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Labour in Turmoil as Major Union Explodes Over Controversial Migration Crackdown

A senior UNISON boss has hit out at Labour’s upcoming Immigration White Paper, accusing the party of using “hostile language”

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‘Island of strangers’ speech echoes of past discordant voices over immigration

Keir Starmer’s latest salvo over curbing migration to the UK has resurrected unsavoury ghosts from the past

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Suspect remains in custody as police probe fires at properties linked to PM

Scotland Yard is working ‘at pace’ to establish the cause of the fires and ‘any potential motivation’ and inquiries are ongoing, the force said.

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Migrants arrive in UK as 12,000 cross Channel so far this year

Pictures show a woman smiling on board a bus leaving from Dover, Kent after Channel crossings on Tuesday.

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Why is Keir Starmer's speech being compared to Enoch Powell's Rivers of Blood speech?

What are the similarities?

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Equalities watchdog threatened with legal action after saying trans women must use men’s toilets

Exclusive: A leading UK trans rights group says guidance ‘incorrectly states the legal position’ following last month’s landmark Supreme Court ruling on gender

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BBC Breakfast Comes to a Halt as Sally Nugent Shares Heartfelt Message About BAFTA Win

BBC Breakfast came to an unexpected halt during its latest episode when Sally Nugent took a moment to share a heartfelt message with viewers.

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Welsh First Minister says she will not use ‘divisive language’ on immigration

Welsh Labour leader Eluned Morgan refused to say whether she supported the Prime Minister saying the UK risked becoming an ‘island of strangers’.

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Yvette Cooper left to spin the unspinnable after Starmer’s ‘island of strangers’ speech

Home secretary insists prime minister meant everything he said on immigration – except the stuff he didn’t mean to say

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Jaguar Land Rover ‘cannot discount’ building cars in US amid tariffs

However, the company said it currently has ‘no immediate plans’ to shift production from the UK and Europe.

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No 10 defends Starmer’s language on immigration likened to Enoch Powell speech

Downing Street says it is wrong to compare PM’s warning about ‘island of strangers’ to 1968 ‘rivers of blood’ speech

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British voters back closer ties with EU, polling suggests ahead of summit

The UK and EU will meet in London on Monday to discuss closer ties as part of the Government’s attempt to reset relations with the bloc.

Evening Standard

Chilling video shows car engulfed in flames outside Keir Starmer’s house

Flames and smoke can be seen billowing from the vehicle

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There’s one slight issue with Labour’s immigration plans: they’re completely untethered from reality

The government’s new policy will take us back to an uglier, more dangerous place – and it’s not even supported by the data, says professor of public policy Jonathan Portes

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Putin ‘prevaricating and obfuscating’ in Ukraine peace talks, Lammy warns

The Foreign Secretary was asked by Tory MP James Cleverly if President Donald Trump is committed to defending territorial integrity.

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Starmer doubles down on ‘island of strangers’ immigration row amid growing Labour revolt

Downing Street has rejected comparisons to former right-wing Tory MP Enoch Powell and insisted the prime minister will ‘not shy away’ from the issue of immigration as Tory MP Robert Jenrick and Viktor Orban’s government praised his language

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Immigrants are not spongers or skivers, says Sadiq Khan, after PM's 'island of strangers' speech

London mayor says of Sir Keir Starmer’s comments: ‘Those aren’t words that I would use’

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Arrest made over alleged arson attacks on properties linked to Prime Minister

A 21-year-old was arrested in the early hours of Tuesday, 13 May on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life.

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Starmer ‘completely rejects’ claims he echoed Enoch Powell in migration speech

The Prime Minister warned the UK risked becoming an ‘island of strangers’ if migration controls were not tightened.

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France slams drug hoax targeting Macron and European leaders as 'pathetic'

The French presidency has dismissed as 'fake news' a viral conspiracy theory falsely claiming that President Emmanuel Macron and other European leaders were seen taking drugs on a train.

The Independent UK

Ed Miliband’s wife objects to new block of flats near couple’s home in housing row

Sir Keir Starmer has promised to build 1.5 million homes by the next general election

Evening Standard

US wants more alignment with UK on food standards rules – agriculture secretary

Brooke Rollins suggested the US market is starting to move away from hormone-treated beef and chlorine-washed chicken as trade talks evolve.

Evening Standard

OPINION - People on the Left celebrating the Starmer fires are guilty of a terrible sin: hypocrisy

Wishing violence upon the Prime Minister and his family has become a witty retort for people on the left. How much lower can we go?

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Jailed ex-Met officer told girl he would ‘pick her up from school and make love’

Che Homersham, 37, was sentenced at Southwark Crown Court on Tuesday.

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UK PM Starmer accused of echoing far-right amid immigration overhaul

The UK leader was criticised for warning that the country could become an "island of strangers". Some of his own MPs say these words echoed a phrase in Enoch Powell's infamous "Rivers of Blood" speech in 1968.

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