UK Politics
Westminster politics, Parliament debates and government policy. Elections, legislation and political developments in Britain.
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Government outlines strategy to halve achievement disparity in England’s schools
The government will today launch an ambitious drive to dismantle the entrenched link between family background and academic success in…
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Trump’s retaliatory move could jeopardise Starmer’s Chagos capitulation agreement
The UK’s agreement to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius has been plunged into fresh controversy, as Chagossian…
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Reform UK senior figures outline views on women and families
Reform UK’s surge in the polls is casting a spotlight on the party’s often conflicting positions on women and families,…
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UK and US launch joint study on supreme court’s anti-tariff ruling
The United States Supreme Court has struck down the sweeping global tariffs imposed by former President Donald Trump, ruling that…
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Left-wing drive to place rapists in women’s prisons criticised by Kemi Badenoch
Kemi Badenoch has used a major conference speech to launch a blistering attack on Scotland’s governing parties, framing the next…
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Starmer’s Popularity, Muslim Mayors, Epstein AI Image: Under Scrutiny
Sir Keir Starmer’s standing with the public remains deeply negative, fresh polling indicates, though the Labour leader’s ratings show signs…
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Voices: Swap Westminster’s dreary male enclave for our community
From the heart of Downing Street during some of its most tumultuous years, two insiders who were once supposed to…
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Ministry faces backlash over risky SEND overhaul
As the government finalises its education white paper for expected announcement next week, the looming reforms to England’s special educational…
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Defiant Chagossian First Minister aims to increase island population following removal threat
The de facto First Minister of the Chagos Islands, Misley Mandarin, has vowed to bring dozens more people to the…
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Reform pushes for reintroduction of two-child benefit cap
In his first major policy address as Reform UK’s Treasury spokesman, Robert Jenrick has pledged to reinstate the two-child benefit…
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