Category: Northern Irish politics

UK defence spending plan ‘well short of what’s required’ and harder choices needed, says John Healey – as it happened

Ex-defence secretary John Healey and ex-defence minister Al Carns have given resignation statements to MPsSpeaking to reporters at the G7, Keir Starmer also defended the defence investment plan (DIP) draft that led to John...

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Starmer defends investment on defence as he vows to fight any leadership challenge – as it happened

This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereAs armed forces minister, Al Carns was not involved in work on the defence investment plan (Dip). In his resignation letter, he said it was flawed not just because of...

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Starmer defends investment on defence as he vows to fight any leadership challenge – UK politics live

The prime minister defended the ‘hard-edged decisions’ he has made to cut funding from other departments to spend more on defenceAs armed forces minister, Al Carns was not involved in work on the defence investment...

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Up to 90% of Ireland’s asylum seekers may have entered from Northern Ireland, data shows

Figures suggest common travel area being exploited in both directions, but particularly UK to IrelandUp to 90% of asylum seekers in Ireland may have entered the country via the Northern Ireland land border in the last three...

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Musk rejects claim he has incited disorder in Belfast – UK politics live

X owner retweets post by Reform’s Matt Goodwin saying it is ‘not social media that’s inflaming tensions’Man charged with attempted murder after Belfast knife attackTell us: how have you been affected by...

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Labour accuses Richard Tice of ‘slinging mud’ as Reform UK deputy hits back at attack on his tax affairs – UK politics live

Labour chair Anna Turley says ‘Tice is taking the public for fools’ and ‘needs to come clean’ Keir Starmer is speaking at his press conference.The war is entering its third week, he says.First, we will...

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Starmer warned cabinet against ‘overly deferential’ relations with devolved governments

Leak of memo comes after a third of Labour Senedd members raise alarm devolution is being rolled backUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer warned his cabinet against an “overly deferential” approach to...

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‘It was extremely pornographic’: Cara Hunter on the deepfake video that nearly ended her political career

The Irish politician was targeted in 2022, in the final weeks of her run for office. She has never found out who made the malicious deepfake, but knew immediately she had to try to stop this happening to other womenWhen Cara...

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Farage says small business owners who thought Brexit would cut regulation have been betrayed – UK politics live

Reform UK leader claims that burden of regulation is worse than before the referendumFarage said the problems facing small businesses were not a failure of capitalism.Some will tell you, well, the economy is failing because...

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