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'We should not be at the mercy of events abroad' - Starmer
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Politics chat: Trump fires Attorney General Bondi, seeks to break campaign promises
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President Trump's rocky week at home and abroad
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Trump's belated case for war
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Labour to overhaul non-crime hate incident rules
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Welsh Labour pledges income tax freeze at manifesto launch
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Remove VAT from energy bills for three years, Tories urge
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NHS, bills and immigration: One constituency's election talking points
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Starmer and Trump discuss need to reopen Hormuz Strait
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As Starmer faces war overseas, his party can't find peace at home
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Trump is dismantling democracy at 'unprecedented' speed, global report finds
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How could assisted dying laws change in Scotland, England and Wales?
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Reform pledges to scrap VAT and green levies on energy bills
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Starmer warned over assisted dying bill by more than 100 Labour MPs
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Police-style powers to tackle fly-tippers being considered
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MSPs prepare for final amendments to assisted dying bill
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UK must obey international law over Iran, says Thornberry
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Trump faces criticism for not have evacuation plans in place before starting the war
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House Dem. Leader Jeffries responds to air strikes on Iran by U.S. and Israel
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Lord Mandelson arrest - how did we get here?
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MPs to discuss inquiry into trade envoy role after Andrew arrest
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Trump calls SCOTUS tariffs decision 'deeply disappointing' and lays out path forward
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New train stations part of £14bn UK government rail funding promise
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Trump's immigration crackdown is affecting politics in Maine
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Council workers to vote over possible pay strike
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Councils face 'uphill struggle' to be ready for local elections
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Top government figures to hand over private messages with Mandelson
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Trump says he wants Republicans to 'nationalize' elections
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Labubu to open seven UK shops, after PM's China visit
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Scotland's first deputy first minister Lord Jim Wallace dies, aged 71
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Will Suella Braverman's defection prompt a by-election?
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Starmer speaks to Burnham after by-election row
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Fifty Labour MPs sign letter objecting to Burnham decision
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Videos and eyewitnesses refute federal account of Minneapolis shooting
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'Real possibility' May elections could lead to UK breaking up, says Welsh leader
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Let public buy war bonds to raise £20bn for defence, say Lib Dems
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