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Tory party riding high on Kemi Badenoch’s wave of popularity
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Green Party of England and Wales facing international ostracism over ‘Zionism is racism' vote
The English and Welsh Greens are facing international ostracism after adopting a policy declaring Zionism as a form of racism, which has drawn dismay from the group representing European Greens. The co-leader of the German Greens separately said the policy was “intolerable and unacceptable”, running contrary to its belief in the right of Israel to exist. The binding policy motion passed in a vote at the Greens' conference in Brighton on Sunday. Four of the party's five MPs opposed it.
Labour figures rule out working with Greens after 'Zionism is racism' vote
Senior Labour party figures said it was very unlikely their party would cooperate with the Greens in the future after they adopted a policy treating Zionism as a form of racism. One Labour minister said they could not foresee how the two parties could work together, while a government official said Labour should formally rule out a future coalition or other arrangement.
No signs Chagos deal can be adapted to suit Trump, say UK officials
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UK unions split over donations cap as TUC chief says 'super-rich' corrupting politics
The head of Britain's trade union movement, Paul Nowak, has said the government must act to “stop the super-rich corrupting our politics”, as union leaders met on Monday to discuss possible support for a domestic cap on donations. Union leaders are split on the prospect of limiting domestic donations to political parties , with many including the GMB fearing it would lead a future rightwing government to curb union donations.
MPs urged not to take 'extraordinary risk' of forcing through assisted dying bill as vote looms
MPs who voted for and against assisted dying have urged their respective sides not to take the “extraordinary risk” of forcing through the bill using an obscure parliamentary procedure if it continues to be blocked by the Lords. Two Labour MPs have written a warning letter to colleagues in the crucial hours before the next vote on Friday: Gareth Snell, who voted in favour of the bill, and Meg Hillier, who voted against.
Farage still Reform's best hope as rivals struggle to match appeal to party faithful
Few British politicians unleash the kind of evangelical zeal among their party faithful as Nigel Farage. Despite being weighed down by weeks of scandal, last weekend's Reform UK conference showed that – as far as the membership is concerned – the lustre has not come off their man. So it was notable that Farage felt compelled to reassure his disciples that he wasn't going anywhere.
Standards watchdog resumes Farage probe as rivals slam needless byelection
Nigel Farage's attempt to draw the sting from inquiries into his financial affairs appeared to have backfired on Friday as the standards watchdog reopened its investigation and MPs from all sides condemned the needless byelection. The Reform UK leader declared victory in the Clacton vote as he was returned with an increased majority and gained more votes than in 2024, saying he had “stuck two fingers up at the entire political establishment”.
Nurses fainting in 'inhumane' conditions due to extreme heat, union warns
Nurses are collapsing during shifts amid “inhumane and impossible” conditions caused by extreme heat, their union has warned, as Andy Burnham promised to grapple with “the bigger questions” of climate adaptation. Amid growing pressure from Labour backbenches to fully acknowledge the urgency of adaptation measures as the climate crisis bites, Burnham said he was for now focusing on the immediate crises caused by an ongoing summer of extreme heat.
Burnham faces mass call from police chiefs to block early release of PC Harper's killers
Andy Burnham is facing an unprecedented mass call from police chiefs to block the early release of PC Andrew Harper's killers, as unions warned his emergency plan to create more space in prisons risked causing confusion or prisoners being freed by mistake.
Burnham's prison plans could raise risk of mistaken releases, union warns
Andy Burnham's plan to stop the early release of PC Andrew Harper's killers and other serious offenders could increase the risk of some more dangerous prisoners being released by mistake, unions have warned. In another blow to the proposals announced by the prime minister, probation staff have voted overwhelmingly to go on strike, warning of already unrealistic workloads. Related: How viable are plans to free up prison space in England and Wales?
Burnham ‘increasingly confident' PC Harper's killers will not get early release
Andy Burnham has said he is increasingly confident he can adapt the early release scheme for prisoners to exclude the killers of PC Andrew Harper and other serious offenders, saying he understood and shared the public's concern about their potential release.
Andy Burnham urges cabinet to examine 'all possible ways' to tackle cost of living crisis
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Andy Burnham's first Labour cabinet: who's in and who's out?
Andy Burnham has appointed his first cabinet, with the new prime minister rewarding those who have been loyal to his takeover efforts. He had promised to pick his top team from all wings of the party in an effort to show he is trying to run a more inclusive administration. But at the same time, his decision to have a brutal clearout of Starmer allies resulted in many considered to be on the right of the party or close to the former prime minister losing their jobs.
Andy Burnham's first Labour cabinet: who's in and who's out?
