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UK restores Syria ties with first ministerial visit in 14 years

David Lammy is the first UK minister to visit Syria since 2011 (Image: FCDO) Britain has formally restored diplomatic relations with Syria for the first time in 14 years. It comes as Foreign Secretary David Lammy visits Damascus this weekend, eight…

How can Wes Streeting make NHS ‘fit for future’ when Labour isn’t fit for purpose?

OPINION How can Wes Streeting make NHS ‘fit for future’ when Labour isn’t fit for purpose? (Image: Rasid Necati Aslim/Anadolu via Getty Images) How quickly would I be able to get seen in A&E if I smashed my head against the…

Neil Kinnock demands new 2% wealth tax to fund Keir Starmer’s £5bn U-turn

Neil Kinnock appeared on Sky News on Sunday (Image: Sky News) Labour should slap a wealth tax of 2% on assets worth more than £10million, a former leader of the Party has suggested. Lord Neil Kinnock, who led Labour from 1983…

Labour voters issue brutal three-word verdict on Keir Starmer’s first 12 months as PM

Keir Starmer’s first year in power has been assessed by Labour voters (Image: Getty/BBC) Labour voters have issued a scathing assessment of  Sir Keir Starmer’s first year in office during an appearance on the BBC. A group of Brits who voted for Labour at the 2024 general…

Drs spend 4 times more on paperwork than patients

Doctors spend more time on admin than on patients (Image: Getty) Resident doctors across the NHS are spending four times more on paperwork than with patients, a new national study has revealed. The research – called the TACT Study and carried…

Nightmare for Keir Starmer as he faces another Labour revolt over migrant deal with France

Keir Starmer is under pressure to tackle the small boat crisis (Image: Getty) Backbenchers who rebelled against Keir Starmer’s welfare Bill have threatened to revolt again over his proposed migrant deal with France, reports have suggested. Britain is set to announce a “one in,…

Keir Starmer told to perform ‘yet another U-turn’ as debate rages over new UK smoking ban

There are worries Keir Starmer’s plan to phase out smoking will fuel the illicit trade (Image: BBC / Yui Mok/PA Wire) Brits are worried the Government’s plan to ban anyone born after 2008 from buying tobacco means adults will turn to criminal gangs. The depth…

Turmoil for Reform UK as MP quits party as allegations break in huge blow for Nigel Farage

James McMurdock has removed the Reform UK whip from himself (Image: Getty) A Reform UK MP has removed the party whip from himself, leaving the party with just four MPs in the Commons. James McMurdock, the MP for South Basildon and East Thurrock,…

Starmer handed damning ‘chaotic’ verdict as Reform triumph in latest poll

According to the latest poll, Labour would fall to 126 seats if a general election were held today. (Image: Getty) Keir Starmer’s Labour Party has been handed a brutal verdict by the public just one year after its landslide election win, with…

Keir Starmer suffers fresh blow as Labour regional mayor criticises ‘mess’

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer (Image: Getty) Sir Keir Starmer has been dealt a fresh blow with Labour regional mayors turning on his administration, claiming the Government has been left looking “disjointed” and “out of touch” with the rest of the party,…