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Here’s why Labour is struggling to deliver: the British state is immense, but pull the levers and nothing happens

At home, the machinery of government creaks badly – abroad, a leaden UK lags far behind dynamic competitors. A radical overhaul is needed, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott

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Badenoch claims forthcoming business rates U-turn for pubs ‘too little, too late’ – as it happened

Conservative leader criticises government’s U-turn but change likely to be welcomed by pub trade

The Guardian - UK

Labour in pole position to win 2028 race for Mayor of London, new survey reveals

EXCLUSIVE: Sir Sadiq Khan’s party is on 32%, the Conservatives 20%, Reform 19%, the Greens 13% and Liberal Democrats 11%

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Reeves condemns Farage opposition to lifting two-child benefit cap

Exclusive: Chancellor says Reform leader wants to keep children in poverty based on skin colour after U-turn

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Fact check: Polling company registered at an address months after Reform UK left

A widely shared online post claimed polling firm Merlin Strategy and Reform UK had the same office address.

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It’s unwise for Labour to attack the Green party and its wealth tax proposal

Letters: Readers respond to the Fabian Society’s leader, Joe Dromey, describing the Green party as a threat to be countered alongside Reform

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Mahmood promises murdered MP’s family independent review into state failings

Sir David Amess’s family have made repeated calls for a public inquiry since his death in 2021.

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Desperate for attention, Nige holds marathon presser and skips PMQs

Reform leader warns of the terrors of London alongside his mayoral candidate and swaps Commons for radio slot

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Locals' fury as boss of 'most complained about London council' gets OBE

The council has been accused of being one of the worst performing local authorities in London

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Reform London mayor candidate accused of talking down capital with ‘pity’ remark

Laila Cunningham tells press conference that people pity Londoners for having to live in a city that is ‘no longer safe’

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Nigel Farage announces Reform UK candidate for London mayor

The Reform UK leader said the candidate will be the figurehead for the party’s campaign ahead of May’s elections.

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Who is Reform's Laila Cunningham, and what would London look like with her as mayor?

Reform UK has named the Westminster councillor as its London mayoral candidate – but who is she, and what does she stand for?

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‘Pivotal moment’ for UUP as nominations officially open for next leader

Current Ulster Unionist Party leader Mike Nesbitt announced earlier this month that he intends to stand down.

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Labour workers’ rights concessions to cut cost to business by billions, analysis shows

Updated government assessment says measures will now entail ‘no more than a modest increase’ for employers

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Swinney is a bluffer who will be ‘found out’ like Tisdale and Thelwell – Sarwar

The Scottish Labour leaders compared the First Minister to the unpopular Celtic and Rangers figures during a Glasgow visit.

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Nigel Farage tells mayoral candidate to apologise for saying David Lammy should 'go home'

The Reform leader said Chris Parry should say sorry to the Deputy Prime Minister as he unveiled his party’s candidate for Mayor of London

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Laila Cunningham unveiled as Reform's candidate for London Mayor as she tells Sadiq Khan: 'Your time is up'

Reform’s London mayoral candidate Laila Cunningham, a Westminster councillor who defected from the Tories, claimed the capital is not safe and called for Met Police chief Sir Mark Rowley to be fired

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Reform complains to BBC about Caerphilly by-election debate ‘plant’

Nigel Farage’s party had pledged to ‘throw everything’ at its campaign for the seat.

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Murdered MP’s family to meet Home Secretary to push for ‘answers’

Lady Julia Amess and Katie Amess are set for talks with Shabana Mahmood on Wednesday.

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Government lacks emotional link with voters, cabinet ministers warned

Morgan McSweeney says Labour needs emotion, empathy and evidence, sources say

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Constance stays as Scottish Justice Secretary, despite ministerial code breaches

Angela Constance faced calls to quit after independent advisers found she inadvertently breached the ministerial code.

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Constance ‘inadvertently’ breached rules twice, probe finds

The investigation recommended a ‘reprove’ for Angela Constance and urged her to make a statement to Holyrood.

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Starmer tells Cabinet of ‘fight of our political lives’ in general election clash with Farage’s Reform UK

He stressed to his senior ministers that Labour would be judged on whether it had tackled the cost-of-living problems faced by many households

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Starmer says UK ‘turning the corner’ at first Cabinet meeting of 2026

Labour faces a difficult set of elections in May in English local authorities and the Scottish and Welsh parliaments.

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Labour to protect existing MPs above winning more seats at next election, deputy leader says

Party will also teach MPs how to be ‘community leaders’ and take credit for government’s work, Lucy Powell says

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