BBC - Politics (5 hours ago)

Lara Bird appeared to have her fingers crossed as she was sworn in as the new MP for Arbroath & Broughty Ferry.

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BBC - Politics (8 hours ago)

Donald Trump gives his first public reaction to the prospect of Andy Burnham becoming prime minister.

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BBC - Politics (19 hours ago)

Van Heel, known as Frankie, is a marketing executive who has been in a relationship with Burnham since their university days.

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BBC - Politics (19 hours ago)

New Forest West MP, Sir Desmond Swayne uses a poem from 1907 to tease Labour MPs.

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BBC - Politics (21 hours ago)

The Tory leader used Prime Minister's Questions to attack government ministers and Labour MPs following Sir Keir Starmer's resignation as Labour leader.

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BBC - Politics (23 hours ago)

Newly-appointed health secretary James Murray says he will back Andy Burnham as candidate for Labour leader and PM.

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BBC - Politics (A day ago)

Burnham's top team starting to take shape as questions remain over his policies and priorities.

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BBC - Politics (A day ago)

Keir Starmer is set to face his first Prime Minister's Questions since he announced his resignation as Labour leader.

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BBC - Politics (A day ago)

Henry Zeffman reveals sources close to Andy Burnham expect Rachel Reeves to be offered a more junior position in his potential cabinet.

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BBC - Politics (A day ago)

Al Carns speaks to Victoria Derbyshire on Newsnight about a potential Labour leadership bid and Andy Burnham.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

The bill has been delayed in Parliament in a dispute over an opt-out for the security services.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

Bev Craig is Labour's candidate for metropolitan mayor of Greater Manchester.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

A High Court ruling backs Gatwick Airport's expansion after campaigners raise climate concerns.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

Nigel Farage has said "it's not the public's business" to know details of how he spends a £5m gift from a billionaire Reform UK donor.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

The government says it is still planning to publish the spending proposals before a Nato Summit on 7 July.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

Donaldson has been told to expect a "lengthy sentence" for a string of child sex crimes, including rape.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

The outgoing PM is offering "access talks" with the civil service to Labour leadership candidates.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

Rival parties have raised concerns over the gift received by the Reform UK leader before he became an MP.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

Al Carns and Darren Jones are considering whether to run against Andy Burnham for the Labour leadership.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

Andy Burnham will have to set out his stall to show how he will deliver on his promises, the BBC's political editor writes.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

The Labour leader says he will remain prime minister until his successor is chosen.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

The outgoing Greater Manchester mayor is lining up a third attempt to be Labour leader following his return to Westminster.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

Less than two years after he won a huge majority in the 2024 general election, Sir Keir Starmer has been forced out.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

Dr Hilary Cass says she is "absolutely convinced that more children will be harmed if we don't do the trial than if we do."

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

The former party chief executive had admitted embezzling more than £400,000 over a 12-year period.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

The former DUP leader entered calm court on day one calm and relaxed, but by the end he was alone as the jury found him guilty on 18 child sex abuse charges.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

The former first minister is to serve as deputy prime minister in a simulation of a Russian attack on the UK.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

Rhun ap Iorwerth set out demands to the PM's successor, while Welsh MPs say they back his resignation.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

A look back at Kier Starmer's first speech outside number 10 in 2024, compared to his resignation speech today.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

The Scottish Labour leader was the first major party figure to call for the prime minister to quit.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

From Cameron to Starmer: A look back at all the prime minister resignations outside Downing Street in the last decade.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

Steve Lewis became a councillor for Reform UK in Wakefield after elections held on 7 May.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

The Reform UK leader says he is "disappointed" with his party's performance in the key by-election.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

Kemi Badenoch hailed the Scottish Conservatives' first by-election win since 1973, after the party took Aberdeen South from the SNP.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

Former Rochford District Council leader Danielle Belton quickly returns to local politics.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

The Lib Dem MP for Tewkesbury Cameron Thomas has had the whip suspended pending a police investigation.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

Roman Lavrynovych 22, was jailed for seven years and Stanislav Carpiuc, 27, for two.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

Analysis showed how much the UK could have grown if it had not exited the EU.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

