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Study shows income of Conservatives such as Theresa May and Boris Johnson dwarfs that of other partiesTory MPs have received £15.2m from second jobs since the last general election, dwarfing the combined income of politicians who represent other partie…
PM offers no hint he will compromise on pay offers as former cabinet minister says nurses key to dealing with NHS pressures. This live blog is now closedThe journalist interviewing Rishi Sunak this morning did not press Sunak on excess deaths because h…
Labour will not ‘spend its way out of the mess’ but will a more pragmatic approach persuade the core support the party still stands for something?UK politics live – latest news updatesKeir Starmer was looking assured, shirt sleeves rolled up and cracki…
Legislation will allow bosses of key public services to sue unions and sack employees who refuse to work Rishi Sunak’s new anti-strike legislation to enforce “minimum service levels” in key public sectors including the NHS and schools has drawn a furio…
The main themes in play as the two leaders stepped up for their set pieces, and how they tackled, or evaded, themUK politics live – latest news updatesThey were delivered in more or less exactly the same location in east London and less than 24 hours a…
Labour leader pledges major push to devolve power from Westminster in ‘decade of national renewal’Labour will launch a “take back control” bill aimed at devolving sweeping powers to local communities in its first term if it wins the next election, Keir…
This blog has now closed, you can read more on this story hereStarmer says voters looked at Labour again in 2022. And he felt, “for the first time in a while that we could return their gaze with confidence”.But Labour must not rest on its laurels. It n…
Party leader’s new year speech to promise ‘national renewal’ if elected but stress role of private sector tooLabour will not open the “big government chequebook” in an attempt to repair Britain’s faltering public services if it wins the next election, …
PM has reinstated ‘boring government’ but smooth relations with backbenchers are unlikely to lastAt the end of one of the most tumultuous years of politics in decades, Rishi Sunak is confident he has successfully managed to calm Tory MPs and – in the w…