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Keir Starmer’s first 90 days have been total chaos – no wonder everyone’s abandoning him! B

Tory leadership candidate Robert Jenrick. (Image: Getty Images) It has been just 90 days since the General Election. Not that you’d know it. Labour’s government is in chaos. Internally, it is ridden with scandal. Keir Starmer has lost or been forced to kick…

Furious protesters demand Labour U-turn on ‘cruel’ winter fuel cuts outside Parliament! B

Hundreds of people took part in a demonstration in fury at the axing of winter fuel payments for most pensioners. Furious protesters descended on Parliament today demanding “cruel” Keir Starmer U-turns on winter fuel payment cuts. Charities and unions joined forces for…

‘If I have a fault, it’s that I’m too honest’ – Boris Johnson’s Unleashed, digested by John Crace! B

‘The queen told me I was the best foreign secretary of her illustrious reign.’ Illustration: Ella Baron/The Guardian The former prime minister has given us a thrilling insight into his own narcissism. Can’t face reading it? All the parties, scandals and…

TGI Fridays secures rescue deal but more than 1,000 UK jobs lost! B

Private equity groups Calveton and Breal Capital to buy 51 restaurants, although 35 outlets will close The TGI Fridays deal will result in the transfer of 2,389 employees. Photograph: Geoffrey Swaine/Rex/Shutterstock A rescue deal for the UK arm of TGI Fridays…

State pensioners set for ‘automatic’ £150 boost after winter fuel axe! B

Eligible households will start receiving letters confirming the payment from this month. State pensioners are in for a financial boost as the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) rolls out its Warm Home Discount scheme, promising an “automatic” £150 payment to…

Labour plotting stealth tax raid on pensions – but there’s one thing it will never do! B

As the autumn Budget looms, PM Keir Starmer and chancellor Rachel Reeves have got their greedy eyes on our pension savings. But there’s one line they won’t cross. Labour has repeatedly hammered private sector pensions but won’t touch the public…

West Yorkshire police trainee suffered bullying and racism before death, inquest hears_P

Anugrah Abraham, 21, from Bury, was afraid of losing his job and had nightmares about work, his father says Anugrah Abraham was studying for a degree apprenticeship with West Yorkshire police. Photograph: family handout A trainee police officer suffered bullying and…

Reeves opts to not raise tax on pension contributions in October budget_P

Public sector unions had warned rise would hurt their members, erasing pay increases government has just agreed Rachel Reeves is considering making changes to capital gains tax and inheritance tax. Photograph: James McCauley/Rex/Shutterstock Rachel Reeves has decided not to raise tax…

Reeves opts to not raise tax on pension contributions in October budget! B

Public sector unions had warned rise would hurt their members, erasing pay increases government has just agreed Rachel Reeves is considering making changes to capital gains tax and inheritance tax. Photograph: James McCauley/Rex/Shutterstock Rachel Reeves has decided not to raise tax…

He’s the softly-spoken genius behind Labour’s victory – and now he’s running Starmer’s No10! B

Morgan McSweeney guided Sir Keir to a historic election win and he’s now triumphed in a Downing Street power struggle with Sue Gray too McSweeney may have taken lessons from the Blair era about how to manage and control the…