Edwards has been the boss of the data watchdog since January 2022, and said he had made inappropriate attempts at humour.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

The Tories take Aberdeen South, while the SNP wins in Arbroath and Broughty Ferry.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

The UK's new defence secretary is under pressure to publish the blueprint after repeated delays.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

Polanski was registered to vote at an east London marina but was not paying council tax.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

The Bank last cut interest rates in December but upheaval in the Middle East has stalled any further reductions.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

If no leadership contest presents itself, Andy Burnham may not have to wait until September to enter Number 10.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

Sir Keir announces he will be step down as Labour leader and PM in a Downing Street address.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

BBC Verify looks at the record of Sir Keir's time in government in six key areas since he took office in July 2024.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

The former Greater Manchester mayor could find himself in Downing Street as soon as mid-July.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

The key figures likely to be influential if Burnham succeeds in gaining the keys to Number 10.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

A decade on from Brexit, the EU is more cohesive than many expected, but faces growing pressure from within.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

Candidates like Count Binface are motivated to run for different reasons, but their role in politics is a longstanding tradition.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

Andy Burnham not only retained the share of the vote Labour won in the seat in 2024 but increased it.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

The Conservatives secured a comfortable victory over the SNP in Aberdeen South after throwing everything at the seat.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

Burnham victory in Makerfield means Greater Manchester must find a new regional mayor.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

An in-depth look at which Labour MPs are currently serving in Prime Minister Keir Starmer's cabinet.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

Able Labour politician, often at odds with his party, who became a successful author and columnist.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

Ex-Defence Secretary John Healey has said the defence investment plan is "well short of what is required".

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

Evidence shows Russians directing the plot and stoking tensions with fake far-right and Muslim groups.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

BBC Verify looks at the size of the UK military after Lord Robertson criticises the government over defence spending.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

The Trump-backed candidate is running as a Republican in the deeply liberal state on a platform that he says isn't beholden to party ideology.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

The defence secretary was pressing the prime minister for a larger increase in defence spending than he was offered, the BBC understands.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

Healey and Carns spell out why they have quit government in letters to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

While the government has cut the backlog of cases waiting for a decision, the number of appeals has risen.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

Voters head to the polls on 18 June as seven candidates stand in Aberdeen South.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

The police response to the murder of Henry Nowak has triggered a heated transatlantic debate.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

Discontent with the political class is greater than ever - has the UK become ungovernable?

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

Laura Kuenssberg travels to Wales and Scotland to speak to candidates and voters ahead of May 7 polls.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

The decision to send Peter Mandelson to Washington has become a scandal that just won't go away for Labour.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

British politicians tend to stick together during dangerous moments abroad. In 2026? Not so much.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

North Somerset voted exactly in line with the nation in the 2016 vote to leave the European Union.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

The BBC's UK editor Ed Thomas, travelled via railway to see how far support for newly elected Andy Burnham extended beyond Makerfield.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

Former Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson found guilty of all 18 child sex abuse charges, including one charge of rape

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

Andy Burnham is sworn in as MP for Makerfield hours after Keir Starmer announces his resignation as Labour Party leader.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

North Somerset voted exactly in line with the nation in the 2016 vote to leave the European Union.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

How Brexit upended British politics

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

Two senior party figures are considering bids in order to ensure the next leader's policy ideas are tested in a race.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

The former party chief executive had admitted embezzling more than £400,000 over a 12-year period.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

The BBC's UK editor Ed Thomas, travelled via railway to see how far support for newly elected Andy Burnham extended beyond Makerfield.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

Dr Hilary Cass says she is "absolutely convinced that more children will be harmed if we don't do the trial than if we do."

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

Former Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson found guilty of all 18 child sex abuse charges, including one charge of rape

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

If no leadership contest presents itself, Andy Burnham may not have to wait until September to enter Number 10.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

Steve Lewis became a councillor for Reform UK in Wakefield after elections held on 7 May.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

This is not the first time Burnham has tried to become Labour leader, so what else do we know?

