Swinney: My family deeply unsettled by anti-immigration protest in constituency
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Danish rightwing leader asked to form government after Frederiksen fails to form coalition
Denmark king asks Troeld Lund Poulsen to form government after PM struggles to gather supportThe king of Denmark has asked a centre-right politician to try to form a new government after a month-long effort by the prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, has failed to put together a ruling coalition.The announcement on Friday night shook the political establishment as Frederiksen has been a staple of Danish politics for decades. Her left-leaning party, the Social Democrats, won the plurality of votes...
Reform not on the hunt for defectors to overtake Labour, says Offord
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Rise of Reform ‘deeply concerning’, Scottish Tories say
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I convinced Andrew Hastie to get into politics. The REAL story of how he went from future Liberal leader to a man with MANY enemies goes deeper than his feud with Ben Roberts-Smith: PVO
I convinced Andrew Hastie to get into politics. The REAL story of how he went from future Liberal leader to a man with MANY enemies goes deeper than his feud with Ben Roberts-Smith: PVOBy PETER VAN ONSELEN, POLITICAL EDITOR, AUSTRALIA Published: 14:15, 9 May 2026 | Updated: 14:15, 9 May 2026 e-mail View comments
John Swinney wants Scottish Parliament to be ‘fully Farage-proofed’ by 2029
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Plaid Cymru will seek to form minority Welsh government, leader says
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Royal Navy warship heads to Middle East for potential Strait of Hormuz mission
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An expert on Iranian politics reviews the status of negotiations to end the war on Iran
Middle East An expert on Iranian politics reviews the status of negotiations to end the war on Iran May 9, 20267:43 AM ET Heard on Weekend Edition Saturday Elissa Nadworny An expert on Iranian politics reviews the status of negotiations to end the war on Iran Audio will be available later today.
Starmer pledges to offer more hope as he continues to resist calls to quit
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Bringing back Brown and Harman is ‘future-looking’ move, says Starmer
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Labour loses half of its London councils: How one day transformed the political map of the capital
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Scottish politics must not be distracted by independence vote calls, Davey says
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Starmer brings in Gordon Brown and Harriet Harman to ease pressure on him to resign
Brown to advise on global finance, while Harman will focus on social and economic improvements for women and girlsUK politics live – latest updatesFull results from England, Scotland and WalesKeir Starmer has brought in Gordon Brown and Harriet Harman as advisersin a move to ease the mounting pressure on the prime minister to resign after the disastrous election results for Labour.Brown, the former prime minister and long-serving chancellor under Tony Blair, has been made Starmer’s envoy on glob...
Two men charged with filming antisemitic TikTok videos in London
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Channel crossings: Number of migrants arriving in UK since 2018 hits 200,000
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Two men charged with filming antisemitic TikTok videos
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Timeline of the Channel migrant crisis
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Greens and SNP have ‘mandate to deliver’ second independence vote, Greer insists
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How the election results made history and set new records
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