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Starmer appoints career diplomat to replace Mandelson as US ambassador
PM has turned to one of the UK’s most respected diplomats to replace Lord Mandelson in Washington DC More
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Labour: We’ll treat violence against women like terror and gang crime
Jess Phillips promises ‘change is coming’ as long-awaited violence against women and girls strategy is published More
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Early Christmas present for homeowners as Bank of England cuts base rate
Prime minister Keir Starmer has hailed the rate cut with around 533,000 homeowner tracker mortgages outstanding in June 2025 More
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Michelle Mone-linked PPE Medpro wound up after being ordered to repay £148m
In a ruling, Insolvency and Companies Court Judge Sebastian Prentis placed the company into liquidation More
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Starmer says he wouldn’t let someone talk to his daughter the way Trump spoke to reporter
PM challenged on Loose Women over reaction to derogatory language used by Trump to a female journalist More
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Starmer facing new rebellion as dozens of Labour MPs sign letter against scrapping jury trials
After the welfare rebellion before the summer, the PM has a new challenge to his authority on court reform More
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Former top judge says ban on antisemitic chants at pro-Palestine marches ‘exceptionally difficult’ to prosecute
It comes after the Met Police and Manchester Police announced on Wednesday that anyone chanting controversial slogans such as ‘globalise the intifada’ would face arrest More
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Sierra Leone almost entirely axed from UK aid budget: ‘Lives of mothers and babies are at stake’
Sierra Leone, which has one of the world’s highest maternal mortality rates, is losing tens of millions in grants for maternal and newborn health More
