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Starmer tells cabinet he will not quit without leadership challenge
Prime minister says process for challenging a leader has not been triggered and Labour should get on with governing• UK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has told his cabinet he will not resign as prime minister, saying the threshold for a leadership challenge has not been met.In comments that effectively dared the health secretary, Wes Streeting, to launch a challenge against him, Starmer said he intended to get on with governing. Continue reading...
Labour MP in seat eyed by Burnham allies says she will not stand aside
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Tax cuts and cost of living help proposed by Labour-linked groups allied to Streeting and Burnham
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Keir Starmer insists he will continue governing despite mounting calls to quit
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London borough named the friendliest place to live in Britain
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First junior minister resigns and calls on Starmer to set out departure plan
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UK borrowing costs hit highest since 1998 amid Starmer uncertainty
Bond yields soar and pound falls against dollar as investors brace for potential Labour leadership changeBusiness live – latest updatesUK politics live – latest updatesLong-term UK borrowing costs have soared to the highest level in nearly three decades while the pound and stocks fell, as investors braced for a potential change of leadership, with cabinet ministers urging Keir Starmer to quit.Starmer is consulting colleagues before a crunch cabinet meeting on Tuesday morning that comes after min...
Amal and George Clooney brings Hollywood glamour to London at King's Trust Awards
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Greggs ups prices of meal deals again and cautions over Iran war cost hit
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UK government borrowing costs hit 28-year high on leadership uncertainty
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Labour must offer more than ‘better managed decline’ on economy, MPs urge
Soft-left Tribune group issues thinly disguised attack on Keir Starmer, calling for bold policy renewalBusiness live – latest updatesUK politics live – latest updatesAn influential group of MPs has said that Labour needs an urgent renewal of economic strategy to offer voters “more than better management of decline” before the next general election.With Keir Starmer fighting to ward off a leadership challenge, the leading backbenchers from the soft-left Tribune group published a series of essays...
Close Starmer ally declines to say if he will lead Labour into next election
Chief secretary, Darren Jones, says PM is ‘listening to colleagues’ but will make own decisions on way forwardUK politics live – latest updatesOne of Keir Starmer’s closest aides has declined to say whether he would lead his party into the next election amid mounting calls for him to resign.The prime minister is “listening to colleagues” who are asking him to set out a timetable for departure but would make his own decisions about the way forward, the prime minister’s chief secretary has said. C...
Labor's budget exposed: New tax hikes, broken promises, spending blowouts and secret savings unveiled inside Parliament House lockup in explosive night for Australian politics, writes PETER VAN ONSELEN
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Vodafone predicts further earnings growth over year ahead in ‘new chapter’
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Minister declines to say Keir Starmer will lead Labour into next election
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