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Burnham announces £850m tax cut on energy bills but faces questions over funding

The VAT reduction will be paid for by scrapping the digital ID card scheme, but former minister Darren Jones said that project was unfunded.

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Trump weighs in on North Sea oil and gas row hours before Burnham becomes PM

President says expected announcement on new drilling will stop Britain becoming ‘poverty stricken disaster’

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Starmer to issue social media curfew for teenagers in bid to crack down on addictive scrolling

The changes will see default settings prevent access for 16- and 17-year-olds between midnight and 6am

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Top civil servant sacked by Starmer over Mandelson vetting in talks to work for Burnham

Olly Robbins was one of the most high-profile casualties of the Peter Mandelson scandal after it emerged the Labour grandee, fired over his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, did not pass crucial security checks

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Starmer announces resignation as Burnham awaits ‘coronation’ to become prime minister

Smiling ‘King of the North’ makes triumphant return to Westminster as PM steps down ‘with good grace’

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The King and Sir Keir: What was Charles’s relationship with his third PM?

The monarch is now preparing to appoint the fourth prime minister of his reign.

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The King’s role in appointing a new prime minister

The monarch does not act on advice nor need to consult anyone before calling upon a politician to form a government.

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Peter Mandelson said No 10 needs ‘revamp’ and ‘infusion of purpose’, files show

He also said the Government would ‘never regret’ appointing him as the UK’s ambassador to the US, in a note to former foreign secretary David Lammy.

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Starmer: I’ll back Labour Makerfield by-election choice 100% – whoever they are

The Prime Minister said he would support the contender ‘whoever they are’ to see off the threat from Nigel Farage’s Reform UK

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Back our attempt to oust Keir Starmer, SNP urges Scottish Labour MPs

SNP chief whip Kirsty Blackman urged Anas Sarwar to order Scottish Labour MPs to back her bid to oust Sir Keir Starmer.

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Inside Starmer’s fight to keep Labour leadership – Full timeline as calls grow for PM to step down

The resignations of four ministers and several government aides have piled pressure on the Prime Minister, who vowed to fight on at Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting

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Keir Starmer vows to round off local election campaign ‘fighting for every vote’

Wednesday marks the final full day of campaigning before polls open on Thursday across England, Scotland and Wales.

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Streeting 'ready to oust Starmer' as pressure mounts on PM

The Health Secretary reportedly has the support of more than 81 MPs - enough to trigger a leadership challenge

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Local elections 2026: Starmer 'may be saved' from worst nightmare by Labour surviving Green surge in London

Professor Sir John Curtice cast doubt on whether Zack Polanski’s Green Party will make a ‘big breakthrough’ in the capital in the May 7 local elections

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UK in ‘better place’ to handle Iran war thanks to Chancellor, PM tells ministers

Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting took place in the middle of the war’s third week, with oil prices remaining above 100 US dollars (£75) per barrel.

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Starmer’s chief of staff ‘used personal email to communicate with Mandelson’ before appointment

Labour has been accused of a ‘cover-up’ after just 31 messages and documents relating to Lord Mandelson’s US ambassador role were released

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Spring statement live: Reeves insists her economic plan is ‘right’ despite growth forecast for 2026 being slashed

The chancellor delivered her spring statement to the House of Commons amid surging oil prices as Trump’s war with Iran rages on

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RAF base in Cyprus hit by drone strike as new security threat sparks evacuation of local residents

Suspected strike on RAF Akrotiri comes just hours after Sir Keir Starmer said the UK had allowed the US to strike Iranian missile sites from British bases

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Labour MP with £50,000 in student debt calls on Starmer to reform loans system

MPs and graduates alike are urging the government to ‘sort this sorry mess out’ as millions face spiralling debts

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Martin Lewis meets Kemi Badenoch to discuss student loans as Starmer under pressure to U-turn on ‘unfair’ system

The government is under increasing pressure to reform Britain’s student loan system, which has left scores of graduates with sky-high debts

Evening Standard

Starmer to meet European allies at security conference overshadowed by Trump

The Munich Security Conference takes place at a time when the US is challenging the international order.

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As Tim Allan quits No 10, will Keir Starmer be the last man standing?

NEWS ANALYSIS: As Tim Allan stands down as Keir Starmer’s fourth director of communications – a day after former chief of staff Morgan McSweeney quit – the PM is looking increasingly vulnerable, writes David Maddox

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Vidhya Alakeson and Jill Cuthbertson: Who are Starmer’s new joint chiefs of staff?

POLITICS EXPLAINED: With Morgan McSweeney’s enforced departure over the Mandelson scandal, his former deputies Vidhya Alakeson and Jill Cuthbertson have both been promoted to replace him as joints chiefs of staff

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Revealed: How Chinese minder photographed inside of PM's plane and tight security on Starmer's Beijing trip

The Prime Minister’s team has taken burner phones, temporary SIM cards and throwaway laptops on his trip to China to limit the likelihood of being bugged by spies

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Who are the NEC members who voted in Andy Burnham's by-election bid?

A 10-member NEC officers’ subgroup blocked Andy Burnham from standing in the Gorton and Denton by-election. This is who sat on the panel, and how each of them voted

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