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Labour cannot hide its divisions any more
Angela Rayner’s intervention in the Diane Abbott row exposes the truth behind the claim that Sir Keir Starmer leads a united Labour Party, ready for government. This ought to have been a simple test of both his authority and his claims to have changed Labour since the Jeremy Corbyn days. Instead, it suggests that any administration he leads would be riven by splits, including between Sir Keir and his deputy.
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Wes Streeting's Expression Over The Tories' National Service Policy Says It All
Although the Labour frontbencher took the chance to rant about it on BBC Question Time, too.
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Trump, Republican lawmakers misrepresent jury instructions in hush money trial
Donald Trump and his allies are claiming the New York judge overseeing his hush money trial told jurors they do not need to unanimously reach a guilty verdict, undermining a basic tenet of the American legal system. This is false; Justice Juan Merchan's instructions say unanimity is required to convict Trump of falsifying business records with the intent to commit or hide another crime -- in this case, an alleged violation of state election law -- but that there can be disagreement over how the
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Biden secretly told Ukraine they could conduct limited strikes on Russia using US weapons
Official says ‘president recently directed his team to ensure that Ukraine is able to use US weapons for counter-fire purposes in Kharkiv’
2-min read - NewsThe Telegraph
Israeli war cabinet member in move to dissolve Netanyahu’s government
A member of Benjamin Netanyahu’s war cabinet has moved to dissolve Israel’s government to unseat the prime minister.
3-min read - NewsThe Guardian
‘Purge’ of Labour leftwingers must end, Keir Starmer told
Labour leader accused of ‘cull’ and picking close allies to contest safe seats as others are blocked from standing for party in UK election
6-min read - NewsThe Independent
Ukraine-Russia war – live: Biden lifts ban on Kyiv using US missiles to defend Kharkiv against Putin attacks
US policy against use of munitions unchanged as Ukraine confident Moscow lacks troop numbers for major push on city
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