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Prime minister Keir Starmer.
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Brits are getting sick of Starmer’s U-turns – and here’s the proof

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Trump wants to cap credit card interest rates at 10%. Will it really work?

Reform UK councils to raise taxes despite campaign pledges: ‘They’ve collided with reality’
Reform UK

Reform UK councils to raise taxes despite campaign pledges: ‘They’ve collided with reality’

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Three likely scenarios for Venezuela after Donald Trump’s meddling
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Three likely scenarios for Venezuela after Donald Trump’s meddling

Big Issue founder renews calls for child poverty targets: ‘I am gifting the government a chance’
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Big Issue founder renews calls for child poverty targets: ‘I am gifting the government a chance’

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Disabled people faced a politically tumultuous 2025. What does next year have in store?
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2025 will not go down in history as the Year of the Starmer. Can he keep his job through 2026?
Tatton Spiller

2025 will not go down in history as the Year of the Starmer. Can he keep his job through 2026?

Labour’s veterans minister: How we’re tackling the ‘national shame’ of veteran homelessness
Louise Sandher-Jones
Louise Sandher-Jones

Labour’s veterans minister: How we’re tackling the ‘national shame’ of veteran homelessness

Labour’s youth strategy is very promising – but it must be consistent and well-funded
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Labour’s youth strategy is very promising – but it must be consistent and well-funded

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Brits are getting sick of Starmer’s U-turns – and here’s the proof
Prime minister Keir Starmer.
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Brits are getting sick of Starmer’s U-turns – and here’s the proof

Trump wants to cap credit card interest rates at 10%. Will it really work?
Donald Trump
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Trump wants to cap credit card interest rates at 10%. Will it really work?

Three likely scenarios for Venezuela after Donald Trump’s meddling
Venezuela

Three likely scenarios for Venezuela after Donald Trump’s meddling

The Post Office is in trouble: ‘Without Christmas we couldn’t survive’
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The Post Office is in trouble: ‘Without Christmas we couldn’t survive’

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Wales’ future generations commissioner warns we’re not doing enough for people yet to be born
Wales future generations commissioner Derek Walker
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Wales’ future generations commissioner warns we’re not doing enough for people yet to be born

Children need more Welsh veg on their plates, Future Generations Commissioner insists
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Food

Children need more Welsh veg on their plates, Future Generations Commissioner insists

Politicians are failing our children and our children’s children. We must protect future generations
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Politicians are failing our children and our children’s children. We must protect future generations

Free school meals for all would generate billions for the economy. Here’s why
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I carried the weight of my £60,000 debt alone. Then one conversation changed everything
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I carried the weight of my £60,000 debt alone. Then one conversation changed everything

Youth mobility scheme with EU will help to right the Brexit wrongs
Paul McNamee

Youth mobility scheme with EU will help to right the Brexit wrongs

Why does everyone keep getting the white working class wrong?
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Why does everyone keep getting the white working class wrong?

Letters: Covid was a chance to reset. So why are we still working until we drop?
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Letters: Covid was a chance to reset. So why are we still working until we drop?

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Should stamp duty be scrapped?
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Stamp duty

Should stamp duty be scrapped?

From broken railways to packed prisons: Margaret Thatcher’s legacy continues to cast its long shadow
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From broken railways to packed prisons: Margaret Thatcher’s legacy continues to cast its long shadow

Was Margaret Thatcher right to say ‘there’s no such thing as society’? It’s complicated
Margaret Thatcher
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Was Margaret Thatcher right to say ‘there’s no such thing as society’? It’s complicated

The simple reason Nigel Farage has seemingly had a change of heart on benefits
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