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Nigel Farage, leader of the Reform UK party, is set to make a bold move to attract left-wing voters by committing to restoring the winter fuel payments to all pensioners and scrapping the two-child benefit cap. This announcement comes as the party rides high in the opinion polls, with a
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Keir Starmer, the UK prime minister, has privately told cabinet ministers that he wants to scrap the two-child benefit cap, a move that would cost £3.5 billion a year but would be the most effective way to reduce child poverty. This decision comes as Labour MPs threaten to rebel
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The announcement by Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer to partially U-turn on changes to the winter fuel allowance has resulted in a major backlash, contributing to the party's loss in several electoral contests. The policy has sparked concerns among pensioners, with the Scottish National Party (SNP) urging Sir
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The shooting of two Israeli embassy staffers, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, outside a Jewish museum in Washington has sent shockwaves across Canada, with Jewish leaders and politicians condemning the deadly attack as a targeted act of antisemitism. Prime Minister Mark Carney has vowed to take action to combat hate,
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Sources close to Marco Mendicino, a former Liberal cabinet member, say he is considering a run for mayor of Toronto, potentially challenging incumbent Olivia Chow in next year's municipal election. Advocates from both the Liberal and Conservative parties have approached Mendicino to throw his hat into the ring,
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The UK Statistics Authority has been asked to investigate Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's claims about the cost of giving away the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The Prime Minister's office has been accused of "statistical sleight of hand" for using a complex calculation method
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A long-awaited treaty concerning the Chagos Islands, published after a dramatic 11th-hour legal challenge, has sparked outrage among senior Tories, who have accused Labour of signing a deal worth as much as £30 billion. The deal sees the UK surrendering sovereignty over the islands in the Indian Ocean to Mauritius,
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The UK has signed a treaty to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal that could cost taxpayers tens of billions of pounds. The agreement, which includes a payment of at least PS120 million-a-year for 99 years for control of the vital Diego Garcia military
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The UK government has been accused of "lying to the public" over its deal to give away the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, with critics suggesting the true cost could exceed £30 billion. The agreement, signed by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, will see the UK rent a key
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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, accompanied by his spouse and a high-level Vietnamese delegation, departed from Hanoi on May 24 for an official visit to Malaysia and attendance at the 46th ASEAN Summit and related high-level meetings in Kuala Lumpur. This marks the first official visit by a Vietnamese PM
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The signing of the Chagos Islands treaty between the UK and Mauritius has sparked renewed controversy over the UK's military base on the Diego Garcia island. The treaty, which will almost certainly be implemented in the coming weeks, has been criticized by some as a betrayal of British
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Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer announced a reversal of the government's decision to cut winter fuel payments for pensioners, amid growing pressure from the party's MPs to address child poverty. The move comes as former prime minister Gordon Brown calls for an additional £9 billion to
