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UK Labour Party sweeps to power in historic election win. But impatient voters mean big challenges
Official results show that Britain’s Labour Party has swept to power after more than a decade in opposition, as a...
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Party leaders join millions across the UK casting their votes
People across the UK have begun casting votes in a general election expected to sweep Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives out of power and...
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Pressure on Rishi Sunak as election betting scandal grows
Senior Tories call for suspension of those being investigated and Labour demands to know names in gambling circle Rishi Sunak...
Read moreDetailsTories heading for worst-ever defeat while Labour on track for 256 majority, poll finds
The Labour Party is on course to win more than 450 seats and the biggest majority of any post-war government,...
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The high cost of living is still biting the UK
Since calling a general election for July 4, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been at pains to repeat a...
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Sunak and Starmer scrap over tax and immigration in heated first TV debate
Labour leader tried to focus on the Tories’ record while the prime minister accused opponent of planning tax rises Rishi...
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PM must face questions about hedge fund at heart of financial crash, says Labour
Keir Starmer aims to turn spotlight on Sunak’s career before politics in lead up to first general election TV debate...
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What is the UK’s infected blood scandal?
What happened? Tens of thousands of people in the UK were infected with HIV and/or hepatitis after they were given...
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Schools in England send police to the homes of absent pupils with threats to jail their parents
‘Heavy-handed’ crackdown ignores underlying reasons for failure to attend classes, say critics Some schools in England are sending police to...
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King Charles to return to public duties while continuing cancer treatment
Monarch to resume public-facing engagements after palace says doctors ‘very encouraged’ by his progress King Charles, who is being treated...
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