Prime Minister says he has ‘long believed in borrowing to invest’
Sir Keir Starmer took questions from broadcasters about the country’s finances ahead of the Labour Government’s first budget on October 30.
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No contact from Government over Horizon IT scandal, says Sir Alan Bates
The 70-year-old was speaking after being knighted at Windsor Castle.
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Russia treating own citizens as ‘bits of meat to fling into grinder’ – Starmer
The Prime Minister said Russia was responsible for ‘colossal human suffering’ as a result of the conflict in Ukraine.
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Starmer: It is important to look at the ‘human story’ behind a donation
The Prime Minister has defended the use of accommodation for his son to study while he was sitting his GCSE exams.
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Sir Keir Starmer: It is ‘not right’ to say I am talking country down
The PM said last month that the upcoming Budget will be ‘painful’ and warned in his conference speech on Tuesday of ‘the difficult road ahead’.
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Conference motion on winter fuel payment ‘doesn’t dictate’ policy – Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer said he and his ministers had made ‘a difficult decision, taken because the last government left a £22 billion black hole’.
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Leave Lebanon now, Starmer urges British citizens as conflict continues
The Prime Minister repeated his plea for those still in Lebanon to use commercial flights as he urged both sides to de-escalate the conflict.
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Israeli military preparing for possible ground operation, army chief says
It came as the United Nations said more than 90,000 people have been displaced by five days of Israeli strikes on Lebanon.
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Labour conference backs call to reverse winter fuel payment cut
The Unite leader made a powerful plea to change the controversial cut to some pensioners’ winter fuel payment.
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Hezbollah fires missile at Tel Aviv following Israeli strikes on Lebanon
The Israeli military said it intercepted the surface-to-surface missile and there were no reports of casualties or damage.
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PM suggests £20,000 donation was for ‘son to study for GCSEs’
The Prime Minister signalled he could continue to accept hospitality gifts from donors.
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Nation’s press mixed on Starmer’s conference speech
The Prime Minister gave his first Labour Party conference speech since taking office.
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Israel bombards Hezbollah, killing a top commander, while families flee Lebanon
The UN Security Council scheduled an emergency meeting on Lebanon for Wednesday at the request of France.
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Man who staked out Trump at golf course charged with attempting assassination
Ryan Wesley Routh had been initially charged with two federal firearms offences.
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Troops sent to Cyprus as plans drawn up to evacuate Britons from Lebanon
The deployment of 700 troops, backed up by RAF aircraft and Royal Navy ships, comes as the situation in the Middle East deteriorates.
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