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Starmer rebuffs Home Secretary's request to sack immigration minister

BBC Politics - Fri, 06/26/2026 - 20:25
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood's request for Mike Tapp's removal came after he wrote an unauthorised article.
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Starmer rebuffs Home Secretary's request to sack immigration minister

BBC Politics - Fri, 06/26/2026 - 20:25
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood's request for Mike Tapp's removal came after he wrote an unauthorised article.
Categories: Politics

Who could be the UK's next chancellor?

BBC Politics - Fri, 06/26/2026 - 11:37
The prime minister's resignation has fired the starting gun on the race to be in charge of the UK's finances.
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Home Office plan to use more military bases to house asylum seekers

BBC Politics - Fri, 06/26/2026 - 08:54
Three new sites in Oxfordshire, Suffolk, and Yorkshire could house about 3,750 asylum seekers if permission is granted.
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Who is Andy Burnham's wife, Marie-France van Heel?

BBC Politics - Wed, 06/24/2026 - 18:13
Van Heel, known as Frankie, is a marketing executive who has been in a relationship with Burnham since their university days.
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Burnham's people: MPs and advisers in line for a job if he gains power

BBC Politics - Wed, 06/24/2026 - 09:42
The key figures likely to be influential if Burnham succeeds in gaining the keys to Number 10.
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Ten years on, Brexit's economic impact is becoming clearer

BBC Politics - Wed, 06/24/2026 - 00:07
A decade ago, many economists argued the UK would sustain longer-term economic damage by leaving the EU. So what did happen?
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The economic challenges facing the next prime minister

BBC Politics - Wed, 06/24/2026 - 00:01
Though the person in charge of the country will change, the fiscal issues remain the same.
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'Hillsborough Law could be Starmer's legacy'

BBC Politics - Tue, 06/23/2026 - 17:40
The bill has been delayed in Parliament in a dispute over an opt-out for the security services.
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Chris Mason: Questions multiply for the man tipped to replace Starmer

BBC Politics - Mon, 06/22/2026 - 23:43
Andy Burnham will have to set out his stall to show how he will deliver on his promises, the BBC's political editor writes.
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Sir Keir Starmer's premiership in six charts

BBC Politics - Mon, 06/22/2026 - 18:04
BBC Verify looks at the record of Sir Keir's time in government in six key areas since he took office in July 2024.
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Why did Keir Starmer resign and what could happen next?

BBC Politics - Mon, 06/22/2026 - 17:44
The Labour leader says he will remain prime minister until his successor is chosen.
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Who's in Keir Starmer's cabinet?

BBC Politics - Mon, 06/22/2026 - 17:39
An in-depth look at which Labour MPs are currently serving in Prime Minister Keir Starmer's cabinet.
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A decade on from Brexit, the new PM has big calls to make on Europe

BBC Politics - Mon, 06/22/2026 - 16:03
A decade on from Brexit, the EU is more cohesive than many expected, but faces growing pressure from within.
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Who is Andy Burnham? Ex-Manchester mayor who wants to lead the country

BBC Politics - Mon, 06/22/2026 - 14:54
The outgoing Greater Manchester mayor is lining up a third attempt to be Labour leader following his return to Westminster.
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Keir Starmer - then and now

BBC Politics - Mon, 06/22/2026 - 12:48
A look back at Kier Starmer's first speech outside number 10 in 2024, compared to his resignation speech today.
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Sir Keir Starmer: Top lawyer whose 'Mr Rules' approach failed to connect with the public

BBC Politics - Mon, 06/22/2026 - 11:34
Less than two years after he won a huge majority in the 2024 general election, Sir Keir Starmer has been forced out.
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer's resignation speech in full

BBC Politics - Mon, 06/22/2026 - 10:14
Sir Keir announces he will be step down as Labour leader and PM in a Downing Street address.
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Why candidates dress up to run in major UK elections

BBC Politics - Sat, 06/20/2026 - 00:39
Candidates like Count Binface are motivated to run for different reasons, but their role in politics is a longstanding tradition.
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Tories pick themselves up off the floor with unexpected Scottish by-election win

BBC Politics - Fri, 06/19/2026 - 11:57
The Conservatives secured a comfortable victory over the SNP in Aberdeen South after throwing everything at the seat.
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