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Express Politics14 May 2026

Wes Streeting's damning resignation letter to Keir Starmer in full - 'drift and vacumn'

This is the letter ex-Health Secretary Wes Streeting sent to Sir Keir Starmer as Labour's leadership crisis exploded

Express Politics14 May 2026

Inside story of how Iran tried to hire a hitman in London as new counter revealed

Exclusive: Ministers are introducing new powers to lock up intelligence officers and their agents for longer - and they could face this measure when they get out.

Express Politics14 May 2026

Keir Starmer and Morgan McSweeney's think tank 'Labour Together' closes down after scandal

The organisation commissioned an inquiry that looked into the private affairs of journalists

Express Politics14 May 2026

Angela Rayner has been cleared of tax fraud - and the timing is a little bit too perfect

In politics, timing is everything. Just as Angela Rayner.

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Express Politics14 May 2026

POLL: Do you trust Angela Rayner after her £40k HMRC tax scandal?

The Deputy Prime Minister said the HMRC investigation into her tax affairs had 'clipped her wings' as speculation mounts of a potential leadership bid.

Economy
Express Politics14 May 2026

Rachel Reeves handed lifeline as GDP increases 0.6%

The Bank of England now faces a difficult balancing act, signalling potential interest rate hikes to combat this "energy supply shock".

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Express Politics14 May 2026

Keir Starmer LIVE: Wes Streeting poised to launch Labour leadership coup

The Health Secretary could launch a highly anticipated leadership bid on Thursday.

Express Politics14 May 2026

Stubborn Starmer's refusal to budge from his bunker reduces Westminster to farce

OPINION - LEO MCKINSTRY: Barricaded in No.10 and using the Labour Party rulebook as a shield, he is the least popular PM ever according to the polls

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Express Politics14 May 2026

Angela Rayner 'cleared by HMRC' over £40k tax scandal in major leadership boost

The former Deputy Prime Minister said she would do 'everything possible' to deliver change amid continued uncertainty over Keir Starmer's future.

Economy
Express Politics14 May 2026

Miliband locks in North Sea drilling ban by law: 'wilful destruction'

Ed Miliband is to make his North Sea drilling ban permanent in law, as Tories warn the move amounts to the destruction of Britain's domestic energy supplies.

Defence
Express Politics14 May 2026

Starmer invokes Henry VIII powers so your MP won't get a say on new EU rules

Sir Keir Starmer has unveiled a new bill that would allow EU regulations to enter British law automatically, with no guarantee MPs will get a vote on each rule.

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Express Politics14 May 2026

Streeting throws down the gauntlet - Miliband, Burnham, Starmer ready themselves for war

Wes Streeting is set to resign on Thursday and trigger a Labour leadership contest, with Ed Miliband, Andy Burnham and Keir Starmer all expected to do battle.

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