Outgoing Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Labour wins Holborn and St Pancras by-election, beating Green leader Zack Polanski
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Angela Rayner on THAT vape picture: 'It was put out there to shame, but the public stood by me'
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Larry the Cat is back at Number 10 and sporting a new haircut after the Chief Mouser underwent a 'minor operation' ... Show more
GB News presenter to pay damages to deputy Green Party leader over social media posts
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Key FactsGB News presenter agrees damages over false riot claims
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- Mothin Ali has been the Green Party’s deputy leader since 2025 and sits on Leeds City Council.
- The High Court heard that posts on X falsely alleged Ali had participated in the riots.
- GB News presenter Alex Armstrong and commentator Bernadette Spofforth apologised and agreed to pay substantial damages.
- West Yorkshire Police is investigating threats against Ali after further claims that he attended a pro-Iranian rally.
Your statement today was a defamatory lie @AlecShelbrooke. I am proudly anti-war and anti-racist. I make no apologies for attending a Stop the War protest. That does not mean I support the Iranian regime. I dare you to repeat your lies outside of parliament.— Mothin Ali, Leeds City Council councillor and Green Party deputy leader, in a social media post responding to a claim in Parliament
OpinionFar from being another ‘dud’, Burnham could be the longest-serving prime minister since Blair
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BREAKING: Labour candidate Sagal Abdi-Wali beats Zack Polanski to win Holborn and St Pancras by-election
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Politics latest: Labour win by-election triggered by Starmer's resignation - as Green leader Polanski finishes second
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Holborn and St Pancras by-election results in full: Labour beats Green leader Polanski to win Starmer’s old seat
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“We would still have Starmer if it wasn’t for Zack.”
Rachel Millward, Green Party deputy leader, defends Zack Polanski’s record as senior figures from the ... Show more
Newly sworn-in Labour MP Sagal Abdi-Wali has made history as the first Somali-born refugee woman elected to the UK Parliament ... Show more
'John is f**ked. There is nothing there': Budget troubles mount for Healey: No matter how many times the Prime Minister denies it, speculation about an early ...
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UK at growing risk of terror attack with deadly man-made viruses, warns MI5 boss: Sir Ken McCallum said AI is 'supercharging' security threats in the ...
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Sagal Abdi-Wali won London’s Holborn and St Pancras seat, vacated by former Prime Minister Keir Starmer, becoming the first British Somali to be elected to the ... Show more
Zack Polanski loses bid to become MP and claim Keir Starmer's old seat: Green Party leader Zack Polanski has lost the Holborn and St Pancras by-election to ...
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Somali-born Sagal Abdi-Wali has succeeded former British prime minister Keir Starmer as the Member of Parliament for Holborn and St Pancras in central London ... Show more
By-election - live: Polanski’s Greens beaten by Labour in Starmer’s old seat: Sagal Abdi-Wali, a former child refugee from Somalia, defeated Zack Polanski after ...
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Andy Burnham's Labour Party won the by-election for the seat vacated by former leader Sir Keir Starmer.
Labour candidate Sagal Abdi-Wali fended off a ... Show more
Labour holds Holborn and St Pancras as Sagal Abdi-Wali wins by-election after Starmer resignation
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‘I’m voting anti-Starmer’: Holborn and St Pancras divided as Polanski eyes former PM’s seat in crucial by-election
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Labour wins Holborn and St Pancras by-election for Keir Starmer’s seat: Sagal Abdi-Wali secured 45% of the vote, with Green Party leader Zack Polanski coming in ...
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Green Party leader Zack Polanski has lost the Holborn and St Pancras by-election as internal pressure builds over his leadership
The Green Party leader’s ... Show more
Labour's win at the Holborn and St Pancras by-election in London was a 'vote for hope', Andy Burnham has said ... Show more
The Dark Arts of Camden Labour: Part I: Sagal Abdi-Wali is promising ‘hope’ in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election. But the Starmerite machine that made her ...
