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Bevan Fought for the NHS — and so Must We: A new play at the National Theatre celebrates Nye Bevan’s titanic struggle to create the NHS — a fight we must ...
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Bevan Fought for the NHS — and so Must We
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Labour vows to fund NHS pledges by tackling tax dodgers: The party says its plans would raise £5.1bn a year but the government claims Labour would still raise ...
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Labour vows to fund NHS pledges by tackling tax dodgers
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How much trouble is Angela Rayner in?: Rayner is under fresh pressure after the Mail on Sunday published a series of photos appearing to suggest Lowndes Lane was ...
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How much trouble is Angela Rayner in?
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Three charged after Gaza protest at Keir Starmer's home: Children's shoes were placed in the Labour leader's front garden in protest at the party's position on ...
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Three charged after Gaza protest at Keir Starmer's home
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Watch: Tory tax protestors target Rayner in Teesside: Try as she might to duck questions on her tax affairs, the issue just keeps following Angela Rayner around ...
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Watch: Tory tax protestors target Rayner in Teesside
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Chris Hipkins says sick children shouldn't be at school: Labour leader Chris Hipkins says sending children who are unwell to school has consequences for everyone ...
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Chris Hipkins says sick children shouldn't be at school
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David Lammy: Ofcom to investigate Labour MP's show on LBC: The broadcast regulator said it would examine whether an episode broadcast on Good Friday broke rules.
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David Lammy: Ofcom to investigate Labour MP's show on LBC
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Harold Wilson had affair while in No 10, advisers reveal: The Labour PM had a relationship with his deputy press secretary, two of his closest aides say.
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Harold Wilson had affair while in No 10, advisers reveal
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Jeremy Corbyn’s comeback and what it says about Keir Starmer: The political terrain is particularly fertile for a Corbyn resurgence
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Jeremy Corbyn’s comeback and what it says about Keir Starmer
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The Tories deserve our contempt: The Telegraph reported at the weekend that the Conservative party appears to be attempting, in its selection process for ...
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The Tories deserve our contempt
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Rigging Britain’s Democracy: The allegations that Labour has used its online voting system to rig parliamentary selections suggest that Starmer’s addiction to ...
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Rigging Britain’s Democracy
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Starmer accuses Tories of 'chasing a smear' in questioning Angela Rayner's taxes: The Labour leader discredited questions over whether Ms Rayner paid enough tax ...
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Starmer accuses Tories of 'chasing a smear' in questioning Angela Rayner's ...
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Never forget the politicians who pushed gender politics: Scores of MPs are seeking to carry out a rapid repositioning on gender politics in the wake of the ...
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Never forget the politicians who pushed gender politics
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Labour’s Love Affair with Private Healthcare: From the embrace of private hospitals to shady donations from private health interests, there is little to suggest ...
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Labour’s Love Affair with Private Healthcare
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Senior Labour MP ordered to take down ‘gross’ social media posts: Peeni Henare has deleted cartoons he reposted ridiculing government ministers David Seymour and ...
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Senior Labour MP ordered to take down ‘gross’ social media posts
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UK's Labour Party aims to boost defence spending to 2.5% of GDP: Britain's opposition Labour Party would aim to raise defence spending to 2 ...
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UK's Labour Party aims to boost defence spending to 2.5% of GDP
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What is there left to say about the Tories?: Spare a thought for us political commentators. We stare into the void between now and a (presumed) decisive Labour ...
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What is there left to say about the Tories?
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Watch: Lloyd Russell-Moyle called out over his behaviour: Oh dear. Lloyd Russell-Moyle, Labour MP for Brighton Kemptown, received a rather humiliating dressing ...
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Watch: Lloyd Russell-Moyle called out over his behaviour
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I’ve been a Lord for two weeks – I can already see we need abolishing: Too many of my colleagues regard appointment to the Lords as just an honour
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I’ve been a Lord for two weeks – I can already see we need abolishing
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Conservatives likely to take 'pasting' at general election, says ex Tory chancellor Philip Hammond
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Conservatives likely to take 'pasting' at general election ...
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Lord Doug Hoyle: Commons Speaker left 'devastated' after father's death: Former Labour MP Lord Doug Hoyle was a "truly dedicated parliamentarian" ...
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Lord Doug Hoyle: Commons Speaker left 'devastated' after father's death
Quick Glance: Sir Lindsay Hoyle devastated by father's passing
  • Chorley MP and House of Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle has expressed deep sorrow over the death of his father.

