Keir Starmer says Iran conflict ‘not our war’ as he blasts Reform chief Nigel Farage
‘Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch for wanting to ‘dive in with both feet into the war without thinking through the consequences’.

The Tories have taken a seat that has been Labour since its creation in 1974 .

The result of both races will be a test to Keir Starmer’s leadership

The mayor also hit out at Shaun Bailey for his “lies and smears” – and issued a plea to Green voters.

As Londoners head to the polling station to elect the capital’s next mayor, Left Foot Forward’s Josiah Mortimer caught up with Green Party candidate for mayor of London, Siân Berry.

Amid the devastating outbreak in India and fears that vaccine-resistant strains could undermine a global recovery, calls are being ramped up for UK to drop opposition to the intellectual property waiver on vaccines.

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But Sadiq Khan hasn’t responded, campaigners say.

The sub-text appears to be: elect Labour – get punished.

Establishing independent oversight of the Tories’ proposed Levelling Up plans would “not be standard practice”. That’s kind of the problem…

Bringing up the rest of the country shouldn’t mean ‘levelling down’ in the capital.