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Labour retreats on plan for ‘a better Brexit deal’ after EU snub
Keir Starmer drops ambition to secure major overhaul in its 2025 review for more ‘realistic’ approach as Brussels says it won’t reopen pact
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WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange’s US extradition appeal delayed
Judges at High Court adjourn their decision, ordering US to provide certain assurances
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Sunak faces another critical Red Wall by-election as Scott Benton resigns
Blackpool South MP was facing prospect of a recall petition after being suspended from Commons for 35 days last month
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Sunak urges Tories to ‘stick with the plan’ as leadership talk grows
PM tells backbenchers that economy ‘is turning a corner’ and calls on them to hold their nerve
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Grant Shapps’s jet left ‘defenceless’ after ministers baulked at cost of protective systems
RAF plane, targeted by Russia as Defence Secretary returned from Poland, was missing £150m worth of kit after MoD prioritised other spending
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James Heappey to quit as Armed Forces minister
MP will also stand down at next election in fresh headache for Rishi Sunak
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Labour plans EU defence pact but faces French resistance
Sir Keir Starmer warned that Emmanuel Macron set to push back over fears of competition to French arms companies
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Boiler tax shelved until after election following Tory backlash
Tory MPs welcome move as ‘great news’ but urge Downing Street to ‘do the right thing’ by scrapping policy altogether
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Ban on foreign state ownership of UK newspapers effectively halts UAE takeover of Telegraph
Ministers reveal plans for a Bill amendment that will prevent other countries controlling or influencing a British news organisation
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Rishi Sunak urged to scrap EU rules blocking house building
Robert Jenrick leads calls for Prime Minister to show ‘ambition’ and abandon nutrient neutrality laws
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Panicked Tories ‘talked down’ Scottish Tory leader amid fears he was on brink of quitting over Budget
Fury over windfall tax hike led to ‘heated’ discussion between head of the Scottish Conservatives and Rishi Sunak ahead of Spring Budget
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Lords rebels obstructing Rwanda Bill are on side of the smugglers, warns Cleverly
Home Secretary pledges to reject amendments designed to ‘wreck’ legislation as he voices concern over safety of migrants
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Tory insiders fear ‘stench of death’ hangs over party as yet another MP quits
Paul Scully says he will stand down at next election, warning that party heading down ‘an ideological cul-de-sac’
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Why George Galloway could be Keir Starmer’s ‘worst nightmare’
Firebrand’s Rochdale victory means Labour leader’s struggle to keep his party united over Gaza has just become a whole lot harder