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ITV News' Political Editor Robert Peston says there is no clear indication of who will lead the Tories for the next four years.

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How Rachel Reeves may have found £25bn behind the back of the sofa

“We’re not as bad as the Tories”. That is how Labour ministers and officials frame the last few days of news stories about gifts of clothes and entertainment.

Where is Starmer’s purpose?

ITV News Political Editor Robert Peston reveals Arsenal is providing Sir Keir Starmer with a corporate box.

Starmer gifted use of a hospitality box by Arsenal football club

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Starmer revives weekly National Security Council meetings

In Starmer’s talks with President Biden on Saturday, the US president deferred America’s green light until the United Nations General Assembly in ten days.

Starmer to lobby Italy, France and Germany over missiles for Ukraine

It is likely the UK and US will grant Ukraine permission to strike Russia with British missiles, regardless of what they say publicly. 

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 Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves taking applause after she addressed the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool. Rachel Reeves may need to raise up to £25 billion from tax increases if she wants to keep spending rising with national income, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) estimates. Issue date: Thursday October 10, 2024.

The IFS warns changing the debt rule inherited from the Conservatives will do “almost nothing” to improve funding for public services.

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As the US election heats up, conspiracies theories about Hurricane Milton, due to batter Florida, are being circulated online.

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Can Reeves increase investment and avoid austerity?

After Gray’s departure, it is all on Starmer

What Sue Gray’s exit says about Starmer

Why Tory outrage about the Chagos transfer may be phoney

How should Tories choose their next leader?

How Rachel Reeves may have found £25bn behind the back of the sofa

Where is Starmer’s purpose?

Starmer gifted use of a hospitality box by Arsenal football club

Starmer revives weekly National Security Council meetings

Starmer to lobby Italy, France and Germany over missiles for Ukraine

How the UK is likely to give Zelenskyy what he wants

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