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Prime minister says ‘no one is pretending tariffs are good news’ during speech on car industryIn his Times article Keir Starmer describes the Trump tariffs as “the beginning of a new era”. He has been saying this at least since last Thursday, when he s…
Analysis suggests prioritising projects that give quick local results may hold back support for populismAreas that received money from the last government’s much-criticised levelling up fund tended to have lower votes for Reform UK in the general elect…
Labour and Tories’ reluctance to criticise US president could pave way for gains in May’s council and mayoral ballotsThe Liberal Democrats are stepping up their anti-Donald Trump messaging this weekend in the hope of using dislike of the US president a…
PM says measures mark ‘the beginning of a new era’ for trade and the global economyInternet safety campaigners have expressed alarm about reports that the Online Safety Act could be reviewed as part of the economic deal the UK is negotiating with the U…
As Reform UK launched its English local elections campaign in Birmingham there were murmurs among activists about the fate of a ‘popular figure’There was one name on the lips of many Reform supporters before their party’s local election campaign launch…
Billboards in Birmingham cite party leader’s remarks about a new funding model as local elections campaigning beginsLabour has begun an all-out assault on Nigel Farage over his views on the NHS in the run-up to key elections in May, as the Reform UK le…
Justice secretary says ‘all options are on the table’ and threatens to change law Keir Starmer has said that he is “disappointed” at the Sentencing Council’s refusal to agree to the government’s request to withdraw the guidelines that have led to claim…
Reform leader also says Andrew Tate has so many young male followers because society ‘feminises’ them too muchNigel Farage has said men will more readily sacrifice their family lives to be successful in their business careers than women, and that young…
Outburst comes after anti-racism campaigners disrupt event in South Yorkshire and are escorted out The Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has accused “left-wing” teaching unions of poisoning the minds of young people “against everything this country has eve…
This live blog is now closed, you can read more of our UK political coverage hereDowning Street has rejected suggestions that Britain is a “freeloading” country that expects the US to meet its defence needs.At the lobby briefing this morning, the PM’s …