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Government expands police support to political figures who are not MPs
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood announced that police protection will extend to peers, former MPs and party spokespeople, saying there is "insufficient…
Britain won't tolerate threats on our soil, Miliband says as he summons Iran ambassador
Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband has summoned Iran's ambassador to the UK following an incident at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire last month, telling hi…
Burnham to push for new post-Brexit deals at EU summit
Prime Minister Andy Burnham will push for new post-Brexit deals with the EU at a summit next month, focusing on youth mobility, food and drink, and en…
Iran war threatens Healey's Budget plans, think tank warns
Chancellor John Healey faces mounting pressure to address a shortfall in departmental spending plans as geopolitical conflict drives up inflation, the…
PM says it is 'clear' Russia interfered with Brexit vote
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has stated there is "clear" evidence that Russia interfered with the 2016 Brexit referendum. Speaking to The Rest is Polit…
IFS: budget will be ‘work of fiction’ without clear plan to cover UK’s £35bn spending pressures
The Institute for Fiscal Studies has told Chancellor John Healey that his upcoming budget risks becoming a "work of fiction" unless he addresses £35bn…
UK does not support Trump's Russia diesel deal, says Streeting
UK Defence Secretary Wes Streeting has rejected Donald Trump's proposed diesel deal with Russia, saying the agreement contradicts efforts to increase …
Green Party MP wants to make sure it is 'not vulnerable to extremists'
Westminster leader Ellie Chowns has called a Green Party motion defining Zionism as racism a "significant and damaging policy" and said she will work …
NI secretary to ban the Drumcree parade
Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant has banned the Drumcree Orange Order parade scheduled for 27 September, after a 13-day standoff between Or…
Labour sees off Green challenge to win Holborn by-election
Labour retained the Holborn and St Pancras seat in a north London by-election, but with a sharply reduced majority that signals growing Green Party st…
Create new pre-apprenticeship scheme to close youth unemployment gap, says Milburn
Alan Milburn, leading a government review into Britain's youth jobs crisis, has called for a new "national pre-apprenticeship route" in England to bri…
Polanski vows to stay as Green leader as he faces criticism after by-election defeat
Zack Polanski vowed to remain as Green Party leader on Friday after losing the Holborn and St Pancras by-election to Labour, despite facing calls to r…
Lib Dem MP quits frontbench job over Ed Davey's leadership
Liberal Democrat MP Charlie Maynard has resigned from his frontbench post as Treasury spokesman and called for Sir Ed Davey to be replaced as party le…
Green party votes to adopt policy that equates Zionism with racism
The Green Party has formally adopted a policy equating Zionism with racism and calling for Israel to be replaced by a single Palestinian state. The mo…