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Bullying investigation into a trusted ally is especially painful for prime minister who cannot easily replace him
Labour to question why UK PM did not find out earlier about Tory chair’s penalty payment
Shadow foreign secretary says repairing relations with the EU will be a priority if elected
Former Goldman banker Richard Sharp denies wrongdoing, saying he ‘simply connected’ guarantor to former PM
Allocations from £2bn regional aid programme under fire and PM runs into seatbelt row on trip to promote aid
UK opposition leader and shadow chancellor to push message of financial responsibility to world’s political elite
Opposition party and unions attack legislation mandating minimum service levels as teachers vote to walk out
Main parties unite in calls for more decentralisation to combat regional inequalities
Party seeks to dispel companies’ fears after historic gain of closely watched local authority
Labour leader tells audience in Belfast that draft legislation is ‘wrong’ and ‘we wouldn’t do it’
Starting with primary care, investment combined with modernisation can deliver better outcomes for patients
History shows voters will not tolerate cuts past a point — but neither politician wants to admit solutions involve trade-offs
Sunak is refusing to confront reality, just like his predecessors
New database shows Peter Hearn has donated over £1mn to the opposition party over the past decade
Starmer tackles controversies within party ahead of unveiling big policy pledges closer to time of election
Announcement highlights party’s efforts to demonstrate commitment to fiscal discipline
Labour says £30mn reward vouchers have been used to get round civil service salary freeze
Failed political leaders often try to meet their internal critics halfway and then end up in a muddle
Result will place greater pressure on Conservative prime minister Rishi Sunak’s administration
Plus, Labour’s by-election victory matches opinion poll forecasts
Shadow chancellor will announce drive for investment in start-ups after Jim O’Neill-led review
If Starmer reaches No 10, pro-European lobby groups may actually be set free to work on softening UK-EU relations
Proposals by former PM Gordon Brown include scrapping Lords and moving 50,000 civil servants out of London
Starmer outlines proposals for local growth ‘clusters’ but makes no commitment on Lords overhaul in a first term
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