Wes Streeting: a man with his eye on Downing Street
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Patients left ‘anxious’ by Government silence on Eljamel Inquiry delay – lawyer
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Black cab rapist John Worboys refused parole, Carrie Johnson reveals
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Labour turmoil intensifies with sniping over possible Streeting leadership bid
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Review to examine bank branch closure impacts and identify those most affected
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Met release details of BMW linked to Brixton stabbing attack
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Swinney: Calm and elegance of Holyrood in contrast to chaos of Westminster
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Noah Donohoe likely never saw message cancelling friends meet-up, inquest told
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The King marks National Youth Music Theatre anniversary with Sir Idris Elba
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Davina McCall ‘can’t quite believe’ outstanding achievement award honour
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Streeting in standoff with No 10 as allies claim ‘things are shifting’
Source claims Streeting has enough support to challenge Keir Starmer but he is still hoping PM will resignUK politics live – latest updatesWes Streeting is locked in a standoff with Number 10 as allies claimed he had the numbers to launch a challenge but still hoped the prime minister would resign.The health secretary had been widely expected to launch a leadership challenge on Thursday and has told supporters he has got the 81 MPs required to launch a formal contest. A source close to Streeting...
Trump-Xi Summit: China Says Will Open Up & Starmer Fights for Survival | The Pulse 05/14/2026
"The Pulse With Francine Lacqua" is all about conversations with high profile guests in the beating heart of global business, economics, finance and politics. Based in London, we go wherever the story is, bringing you exclusive interviews and market-moving scoops. Today's guests: Jenny Johnson, Franklin Templeton, CEO; Subitha Subramaniam, Sarasin & Partners, Head of Investment Strategy; Lindsay Newman, King’s College London, Visiting Research Fellow; Alberto Gandolfi, Goldman Sachs, Head of Eu...
Le Garrick restaurant review: It started with a kiss of French onion soup…
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Gotta catch an MP! Players ‘debate’ UK politicians in Pokémon-style game
Creator of Politidex hopes free online app will help humanise politics and act as a way of ‘flipping the narrative’The year is 2016 and Pokémon Go has taken over the world. People are wandering for miles on end, disrupting concerts, and even slamming into poles in their attempts to capture fantastical cartoon creatures.Ten years later, a new generation are flocking to another Pokémon-inspired game. Instead of Pikachu, Charizard and Blastoise, however, players are catching and training up their l...
Boris Johnson’s father warns of ‘ruthless assassinations’ amid Labour leadership crisis: ‘Put country first!’
Boris Johnson’s father, Stanley, has issued a warning over “ruthless assassinations” in politics amid Keir Starmer’s leadership crisis.The former MEP, whose son was ousted by the Conservative Party in 2022, gave his verdict to GB News about the brewing civil war in the Labour Party.“I saw what total damage the Tory party did to itself when it got rid of Boris,” he began.“It was a kind of ruthless assassination… The Tory Party just did not recover for a very long time,” Mr Johnson explained. TRE...
Swinney declares ‘primary loyalty’ to the people as MSPs sworn in at Holyrood
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Spire Healthcare in talks over £1 billion takeover approach
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Leadership rules should ‘not be tweaked’ to let Burnham run for PM, Labour NEC member says
Burnham’s backers understood to be lobbying Labour’s NEC who warn against Wes Streeting ‘coronation’UK politics live – latest updatesThe rules governing Labour party leadership contests should “not be tweaked” to allow Andy Burnham to run, a member of the party’s National Executive Committee has said.With the health secretary preparing to launch a leadership challenge against Keir Starmer on Thursday, if he can secure the support of enough MPs to trigger a contest, allies of Burnham have warned...
Flynn and Gethins hit out at ‘crisis-ridden Westminster’ as they quit Commons
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Tube strikes still on as union accuses TfL of 'failing to engage in negotiations'
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