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The 'eco-populist' Green Party leader who wants to be the Farage of the Left

The government won the vote on its watered-down welfare bill last week after significant last-minute concessions

UN criticises Starmer's welfare reforms and warns measures will 'increase poverty rates'

Labour MPs threaten rebellion over benefit cuts for millions

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Sir Keir Starmer in Albania to tackle 'revolving door' of migration

British Army Apache helicopters on a military exercise last May. Pic: Reuters

Public services prepare for up to 11% cuts - as defence secretary says 'we must rearm'

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Tech bosses threatened with jail as government cracks down on children's access to social media

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Everything 'on the table' in debate over restricting children's social media use, says minister

Sir Keir Starmer congratulated Rachel Reeves after she addressed the Labour Party conference in Liverpool. Pic: PA

Labour's plan to crack down on non-doms 'could be watered down'

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SNP faces triple whammy of crises and its central goal of independence is at serious risk

The Home Office is in the spotlight over the case

How was a convicted sex offender granted asylum in the UK?

Gillian Keegan and Rishi Sunak during a visit to a nursery in Harrogate. Pic: PA

New childcare staff offered £1,000 amid concerns about free hours rollout

Domestic abuse victims to receive 'flee funds' to escape abusive partners

Helen McNamara said Downing St was 'sexist' under Johnson

Calm takedown of Johnson's COVID Downing Street argues 'sexist' culture may have cost lives

How worried should we be about Chinese 'spying' in parliament?

The Taliban swiftly took control of Afghanistan following the pullout of Western troops

'They blindsided themselves': Ministers ignored 'excoriating' report sent months ago that US withdrawal would destabilise Afghanistan - claims

British and European leaders finalised the deal over breakfast

EU 'wanted €75bn' in Brexit divorce bill

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and President of the European Council, Donald Tusk.

Will Irish border derail progress on Brexit?

MPs have called on Theresa May to put more money into the NHS and social care

MPs pile pressure on May over NHS funding

Priti Patel (R) could be in for the high-jump after revelations of ministerial code breaches

Will Patel be the only one to leave Government?

(L-R) Daniel Kawczynski, Dan Poulter and Stephen Crabb have been referred to the new Tory disciplinary committee

Three Tory MPs investigated over allegations

Storm clouds are gathering as MPs wonder who will be accused next

Sex pest scandal 'worse than expenses'

One politician is described as 'very handsy' in a Whatsapp group

Is Westminster hiding a harassment scandal?

Not the reaction to her speech the PM was hoping for

Coughing, P45 prank and set woes mar PM speech

UK Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon

Fallon: Troops may fight another Afghan-style war

Theresa May needs to find a way to lift the gloom at Tory conference

Prime Minister faces challenges on all sides

Jeremy Corbyn main policy pitch was to voters he already holds

Has Corbyn managed to woo non-Labour voters?

Boris Johnson and Philip Hammond made a show of leaving a recent Cabinet meeting together

Tory coup plot claims amid bitter Cabinet rift

The Government is under pressure to act on fees

What can be done about university fees?

Student protesters gather for a march on Parliament in December 2010

Universities warned over 67% dropout rates

Boris Johnson knows his intervention will be seen as a leadership bid

What is Boris Johnson playing at?

Pro-EU demonstrators made their feelings known ahead of the Commons vote

Crucial Brexit bill passes through first vote

Screen grab from leaked Home Office document on migration

Brexit immigration leak: What you need to know

Sir Keir Starmer has put an end to weeks of mixed messages from Labour

Labour policy shift a win for soft Brexiteers

There is little doubt Mr Corbyn personally wants to see benefits uprated every year

Labour leader silent on lifting benefit freeze

David Davis will meet with bosses from some of Britain's biggest firms

Davis to face business leaders over Brexit

Jeremy Corbyn gave a speech to festival-goers at Glastonbury

Corbyn predicts he will be PM 'in six months'

New laws will punish tech firms that fail to remove unacceptable content

Tech firms face fines for 'evil' online extremism

Jeremy Corbyn's performance at the polls was impressive but not a win

What Jeremy Corbyn should do next...

The support from far-left parties for Labour has been described as 'unprecedented'

Can fringe parties make a difference to Labour?

Mr Corbyn has calculated that - barring any gaffes - the only way is up

Taking part in debate a no-brainer for Corbyn

Insiders say the programme is not about class war, but about creating a better society

Will Labour's radical policies win over voters?

Diane Abbott arrives at Millbank as her gaffe stole the headlines

Abbott car crash overshadows sellable policy

Jeremy Corbyn is concentrating on the domestic front - the NHS, wages and inequality

Corbyn the underdog comes out fighting

Parties are readying to set out their electoral stalls to voters

What will each party pledge during campaign?