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OPINION - Sadiq Khan freezes Tube and bus fares (and reminds everyone he's quite good at politics)

As pre-election pledges go, it doesn't exactly get top marks for subtlety. But in a city buffeted by a cost of living crisis and where so many are reliant on the transport network to get around, it is hard to fault.

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What time is the Spring Budget 2024? All eyes on the Chancellor on Wednesday

The chancellor is about to outline the main tax changes for the year ahead

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London by-elections: Tories 'wiped out in their former heartlands' but Labour suffer blow in Hackney

The Tory party lost its last seat on Richmond council on Friday, but defeated Labour in a bizarre by-election in Hackney

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OPINION - Reality check for Penny Mordaunt: the Conservative leadership is not for you

The election has yet to be fought, let alone lost, but already the Tory would-be leaders are circling Rishi Sunak. And among the most energetic on the circuit is Penny Mordaunt. The other day, she was having a go at the SNP at the Caledonian Club; it’s always useful to…

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Former Speaker risks outstaying her welcome in the House of Lords

Perhaps the Baroness should take her own advice

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Veteran Labour MP Sir Tony Lloyd Dies Aged 73 Following Announcement of Untreatable Leukaemia

The long-serving politician, who had been the MP for Rochdale since 2017, was diagnosed with blood cancer four years ago.

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Labour Promises To Save The UK's Business Reputation From 'A New Age Of Insecurity'

As the next general election approaches, MP Rachel Reeves will introduce JP Morgan investors to Labour's plan to regrow the British economy.

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Jeremy Hunt drops new pre-election Budget tax cut hint

He said the 'direction of travel' is for the UK to emulate successful low-tax economies

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Unions tell Starmer of members’ anger over Gaza ceasefire position

Several leaders of the biggest unions also urged the Labour leader not to row back on climate pledges

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Blame Tory austerity for the state of local councils

Letters: Readers respond to an article by John Harris about council bankruptcies and the decimation of local services

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Jeremy Hunt hints at voter-friendly tax giveaway in March budget

With polls predicting electoral disaster for Tories, chancellor says ‘economy would be more successful if we had more competitive taxes’

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Sir Tony Lloyd obituary

Labour MP who served as a Foreign Office minister in the 1990s and later became Manchester’s police and crime commissioner

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Low general election turnout likely with ‘dull as dishwater’ Sunak and Starmer

Polling expert says similarity between two main parties and clear Labour lead also likely to suppress voting numbers

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OPINION - Labour and the Left need to escape the dead end of progressive politics

Vaping is a great example of humanity’s failure to live up to its own hype. We’ve swapped an addiction we knew was dangerous for another that could well be. Sometimes progress is an illusion. The idea of progress can be an illusion in politics too, especially if you are a…

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Tube fares freeze hopes raised as Sadiq Khan reveals new passenger income forecasts

The mayor is expected to unveil his annual fares package on Friday

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Liberal Democrats bend the truth in latest election leaflet

The party has a reputation for telling porkies

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OPINION - Sadiq Khan plans to put loos on the Tube — but what took so long?

Well done, the Greens. If credit is due anywhere for the inclusion of £3 million in the Mayor’s budget for public lavatories at Tube stations, it should go to Caroline Russell. She’s the leader of the Greens in the London Assembly, and she’s been banging on about this for years.…

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Paul Scully claims he was 'best candidate' to defeat Sadiq Khan in London mayoral race

The former Minister for London felt 'frustration' after exclusion from Tory candidate shortlist

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From Glasto tickets to designer handbags: All the freebees MPs got last year

Looking to get Lana Del Rey tickets? It's easy, just become an MP

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Hammersmith Bridge: Thames crossing repair bill soars to £250million raising fears it won't ever reopen to traffic

Tories say it should be renamed 'Sadiq Khan Bridge' to highlight mayor's alleged inaction

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Rwanda Bill: Rishi Sunak wins crunch vote in Commons as Tory rebellion fizzles out

Dozens of hardline Conservatives who had threatened to bring down the Prime Minister’s flagship immigration policy reluctantly agreed to vote with the Government

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A Tory party addicted to chaos enters its next stage of self-destruction

Both Rishi Sunak and James Cleverley have privately denounced the Rwanda bill in the past. Yet here they are, backing it…

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Labour MP Tony Lloyd dies surrounded by family at age of 73

Veteran MP, who revealed last week he had an aggressive and untreatable form of blood cancer, died on Wednesday morning

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OPINION - Sadiq Khan’s out in front in London mayoral race but the polls underestimate the Tories

Commentary: Sadiq Khan is in a weaker position than the last time London went to the polls, says Lord Hayward

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Tory mayoral candidate Susan Hall denies she is pursuing a ‘doughnut strategy’

The Conservative challenger to Sadiq Khan said she was not pursuing the 'doughnut strategy' used by Boris Johnson in 2008

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