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Trump, however, said he was not interested in making a deal with Iran at this point in the conflict. “They wanna make a deal where they open the Strait immediately because they’re losing so badly,” he said. “We’re…
Read moreThe invitation “will be a litmus test really, also for Vladimir Putin to negotiate. So these kind of opportunities, one would have to take advantage of,” he said. “Repeatedly we have asked the Russian government and…
Read moreThe review, by the former Labour health secretary Alan Milburn, will say 16- to 24-year-olds with the most severe lifelong needs should be guaranteed swift and unconditional benefit support rather than having to prove…
Read moreNach diesem historischen Wahlsonntag stellt sich die drängende Frage, wie handlungsfähig die Koalition bei künftigen Reformen überhaupt noch ist. Steht das deutsche Parteiensystem vor dem Kollaps oder gibt es noch einen…
Read moreSpeaking to the BBC two months after being sacked in Burnham's cabinet reshuffle upon entering office, Peter Kyle said he wasn't making a "criticism" but "pointing to the potential that we have as a country and as a…
Read moreThat’s what Andy Burnham has promised the British public. And at Labour conference this week he will have his first chance to set out how he’ll deliver it. After a disastrous year of polling that consistently showed…
Read moreHealey’s approval fell by 14 points since July among party members, but remained among the highest of his Cabinet colleagues at +49. The poll, conducted by Survation, also saw significant drops in favourability among…
Read moreThat is why the Government’s 1.5 million homes target matters well beyond Westminster. Angela Rayner deserves credit for acknowledging the ‘slim chance’ of completing 1.5 million homes within this five-year Parliament.…
Read moreIt doesn’t matter if you are standing in former industrial heartlands in the Midlands, rural Wales, a valley in Yorkshire, or inner London. The inventory is functionally identical: empty store units, vape shops, betting…
Read moreIn an interview with the Guardian, Powell said the party had clearly required a "change of leader" to revive its fortunes and tell a better story, after becoming "too technical and pessimistic". Labour's improved poll…
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