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Mahmood signals rethink on migrants' right to remain

The home secretary has been under pressure to water down the proposals from a significant number of Labour MPs, including Housing Secretary Angela Rayner, and trade unions. In a speech to Labour's annual conference…

Budget : le gouvernement envisage un gel “réversible” des retraites

Concrètement, le gouvernement ne demanderait pas aux parlementaires de voter directement une absence de revalorisation, mais de voter un dispositif qui lui laisse le soin de fixer les chiffres. D’après le projet…

Labour conference: 6 things we learned down the POLITICO Pub

So is Labour switching back to its traditional foe? Not yet, party chair Bridget Phillipson told us. Reform, she said, remain “well-organized … are well-funded, and you know — they’re not going anywhere.” And she argued…

The Guardian view on the Drumcree parade: ghosts from the past have brought Stormont to the brink | Editorial

The 1997 parade was preceded by loyalist death threats and followed by nationalist riots, in which more than 160 people were injured. The lengthy track record of lethal violence and disorder associated with the march led…

The Guardian view on Britain’s new chancellor: his purpose must be to protect living standards | Editorial

The speech's imagery was canny: miners, shipyards and submarines give "reindustrialisation" a recognisable Labour history. He also faced the future with a clever line about British workers "harnessing AI, not being…

Northern Ireland leader accused of joining ‘mob’ to block Protestant parade

The government cannot function unless the largest parties on both sides of the divide agree to cooperate. Sinn Féin and the DUP are girding up for the next assembly elections due by May 2027. Both parties appear to agree…

Government to consider publicly owning new trains under Great British Railways

Speaking at party conference in Liverpool, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said, under a new Rolling Stock and Infrastructure Strategy, Great British Railways (GBR) will assess on a case-by-case basis whether public…

Reality pays a visit to the Labour party conference, but it’s the ‘Hope Again’ that kills you

Everywhere you go at the Labour party conference, you are being urged to "Hope Again". It's on the screens in the main hall and on banners in the exhibition area. It's on T-shirts, balloons and coffee mugs. It's all just…

Nandy labels Farage ‘master of conspiracy theory’ over Fairford claims

The Reform UK leader was criticised over his reaction to the arrests of the men on Sunday, when he said he had been warning for months about "Iranian agents" coming into the UK across the Channel in small boats. "We…

UK Treasury minister says her old job as City of London rep is ‘not a conflict’

Questioned on the departure from the U.K. of billionaire Chris Rokos — who pays £330 million a year in tax to the U.K. — Reynolds maintained that "we have to have rules." "We want to create the very best conditions for…