Andy Burnham has appointed his first cabinet, with the new prime minister rewarding those who have been loyal to his takeover efforts. He had promised to pick his top team from all wings of the party in an effort to show he is trying to run a more inclusive administration. But at the same time, his decision to have a brutal clearout of Starmer allies resulted in many considered to be on the right of the party or close to the former prime minister losing their jobs.
Burnham promises ‘circuit breaker' moment for UK as he becomes PM
Pippa Crerar and Peter Walker Andy Burnham has said his arrival in power will be a “circuit breaker” moment for Britain, pledging that his government will restore hope to millions of people, as he addressed the country for the first time from Downing Street. After taking over from Keir Starmer, the new prime minister said he would set out a 10-year plan for the UK later this year to transform the UK from “where we are now to where I believe we all want Britain to be”.
Burnham vows his arrival in power will be 'circuit breaker' moment for UK
Pippa Crerar and Peter Walker Andy Burnham has said his arrival in power will be a “circuit breaker” moment for Britain, pledging that his government will restore hope to millions of people.
Starmer expected to announce exit plan to clear way for Burnham to become PM
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Division in UK probably worse now than in run-up to Brexit, says Jo Cox's sister Kim Leadbeater
Political hatred and division in the UK is probably worse now than during the Brexit referendum, when Jo Cox was murdered, says Kim Leadbeater, Cox's sister who is now also a Labour MP. Speaking to the Guardian's Today in Focus podcast Leadbeater, who was elected to the same Yorkshire seat held by Cox in a 2021 byelection , said everyone in public life had a responsibility to try and ease tensions.
Starmer admits he must 'turn things around' as US adds to pressure over defence spending
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‘I'm not walking away,' says Starmer despite defence secretary's exit
Keir Starmer admitted that he had to “turn things around” after the resignation of the defence secretary, John Healey, in a escalating row over military spending that has prompted recriminations across Whitehall and concern from the US.
‘Why are we even doing this?' The week that left Britain's PM looking like an interim leader
Peter Walker and Pippa Crerar It was a minute or so into his BBC interview on Friday morning, after being asked about “moves” to remove Keir Starmer, that Steve Reed ran out of patience. “There is no contest,” he interrupted. “‘Moves' mean nothing.
Tension and dissent: inside the Green Party's antisemitism struggle
Ben Quinn and Peter Walker A Green party member for more than 30 years, Elise Benjamin admits to bittersweet feelings even as fellow activists anticipate a historic breakthrough in next week's elections. Benjamin was involved in drawing up the party's guidance on antisemitism, which she describes as comprehensive.
‘Almost like a Bond villain': why Labour MPs expect Starmer to cling on as PM
Peter Walker, Aletha Adu and Alexandra Topping It still feels improbable that the UK prime minister, Keir Starmer, will face a formal challenge even if, as assumed, his Labour party performs disastrously in next month's local elections. But for many of his MPs, thelatest revelations about Peter Mandelsonhave emphasised that the question is simply one of when, not if.
Starmer rejects accusation Labour is 'complacent' on defence funding
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Starmer rejects accusation Labour is 'complacent' on defence funding
Peter Walker, Pippa Crerar and Daniel Boffey Keir Starmer has said he does not agree with George Robertson's comments about thegovernment's “corrosive complacency”on defence funding, as the prime minister faced sustained pressure on the issue. Questioned in the Commons about the claims by Robertson, the former Labour defence secretary and Nato chief who co-authored a defence review for the government, Starmer insisted that defence spending was increasing rapidly.
McSweeney-Mandelson messages still exist despite theft of ex-chief of staff's phone
The Cabinet Office is understood to hold a number of text and email exchanges between Peter Mandelson and Morgan McSweeney, despite the theft of the former chief of staff's phone in October last year. The whereabouts of McSweeney's messages with Mandelson has been under intense scrutiny since it was reported his work device was stolen last year shortly after Mandelson was sacked as US ambassador.
Starmer says 'every lever' will be explored to ease rising costs of living from Iran conflict
Keir Starmer has promised to look at using “every lever that's available to the government” to help people cope with the impact on the cost of living of the US-Israel war against Iran, as he prepares for an emergency meeting with senior ministers.
Q4 2025 VC Fund Performance
When it comes to value creation, the best-performing venture funds of the past decade are running away from the competition. In the 2019 vintage, for instance, the 90th percentile for TVPI sat at 3.01x at the end of last year, compared to a 75th percentile TVPI of 1.9x. This gap between the 75th and 90th percentiles of performance is far larger than the gap between the 75th percentile and the median (1.33x) of 2019 funds, or between the median and the 25th percentile (1.02x).
