Politics

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Keir Starmer asks Labour candidates to ‘fly the flag’ on St George’s Day
Labour leader uses Telegraph column to emphasise his patriotic stance, but some worry it may alienate ethnic minority voters

Pippa Crerar Political editor

21, Apr, 2024 @9:30 PM

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Former Tory MP Mark Menzies quits amid claims he misused party funds
Conservative party inquiry found a ‘pattern of behaviour’ that had fallen below the standard expected of MPs

Pippa Crerar Political editor

21, Apr, 2024 @7:32 PM

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‘Like the Somme without the generals’: Tory nerves grow as local elections loom
Contest being treated as a general election bellwether and some MPs fear ‘complete annihilation’ will spark further Conservative rebellion

Pippa Crerar Political editor

21, Apr, 2024 @6:26 PM

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Ignorance still stalks the land
Brief letters: Beveridge’s giants | Carers | Cash-strapped Tories | Early Christmas | Bird’s birthday

21, Apr, 2024 @5:25 PM

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Thatcher’s enduring legacy and most heinous sin | Letters
Letters: David Redshaw is staggered by Keir Starmer’s admiration for her, Brian Hughes says her government created the illusion of an economic miracle, while Charles EL Gilman disputes her total hostility to the EU

21, Apr, 2024 @5:25 PM

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Don’t let the Tories deprive you of your vote next month – check your photo ID today | Letter
Letter: Metro mayors including Andy Burnham and Sadiq Khan urge voters to check that their photo ID is valid for May’s elections, and to register for a voter authority certificate by Wednesday’s deadline if it is not

21, Apr, 2024 @5:23 PM

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Labour metro mayors liken ID photo rules to US ‘voter suppression tactics’
Mayors say ‘cynical’ changes to ID requirements risk disenfranchising thousands of voters at local elections

Mark Brown

21, Apr, 2024 @5:00 PM

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UK voters frustrated with politicians’ ‘desperate’ culture war tactics, survey finds
Poll shows voters are put off by such messages and are prepared to show their displeasure at the ballot box

Aletha Adu Political correspondent

21, Apr, 2024 @3:53 PM

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Outgoing Tory MPs take lucrative second jobs and ‘swan off on jollies’
Sixty four Tories and four independent MPs who lost party whip plan to stand down from the Commons amid dire polling for Conservatives

Andrew Kersley

21, Apr, 2024 @7:00 AM

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Tory party has ‘lost any right’ to call itself patriotic, says Keir Starmer
Labour leader accuses Conservatives of having ‘denigrated some of our proudest national institutions’ and stoking divisions

Mabel Banfield-Nwachi

20, Apr, 2024 @10:46 PM

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Labour shifts poll tactics to target fearful Tory over-65s
Alarm grows over possible pension cuts as research suggests Jeremy Hunt tax cut announcement was ‘blunder’

Michael Savage Policy editor

20, Apr, 2024 @5:30 PM

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‘You can’t rule out a complete panicked meltdown’: Tories fear wipeout after another disastrous week
Infighting, suspensions and bizarre allegations have dogged efforts to
restore order as the party prepares for May’s byelections

Michael Savage Policy editor

20, Apr, 2024 @2:51 PM

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