Month: September 2024

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REVEALED: Sir Keir Starmer pays off mortgage on his £2million London townhouse _ Hieuuk

The mortgage on Sir Keir Starmer’s £2 million townhouse has been paid off, official documents show. Sir Keir and Lady Starmer have achieved what many homeowners can only dream of – putting them in the top one-third of English homeowners in…

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Defiant Rachel Reeves refuses to back down on winter fuel raid and warns ‘road ahead is harder than we thought’ (but Gaza protesters disrupt her big conference speech) _ Hieuuk

Rachel Reeves sounded defiance on the winter fuel allowance axe today despite a wave of unrest at Labour conference – as her big speech was disrupted by a Gaza protest. The Chancellor insisted she would not ‘duck decisions’ and the ‘road ahead is steeper…

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After the boos – the backlash: Unions and MPs warn Rachel Reeves of ‘terrible mistake’ for refusing to U-turn on axing OAPs’ winter fuel cash despite being jeered at Labour conference _ Hieuuk

Rachel Reeves faced a backlash from unions and her own MPs tonight after she refused to U-turn on axing the winter fuel allowance for millions of pensioners. The Chancellor sounded defiance in her keynote speech to Labour conference, despite delegates booing the leadership…

Starmer to strike more upbeat note as Treasury plots spending boost.H

In first conference speech as PM, Labour leader will defend tough rhetoric but say there is light at the end of the tunnel Keir Starmer will cast off the gloom that has dominated his early days in power and pledge…

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Keir Starmer declares there is ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ for the UK – as he pledges to lead a ‘great reforming government’ in Labour conference speech _ Hieuuk

Sir Keir Starmer will today declare there is ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ for the country as he pledges to lead a ‘great reforming government’. In his keynote speech to Labour’s annual conference in Liverpool, the Prime Minister will try…

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Keir Starmer will promise Brits ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ with immigration cut and benefits crackdown as he bids to reboot his struggling premiership in first big Labour conference speech TODAY _ Hieuuk

Keir Starmer will promise ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ today as he bids to reboot his struggling premiership in his big Labour conference speech. The PM is set to strike a more positive tone in his address to activists…

Starmer promises swift action against welfare fraudsters.H

PM to pledge to ‘leave no stone unturned’ in bid to rebuild public services and save £1.6bn over five years Starmer promises swift action against welfare fraudsters PM to pledge to ‘leave no stone unturned’ in bid to rebuild public…

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QUENTIN LETTS: When Rachel Reeves said ‘ec-un-um-ic’, it could have been a Dalek talking _ Hieuuk

Rachel Reeves practically shouted this speech down a tunnel. There is always something tubular about her oratory but her nerves amplified the megaphone manner. The effect was blurty, jerky, echoey, under-oiled. Between paragraphs she did not let her cheeks relax. They…

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DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Rachel Reeves will be judged on deeds not words _ Hieuuk

With a rictus smile glued to her face, Rachel Reeves sought yesterday to change Labour’s central message from one of unremitting gloom to one of hope. After weeks of relentless negativity over alleged black holes, broken Britain and ‘tough decisions’ ahead, this…

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Angela Rayner faces investigation by sleaze watchdog over Lord Alli New York flat stay _ Hieuuk

Angela Rayner has been reported to the parliamentary standards commissioner accused of failing to properly declare a stay in a New York apartment. In the letter to the watchdog yesterday, the Conservatives say the Deputy Prime Minister may have broken the rules by…