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A decision was expected as part of the Spending Review in June, but Rachel Reeves said only that the government has “ambitions” to deliver Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR), a programme of rail works ...
Lord Mandelson appeared to confirm speculation that the president's trip will happen in September when Westminster is not ...
Lord Mandelson appeared to confirm speculation that the president's trip will happen in September when Westminster is not ...
Some big news in Labour land today. Angela Rayner, the party’s deputy leader, has had her membership of Unite suspended ...
Lord Mandelson - the UK ambassador to the US - said Nigel Farage is a 'highly effective populist' as polls show Reform with a ...
Reform UK, which has been declared by Sir Keir Starmer as his main opposition, won two mayoralties and 10 councils in May's ...
UK living standards are no higher than when Labour swept to power a year ago, highlighting the problems piling up for Prime Minister Keir Starmer as he struggles to contain the rise of Nigel Farage’s ...
T he patron saint of small-party politics has been in town. Emmanuel Macron styles himself as the saviour of the established ...
Since it won last July’s general election, Britain’s Labour government has often had to compete for headlines — and votes — ...
Road signs for electric vehicle (EV) charging hubs will be introduced on major A roads in England, the Department for ...
Sir Keir Starmer’s much-lauded “one in, one out” migrant return deal with Emmanuel Macron is a “publicity stunt” that won’t win back voters, Britain’s leading pollsters have warned.Professor Sir John ...
How Angela Rayner has become the most influential figure in Starmer’s government – for now - NEWS ANALYSIS: The Independent's Political Editor David Maddox says that despite the clash with Unite, the ...