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Sir Keir Starmer has suspended seven Labour MPs from the parliamentary party after they voted against the government to call for the scrapping of the…
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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is facing growing pressure from his backbenchers to scrap the two-child benefit cap.
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Has Sir Keir Starmer overreacted by suspending seven Labour MPs who rebelled and voted to scrap the two-child benefit cap?
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Eluned Morgan has become Welsh Labour's new leader after she ran unopposed.
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Sir Keir Starmer has said he will not listen to advice from the Conservative Party as voters "rejected them profoundly".
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Seven MPs have been suspended by Labour for voting against the government on the two-child benefit cap.
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James Cleverly has become the first Tory MP to announce he will be running to be the party's next leader.
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The Bibby Stockholm barge will stop housing asylum seekers from the end of January 2025 as part of the government's overhaul of the asylum system.
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MPs are set to vote over whether to scrap the two-child benefit cap this evening, after an SNP amendment to the King's Speech was selected by the speaker.…
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Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Jack Blanchard are here with their guide to the day ahead in politics.
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Former home secretary James Cleverly has said there is a "reasonable chance" he will run to be leader of the Tory party.
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Rishi Sunak's replacement as Conservative leader will be announced on 2 November, the Tory party has confirmed.
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The higher education minister has not ruled out that some universities may be forced to close over the funding crisis facing the sector.
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The previous government was set to spend £10bn on the now-scrapped Rwanda scheme, the home secretary has revealed.
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MSP Russell Findlay has announced his bid to succeed Douglas Ross as Scottish Tory leader.