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Labour’s Sagal Abdi-Wali has won the Holborn and St Pancras by-election, triggered when former Prime Minister Keir Starmer resigned ... Show more
Green Party leader Zack Polanski has conceded the Holborn and St Pancras by-election after Andy Burnham's Labour Party held onto the seat ... Show more
British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband has told people "moved and outraged by the plight of the Palestinian people" that "we hear you ... Show more
Andy Burnham pledges to set UK on ‘new course’ a decade on from Brexit vote: The Prime Minister spoke as he arrived in Liverpool for his first Labour Party ...
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Britain should ‘rejoin EU within a decade’, says report by Tony Blair think tank: Sir Tony said the EU inviting Canada to become its first associate member ...
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Trump told reporters that he's getting on better with Burnham and he did with Starmer
Darren Jones: “I was asked whether I would call for Keir Starmer to resign”: On Andy Burnham’s first full day as Prime Minister, the newly sacked Darren Jones ...
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Burnham stands by claim UK is ‘in hock’ to bond markets: PM says his comments last year were deliberately misinterpreted by Keir Starmer and his advisers
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The continuity idiocy of Labour’s foreign policy: We have people in government who accept the deranged grammar and vocabulary of the Chinese Communist party in ...
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Paid articlePaywall Nigel Farage more unpopular than ever, new poll shows: Nigel Farage now has a net favourability rating of -45, identical to Sir Keir Starmer’s score just before ...
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Key FactsPoll shows Nigel Farage at record low
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- YouGov surveyed 2,099 adults in Great Britain from September 9 to 10.
- His net favourability fell to minus 45, compared with minus 31 during the same period last year.
- Allegations that Reform arranged illegal donations led on Friday to resignations by Dan Jukes and James Orr.
- Donations from Christopher Harborne and Ben Delo total £72 million, while Parliament is due to debate donation caps on Monday.
"nothing" in return— Reform UK said the men want nothing in return
Labour candidate Sagal Abdi-Wali condemns 'hateful rhetoric' over by-election in Keir Starmer's old seat
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Support for rejoining the EU is at an all-time high – but future vote still on knife edge, says leading pollster
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Burnham leaves door open to ‘rejoin EU’ pledge: The U.K. PM’s comments are a major shift in rhetoric from the days of predecessor Keir Starmer.
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Labour candidate selected to replace Keir Starmer in Holborn & St Pancras by-election
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Keir Starmer to stand down as MP: Former prime minister Sir Keir Starmer is to step down as the MP for Holborn and St Pancras, a move that will trigger a ...
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Can Andy Burnham charm Donald Trump?: Ahead of Keir Starmer’s first public meeting with Donald Trump, his team were painfully aware of the fact that the ...
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The childhood refugee fighting Zack Polanski for Starmer’s seat: Sagal Abdi-Wali was so welcomed in Camden that she rose to lead its council ...
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Prime Minister Andy Burnham has paid tribute to Sir Keir Starmer after he announced he would step down as an MP.
Mr Burnham said Keir Starmer has "given ... Show more
Zack Polanski announces he will stand in Holborn and St Pancras by-election: Green Party leader Zack Polanski has announced his intention to stand in the Holborn ...
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Trump says Burnham is a ‘very nice guy’ but ‘on the liberal side’: Trump also reiterated his belief that Burnham intended to approve more drilling in the North ...
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Ex-cabinet secretary Chris Wormald handed record-breaking payout worth over £2,000 a day after being forced out
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A rising Somali-born politician is making waves in Britain as she aims to replace former Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Parliament ... Show more
We'll lose to Russia without more drones and warships, navy chief warns: General Sir Gwyn Jenkins said Russia is ‘probing Britain for weakness’ and demanded more ...
