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Ed Miliband admits ‘situation has changed’ between UK and US after Greenland disagreement

Basit Mahmood
Yesterday

In an extraordinary speech at Davos, Trump stepped up his claims to Greenland however ruled out using force.

Ed Miliband talking on LBC

PMQs: Keir Starmer humiliates Kemi Badenoch over Chagos deal attack

Olivia Barber
Yesterday

Badenoch’s attempt to use Trump’s criticism of the Chagos deal against the government backfired

Keir Starmer at PMQs

Full list of what Nigel Farage failed to declare on time, from promoting gold bullion to income from GB News

Basit Mahmood
Yesterday

Among the incidents, he logged six payments from GB News late, including one lump sum of £51,438 reported 36 days after the deadline.

Nigel Farage has been criticised over his Glasgow schoolchildren comments

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Tory heavyweights’ revolt to block Universal Credit cut rejected

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
20 September, 2021

A backbench rebellion over fallout over plans to scrap benefit payment uplift has been rejected, saving Johnson from a potentially humiliating Commons’ showdown

Left-wing solidarity shown to Kate Osborne MP over ‘false’ investigation warning

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
20 September, 2021

Labour left are rallying support to MP caught up in an investigation threat issued by the party.

5 takeaways from Ed Davey’s conference speech

Basit Mahmood
19 September, 2021

Davey was clear about the seats he wanted his party to take, specifically mentioning seats in Cambridgeshire and the Cotswolds, Stockport and Surrey, Hampshire and Hertfordshire.

A placard reading "Liberal Democrats winning here"

6 key Lib Dem policy announcements from party conference

Basit Mahmood
19 September, 2021

Party leader Ed Davey has announced a new flagship Education policy on the third day of the party’s conference – Catch-Up Vouchers.

Parliament

Lib Dem conference: Members back calls for English National Chamber

Basit Mahmood
19 September, 2021

The conference also backed a motion for individual regions within England to be federal states, with a constitutional standing equivalent to that of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, with England.

Ed Davey

Lib Dem leader says ‘fossil fuel money will be banned from the city of London’

Basit Mahmood
18 September, 2021

‘We control the regulations and laws of the city of London. We can change how the city of London operates, we can show leadership to other financial centres of the world’.

Lib Dem conference: Party tries to woo Tory voters

Basit Mahmood
18 September, 2021

Having overturned a 16,000 majority in Chesham and Amersham, the party is confident that it can win over more disgruntled Tory voters.

climate change

Carbon pricing and a frequent flyer levy at heart of Lib Dem plans to combat climate change

Basit Mahmood
18 September, 2021

The Liberal Democrats say they want to bring in a frequent flyer levy by reforming Air Passenger Duty to target the most frequent flyers.

What to expect from the Labour conference: Division and a lack of clarity from Starmer

Liam Barrett
18 September, 2021

‘Starmer has not been the unifying leader many had envisaged, nor has he continued to advocate for the ten pledges he put to the membership a mere eighteen months ago.’

A placard reading "Liberal Democrats winning here"

Lib Dem conference: Motion to ban conversion therapy receives overwhelming support

Basit Mahmood
17 September, 2021

The party says it wants to see a total ban on conversion therapy in the UK, with no exemptions for religious practices.

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