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PM 'weighs up options' ahead of crucial cabinet meeting – as top ministers tell him to set timetable for departure
The prime minister is "weighing up his options" ahead of a cabinet meeting on Tuesday morning after top ministers told him he should set a timetable for his departure.
Welfare bill will not be included in government's King's Speech
It is understood that the government is not yet ready to propose a new parliamentary bill on welfare.
A messy day for Starmer: is Labour ungovernable? – podcast
Keir Starmer kicked off the day with a speech aimed at persuading MPs against launching any kind of leadership challenge. By lunchtime, Angela Rayner was speaking at the CWU conference calling for Andy Burnham to return. In the afternoon the list of MPs calling on him to resign was slowly creeping u...
Maine progressive says he won’t back Schumer even after Democrats unite behind Collins challenger
Democrat Graham Platner says he won't back Schumer as Senate leader despite a cordial call, as he gears up to challenge Sen. Collins in Maine.
Four ministerial aides quit and more than 60 MPs call for Keir Starmer’s resignation as speech fails to quell rebellion – UK politics live
Labour MPs say prime minister did not ‘did not speak clearly enough’ this morning and urged him to set a timetable for his exitBotterill says voters she spoke to during the campaign felt the country does not work for them. She is a working-class Yorkshire woman, she says. She knows that the opportun...
Three ministerial aides quit and demand Keir Starmer’s resignation as speech fails to quell rebellion – UK politics live
Labour MPs have called for prime minister to set a timetable for his resignationBotterill says voters she spoke to during the campaign felt the country does not work for them. She is a working-class Yorkshire woman, she says. She knows that the opportunities she has enjoyed would not be there if if ...
Starmer began the day damaged and then things got worse
A growing number of Labour MPs are in no mood to heed calls from the PM’s allies to keep faith with their leader“Has Keir done enough to survive?” was the question anxious Labour MPs were asking each other throughout Monday, after the speech regarded by many as crucial to Starmer’s chances of politi...
Shepherd thwarts attempted suicide attack on security post in Attock, saves dozens of lives
ATTOCK: A shepherd laid down his life while averting a suicide attack on the Mankor security post in Attock’s Jand area on Monday, potentially saving dozens of lives, District Police Officer Sardar Marwan Khan confirmed. Talking to the media, DPO Marwan said the incident occurred near a key security...
ActBlue scrutiny fuels new GOP bills to tighten election donation rules
House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil unveils campaign finance bills aimed at boosting transparency and curbing foreign election influence.
Three ministerial aides quit and 59 MPs call for Keir Starmer’s resignation as speech fails to quell rebellion – UK politics live
Labour MPs have called for prime minister to set a timetable for his resignationBotterill says voters she spoke to during the campaign felt the country does not work for them. She is a working-class Yorkshire woman, she says. She knows that the opportunities she has enjoyed would not be there if if ...
India's Modi to launch multi-nation tour amid global unrest
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark this week on a multi-nation tour to the United Arab Emirates and four European countries, officials said on Monday. Modi will start his whirlwind tour from the UAE — where a 4.5 million-strong Indian community lives — on Friday, India’s foreign ministr...
Trump rejects Iran's counteroffer to end war, insists on 'complete victory'
President Donald Trump on Monday said the ceasefire in the Middle East war was on “life support,” rejecting Iran’s latest counteroffer, which it said had included demands for the release of frozen assets and the end of a US blockade. The president’s reaction to Iran’s position — itself a response to...
Alabama AG makes Supreme Court play that could deal decisive blow in redistricting war
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall says he is thrilled to challenge a prior Supreme Court redistricting ruling in light of Louisiana's Callais case.
The Guardian view on Labour’s rebellion: Starmer faces a crisis of legitimacy | Editorial
After disastrous elections, Labour MPs voice public doubts over whether the prime minister can politically survive at allThe clock is ticking on Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership of the Labour party. He had begun Monday morning with a speech designed to save his premiership after it was routed in local ...
Who is 'King of the North' and would-be PM Andy Burnham?
He's the would-be Labour leader and prime minister who has stood for the leadership unsuccessfully twice before.
Left-wing governor ripped for ‘insane’ answer on whether he’d support minor son’s gender transition
Social media users blast Maryland Gov. Wes Moore after he said he would support his minor son's decision to transition in a podcast interview.
Newly elected Reform councillor resigns after social media claims
Stuart Prior quits as scrutiny grows of new councillors accused of racist, antisemitic or anti-Muslim remarksA Reform UK councillor has resigned days after being elected, after he allegedly celebrated on social media the rape of a Sikh woman in the Midlands, declared white people the “master race” a...
Two ministerial aides quit and demand Keir Starmer’s resignation as speech fails to quell rebellion – UK politics live
More Labour MPs continue to call for prime minister to set a timetable for his resignationBotterill says voters she spoke to during the campaign felt the country does not work for them. She is a working-class Yorkshire woman, she says. She knows that the opportunities she has enjoyed would not be th...
More than 60 Labour MPs call on Starmer to set timetable to quit
Move comes after PM insisted he would prove his doubters wrong and fight any leadership challengeUK politics live – latest updatesMore than 60 MPs have called on Keir Starmer to set a timetable to depart as prime minister, including backers of his leadership rivals Andy Burnham and Wes Streeting.MPs...
Starmer clings on amid Labour deadlock - The Latest
Keir Starmer appears to have staved off an immediate leadership challenge but MPs are still calling for him to set out a timetable for his resignation. So can he cling on or has he run out of road? Lucy Hough speaks to senior political correspondent Peter Walker Continue reading...
How Catherine West became a stalking horse – then reined herself in
Labour MP hoped to bounce others into a leadership challenge against Keir Starmer but then changed courseWhen Catherine West announced she would challenge Keir Starmer, she was labelled a stalking horse, the slightly arcane political slang for someone testing out a bid on behalf of others. A couple ...
Senators decry hike in petroleum prices, accuse govt of 'economic oppression'
ISLAMABAD: Senators on Monday decried the latest hike in petroleum prices and costly energy, accusing the government of “economic oppression” and calling for an exit from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme. PTI’s parliamentary leader in the Senate, Barrister Syed Ali Zafar, termed the f...
Starmer’s speech fails to stop more Labour MPs calling for his resignation – UK politics live
More Labour MPs continue to call for prime minister to set a timetable for his resignationBotterill says voters she spoke to during the campaign felt the country does not work for them. She is a working-class Yorkshire woman, she says. She knows that the opportunities she has enjoyed would not be th...
Soros-backed prosecutor hit with rebuke after dismissing probe as Trump ‘partisan attacks’: ‘Hey scumbag’
Soros-backed prosecutor Steve Descano dismisses a DOJ probe into alleged sweetheart deals for illegal aliens as a partisan attack by Trump's team.