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Spending more on defence and less on aid does not mean walking away from our values and responsibilities – here’s why | Yvette Cooper

As conflict escalates around the globe responding to security threats is a cost we must bear, but a Labour government will always find the means to stand up against disease and hunger Yvetter Cooper is secretary of state for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs In my lifetime, there has never been a period when the scale of global instability and insecurity – and the impact here in the UK – has been so great. Regional conflict is gripping the Middle East; the Iranian regime is trying

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Kemi Badenoch savages Keir Starmer over call to rejoin EU - ''we can do better!'

Kemi Badenoch has savaged Labour for wanting to 'refight the Brexit fight' after Sadiq Khan demanded Britain be taken back into the EU and single market.

‘Superhuman’ healthcare workers saved NHS from collapse, Covid inquiry finds

Chair Heather Hallett says pandemic had devastating impact due to NHS being in ‘parlous state’ at time The NHS “teetered on the brink of collapse” during the Covid pandemic, and only just coped thanks to the “superhuman” efforts of healthcare workers, an official inquiry has concluded. In a damning assessment of how the UK’s healthcare systems coped with the pandemic, the Covid-19 inquiry chair, Heather Hallett, said the impact was “devastating” due to the NHS being in a “parlous state” before t

Bank of England Holds Interest Rates at 3.75%

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England has voted to hold interest rates at 3.75%. A unanimous vote…

Farage called Welsh people ‘foreign speakers’ in paid-for video message

Reform UK leader’s remarks in Cameo clip risk damaging party’s ambitions in upcoming Welsh elections Farage videos reveal support for rioter, neo-Nazi event and far-right slogans Nigel Farage described Welsh people as “foreign speakers” in a paid-for personalised video message that could prove awkward for Reform UK in forthcoming elections in the country. Farage made the remarks in a video he was paid to make on Cameo, a personalised video platform, to celebrate a wedding. Continue reading...

WATCH: Badenoch’s “Best Bits” Montage Fails to Play at Tory Local Election Launch

Eventually Cleverly just ushered Badenoch onstage. Maybe next time…

Badenoch launches the Conservative Local Election campaign

Conservative Party Leader Kemi Badenoch delivers her keynote address at the official launch of the 2026 Local Election campaign in Westminster. The post Badenoch launches the Conservative Local Election campaign appeared first on Conservative Home.

Badenoch: “The Conservative Party Is Coming Back”

“We’ve lost all the drama queens…” Subscribe to Guido’s YouTube channel by clicking here…

Edward Davies: Solving the birth rate crisis is a moral and fiscal imperative

The CSJ’s analysis shows that on current population estimates children in school today could face working until their mid-70s before receiving a state pension. The post Edward Davies: Solving the birth rate crisis is a moral and fiscal imperative appeared first on Conservative Home.

Sick fantasist ruined lives with false claims - but in eyes of law, we're not victims

OPINION: Victims of serial fantasist Carl Beech have written to Justice Secretary David Lammy demanding an urgent change in the law

Oil and Gas Prices Soar After Energy Facility Strikes in Iran and Qatar

Oil has surged 11% to $119 a barrel and gas prices have leapt by 35% after Iranian missile strikes on Qatar’s Ras Laffan facility and an Israeli attack on Iran’s South Pars gas field. Ras Laffan is the world’s biggest LNG export plant… Qatar said the plant suffered “extensive damage“, with no indication of when it…