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Rachel Reeves faces growing scrutiny as market jitters spark calls for fiscal clarity

Rachel Reeves faces growing pressure as market turmoil raises questions over Labour's fiscal credibility

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Pep Guardiola and his wife Cristina Serra are said to have broken up

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola 'breaks up with wife of 30 years'

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani and Sir Keir will announce a £12.3 billion export package during the visit to Downing Street.

Keir Starmer to host Iraqi PM to discuss return of illegal migrants and export package worth billions

Biden says Gaza ceasefire deal is 'on the brink' in final foreign policy speech

President Biden says Gaza ceasefire deal 'on the brink' of being agreed, in final foreign policy speech

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Energy minister accuses Tory MPs of 'extremist scaremongering' - as he denies UK was close to blackouts during cold snap

British troops should be sent to Ukraine to be part of any peacekeeping force, former defence secretaries have said

'Send British troops to Ukraine to keep peace after war ends', former Defence Secretaries urge

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer gives a speech during a visit to Google's new AI Campus in Somers Town, north west London, on Wednesday November 27, 2024.

Starmer vows to make Britain ‘world-leader’ in AI to boost growth as private firms commit £14 billion to the industry

Former chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng and former Prime Minister Liz Truss at the 2022 Tory conference

Liz Truss legal threat to PM over claim she crashed economy was for ‘publicity,’ says her former Chancellor

The US Supreme Court has rejected Trump’s last-minute attempt to delay his sentencing on Friday for his hush money case.

US Supreme Court rejects Trump's last-minute bid to delay sentencing in hush money case

The pound has fallen to its lowest point in over a year.

Pound falls to lowest point in over a year as soaring borrowing costs spark fears Labour 'could be forced to hike taxes'

Liz Truss has issued a cease and desist letter to Keir Starmer

Liz Truss sends cease and desist letter to Keir Starmer over 'defamatory' claim she 'crashed the economy'

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Labour 'could be forced to hike taxes or cut spending' as cost of government borrowing soars

Gorka said any ‘serious ally of the US’ should be committed to counter-terrorism to protect the so-called special relationship between the UK and US.

UK should take back British members of ISIS in Syria, Trump’s counter-terrorism chief said.

An inflatable dinghy carrying migrants is escorted by a French Warship across the English Channel

UK to target people traffickers with ground-breaking sanctions scheme

Kemi Badenoch's amendment on the grooming gang inquiry has been voted down

MPs vote down Conservatives' attempt to force new national grooming gangs inquiry

Starmer clashed with Badenoch

'Action not inquiries': Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch clash over grooming gangs in stormy PMQs

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Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch clashed over membership figures on Boxing Day.

Nigel Farage confirms he won't sue Kemi Badenoch over membership row - but reveals how he plans to hit back

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Trump 'would have been convicted of trying to overturn 2020 election if he had lost 2024 vote'

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Sarah Champion, Labour MP for Rotherham, has backed calls for a national inquiry into the grooming gangs scandal.

Rotherham MP backs calls for national grooming gang inquiry into 'failings of those in authority'

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Speaking to LBC’s Tom Swarbrick, Bangladeshi politician Bobby Hajjaj has said the government must conduct a full investigation into the allegations

Tulip Siddiq investigation must find out if money was ‘looted from a third world country,’ says Bangladeshi politician

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Keir Starmer has leapt to chancellor Rachel Reeves' defence as pressure grows over market turmoil.

Keir Starmer stresses 'full confidence' in Reeves as PM 'refuses' to say if she'll stay chancellor at next election

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Birthday cakes, sweets and other goods high in sugar, will be banned in Scottish nurseries from this summer.

SNP slammed for making Scotland a ‘joyless place’ as birthday cakes and sweets to be banned in nurseries

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Nicola Sturgeon has announced that she is ending her marriage to Peter Murrell

Nicola Sturgeon ends marriage to former SNP boss Peter Murrell

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The former SAS Warrant Officer has been hired by Trump as one of his elite bodyguards

SAS hero who led charge against Nairobi hotel terrorists and saved hostages hired by Donald Trump as bodyguard

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Greenland PM has said ‘we are ready to talk’ after Trump refused to rule out a military invasion of the territory.

Greenland PM says ‘we are ready to talk’ as Trump refuses to rule out military invasion

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Former Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson labelled Vladimir Putin a 'f***** idiot' in a scathing interview.

Boris Johnson slams 'f****** idiot' Vladimir Putin's imperial ambitions as 'Russia's empire is over'

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Elon Musk has praised a Labour MP who broke ranks with Keir Starmer on his grooming gangs inquiry stance.