Founder Ownership Report 2026
For startup founders, raising venture capital represents a type of trade. In exchange for receiving capital that they can use to build a product, hire employees, and jumpstart growth, founders must relinquish some of their ownership, in the form of company equity. This equity is among a startup’s most precious resources. And they typically spend it rather quickly.
Met apologises to Commons speaker for sharing tipoff with Mandelson's lawyers
The Metropolitan police has apologised to the Commons speaker, Lindsay Hoyle, for accidentally revealing he was the source of a tipoff that Peter Mandelson supposedly planned to flee the UK, prompting officers to arrest the former ambassador. In yet another twist to the saga of Mandelson's departure from his post and the Met's investigation into allegations he fed secret government information to Jeffrey Epstein, Hoyle told MPs on Wednesday that he passed the information to police.
Mandelson accuses police of arresting him over 'baseless' claims he planned to flee abroad
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Inquiry into Andrew's links to Jeffrey Epstein is matter for MPs, says No 10
A parliamentary inquiry into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's links to Jeffrey Epstein is a matter for MPs, Downing Street has said, as ministers faced a new push to uncover details about the former prince's role as a trade envoy. It comes as the Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, wrote to Keir Starmer to say his country would have no objection to Mountbatten-Windsor being removed from the royal line of succession .
Trump changed mind on Chagos deal after UK blocked use of Diego Garcia for Iran strikes
Donald Trump changed his mind on supporting the Chagos Islands deal because the UK will not permit its airbases to be used for a pre-emptive US strike on Iran, the Guardian has been told. In his latest change of heart on the deal, the US president said on social media that Keir Starmer was “making a big mistake” by handing sovereignty of the islands to Mauritius in exchange for continued use by the UK and US of their airbase on one of the islands, Diego Garcia.
Gordon Brown 'deeply regrets' bringing Peter Mandelson into his government
Peter Walker and Kiran Stacey Gordon Brown has said he deeply regrets bringing Peter Mandelson into his government, and that revelations about Jeffrey Epstein's influence on UK politics had caused him revulsion. Writing in the Guardian , Brown said the news that Mandelson was passing information to Epstein while he was business secretary was “a betrayal of everything we stand for as a country”.
Tories criticised over claim Braverman defected to Reform after 'mental health' issues
The Conservatives are facing a backlash after claiming that Suella Braverman defected to Reform UK after “mental health” issues, as the former home secretary finally joined Nigel Farage's party after months of denials. Braverman, who was sacked from the cabinet by both Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak, became the third sitting Conservative MP to defect in little over a week. She immediately went on the attack against her former party.
China's London super-embassy almost certain to get go-ahead next week
A vast new Chinese embassy complex in east London is almost certain to be formally approved next week despite renewed worries among Labour MPs about potential security risks and the effect on Hong Kong and Uighur exiles in the capital.
Musk's X ordered by UK government to tackle wave of indecent imagery or face ban
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Elon Musk's X has been ordered by the UK government to tackle a wave of indecent AI images or face a de facto ban, as an expert said the platform was no longer a “safe space” for women. Media watchdog Ofcom confirmed it would accelerate a probe into X amid an increasing backlash against the site, which has hosted a deluge of images depicting partially stripped women and children. X announced a restriction on creating images via the Grok AI tool on Friday morning in response to the global outcry.
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No 10 condemns 'insulting' move by X to restrict Grok AI image tool
Downing Street has condemned the move by X to restrict its AI image creation tool to paying subscribers as insulting, saying it simply made the ability to generate explicit and unlawful images a premium service. There has been widespread anger after the image tool for Grok, the AI element of X, was used to manipulate thousands of images of women and sometimes children to remove their clothing or put them in sexual positions.
‘There's been a Badenoch bounce': Is the Tory leader finally cutting through?
At a Conservative donors event last week, Kemi Badenoch was asked for a selfie by the former Spice Girl Geri Horner. The Tory leader was, her allies say, a little bemused. But they were clear about what the approach meant: cut-through. Badenoch's leadership got off to a poor start. Still reeling from the Tories' worst general election defeat, she took over a diminished and disheartened party, which was languishing in the polls and facing an existential threat in the form of Nigel Farage's Reform UK.
damning report condemns UK’s Covid response
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how welfare bill soured Starmer’s relations with rebel MPs
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how welfare bill soured Starmer’s relations with rebel MPs
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how welfare bill soured Starmer’s relations with rebel MPs
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Starmer proves adept at juggling egos and issues at tricky G7 summit
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Keir Starmer in diplomatic push to head off Middle East crisis before G7 summit in Canada
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Deeside Timberframe announces multi-million pound investment in Warrington office and factory expansion
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No 10 defends Starmer’s language on immigration likened to Enoch Powell speech
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