policies after Blair criticism16 minutes agoBrian WheelerPolitical reporterHenry ZeffmanChief Political CorrespondentGetty ImagesThe government has defended its net-zero...
An expert has outlined the changes customers can expect after the first UK railway operator comes under government control this month. This is according to the Passenger Railway Services (Public...
All-out war over “irrational” net zero policies has broken out within Labour after Environment Secretary Steve Reed backed Tony Blair’s claim that the current strategy “isn’t working”....
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Chris Mason: A wildly unpredictable local elections28 minutes agoChris MasonPolitical editor•@ChrisMasonBBCBBCIf last year's general election was all consuming and everywhere, this year's local...
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Furious campaigners have demanded that Donald Trump be barred from addressing the UK Parliament during his upcoming state visit, accusing the US President of a “consistent disregard for democratic...
Blair says current net zero policies 'doomed to fail'14 minutes agoPA MediaBrian WheelerPolitical reporterSir Tony Blair has called for a major rethink of net zero policies, arguing that limiting...
Sir Tony Blair has attacked Sir Keir Starmer's net zero plans. The Labour former prime minister warned that any strategy that limits fossil fuels in the short term was “doomed to fail”.Sir Tony...
Britain is closing in on a Brexit trade deal with economic superpower India after Downing Street revealed that “constructive and productive” talks are under way. Business Secretary Jonathan...
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is going to leave millions of pension savers poorer when she announces dramatic changes next month, industry leaders fear. The Chancellor wants pension funds to invest more...
A senior Dutch politician has reportedly suggested dividing up Belgium between France and the Netherlands, effectively eliminating the country. Martin Bosma, president of the Dutch Parliament...
Ed Miliband was subjected to a jaw-dropping tirade as one of his own Labour backbenchers condemned him over a “catastrophic” decision. Scottish MP Brian Leishman tore into the Cabinet minister on...
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Kemi Badenoch has backed Donald Trump-style mass deportations of foreign criminals to end Britain’s borders crisis.The Conservative leader – in a bid to see off the threat of Nigel Farage’s...