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Reform, which won more than 50% of the local
Excluding capital would be ‘missed opportunity’, says Sadiq Khan,
Labour leadership contender Wes Streeting calls Brexit a ‘catastrophic
Political oppression in Tehran, a witch’s tale from France,
I walked faster, sure that someone was lurking somewhere.
Ex-health secretary’s allies rally to defend him after culture
Daniel Sikkema is accused of hiring someone to kill
Comments come after Andy Burnham says he would renationalise
Lisa Nandy says no candidate has launched a challenge
