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Labour annihilation as Keir Starmer expected to lose nearly 2,000 Councillors

Damning new polling lays bare the massacre awaiting the Labour Party at next week's local elections.

Donald Trump 'breaks protocol' during King Charles visit after 'flabbergasting' remark

Following some of President Donald Trump's comments during his state dinner speech, Buckingham Palace had to react quickly in response

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%. As expected… Eight votes for no change, down from nine, and one vote for a 25 basis point hike. A shift in position…

'Whose side is he on?' Zack Polanski sparks outrage over Golders Green attack retweet

Mr Polanski shared a social media post stating "officers were repeatedly and violently kicking a mentally ill man in the head".

Could Lib Dems become the biggest party in English local government?

With voter loyalty a distant memory, the Lib Dems’ cost of living policies and criticism of Trump could gain them ground It has been an election buildup dominated by the rise of Reform UK and the Greens, and the contrasting woes of Labour and the Tories. But there is a chance that on 8 May the Liberal Democrats, largely ignored in recent weeks, could wake up as the biggest party in English local government. This is just one of several paradoxes for the party’s leader, Ed Davey, and his team. T

Starmer: “People Were Targeted Because They Are Jewish”

Hereditary peers' last hurrah as 700-year-old system abolished

It comes after legislation to remove their right to sit in the upper chamber passed last month.

Bank Taxing Labour’s Flagship “£10 Billion” Financial Services Unit Run by Six People

As Labour refuses to rule out additional taxes on banks Guido can reveal that the flagship “single front door for international financial services firms wishing to set up or expand their operations in the UK” only contains six people. Who also have other duties in DBT… Reeves personally announced OfI:FS alongside the City of London…

Shabana Mahmood issues major update on 'national emergency' amid anger over protests

The Home Secretary said the move means the Government can "disapply some elements of your democratic society".

Simon Clarke: We can deliver cheap, sovereign and abundant energy for the UK – here’s how

The UK has the most expensive industrial energy prices in the world.  These are gutting our productive capacity in traditional energy-intensive industries, and pose a clear threat to our ability to benefit from the transformational impact of AI.  The post Simon Clarke: We can deliver cheap, sovereign and abundant energy for the UK – here’s how appeared first on Conservative Home.

Burnham: Labour Should Take “a Different Course” After Local Elections

Andy Burnham speaking to Bloomberg: The local elections will be “challenging“: “It’s got to be a moment of reflection… I understand the real frustration people have got with politics and politicians. I honestly, I really understand that. And they’re right to say politics just hasn’t been working.” Doesn’t rule out standing for Parliament again: “The…

Antisemitism 'a national security emergency', government terror adviser says

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood says the issue is being treated as an "absolute priority" but does not agree it constitutes a national emergency.