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Foul play in Cabinet? Starmer takes time out for football amid claims ‘panicking’ ministers are at war over grooming gangs, benefits cuts and curbs on academies_Nhy

Keir Starmer took time out for a kickabout today amid claims that Cabinet tensions are raging over Labour’s dire first six months. The PM was pictured playing football as he battles on a variety of political fronts, with polls showing an…

Defence chiefs’ fears after Marine training schedule is slashed by eight weeks for commandos to save £2million – as they say it risks producing ‘raw’ recruits_Nhy

Desperate Navy chiefs are cutting eight weeks off the training schedule for commandos in a cash-saving move which risks producing ‘raw’ recruits. The shortened programme, expected to begin in May, will see adventurous training such as rock climbing axed from…

Team Trump’s revenge on Starmer for ‘meddling’ in the US election: How President could veto Mandelson as ambassador, humiliate Starmer in Washington and plot to help Farage into No10_Nhy

Members of Donald Trump’s White House team are helping Nigel Farage’s bid to become Prime Minister in revenge for Labour campaigning for his opponent Kamala Harris. Mr Trump’s key advisers are also debating whether to put Sir Keir Starmer ‘at the back of the queue’ of world leaders invited…

Tory voters are split on whether party should merge with Reform UK, polls show as Nigel Farage plots to make cost of living next key battleground_Nhy

Tory voters are split on whether the party should merge with Reform UK before the next general election, a new poll has suggested. With the Tories trailing behind both Reform and Labour in the polls, Farage is making a determined push to capture disillusioned Conservative…

Labour plans to digitalise driving licenses: Brits will be able to use government app as proof of valid ID for buying booze, boarding flights and voting_Nhy

Driving licenses are set to be digitalised under a new Labour scheme which will allow for people’s phones to become a valid form of ID. The plans are set to be rolled out by ministers next week, with the digital…

Record numbers of British millionaires ditch UK over fears Labour’s tax plans are damaging the economy_Nhy

Labour’s tax plans have triggered a record exodus of millionaires since Keir Starmer took to office. Thousands of millionaires have fled Britain amid growing concerns that new tax plans will damage the economy and international investors. The Treasury is now facing pressure…

I am happy to be the ‘Iron Chancellor’, boasts Rachel Reeves amid fears of a new raid on pensions after she appointed an anti-triple lock minister with government finances crumbling_Nhy

Under-fire Rachel Reeves today boasted she can still be the ‘Iron Chancellor’ as she insisted Britain would be in a worse position if she had not hiked taxes. The Chancellor sounded defiance in her first broadcast interview since the UK suffered an…

Farmers take their fight to the checkouts: Tractors mass in supermarket car parks in battle against Keir Starmer’s tax raid on family farms_Nhy

Farmers have taken the fight to supermarkets as they park their tractors in car parks across the country to protest against Keir Starmer‘s inheritance tax raid. Dozens have descended on their local supermarkets to try and highlight the financial challenges that…

Looser loan rules for first-time-buyers and scrapping £100 contactless payment limit among options as Labour desperately scrambles to boost growth_Nhy

Looser loan rules for first-time buyers are among the moves being mulled by Labour to boost growth, it was revealed today. Financial regulators could offer lenders more scope to back ‘responsible risk-taking’. Ditching the £100 limit on contactless payments in…

Keir Starmer’s top legal adviser refuses to clarify whether he approved law change paving the way for Gerry Adams to receive compensation_Nhy

Sir Keir Starmer’s top legal adviser yesterday refused to say whether he approved a law change which paves the way for Gerry Adams – a former client – to receive compensation. Lord Hermer KC, the Attorney General, was accused by Tory MPs of…