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

Cheers erupted in the House of Commons as Andy Burnham entered to be sworn in as an MP.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

BBC Verify looks at the record of Sir Keir's time in government in six key areas since he took office in July 2024.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

People in York and Manchester share their views as Keir Starmer stands down as the leader of the Labour Party.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

Andy Burnham says he will run to replace Keir Starmer as prime minister following his resignation.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

From Cameron to Starmer: A look back at all the prime minister resignations outside Downing Street in the last decade.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar says he is "proud" of his work with Sir Keir Starmer after the prime minister announced he would resign.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

Rhun ap Iorwerth set out demands to the PM's successor, while Welsh MPs say they back his resignation.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

The Scottish Labour leader was the first major party figure to call for the prime minister to quit.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

A look back at Kier Starmer's first speech outside number 10 in 2024, compared to his resignation speech today.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

The BBC's political correspondent Joe Pike outlines the highs and lows of Sir Keir Starmer's premiership.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

Podium and speakers are carried out of No. 11 ahead of a widely anticipated speech by the PM

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

Less than two years after he won a huge majority in the 2024 general election, Sir Keir Starmer has been forced out.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

The BBC's Chief Political Correspondent Henry Zeffman explains why you might have heard something a little unusual.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

Sir Keir Starmer resigned as PM and leader of the Labour party in a statement outside No. 10 on Monday

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

Andy Burnham confirms he will run to replace Sir Keir Starmer as Labour leader and PM.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

The BBC's political editor Chris Mason explains what we should be looking out for now that Keir Starmer has resigned as leader of Labour Party.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has resigned as leader of the Labour party - what happens next?

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

Sir Keir announces he will be step down as Labour leader and PM in a Downing Street address.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

Thoughts from the BBC's political team on an eventful morning in Downing Street.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

The BBC's political correspondent Joe Pike outlines the highs and lows of his premiership.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

Sir Keir Starmer resigns as prime minister and leader of the Labour Party, in a statement outside 10 Downing Street.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

Keir Starmer announces his decision to quit in a speech outside No 10.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

A look back at the career of the man dubbed the 'King of the North', Andy Burnham.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

Baroness Jacqui Smith speaks about the prime minister and claims from US President Donald Trump that he will resign.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

For the third time in four years, we appear on the brink of a prime minister announcing their plan to leave office, the BBC's political editor writes.

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BBC - Politics (4 days ago)

Watch analysis from BBC political editor Chris Mason.

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BBC - Politics (4 days ago)

The Labour MP says the prime minister would be the "first to admit" her constituents did not vote for him.

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BBC - Politics (4 days ago)

Former top civil servant Simon Case says uncertainty over the country's leadership costs it money.

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BBC - Politics (5 days ago)

After Andy Burnham's by-election victory, support for the prime minister is evaporating, writes Laura Kuenssberg.

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BBC - Politics (5 days ago)

Candidates like Count Binface are motivated to run for different reasons, but their role in politics is a longstanding tradition.

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BBC - Politics (6 days ago)

The BBC has been told that the transport secretary is among those advising Starmer to set out a timetable.

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BBC - Politics (6 days ago)

As Andy Burnham becomes MP for Makerfield, Greater Manchester reacts to his departure as mayor.

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BBC - Politics (6 days ago)

Former Rochford District Council leader Danielle Belton quickly returns to local politics.

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BBC - Politics (6 days ago)

Kemi Badenoch hailed the Scottish Conservatives' first by-election win since 1973, after the party took Aberdeen South from the SNP.

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BBC - Politics (6 days ago)

Discussion about the prime minister's future ramps up after Makerfield by-election.

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BBC - Politics (6 days ago)

The key figures likely to be influential if Burnham succeeds in gaining the keys to Number 10.

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BBC - Politics (6 days ago)

The Lib Dem MP for Tewkesbury Cameron Thomas has had the whip suspended pending a police investigation.

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BBC - Politics (6 days ago)

Roman Lavrynovych 22, was jailed for seven years and Stanislav Carpiuc, 27, for two.

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BBC - Politics (6 days ago)

Burnham victory in Makerfield means Greater Manchester must find a new regional mayor.

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BBC - Politics (6 days ago)

The Scottish Conservatives have won a Westminster by-election for the first time in more than 50 years, taking Aberdeen South from the SNP.

