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Bob Geldof wanted to be Fianna Fail’s presidential candidate, says Martin

The Taoiseach said former pop star Geldof was one of a number of people who had expressed an interest in running for the role.

Evening Standard · Sep 3, 2025

Can Keir Starmer afford to sack Angela Rayner over her stamp duty error?

Prime minister has a track record of firing errant ministers – but will her power within the party protect his beleaguered deputy?

The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2025

Zack Polanski’s win shows leftwing candidates are still underestimated – even by Jeremy Corbyn

His landslide victory surprised the left too. Voters have more enthusiasm for radical policies than we give them credit for, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2025

Angela Rayner: The working-class defender of Labour values

The Deputy Prime Minister once described herself as ‘John Prescott in a skirt’.

Evening Standard · Sep 3, 2025

Jeremy Corbyn to lead ‘Gaza tribunal’ into UK role in Israel’s war

The UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territory is among those set to contribute to the two-day event.

Al Jazeera · Sep 3, 2025

Tory MP calls for Union flag to be flown on every school and hospital

A CONSERVATIVE MP has called for all public buildings, including schools and hospitals, to fly the Union flag across Britain ...

The National (Scotland) · Sep 3, 2025

Starmer ‘too arrogant’ to admit he’s got things wrong, Badenoch tells Commons

The Conservative leader pressed the Prime Minister on borrowing costs, unemployment, and future tax rises, at PMQs.

Evening Standard · Sep 3, 2025

It would be ‘a profound mistake’ to leave human rights treaty – Keir Starmer

Ministers plan to tighten the use of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.

Evening Standard · Sep 3, 2025

Labour Budget delay 'shows Scotland is an afterthought to UK'

Labour's Budget delay leaves Scotland as an “afterthought” and makes it “almost impossible” for the Scottish Government to plan its Budget,…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 3, 2025

Don’t sugarcoat this: Starmer’s government is weak and may perish. Here are my five steps to recovery

After so many avoidable mistakes, of course people are angry. But with the far right looming, we need action not despair, says MP and former Labour shadow chancellor John McDonnell

The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2025