Tag: British Politics
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Ex-Dulwich Teacher Alleges Farage Racism Claims Were Suppressed in 1981
The claim that Nigel Farage faced allegations of racism as a teenager at a prestigious London school in 1981 has reignited debate about how schools handle sensitive accusations and the long shadow of public figures’ early years. A former Dulwich College teacher, speaking on condition of anonymity, says that pupils and staff discussed concerns about…
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Burnham Aims for MP Return to Challenge Starmer in Labour Leadership Line-up
London, Manchester, and a possible parliamentary bid Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester, is reportedly plotting a return to Parliament as early as next summer in order to mount a direct challenge to Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer. The plan, described by multiple sources close to the negotiations, would position Burnham to contest a…
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Burnham Eyes Return to Parliament to Challenge Starmer
Burnham’s Parliamentary Return: A Bold Labour Strategy Andy Burnham, the long-serving mayor of Greater Manchester, is reportedly hoping to return to Parliament by next summer. The move, if confirmed, would place him in a direct political contest with Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, potentially reshaping the party’s leadership dynamics and the routing of its policy…
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Keir Starmer Sets Boundaries on Burnham Leadership Challenge
Starmer pushes back against leadership speculation In a firm defiance of growing whispers about a potential challenge to his leadership, Labour leader Keir Starmer has sought to downplay the talk surrounding Andy Burnham, the current mayor of Manchester. Starmer’s message to Labour MPs and senior figures was clear: keep focus on governance and policy, and…
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Tory Patience Wears Thin as Badenoch Critics Countdown to May Elections
Patience is running thin as the May elections loom Across Westminster, a familiar tension has crept back into Conservative circles: the countdown to the May elections is accelerating, and patience among Tory MPs is thinning. This week’s gathering at the opulent, speakeasy-style venue inside the Raffles hotel on Whitehall, hosting the Spectator parliamentarian of the…
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Tony Blair Met Jeffrey Epstein at Downing Street: New Papers Shine Light on Mandelson Link
Background: A 2002 meeting in Downing Street Newly released documents from the National Archives reveal that former British prime minister Tony Blair met with financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in Downing Street on 14 May 2002. The meeting occurred after a suggestion from Lord Peter Mandelson to Blair’s then chief of staff, Jonathan…
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Kemi Badenoch’s Conservative Conference Speech: Live Updates and What It Means for the Party
Live Follow: Badenoch Speech Draws Standing Room Only Crowd At this year’s Conservative Party conference, the hall’s atmosphere felt markedly different as Kemi Badenoch took the stage. While some shadow cabinet talks had weathered half-empty rooms, Badenoch’s speech drew a standing-room-only crowd at the back of the hall, a sign that her leadership remains a…
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Badenoch’s 2025 Tory Conference: A Wake for a Party Reaching for a New, Hard-Right Identity
Introduction: A Conference That Feels Like a Goodbye and a Rebrand The 2025 Conservative Party conference in Manchester has the tone of a wake more than a policy summit. With Kemi Badenoch at the helm, the party’s direction is being painted in stark, hard-edged strokes: a pledge to withdraw from the European convention on human…
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Starmer: Growth Is the Antidote to Division at Labour Conference
Keir Starmer’s growth message: the antidote to division Keir Starmer is positioning economic growth as the central answer to a country he says is at risk of pulling apart. In a speech planned for the Labour conference in Liverpool, he will insist that growth can be the force that unites communities and raises living standards,…
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Labour Conference 2025: Starmer brands Farage’s migrant plans racist as he targets Reform UK
Opening remarks set the tone for Labour Conference 2025 The atmosphere inside the conference hall was buzzing as Labour launched its annual gathering with a sharp pledge to frame the election campaign around values as much as policy. Leader Keir Starmer took the podium to outline a stance that officials say will define Labour’s approach…