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BRITISH and French leaders will have “blood on their hands” if they allow more police attacks on small boat crossings, campaigners warned today. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron have agreed on a new migration deal in London following a three-day state visit.
Although MPs comfortably passed the government’s Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payments Bill by 336 votes to 242, dozens of Labour backbenchers thumbed their nose at the prime minister. Some 47 voted against the legislation, with a further 14 abstaining.
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GB News on MSNChris Philp blasts ‘another hopeless gimmick’ by Keir Starmer before being served brutal reminder in GB News grillingShadow Home Secretary Chris Philp has condemned the Government's new migrant returns deal with France as "another hopeless gimmick" that will fail to deter Channel crossings. Speaking on GB News, Philp criticised the pilot scheme announced by Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron,
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer answers questions during a press conference on Aug. 1, 2024. Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer answers questions during a press conference on Aug. 1, 2024. Henry Nicholls—AFP/ Contributor It was a moment that will remain etched in British minds.
Labour’s welfare reforms have been torn apart by a United Nations committee on disability rights, who fear the changes will increase poverty rates.In a letter sent to the government, the committee warned that the cuts to Universal Credit and changes to Personal Independent Payments (PIP) could trigger “regression” amid disabled people.
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GB News on MSNLabour on the brink as McCluskey hints trade unions could ditch Starmer for Corbyn’s new partyEx-Unite boss Len McCluskey has hinted that trade unions might abandon Labour for Jeremy Corbyn’s new party if it proves “credible,” raising concerns on the left of a historic break in relations. McCluskey,
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Labour billionaire donor ‘nervous’ about Starmer and ‘hits out at winter fuel payments fiasco’ - Phones 4u founder John Caudwell raises concerns about Labour after switching allegiance from Conservati
Keir Starmer is on a fresh collision course with Labour MPs amid fears the government is preparing to cut support for children with special educational needs (SEND). The prime minister was forced into an embarrassing climbdown last week over welfare cuts after a backbench revolt.
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GB News on MSNKeir Starmer's migrant deal torn apart by top Tory as she declares 'zero confidence' in Labour: 'He negotiates, we lose!'Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary Helen Whately has declared "zero confidence" in Sir Keir Starmer's ability to secure a migrant deal with France. Speaking to GB News, Whately said that when the Prime Minister negotiates,
A year into Labour rule, the UK economy shows resilience despite government missteps, but Starmer’s statist instincts and fiscal misfires risk stalling the very growth he promises to deliver, says Eliot Wilson Sir Keir Starmer has little in common with Liz Truss,
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The present situation only ends one of two ways,” the normally-loyal Labour MP told HuffPost UK. “Either Rachel goes or Keir goes.” As Keir Starmer approaches his first anniversary as prime minister,
It boils down to this - how do Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron make the case for what they see as the virtues of patience, nuance, subtleties and trade-offs in an era of growing impatience at the perceived repeated failures of those in high office?