  • Taking to Twitter, he announced the passing of his father, Lord Doug Hoyle, emphasizing that he passed away peacefully at home.

  • He praised his father as a formidable figure and highlighted his dedication as a parliamentarian.

  • Doug was primarily a family man and his absence will be keenly felt by his family and loved ones.
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How Britain Made Paul Robeson a Socialist: Pioneering black singer Paul Robeson was born on this day in 1898. One of America’s great radical figures ...
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How Britain Made Paul Robeson a Socialist
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Twenty Lancashire councillors quit Labour in leadership protest: They have claimed the national Labour Party wants to control who stands where and when.
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Twenty Lancashire councillors quit Labour in leadership protest
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Tax gap in Great Britain: Labor wants to grab rich foreigners' wallets: With the controversial “non-dom” status, wealthy foreigners have so far been able to save ...
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Tax gap in Great Britain: Labor wants to grab rich foreigners' wallets
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UK quit Erasmus because of Brits’ poor language skills: Britain turned down the offer to remain a member of the cultural exchange program after Brexit.
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UK quit Erasmus because of Brits’ poor language skills
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School attendance plan unambitious, raises health concerns - Labour: Labour leader Chris Hipkins says the government's school attendance target is hardly ...
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School attendance plan unambitious, raises health concerns - Labour
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Labour candidate apologises for calling Queen a 'jumped up old wh*re': They also accused King Charles of being an 'adulterer' who 'abandoned his ...
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Labour candidate apologises for calling Queen a 'jumped up old wh*re'
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Assault of shop workers to be made specific criminal offence: The PM says shops must be able to trade free from abuse but Labour argues ministers have been slow ...
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Assault of shop workers to be made specific criminal offence
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Reform: scrap net zero to fund the NHS: The main topic of the briefing was about health and Reform’s plans to redirect net zero funds to improve the NHS.
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Reform: scrap net zero to fund the NHS
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Nuclear weapons: Stop asking Keir Starmer the stupid nuclear question: It couldn’t have happened to a nicer secretary of state for defence. Grant Shapps was out ...
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Nuclear weapons: Stop asking Keir Starmer the stupid nuclear question
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Quick Glance: Tory Donor's Racist Comments on Diane Abbott
  • Comments made by a Tory donor about Diane Abbott deemed racist

  • Frank Hester apologizes for his remarks, Downing Street labels them unacceptable

  • Cabinet Minister Kemi Badenoch described the comments as racist and called for space for forgiveness

