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Keir Starmer at Labour Party conference.

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Logic of ‘Starmerism’ means Labour can never fully embrace its £28bn green pledge

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Selaine Saxby: ‘To restate our climate leadership ahead of COP28, Britain must leave the Energy Charter Treaty’

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Rishi Sunak told Conservatives risk ‘losing a generation of voters’ over lack of new housing

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Liz Truss appears to back Donald Trump as she says ‘world would benefit’ from Republican victory

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For the sake of the climate, Britain needs a democratic upheaval — starting with electoral reform

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Sunak dismisses Braverman deal reports: ‘Of course you have conversations in a leadership election’

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‘S***hole’ row: Labour MP Alex Cunningham unhappy with James Cleverly’s ‘apology’

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Rwanda: James Cleverly told he must ‘disapply’ elements of ECHR and UN refugee convention

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Stephen Kinnock questions Robert Jenrick’s ‘respect’ for new home secretary James Cleverly

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The ‘facts for families will not change’ after autumn statement, says Labour

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How Rishi Sunak could fight a ‘stop the boats election’

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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hosts weekly Cabinet meeting

From ‘Dishy Rishi’ to ‘Dr Death’: Sunak should fear the Covid inquiry

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So (very) ‘long’, prime minister: a January 2025 election has never looked more likely

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Rishi Sunak could learn to fear the ‘One Nation Conservative’

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Humanists UK welcomes Ofsted’s call to tackle illegal schools and improve RE

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Dual regulation for medical professionals is risky and unfair says MDU

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NI’s shooting and countryside organisations meet PSNI firearms branch staff

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The MDU and Doctors in Distress partner to provide members with mental health and wellbeing support services

Wales Humanists launches report on 100 years of disestablishment

Humanists UK backs bill for Church of England disestablishment

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Scotland snaring ban would be a “catastrophic blow” to threatened bird species

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King’s Speech overlooks key humanist campaigns

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MDU calls for fundamental reform to regulation as GMC outlines improvements

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Rishi Sunak told Conservatives risk ‘losing a generation of voters’ over lack of new housing

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Liz Truss appears to back Donald Trump as she says ‘world would benefit’ from Republican victory

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Sunak dismisses Braverman deal reports: ‘Of course you have conversations in a leadership election’

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Bank of England showed ‘complacency’ on inflation threat, Lords committee says

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New report confirms fears political parties are embracing ‘localism’ when selecting future MPs

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Progress on diversity set to stall in next parliament, ‘Class of 24’ study finds

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Labour MP for Stockton North vows not to let James Cleverly ‘s***hole’ row rest

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The rise of ‘alternative budgets’ shows Rishi Sunak is trapped

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Keir Starmer at Labour Party conference.

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Logic of ‘Starmerism’ means Labour can never fully embrace its £28bn green pledge

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How Rishi Sunak could fight a ‘stop the boats election’

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Internal dispute over Israel-Gaza stance shows the limits of Keir Starmer’s power

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So (very) ‘long’, prime minister: a January 2025 election has never looked more likely

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SNP conference: The political cost of Humza Yousaf’s independence recalibration

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Keir Starmer at Labour Party conference.

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At Labour Party conference, Keir Starmer faces his final frontier

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Rishi Sunak’s ‘good vibes’ theory of foreign policy is under threat

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Selaine Saxby: ‘To restate our climate leadership ahead of COP28, Britain must leave the Energy Charter Treaty’

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For the sake of the climate, Britain needs a democratic upheaval — starting with electoral reform

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Alex Cunningham: ‘James Cleverly insulted my constituency at PMQs. I won’t let him get away with it’

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Robert Buckland: ‘The government must do more to protect Great British Penguins’

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Chris Packham: ‘The government has forgotten fish for decades – this World Fisheries Day, it’s time for that to stop’

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Britain’s mental health is getting worse — it’s time to get ahead of the problem

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