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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.
Two years on, over a third of General Elections 2024 petitions await disposal
ISLAMABAD: More than two years after the General Elections of February 2024, election tribunals across Pakistan have yet to dispose of nearly a third of election petitions. As a result, dozens of lawmakers continue to hold office under a legal cloud with 128 cases still awaiting adjudication, accord...
Pentagon’s new UFO file release logs near-miss as ‘super-heated’ orbs approach US helicopter
A senior U.S. intelligence official reported a close-range encounter with super-hot unidentified objects near a military facility, per Pentagon files.
GOP lawmaker unveils historic move to 'expunge' both 'maliciously false' impeachments against Trump
Rep. Darrell Issa introduces a House resolution to formally expunge both of President Trump's impeachments, citing false and withheld information.
This Reform UK councillor is a real person, not AI
False claims are spreading about George Boyd, who was elected as a Reform councillor in the east of England.
Labour MP says PM should go but pulls back from leadership challenge
The north London MP wants Sir Keir to set out a timetable for his departure, but the PM has said he would not walk away.
Trump says Iran's latest proposal reneges on giving up enriched material: 'Are they stupid people?'
President Trump calls Iran's latest peace proposal a "piece of garbage" and says only "stupid people" in Iran question his resolve on nuclear weapons.
'Democratic kingmaker' Clyburn warns GOP-led effort to 'break' his district could backfire
Rep. Jim Clyburn accuses South Carolina Republicans of trying to eliminate the state's only Democratic U.S. House district through redistricting.
NA passes unanimous resolution hailing military's 'befitting response' to India in May conflict
The National Assembly on Monday unanimously approved a resolution hailing the armed forces’ “befitting response” to India’s unprovoked military aggression during last year’s May conflict. The conflict with India — starting from the April 22 Pahalgam attack to the end of Operation Bunyanum Marsoos wi...
Does it seem as if almost anyone could be Britain’s next prime minister? Blame David Cameron | Zoe Williams
Are you a fresh face without too much baggage? Then a new home awaits you in No 10In the late 1800s, the boxing and wrestling scene of east and south-east London was going through a transformation, and if you are genuinely interested in that, I cannot recommend enough the work of the historian Sarah...
There should be one thing on Starmer’s mind: not keeping his job, but keeping out Reform | Polly Toynbee
His speech today was OK, but nowhere near enough. Now the risk is that the longer he stays in No 10, the harder it will be to stop Britain’s TrumpCalamity, cataclysm, catastrophe: the lexicon ran out of words for Labour’s plight. Keir Starmer’s career-saving “reset” needed to be monumental. It was …...
EU preparing to offer key concession to UK in new post-Brexit agricultural deal
Exclusive: Britain expected to be allowed to keep ban on live animal exports, sources say, in fillip for Keir StarmerUK politics live – latest updatesBrussels is preparing to offer Keir Starmer a key concession in talks over an agricultural deal, giving the beleaguered prime minister an important vi...
Jeffries calls out Trump-era gas prices after telling Republicans not to politicize pump pain under Biden
Hakeem Jeffries has repeatedly criticized Trump over surging gas prices, but in 2022 he urged Republicans not to play politics when prices spiked under Biden.
HEC launches online degree attestation system to facilitate students
The Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC) on Monday announced the launch of a “fully online and paperless” degree attestation system to facilitate students. In December last year, the HEC said that it had initiated a project to revamp its degree attestation system by integrating cutting-edge...
New Reform councillor quits after race post claims
Reform UK's Stuart Prior is accused of creating Islamophobic posts on social media.
Desperate to please but pleasing no one, Starmer’s latest reset could be his last | John Crace
Monday’s ‘make or break’ speech was one of the PM’s best but the signs are that most Labour MPs have already seen enoughWhat did Keir Starmer say in ‘last chance’ speech to save his premiership?Was that it? Reset number … I forget where we’re up to now. Much the same as the last reset. And probably ...
EU ministers agree on sanctions targeting violent West Bank settlers
European Union (EU) foreign ministers reached an agreement on Monday on new sanctions targeting violent Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, as well as leading Hamas figures, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said. The sanctions package, which targets three settlers and four settler organis...
UK gilt yields creep higher as Starmer speech fails to dispel investor ‘jitters’
Cost of government borrowing rises on concerns about potential for political instability and rising inflationBusiness live – latest updatesUK politics live – latest updatesThe cost of government borrowing has crept higher as Keir Starmer’s crucial speech failed to dispel investor “jitters” in the bo...
Alabama's congressional map hinges on US Supreme Court
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed legislation to hold special primary elections if federal courts allow.