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Former government minister Mel Stride has said there is a "reasonable chance" he will run to become Conservative Party leader.
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A Treasury minister has said there is a cost to not striking a deal on public sector pay in the face of reported proposals for inflation-busting wage…
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Unfunded spending commitments crash the economy, a Treasury minister has warned, as he defended keeping the two-child benefit cap in what is shaping…
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Vaughan Gething's former leadership rival Jeremy Miles has said he will not be standing in the race to succeed Wales's outgoing first minister.
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Voters want a party that "isn't going to fight like cats in a sack", a prominent Tory has said as he warned against "blue-on-blue" attacks in the upcoming…
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The story of the Starmer government will be shaped by the tension between the change it promised in opposition and the lack of cash available to achieve…
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Independent pay review bodies have reportedly told ministers millions of public sector workers should be given a 5.5% increase in pay.
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A new MP who became pregnant at 15 has revealed she was "groomed" by an older man and now wants to be a voice for "all of those women that have children…
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Labour's Emily Thornberry, who was snubbed for a cabinet role by Sir Keir Starmer, is running to be chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee,…