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BBC - Politics (6 days ago)

The Conservatives secured a comfortable victory over the SNP in Aberdeen South after throwing everything at the seat.

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BBC - Politics (6 days ago)

The Reform UK leader says he is "disappointed" with his party's performance in the key by-election.

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BBC - Politics (6 days ago)

Matt Chorley explains what might happen now that Andy Burham has won a seat back in Parliament.

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BBC - Politics (6 days ago)

I will run, I will stand if there's a leadership contest - PM

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BBC - Politics (6 days ago)

Housing minister Steve Reed recalled previous Conservative leadership contests.

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BBC - Politics (6 days ago)

Andy Burnham wins Makerfield by-election paving the way for him to challenge Keir Starmer as Labour Party leader.

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BBC - Politics (6 days ago)

Reform UK's Dan Barker claimed his party would have beat "any other [Labour] candidate"

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BBC - Politics (6 days ago)

Andy Burnham delivers his victory speech after Makerfiled by-election.

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BBC - Politics (6 days ago)

Reform's Richard Tice responds to the result of the Makerfield by-election.

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BBC - Politics (6 days ago)

What Andy Burnham's win in the Makerfield by-election means for the prime minister.

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BBC - Politics (6 days ago)

Andy Burnham's victory in the Makerfield by-election raises questions about Keir Starmer future as PM.

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BBC - Politics (6 days ago)

Andy Burnham not only retained the share of the vote Labour won in the seat in 2024 but increased it.

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BBC - Politics (6 days ago)

The PM will see the stonking scale of Andy Burnham's victory - will it shift his outlook, his defiance, so frequently recently expressed?

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BBC - Politics (6 days ago)

Labour's Andy Burnham wins the Makerfield by-election, paving the way for him to challenge Keir Starmer as Labour Party leader.

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BBC - Politics (6 days ago)

The outgoing Greater Manchester mayor held off a challenge from Reform UK, behind by more than 9,000 votes.

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BBC - Politics (6 days ago)

The former Mayor of Greater Manchester won the Makerfield by-election - paving the way to challenge Starmer.

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BBC - Politics (6 days ago)

The Tories take Aberdeen South, while the SNP wins in Arbroath and Broughty Ferry.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

It is understood the MP was arrested by Gloucestershire Police on Wednesday.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

A consultation is launched on the Heathrow expansion, outlining conditions for the project to go ahead.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Starmer had promised meeting with first ministers of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland this month.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Polanski was registered to vote at an east London marina but was not paying council tax.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

A speech by a Reform MS mocking Welsh students for being unable to read sparked a Senedd walkout.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, the former Democratic Unionist Party leader, is on trial for 18 sex abuse charges, including one count of rape, all of which he denies.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The UK's new defence secretary is under pressure to publish the blueprint after repeated delays.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Finnola Tzagorakis shared her story as MPs debated tackling abuse against people in customer facing roles.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Residents in Aberdeen South and Arbroath and Broughty Ferry are choosing new members of parliament.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Speech by Reform MS mocking Welsh students for being unable to read sparks Welsh Parliament walkout.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The Labour MP's draft legislation will be debated during Friday sittings in Parliament.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Wes Streeting has suggested he would be prepared to trigger a Labour leadership contest to replace Sir Keir Starmer as prime minister as early as next week.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The prime minister spoke to the BBC ahead of the Makerfield by-election on Thursday.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Al Carns has said the bill was one of the reasons he stepped down as armed forces minister.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The retired couple tell BBC Newsnight they tried to show the warship they had changed course in the English Channel before the shots were fired.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

But the former health secretary told BBC Newsnight he would prefer for the prime minister "to take a decision on his own terms”.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Campaigners say requirements to cut livestock grazing could lead to a 90% cull of its hill ponies.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Gabriel Leroy, a former councillor in Southend, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit an offence under the Criminal Law Act and the Computer Misuse Act.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

It comes as ex-defence secretary John Healey says the UK's enemies "do not follow timetables set by the Treasury".

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The ex-defence secretary repeats his call for more funding in a Commons speech following his resignation.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The prime minister says the UK is working with other countries on a plan to protect vessels in the key waterway.

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