Category: Politics
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Stephen Flynn: Starmer must ‘heed’ democratic will of Scotland if he becomes PM
Stephen Flynn, leader of SNP in Westminster, has said the leader of the Labour Party Keir Starmer must accept the democratic will of Scotland if… Read More
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Andrew Mitchell: Israel has ‘moral and a practical responsibility’ to allow aid into Gaza
Andrew Mitchell has said this morning that Israel has a “moral and a practical responsibility” to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza. The Minister of State… Read More
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SNP conference: The political cost of Humza Yousaf’s independence recalibration
I have a theory about party conferences. It’s that these annual fêtes of activists and parliamentarians amplify and embed — rather than reveal or upend… Read More
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Defence minister says ‘celebration and glorification’ of Hamas’ attack on Israel is ‘despicable’
A defence minister has called the “celebration and glorification” of Hamas’ attack on Israel “despicable” this morning. James Heappey, the armed forces minister, was referring… Read More
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Truss to challenge Sunak with alternative budget as she rails against ‘conventional thinking’
Liz Truss is to challenge Rishi Sunak’s government with a so-called alternative budget. It will come a year after Truss delivered the “mini-budget” which preceded… Read More
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Mixed Reactions Trail Appointment of Olukoyede as EFCC Chairman
By Ben Nsemo Mixed reactions have followed the appointment of Olanipekun Olukoyede by President Bola Tinubu as the substantive Chairman of the Economic and Financial… Read More
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Week-in-Review: A political consensus in favour of ‘change’ suits Starmer, not Sunak
Two annual gatherings and two carefully choreographed perorations later, and Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer appear to have settled, in their headline pitch at least,… Read More
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Tinubu has been fair to South East zone – Ifeanyi Ubah
By Ovat Abeng Senator Ifeanyi Ubah has said that President Bola Tinubu has been super fair to the South-East, maintaining that the president has more… Read More
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After Sunak’s goalpost shifting, Labour conference showed a party fully committed to climate action
As members, lobbyists, reporters and NGOs flocked to Liverpool for Labour conference, there were some worries that Labour could follow the government’s rollback on climate… Read More
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Jacinda is gone but New Zealand’s politics has lessons for the UK
Jacinda Ardern’s exit from New Zealand’s top job earlier this year was the first big political surprise of 2023. Having made a name for herself… Read More