House of Commons launches consultation on excluding MPs charged with sexual assault
It is part of an attempt to make politicians more accountable for their actions on the parliamentary estate.
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Labour adds £5m to its election war chest
The party’s “prawn cocktail offensive” seems to be getting results.
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Is Keir Starmer brilliant or just lucky?
The Labour leader’s advance owes more to Tory failure than to any success on his part.
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From new food-bank users to cash-strapped professionals, middle earners are being hit hard by the rising cost of living.
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The Tory zealots who have broken Britain should depart the stage and let others clean up the mess they have…
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Too much of our political class has become timid or borderline corrupt. It’s time to redistribute power and abolish the…
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Tory exodus continues as Sajid Javid to stand down
The former chancellor is the 13th Conservative to announce they will not stand at the next election, as the party…
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