Category: Hilary Benn

Starmer says he expects debate about ‘full horror’ of what happened in Gaza when media allowed in – as it happened

PM hails Trump’s part in Middle East peace deal but says what matters now is implementation. This live blog is closedEurope’s most senior human rights official has called on Shabana Mahmood to review UK protest laws...

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Nigel Farage ‘doesn’t like Britain’, Starmer tells Labour conference – UK politics live

PM says Reform’s migration plan makes it ‘enemy of national renewal’, while Farage accuses Labour of endangering his party’s politicians and activists with its languageWes Streeting, the health secretary,...

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‘All options on table’ for Scunthorpe steelworks, says Starmer, amid calls for nationalisation – UK politics live

PM tells MPs on the Commons liaison committee that ‘we are doing everything we can to ensure there is a bright future for Scunthorpe’Half of Britons (51%) think the government should impose retaliatory tariffs on...

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Starmer facing grilling from MPs amid tariffs crisis – UK politics live

PM appears at Commons liaison committee, facing questions over trade, growth and the future of British SteelHalf of Britons (51%) think the government should impose retaliatory tariffs on imports from the US, according to...

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Farage claims chance he could be PM within four years is up to 25% – as it happened

Reform UK leader, who is in the US for Trump’s inauguration, says early election is ‘not impossible’Nigel Farage, the Reform UK leader, thinks that his chances of becoming PM before Donald Trump leaves the...

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How are are cabinet ministers likely to vote on assisted dying?

Cabinet ministers have been asked to stay neutral before the free vote but this is what we know about their positionsThe private member’s bill introduced by the Labour MP Kim Leadbeater that would legalise assisted suicide...

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What have Labour cabinet ministers said about assisted dying?

The government is remaining neutral in the vote, meaning ministers will be allowed to follow their consciencesMPs are to debate and vote on whether to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill people who have six months or less...

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UK politics: Starmer accused of ‘hiding’ assessment of winter fuel payment cut on pensioners – as it happened

Rishi Sunak asks PM over previous Labour analysis linking the policy to 4,000 extra deaths a yearA new Labour pressure group aiming to “take on the Nimbys” is being launched today, PA Media says. PA reports.The...

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Winter fuel payments to be restricted as Reeves says there is £22bn spending shortfall – UK politics live

Chancellor suggests budget, on 30 October, will involve tax rises and cuts to spending and benefitsDowning Street has refused to comment on a report saying junior doctors are being offered a pay rise worth about 20% over two...

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