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‘The King of the North’: who is the man tipped to be the next British PM? – podcast
Keir Starmer has announced he will stand down as prime minister less than two years after his election victory, kickstarting the r…
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Starmer has resigned, so what happens next?
The BBC's political editor Chris Mason explains what we should be looking out for now that Keir Starmer has resigned as leader of …
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BBC political team reflects on 'extraordinary moment'
Thoughts from the BBC's political team on an eventful morning in Downing Street.
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From migration to Mandelson: Keir Starmer’s successes and failures in No 10
Where did it go wrong for the outgoing prime minister? And how much – if at all – did it threaten to go right? Keir Starmer pitche…
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Taliban arriving in Brussels in next few days for EU talks on deporting Afghans
The EU Commission on Monday refused to respond if any of its own delegation would include female staffers in order to conform with…
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Babcock says Brexit and Covid beset Royal Navy contract as profits plunge
Underlying operating profits down 19% with 2019 frigate-building programme making loss, firm reports One of the UK’s biggest defen…
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A look back at Keir Starmer's political career
The BBC's political correspondent Joe Pike outlines the highs and lows of his premiership.
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China, Canada, EU climate talks kick off in Brussels
America will find itself on the 'wrong side of history', the Chinese minister says
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Keir Starmer’s fatal flaw? The blankness on to which voters projected their years of frustration | John Harris
His government was directionless and confused, and from that murk emerged the Peter Mandelson scandal On a bone-chillingly cold mo…
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer's resignation speech in full
Sir Keir announces he will be step down as Labour leader and PM in a Downing Street address.
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Watch Starmer's resignation speech in full
Sir Keir Starmer resigns as prime minister and leader of the Labour Party, in a statement outside 10 Downing Street.
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France and Germany set new governance framework for KNDS
Paris and Berlin aim for parity as the company prepares for IPO and possible German stake acquisition
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Watch: Moment PM says he will step down
Keir Starmer announces his decision to quit in a speech outside No 10.
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Frozen by the challenges of power: how Starmer turned triumph into tragedy
Starmer appeared ruthless in banishing the influence of Jeremy Corbyn, and winning power – but far less certain on how to wield it…
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Keir Starmer resigns as British prime minister
Leader steps down just short of two years since election victory
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Keir Starmer to step down as prime minister two years after historic election victory
Labour leader bows to mounting pressure after Andy Burnham’s success against Reform UK in Makerfield Keir Starmer has announced he…
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Andy Burnham: Who is the man who may be the next PM?
A look back at the career of the man dubbed the 'King of the North', Andy Burnham.
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Minister: PM is thinking about how to respond
Baroness Jacqui Smith speaks about the prime minister and claims from US President Donald Trump that he will resign.
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Alzheimer’s experts call for a dementia strategy matching Europe’s cancer plan [Advocacy Lab]
Dementia experts from 12 countries have signed a policy paper urging Brussels to give dementia its own framework, modelled on the …
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Don’t worry, a politician can’t present the Today programme. Michael Grade is wrong about that – and GB News | Stewart Purvis and Chris Banatvala
As the former Ofcom chair says extraordinary things about the rightwing channel and its critics, a factcheck would not go amiss • …
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FIREPOWER: Rutte heads to Washington
In today's edition: deterrence, financing, SAFE
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Listen: Can the EU really close the gender pay gap?
As member states scramble to transpose the Pay Transparency Directive, the biggest drivers of women’s lower earnings such as part-…
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VOLTAGE: London or Brussels climate meet, and does it matter?
In today's edition: network codes, heatwaves, PFAS
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Keir Starmer expected to announce resignation timetable, paving way for Burnham premiership - UK politics live
It’s still unclear whether there will be a leadership contest or an uncontested handover of power Starmer expected to announce exi…