‘Better the devil you know’: former Labour voters in Birmingham unsure about replacing Starmer
Focus group sceptical that replacing Keir Starmer would improve party’s fortunes, with some drawn to Reform or the GreensUK politics – liveAs Keir Starmer faces the prospect of a leadership challenge, former Labour voters in a Birmingham constituency were last week feeling nervous about what could come next.A month ago, the group from Birmingham Yardley had very little good to say about the prime minister, comparing him to a rat or a donkey. They said they felt he had let them down. Continue rea...
Dame Jilly Cooper was ‘our queen’, says Rivals star Victoria Smurfit
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Starmer insists he won’t quit as PM, as former minister Catherine West seeks to trigger Labour leadership contest – UK politics live
MP says that unless a cabinet minister comes forward to challenge the PM by tomorrow that she willGood morning. There were many predictions for Labour’s future ahead of the English, Scottish and Welsh elections, which have been terrible for the party, but there is one outcome foreseen by no one: a leadership challenge by Catherine West.West, MP for Hornsey and Friern Barnet and a junior Foreign Office minister until she was sacked in the reshuffle last year, announced yesterday afternoon that, u...
Is it worth losing a relationship over politics?
Is it worth losing a relationship over politics
NEET, NEP and Vijay: Is Tamil Nadu's education politics about to change?
NEET NEP and Vijay Is Tamil Nadus education politics about to change
Army parachutes team on to Tristan da Cunha to support hantavirus response
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From Panchayat leader to senior minister: The political journey of KA Sengottaiyan
K.A. Sengottaiyan, a veteran politician with a five-decade career, has achieved a remarkable feat by becoming a 10-time legislator in Tamil Nadu. His journey began in grassroots politics in the 1970s, leading to significant roles, including School Education Minister. Following his expulsion from AIADMK, he joined the TVK party, further demonstrating his enduring political influence.
Jewish community told ‘this country belongs to you as much as any of us’
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TikTok, temples and techno: Meet the new freemasons
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SMOKERS’ CORNER: THE AGE OF HYPERPOLITICS
In the early 2020s, the Belgian political theorist Anton Jäger coined the term “hyperpolitics”. He noticed that, in this day and age, politics seemed to be everywhere and in everything but was not catalysing any real change. At least not the way politics used to in the 20th century. The last century was an era of mass political activity (‘mass politics’) driven by large political parties, unions and macro-ideologies. According to Jäger, until the 1980s, political life was...
The G.O.P. Rush To Break Up Majority-Black Districts
Republican-controlled legislatures in the South are breaking up majority-Black congressional districts in the wake of the Supreme Court’s recent ruling. Our national politics reporter Nick Corasaniti describes what it means for the midterms.
How the winner-takes-all voting system has turned on Labour and the Tories
How the winner-takes-all voting system has turned on Labour and the Tories31 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleSir John CurticeProfessor of politics at the University of StrathclydeBBCUnder the first-past-the-post electoral system, the candidate or candidates with the most votes in each seat are elected. It is used in the UK at general elections and in local elections such as the ones just held in England.An alternative is a system of proportional representation under which some atte...
David Morrissey opens up about alcoholism following death of his father
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Peter Serafinowicz makes cameo as ‘prime minister’ Nigel Farage in SNL UK skit
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Cabinet must unite around a new leader to take fight to Reform, Labour MP says
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Another disastrous day for Labour as party loses Lewisham and Lambeth in second round of election losses
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JK Rowling slams Starmer over new Harriet Harman role amid trans row
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Spencer Pratt launches vicious tirade against CBS blasting that they turned his campaign into a sideshow after giving fire interview footage to rival Karen Bass
Spencer Pratt launches vicious tirade against CBS blasting that they turned his campaign into a sideshow after giving fire interview footage to rival Karen BassSign up here to our free, weekly DC Insider newsletter for a front-row seat to US politics By ALYSSA GUZMAN, US NEWS REPORTER Published: 21:30, 9 May 2026 | Updated: 21:32, 9 May 2026 e-mail View comments
Mother of Jake Hall’s child pays tribute to ‘deeply loved’ TV star
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Starmer gives ‘full-throated’ backing for closer EU ties as he fights for job
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