Elon Musk hails 'integrity' of first Labour MP to break ranks with Keir Starmer over grooming gangs inquiry stance

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British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves is scramble to ease market turmoil.

Rachel Reeves 'eyeing hotel tax and disability welfare cuts' in frantic bid to stabilise public finances

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves has insisted the fiscal rules in her October budget are a non-negotiable as she defended her trip to China this week.

Rachel Reeves insists Budget is ‘non-negotiable’ as she defends China visit amid market turmoil back home

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Reeves said UK has "no choice" but to engage with China.

Rachel Reeves says UK has 'no choice' but to engage with China as chancellor kicks off Beijing visit

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Twelve Reform UK councillors to quit party in protest of Nigel Farage's leadership

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Chancellor Reeves needed some sprats to catch those enviable mackerels

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Donald Trump was sentenced in his historic hush money trial today.

Donald Trump blasts 'political witch hunt' as he's spared jail in historic hush money trial

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Former US President Barack Obama speaks with President-elect Donald Trump before the State Funeral Service for former US President Jimmy Carter

All five living US presidents unite at funeral of Jimmy Carter as Obama and Trump chat ahead of service
'There is a deal to be done' between Trump, Musk and the UK, former Bank of England Chief Economist tells LBC

'There is a deal to be done' between Trump, Musk and the UK, former Bank of England Chief Economist tells LBC
Donald Trump has called on the California governor to resign

'This is a true tragedy': Donald Trump blames Biden and California governor for spread of 'apocalyptic' wildfires
Trump says US 'needs Greenland for national security purposes’ - as he vows to rename Gulf of Mexico 'Gulf of America'

Trump says US 'needs Greenland for national security purposes’ - as he vows to rename Gulf of Mexico 'Gulf of America'
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Ed Davey urges Starmer to appeal to Trump over Musk comments about overthrowing UK government
Trump demands return of Israeli hostages by January 20 or 'all hell will break loose'

Trump demands return of Israeli hostages by January 20 or 'all hell will break out in Middle East'
Donald Trump was thwarted in his bid to indefinitely postpone this week's sentencing

Donald Trump loses latest bid to halt sentencing in hush money case ahead of inauguration

Donald Trump's election victory formally certified by Kamala Harris

Kamala Harris formally certifies Donald Trump's election victory

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Emmanuel Macron slams Elon Musk for 'directly intervening' in elections across the globe

Keir Starmer has been attacked by Donald trump and Elon musk for his green energy plans and his handling of grooming gangs

America turns on Starmer: PM attacked by Trump and Musk over net zero and grooming gangs

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Reform UK leader Nigel Farage during an appearance on LBC's Nick Ferrari at Breakfast show, at the Global Studios in London. Picture date: Tuesday January 7, 2025.

Nigel Farage pledges to launch Reform's own inquiry into grooming gangs scandal

Nigel Farage has told LBC he has "no desire to go to war with Elon Musk".

Nigel Farage tells LBC he doesn't want 'war' with Elon Musk and he plans to 'mend fences' at Trump's inauguration
Sir Keir Starmer's comments have sparked a furious backlash

Sir Keir Starmer sparks backlash after blaming 'far-Right' for outrage over lack of grooming gang inquiry
Ms Cooper has defended her decision not to launch a national inquiry into child sexual abuse.

Yvette Cooper says professionals who do not report child sexual abuse will face criminal sanctions
Europe unites over Musk's 'lies and misinformation' as leaders accuse tech billionaire of 'interference'

Europe unites over Musk's 'lies and misinformation' as leaders accuse tech billionaire of 'interference'
Deepfakes are images generated or edited using artificial intelligence featuring real people, often involving the faces of real women edited into sexually explicit images or scenarios.

Creating and sharing explicit AI deepfake images to become criminal offence in government crackdown
Lord Soames has condemned civilian suffering as a result of the Israeli onslaught in Gaza as ‘institutionalised cruelty’.

Winston Churchill’s grandson labels civilian suffering in Gaza ‘institutionalised cruelty’

Labour apologises after song 'encouraging drugging of young girls' used to soundtrack bizarre AI animal TikTok video

Labour apologises after song 'encouraging drugging of young girls' used to soundtrack party TikTok video
Richard Tice told LBC' Tonight with Andrew Marr that Elon Musk 'can't buy' Reform UK

Elon Musk 'can't buy' Reform says Richard Tice after tech tycoon suggested US should 'topple UK government'
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Should Elon Musk butt out of UK politics?