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POLL: Should Keir Starmer resign now over the defence row?

Readers can vote in our online poll on whether the Prime Minister should go amid the crisis.

'Rachel Reeves ignored all warnings and now her arrogance has left Britain in total chaos'

'Our leadership is a busted flush and friends and allies alike sneer at our lectures to foreign powers,' wrote Sir Ben Wallace.

UK economy contracts as Iran war impact felt

The contraction in April comes after the economy saw stronger than expected growth in March.

UK economy shrank by 0.1% in April as Iran war held back growth

GDP hit by higher energy prices caused by Middle East conflict, after 3% rise in March The UK economy contracted by 0.1% in April as the Iran war began to take its toll on growth, official figures show. As energy prices have risen as a result of the conflict, after Iran closed off the strait of Hormuz – a key shipping route for global trade – the UK’s strong expansion in the first quarter had been expected to slide into reverse. Continue reading...

Kemi, are you waiting to say ‘I told you so’?

This was not some unpredictable catastrophe arriving from nowhere. It was a foreseeable outcome of deliberate choices. Labour chose to put welfare spending ahead of defence. Labour chose to delay the release of the DIP for the best part of a year. The post Kemi, are you waiting to say ‘I told you so’? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Maurisa Coleman: Healey’s resignation exposes Labour’s failure of statecraft

It is not simply the departure of a minister. It is a warning that, at a moment when Britain requires greater urgency, resilience and strategic direction, this government appears increasingly unable—or unwilling—to provide them. The post Maurisa Coleman: Healey’s resignation exposes Labour’s failure of statecraft appeared first on Conservative Home.

2m Brits issued terrifying warning over turning to loan sharks

Online predators are now targeting people with money problems as cash-strapped Brits struggle to pay for groceries.

Chris Mason: Dissent fizzes again at the top of the Labour Party

The resignations of the defence secretary and armed forces minister pile the pressure further on the PM's leadership.

Chris Mason: Dissent fizzes again at the top of the Labour Party

The resignations of the defence secretary and armed forces minister pile the pressure further on the PM's leadership.

Chris Mason: Dissent fizzes again at the top of the Labour Party

The resignations of the defence secretary and armed forces minister pile the pressure further on the PM's leadership.

Record number of young people fear long-term unemployment

Report says confidence among 16- to 21-year-olds has fallen sharply as they doubt hard work will be rewarded Young people in England are increasingly “losing faith in their futures” according to a report, as record numbers fear long-term unemployment. Analysing survey data, including from the Office for National Statistics, the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) said 16- to 21-year-olds were less confident about being successful than a decade ago. Continue reading...