  • Labour and the Liberal Democrats call for the Conservatives to return donations from Hester
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Will the NHS Survive Starmer’s Labour?: The NHS is the Labour Party’s greatest achievement — but nothing so far suggests a Starmer government will do what’s ...
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Will the NHS Survive Starmer’s Labour?
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Pensions triple lock future unclear as Starmer won’t commit to it being in manifesto
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Pensions triple lock future unclear as Starmer won’t commit to it being in ...
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What is Sadiq Khan’s manifesto for the London mayoral election 2024?: As the Labour Party candidate stands for re-election, what are the policies you may be ...
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What is Sadiq Khan’s manifesto for the London mayoral election 2024?
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South London Labour HQ sprayed with red paint by Protesters demanding arms embargo on Israel
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South London Labour HQ sprayed with red paint by Protesters demanding arms ...
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Labour commits to full Tory childcare expansion plan: From this week, working parents with two-year-olds will be eligible for 15 hours of free childcare.
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Labour commits to full Tory childcare expansion plan
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I’ve been a Lord for two weeks – I can already see we need abolishing: Too many of my colleagues regard appointment to the Lords as just an honour
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I’ve been a Lord for two weeks – I can already see we need abolishing
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I'll vote Labour after making Post Office drama, says Paula Vennells actor: The former Post Office exec had her CBE revoked in February
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I'll vote Labour after making Post Office drama, says Paula Vennells actor
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MPs pay not a decision for politicians - National, Labour: National and Labour leaders are united on MPs' pay rises, each saying it is - and should be - decided ...
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MPs pay not a decision for politicians - National, Labour
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Ukrainians who fled war for the UK were sent to live with 'gangsters': Under the government’s Homes for Ukraine scheme, vulnerable refugees were placed in homes ...
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Ukrainians who fled war for the UK were sent to live with 'gangsters'
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Harold Wilson’s lessons for Labour: How does Labour’s political culture help the party judge what its governments have done in the past? It does think with ...
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Harold Wilson’s lessons for Labour
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Can Starmer control 450 unruly MPs?: It doesn’t matter how loyal a candidate is. Once elected, all MPs (to a greater or lesser extent) conclude they have won ...
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Can Starmer control 450 unruly MPs?
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Keir Starmer must go further than the Tories on defence spending, says ex-Navy chief
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Keir Starmer must go further than the Tories on defence spending ...
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The polls that are bad news for Keir Starmer: There is a strange sense in British politics right now - almost as if Labour has already won ...
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The polls that are bad news for Keir Starmer
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Sunak defends rollout of free childcare hours: Rishi Sunak says it is a "positive and exciting moment" after Labour called the system a "total mess".
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Sunak defends rollout of free childcare hours
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Could Sadiq Khan lose London?: With Labour 20 points ahead in the national polls, a lot of Tories have already written off next month’s mayoral contest in the ...
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Could Sadiq Khan lose London?
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City's Conservative Party leader returns to Labour fold: He accused the local Conservatives of being "more interested in their own psychodrama” and “leaving ...
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City's Conservative Party leader returns to Labour fold
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Sheffield Council election candidates declared – find out who’s standing in your ward
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Sheffield Council election candidates declared – find out who’s standing ...
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Labour’s Gaza problem: The district of Pendle in Lancashire has a long history of dissenters, nonconformists, witches and murderers ...
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Labour’s Gaza problem
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Capitalist Markets Can’t Solve the Climate Crisis: Labour has ditched its ambitious green policies in favour of market-based solutions — but relying on private ...
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Capitalist Markets Can’t Solve the Climate Crisis
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The Keir Starmer powerbroker who is Labour’s ‘anti-Dominic Cummings’: Pat McFadden - 'the most influential MP you've never heard of' - prefers ...
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The Keir Starmer powerbroker who is Labour’s ‘anti-Dominic Cummings’
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Kebede: Labour 'on notice' NEU 'won't tolerate' cuts: The National Education Union (NEU has put the potential incoming Labour government ...
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Kebede: Labour 'on notice' NEU 'won't tolerate' ...
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State Pension age compensation Bill for WASPI women due in Parliament this week: A second reading of SNP MP Alan Brown’s Bill will be heard on April 19.
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State Pension age compensation Bill for WASPI women due in Parliament this ...
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Bishop morphs from 'everywhere man' to 'Mr Fixit': Boy from the Hutt and senior minister Chris Bishop is a familiar face to many ...
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Bishop morphs from 'everywhere man' to 'Mr Fixit'
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SNP demands to see legal advice on whether Israel has broken international law: SNP MP Chris Law called for arm sales to Israel to end immediately if the country ...
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SNP demands to see legal advice on whether Israel has broken international ...
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Deselected Labour MP Sam Tarry submits ‘vote rigging’ complaint: Exclusive: Tarry, who lost chance to contest Ilford South, says discrepancies in membership list ...
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Deselected Labour MP Sam Tarry submits ‘vote rigging’ complaint
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Cost-of-living cash from Government is fast running out for Derby folk: Councillor Paul Hezelgrave went on the attack over vital cost of living cash
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Cost-of-living cash from Government is fast running out for Derby folk
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Will Keir Starmer be the Yimby prime minister?: Keir Starmer seems intent on exploiting the rising divide between Nimbies and Yimbies as we move towards the ...
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Will Keir Starmer be the Yimby prime minister?
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Govt opening door for more foreigner buyers to buy farm land - Labour: Changes have been made to the way applications are handled in order to speed up the ...
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Govt opening door for more foreigner buyers to buy farm land - Labour
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Nearly five million people have called NHS dental helpline since 2019 – figures: Data obtained by Labour showed 4,780,044 people have been referred for dental ...
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Nearly five million people have called NHS dental helpline since 2019 – ...
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Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar says ‘the existence of the NHS is under threat from the SNP’
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Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar says ‘the existence of the NHS is under ...