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UK's Starmer vows to fight on

Local elections 2026 live: Farage insists he 'badly needs £5m' gift from billionaire in tense Sky News interview

Millions of people across Wales, Scotland and parts of England are casting their vote today in elections considered crucial for Keir Starmer’s future as PM.

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UK's Starmer vows to fight on after ruling Labour Party punished in local polls

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Partial results show losses for Starmer’s Labour and wins for Reform UK in local elections

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Starmer takes responsibility for ‘tough’ election results but vows to carry on

Sir Keir Starmer insisted he would carry on as Prime Minister despite Labour suffering disastrous local election losses.

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MPs and unions break ranks to demand that Starmer resign

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Starmer says he won't 'walk away' as Reform makes gains in England and Labour admits defeat in Wales

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Tough election results hurt but don't weaken my resolve, says PM

Sharon Hoffman - the only remaining Labour councillor in Hull after Reform won 10 seats on the council - said the national Labour government had "done us a lot of damage".

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Keir Starmer under pressure to agree exit plan after election mauling

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Local Elections 2026 LIVE: Keir braced for stormy night as Labour loses battleground to Reform & Farage cleans up

Hong Kong denies link to UK national security case

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UK border official and former Hong Kong cop convicted of assisting Chinese spy agency in Britain

A U.K. border official and former Hong Kong police officer were convicted Thursday of spying for China by carrying out what prosecutors called “shadow policing” operations in Britain.

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A U.K. border official and a former Hong Kong police officer are convicted of acting as agents for China in Britain

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Hong Kong denies link to UK national security case after trade officer convicted of spying on activists

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'Official exposed as Chinese spy' and 'Time for Starmer to stand aside'

Several of the papers lead with reports that a Home Office official has been found guilty of working for Chinese intelligence as part of a "shadow policing operation".

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Two men found guilty of spying on Hong Kong dissidents in UK for China

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China exploited WFH to spy on UK

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Hong Kong’s Spy Campaign Is Exposed

But the office organized and funded a campaign to stalk “dissidents living in the UK who were referred to by individuals linked to the Hong Kong authorities as ‘cockroaches,’” the Crown Prosecution Se...

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Two men first in British history to be found guilty of spying for China

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Home Office official convicted of spying for China in first case of its kind

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UK.’s Starmer is jolted by anti-immigration party in local elections

The prime minister is fighting for political survival after Nigel Farage’s populist Reform party performed strongly.

Reform UK hails ‘historic change’ but pollster warns of peak in support

A jubilant Nigel Farage heralded “historic change in British politics” as he suggested local election results showed Reform UK was on course for a general election victory.While many local election results are still to be declared,

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200,000 small boat arrivals loom amid UK raising threat level to ‘severe’ following recent terror attack

The UK is approaching 200,000 small boat arrivals across the English Channel since 2018, according to official figures cited by British media reports.

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UK two-party system 'done and dusted' as Reform gains momentum

UK political commentator James Matthewson claims the traditional two-party system in the UK is “done and dusted”.

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UK Plans To Ban Cigarette Sales for Future Generations

Anyone born after December 31, 2008, will be permanently banned from buying cigarettes under a newly approved bill in the UK.

2 dead and 16 injured in attempted channel crossing from France to UK

A small boat carrying migrants trying to cross the English Channel has run aground on a beach in northern France, leaving two dead and 16 injured.