Sir Keir Starmer has won the contest to succeed Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader. The shadow Brexit secretary, who has been an MP since 2015,…
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Labour leadership: Party to announce Jeremy Corbyn’s successor
The winner of the three-month contest to succeed Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader will be announced on Saturday. Sir Keir Starmer is the favourite to…
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Coronavirus: Boris Johnson stays isolated with mild symptoms
Boris Johnson will carry on self-isolating after continuing to display mild symptoms of the coronavirus including having a temperature. The prime minister tested positive for…
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Corbyn slams ‘ludicrous’ lack of testing for NHS staff
Jeremy Corbyn has described the lack of testing of frontline NHS staff as “ludicrous”, as the outgoing Labour leader took aim at the government for…
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Labour leadership ballot closes
Voting in the contest to replace Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader has closed. Either Rebecca Long-Bailey, Lisa Nandy or Sir Keir Starmer will be announced…
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Coronavirus: Nearly a million universal credit claims in past two weeks
Nearly a million people have applied for universal credit benefits in the past fortnight as the coronavirus pandemic has worsened. The Department for Work and…
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