UK politics live: Furious Chagos Islands row erupts as Tories accused of risking losing key air base in courts
The Labour government has agreed a deal to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius to secure the future of a secretive military base in the Pacific Ocean. But the Tories have condemned the move, with Tory leadership contender Robert Jenrick accusing Sir Keir Starmer of “surrendering” Britain’s strategic interests.
The insurgent Reform UK party - which won five parliamentary seats in the 2024 General Election - hopes to win outright in ...
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Sir Keir Starmer has paid back £6,000 worth of gifts after a row over the freebies he's received, Downing Street has said.
Mauritius has long argued it was forced to give up the islands in 1965 in return for independence from Britain ...
Badenoch says 10% of civil servants should be jailed, Jenrick slammed for dead soldier clip - Kemi Badenoch in row after ...
Sir Keir Starmer has been criticised by a couple of Labour veterans, Harriet Harman and Diane Abbott, for how he's dealt with ...
Tugendhat and Cleverly echo criticisms from Labour and the military as the Tory conference gears up for another day. ...
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Labour peer Lord Waheed Alli is under investigation over alleged non-registration of interests that could lead to a possible breach of the members’ code of conduct. The fashion mogul, who has been at ...
Nigel Farage will close the conference today after a week in which he and his fellow MPs elected in July outlined their ...
On Monday, the UK will see the closure of its last operational coal power plant, Ratcliffe-on-Soar, which has been operating ...
Rachel Reeves has six weeks to come up with a plan to fix the UK’s ailing public services, deliver an economic boost and lift ...
The Irish and British foreign ministers have expressed “deep concern” about the escalation in the Middle East and called for “a political solution”. The deputy Irish premier and Foreign Affairs ...
Former UK prime minister Liz Truss has taken a swipe at Anthony Albanese during a broadside at a major Australian political action conference, saying the West is “weak”.
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