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Holborn and St Pancras by-election is Burnham’s ‘test run’ for early general election
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In a head-to-head against Nigel Farage, most back Andy Burnham, according to a new YouGov poll. The PM has reached the highest level for a Labour leader on ... Show more
OpinionRacism and lies are breaking Britain, but there is a glimmer of hope: James O'Brien: The path back to decency and truth is clear
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Keir Starmer could be appointed to role in Scarborough following resignation: SIR Keir Starmer could be appointed to a job in North Yorkshire following his ...
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Andy Burnham clocks up 50 days in No10 - surpassing Liz Truss’s short stint in Downing Street 🔔#NewsForYou
Maldives asks Andy Burnham to reopen talks over Chagos Islands: Maldives president ‘deeply disappointed’ not to be consulted when Keir Starmer agreed to cede ...
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People ‘incensed’ by North Sea plans can vote Green in byelection, says Zack Polanski
theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/11/zack-polanski-selected-green-party-holborn-st-pancras-byelection
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Sir Peter Soulsby says big Leicester expansion will happen despite 'frustrating' pause
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Burnham blames Brexit for ‘decade of low growth’ in UK: The prime minister used his first statement to the Commons since taking over from Keir Starmer to argue ...
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Opinion‘Never-Here’ Keir has paved the way for ‘Stay-At-Home’ Andy’s foreign policy: He was criticised for spending too much time abroad, but Keir Starmer has helped ...
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Green party leader Zack Polanski to stand in Starmer’s London seatGreen Party leader Zack Polanski to stand in by-election for Starmer's former seat
Lord Sadiq Khan paid tribute to Sir Keir Starmer after he announced he would stand down as an MP.
Lord Khan said Sir Keir had delivered 'meaningful ... Show more
Politics latest: Burnham, King and Macron arrive to see Bayeux Tapestry at British Museum
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Sir Keir Starmer: former prime minister to stand down as MP: Former prime minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced he will stand down as an MP ...
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Zack Polanski faces challenge from disgruntled Green councillor in bid to contest Starmer’s Westminster seat
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Expats face spending longer in UK to donate over £100k to parties: Labour plans to strengthen proposals announced under Sir Keir Starmer after Reform received ...
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Keir Starmer appointed Steward and Bailiff of the Chiltern Hundreds: Former prime minister Sir Keir Starmer has officially taken up a new position linked to ...
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The Spectator Sep 03
Who will remember Keir Starmer?: I am starting to think that Keir Starmer might have been in it for himself. In saying that, I am not trying to echo that laziest ...
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Burnham pledges to 'stick to Good Friday Agreement' as PM: UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has pledged to "stick 100% to the Good Friday ...
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Darren Jones: Public spending won’t make UK wealthy: Darren Jones, formerly chief secretary to Sir Keir Starmer, says Britain is ‘poorer than we often think’ as ...
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The Green Party leader is currently a London Assembly member but hopes to win a place in Parliament
Former prime minister Sir Keir triggered a by-election in ... Show more
Count Binface hints at another by-election run after Starmer resigns as MP: Count Binface could be set for a third by-election of the year if he were to run in ...
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Spot the difference in Andy Burnham’s ‘politics done differently’: The new prime minister fell back on Liz Truss and the mini-budget, a staple of Keir Starmer’s ...
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Paid articlePaywallMinutes after Burnham's speech showed contrast between him and Starmer: Andy Burnham gave his first speech to Parliament as Prime Minister this afternoon - but ...
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James Cleverly vows to end Sadiq Khan's 'war on motorists' if he becomes London Mayor
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Burnham commits to Starmer’s Brexit red lines in blow to hopes of rejoining EU: The prime minister has promised to be ‘bolder’ than his predecessor in taking the ...
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Healey to shelve his own defence spending target of 3% of GDP by 2030: Chancellor resigned as defence secretary in June over what he saw as inadequate ambition ...
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Paid articlePaywall Keir Starmer considered letting 100,000 young Europeans come to UK every year: British officials reveal sweeping Brussels negotiating plan drawn up in former ...
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