Category: Heidi Alexander

No 10 declines to hit back at Trump’s special envoy who claimed Starmer’s Ukraine policy amounts to posturing – UK politics live

Downing Street says prime minister is focusing on ‘bringing durable peace in Ukraine’ after Steve Witkoff said Starmer’s stance was ‘posturing’There have been a lot of claims recently, in the...

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Heathrow fire: transport secretary says she’d ‘struggle to sleep’ after report airport boss went to bed amid crisis

Heidi Alexander declines to say she has confidence in Thomas Woldbye after airport chaos at the weekendBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK’s transport secretary has said she would “struggle to sleep” if...

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Starmer and Trump discussed trade deal, says No 10, but does not reveal if digital services tax cuts featured – UK politics live

Prime minister spoke to US president about UK-US economic prosperity deal last night but Downing Street does not say whether digital services tax came upThere have been a lot of claims recently, in the rightwing papers and on...

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Labour pledges to make Sunday trains as reliable as weekday services

Government plans to renationalise railways will establish new public body to improve the networkSunday train services will be as reliable as those on weekdays under plans to renationalise the railways, the new transport...

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Peter Mandelson confirmed as new ambassador to US – UK politics live

Downing Street confirms appointment, with Keir Starmer praising his ‘unrivalled experience’Peter Mandelson once described Donald Trump as “little short of a white nationalist and racist”, the Telegraph...

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No 10 announces new political peerages with 30 Labour nominations including Sue Gray – UK politics live

List also includes six Tories and two Lib DemsPeter Mandelson once described Donald Trump as “little short of a white nationalist and racist”, the Telegraph reports. In her story, Amy Gibbons says Mandelson made the...

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South Western Railway to become first train operator nationalised under Labour

As part of a comprehensive programme of renationalisation, the service will come under public ownership in MaySouth Western Railway will be the first train operator nationalised under the Labour government, ministers are...

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MPs back landmark assisted dying bill to give some terminally ill people the right to end their lives – UK politics live

Terminally ill adults in England and Wales with less than six months to live will be given right to die under proposed lawReport: MPs back assisted dying in England and WalesAnalysis: ordinary people the power behind the voteHow...

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MPs back landmark assisted dying bill to give some terminally ill people right to end their lives – UK politics live

Terminally ill adults in England and Wales with less than six months to live will be given right to die under proposed legislationReport: MPs back assisted dying in England and WalesAnalysis: ordinary people the power behind the...

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