Starmer insists he will lead Labour into next election after turbulent week
UK prime minister acknowledges appointing Peter Mandelson as US ambassador was a ‘mistake’
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Starmer facing further pressure over appointment of ally despite sex offender link
Concerns raised that Matthew Doyle campaigned in 2017 for man who was charged with having child abuse images
Keir Starmer fights for political future as Scottish Labour leader urges resignation
Irish Government sources indicate vastly improved relations with Britain will survive any leadership change
Starmer ‘not prepared to walk away’ after Scottish Labour leader calls for him to step down
‘Too many mistakes’ by Downing Street says Anas Sarwar amid continued fallout from Mandelson ties to Jeffrey Epstein
Keir Starmer: What happens if he resigns or his leadership is challenged?
UK’s Labour PM in crisis following revelations of former US ambassador Peter Mandelson’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein
Irish man Morgan McSweeney resigns as Keir Starmer’s chief of staff
Irish man said he took ‘full responsibility’ for advising Starmer to appoint Peter Mandelson as British ambassador to the US
Jeffrey Epstein sent thousands of pounds to Peter Mandelson’s husband, emails show
Payments to Reinaldo Avila da Silva raise fresh questions about disgraced financier’s friendship with UK’s former Washington ambassador
Beijing to lift restrictions on UK lawmakers, says Starmer
Announcement made during UK prime minister's visit to China
Keir Starmer meets Xi Jinping in Beijing as UK-China ties warm
Mutual trust is foundation for development of relationship between countries, Chinese president tells British PM
Suella Braverman’s defection is a calculated risk for Nigel Farage
Reform UK leader’s welcome of flood of Tory defectors suggests killing that party is still his main aim, rather than killing Labour
Keir Starmer takes big gamble as his allies block Andy Burnham’s Westminster byelection bid
Starmer may be blamed if Labour loses byelection to Reform or Greens while party star and leadership rival is made sit it out
Brexit-by-the-Sea: England’s poorest town in Nigel Farage’s heartland
Essex Letter: Jaywick, in Reform leader Nigel Farage’s constituency, tops UK government rankings for deprivation
Where does defection of ‘insanely ambitious’ Robert Jenrick leave the Tories?
Former would-be Tory leader is now Nigel Farage’s problem, says Conservative Party’s Kemi Badenoch
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Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
EU seeking ‘Farage clause’ in Brexit ‘reset’ agreement with UK
Guarantee seen as means of ensuring bloc is not left out of pocket should Reform leader win general election
‘When you call people invaders, you are calling them the enemy. That sets a tone’
UK Labour peer says home secretary is ‘unnecessarily hardline’ on asylum seekers and he doesn’t ‘denigrate’ Reform voters
When the British ambassador met President Connolly... and they spoke only in Irish
UK ‘very happy to be a partner’ to Ireland on security, says ambassador
The most remarkable thing about Britain’s €650m Erasmus deal is the lack of outrage
The move may help Labour appeal to those aged 18-24 where its support has collapsed
‘This isn’t just a paint job’: Great British Railways is next stop for UK’s ‘national renewal’
Starmer’s Labour launches patriotic livery for proposed new state-owned operator in face of public anger over condition of network
Starmer wants ‘hard-edged’ guarantees for Ukraine yet the UK’s armed forces are too blunt
UK prime minister meets Volodymyr Zelenskiy and the leaders of France and Germany in Downing Street to discuss US-led peace initiative
Fish disco freakout: Starmer looks to change tune on obstacles to industrial investment
Laois man John Fingleton’s recommendations to cut the cost of nuclear development will be applied across Britain’s industrial strategy
Jury is out in House of Commons on David Lammy’s plans to overhaul criminal trials
TUV leader Jim Allister made a thoughtful contribution as the UK’s justice secretary laid out his proposals to cut case backlog
Keir Starmer on the back foot: PM pleads for trust as budget backlash engulfs Labour
Claims of budget misrepresentation spark a bruising clash with Westminster press
UK Covid-19 inquiry: Chaotic response under Boris Johnson was ‘too little, too late’
Report says efforts were hampered by ‘toxic and chaotic’ culture under former UK prime minister
Irish secret Troubles files can be shared with Northern legacy body, Minister says
New Garda unit agreed as part of Anglo-Irish deal to be created before end of year but will not investigate Troubles killings
Labour wrestles with its conscience over deportation of asylum seeker families
Kindertransport survivor calls policy ‘shabby’ as home secretary defends crackdown aimed at deterring Reform UK
Longer wait time for Irish citizenship under consideration as UK overhauls asylum system
Moves come after new policies unveiled in Britain which may require State to tighten procedures further
Britain no longer guarantees support for ‘destitute’ asylum seekers under tough new regime
UK home secretary Shabana Mahmood says biggest overhaul of rules in decades is needed to stop ‘asylum shoppers’
UK toughens asylum policy in major overhaul as anti-immigration sentiment rises
Move by Keir Starmer’s Labour government seeks to stem rise of populist Reform UK party
Keir Starmer defies calls to sack Irish chief of staff Morgan McSweeney
Calls from Labour MPs for Irishman Morgan McSweeney’s resignation
Keir Starmer denies authorising ‘kneecap’ attack on health secretary amid leadership crisis
UK PM’s allies say he will fight attempts to replace him as Labour leader in advance of crucial budget
UK police arrest man wrongly released from Wandsworth prison
Erroneous releases have led to political pressure on UK justice secretary David Lammy
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