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Reform up against 'complainants' society', Farage tells BBC
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Reform up against 'complainants' society', Farage tells BBC

The Reform UK leader said a "whole ecosystem" didn't want "new kids on the block succeeding".

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Reform UK's Richard Tice questioned on BBC Local Radio
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Reform UK's Richard Tice questioned on BBC Local Radio

Richard Tice questioned on Nigel Farage, council tax and migration on BBC Local Radio.

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Watch: What to expect from Burnham's first PMQs
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Watch: What to expect from Burnham's first PMQs

Political correspondent Henry Zeffman explains what we might see at Burnham's first PMQs on Wednesday.

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Chris Mason: Will Burnham find PMQs as 'nail biting' and 'nerve wracking' as Blair did?
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Chris Mason: Will Burnham find PMQs as 'nail biting' and 'nerve wracking' as Blair did?

Curiously, the questions at lunchtime may well feel like a minor extension of what he faced on Tuesday, the BBC's political editor writes.

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Israel warns it will retaliate if UK imposes sanctions
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Israel warns it will retaliate if UK imposes sanctions

The UK's Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband pledged on Tuesday to introduce a "comprehensive reset" of policy on Israel.

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Burnham promises more devolution and public control of essential services
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Burnham promises more devolution and public control of essential services

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch said Burnham was offering "more government control, more taxes and more politicians", as he addressed MPs for the first time as PM.

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Five takeaways from Burnham's Commons debut as PM
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Five takeaways from Burnham's Commons debut as PM

The prime minister's first appearance in Parliament comes more than six weeks after he entered No 10.

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Watch: Key moments from Andy Burnham's first Commons speech as PM
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Watch: Key moments from Andy Burnham's first Commons speech as PM

The PM pledges "more substantial change" during his first speech to MPs.

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Spaces in male prisons fall to lowest level of year, sources say
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Spaces in male prisons fall to lowest level of year, sources say

Jails in England and Wales are nearing maximum capacity as the justice secretary prepares to give more details in the Commons on the early-release scheme to free inmates.

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Why has Keir Starmer quit as an MP?
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Why has Keir Starmer quit as an MP?

Why has Keir Starmer quit as an MP?

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New laws planned to tackle rogue funeral firms
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New laws planned to tackle rogue funeral firms

The government plans to regulate undertakers after the jailing of Hull funeral director Robert Bush.

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Trump says US position on Falklands 'one of many' under review
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Trump says US position on Falklands 'one of many' under review

The UK says Falkland islanders "are British with a right to determine their own future".

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Tice defends Reform UK-led councils over tax rises and cuts
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Tice defends Reform UK-led councils over tax rises and cuts

Reform UK's deputy leader says the party has been "financially prudent" in local government.

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Keir Starmer announces he is standing down as MP
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Keir Starmer announces he is standing down as MP

The move will trigger a by-election to replace the former prime minister in his London constituency.

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Cabinet ministers arrive at Downing Street
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Cabinet ministers arrive at Downing Street

Andy Burnham is meeting his cabinet in Downing Street, ahead of his first speech to the House of Commons as prime minister.

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Victims 'desperate' for details on early prison release scheme, commissioner says
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Victims 'desperate' for details on early prison release scheme, commissioner says

The Victims' Commissioner for England and Wales says victims are desperate for more detail on how the early release scheme will affect them.

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Government wants to 'get out of prison crisis doom loop'
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Government wants to 'get out of prison crisis doom loop'

The justice secretary says the early release of prisoners is part of a bigger plan to reform the prison service.

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Concerns over early release from prison and probation organisations
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Concerns over early release from prison and probation organisations

The government's plans to release some prisoners early comes under scrutiny from the professional bodies that would have to implement the scheme.

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