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Starmer tells Cabinet of ‘fight of our political lives’ in general election clash with Farage’s Reform UK

He stressed to his senior ministers that Labour would be judged on whether it had tackled the cost-of-living problems faced by many households

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Starmer says UK ‘turning the corner’ at first Cabinet meeting of 2026

Labour faces a difficult set of elections in May in English local authorities and the Scottish and Welsh parliaments.

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Labour to protect existing MPs above winning more seats at next election, deputy leader says

Party will also teach MPs how to be ‘community leaders’ and take credit for government’s work, Lucy Powell says

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Labour hits new record low in London with Tories pushed into fourth place behind Greens and Reform, poll finds

EXCLUSIVE: Just 31% of Londoners now say they would vote for Sir Keir Starmer’s party, according to a Savanta survey, down from 43% at the 2024 General Election

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Reform UK accused of ‘empty rhetoric’ over plan to hike council tax 5% in Derbyshire

Four Reform-led councils want to raise tax by maximum allowed amount with more areas not being ruled out

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Party leaders make election pitches ahead of crucial Holyrood contest in May

The leaders of the SNP, Scottish Labour and the Scottish Conservatives all made keynote speeches ahead of this year’s Holyrood ballot.

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Scottish Labour urges Keir Starmer to stay out of Holyrood campaign

Anas Sarwar says prime minister’s missteps have left party clear underdogs in run-up to May election

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Tory leader Findlay pledges to cut taxes ahead of ‘cost-of-living election’

Russell Findlay vowed to increase some tax rate thresholds which he said were a ‘stealth tax’.

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Scotland has foundations to be independent thanks to SNP, claims Swinney

The First Minister launched his party’s election campaign in Glasgow on Monday.

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‘Underdog’ Sarwar challenges First Minister to series of election debates

The Scottish Labour leader issued the challenge as he said his party will spend a £1 million plus election fund as part of its bid to win power.

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Swinney’s message to Scotland: May’s election offers ‘hope for a better future’

The First Minister was speaking to SNP supporters in Glasgow.

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Swinney says ‘variety of tactics’ could be used to win second independence vote

The Holyrood elections take place in May.

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Venezuela attack could embolden China and Russia, says Emily Thornberry

Failure to condemn US intervention risks encouraging others to take similar action, warns senior Labour MP

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Starmer to make cost-of-living pitch to voters after vow to remain Labour leader

It comes after a turbulent year for his administration, with sluggish economic growth, leadership rumblings and dismal poll ratings.

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Nigel Farage’s Reform UK to win eight seats in London at next General Election as Labour implodes - new poll

Full list of constituencies in the capital set to change hands in 2029, according to new survey

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GMB union in fresh turmoil over claims by senior female leaders

Exclusive: union facing claim for unfair dismissal from one of two women who complained of bullying and harassment

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Starmer says closer ties with EU single market preferable to a customs union

Prime minister gives clearest sign yet that government is seeking to further deepen Britain’s links with Brussels

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Dining across the divide: ‘I think gentrification is a social good. He said you lose communities’

A psychotherapy trainee and a retired software engineer bonded over living abroad, but did they agree on gentrification, second homes and mental health?

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Food prices in supermarkets to fall as UK moves closer to Single Market to undo Brexit harm, says Starmer

The Prime Minister toughened Labour’s stance on closer ties with the European Union as his party faces hammering in May elections

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Starmer says he will still be Prime Minister this time next year

He said frequent leadership changes in Government are ‘not in our national interest’.

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Do not muck about at election, Swinney warns independence supporters

The First Minister said voters need to make sure the SNP ‘does really well, because that’s the only way Scotland is going to make progress’.

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PM vows ‘no let-up’ on easing cost of living in new year pitch to voters

The Prime Minister will seek to win over voters with a promise that ‘positive change’ will be felt in 2026.

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‘A rise of love’: Liverpool church targeted in 2024 riots forges links against hate

St Anne’s in Toxteth joined forces with neighbouring mosque to find common voice against far right

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‘We will grind you down’: how rogue peers became Labour’s toughest opponents

As Labour seeks abolition of hereditary peers, Tory-dominated House of Lords has inflicted near-record number of defeats on No 10

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Never a more important time to be a unionist or conservative, says Findlay

The Scottish Conservative leader attacked Reform UK’s unionist credentials.

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