Starmer kills off Rwanda plan on first day as PM
Labour insiders tell The Telegraph Tory scheme effectively ‘dead’ after party pledged to scrap it
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Labour insiders tell The Telegraph Tory scheme effectively ‘dead’ after party pledged to scrap it
The question of how the Conservatives should approach Reform UK is likely to dominate early debate in the race
Sunak says ‘I am sorry’ as Conservatives lose host of star names in defeat that became a bloodbath
Politicians and diplomats fear return of the former president could badly hit US support for Ukraine
President’s supporters call on him to abandon campaign after shaky debate performance against Donald Trump
Senior figures weighing up whether to change the rules if they suffer an election defeat
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Former leader says ‘there is no point being in politics’ unless you deliver change in pep talk at party HQ
Interviewed by The Telegraph, the Prime Minister tells voters only the Tories can prevent potentially ‘decades’ of Labour rule
The Chancellor’s demand in a letter to his opposite number is the latest Tory snipe at Labour’s manifesto pledges on spending
Sunak government declined the move after Foreign Office feared damaging diplomatic ties with Tehran
Outrage cuts across party lines, with Conservative, Labour, Lib Dem and Reform supporters expressing disapproval, poll finds
Running as an independent, the ex-party leader tells The Telegraph that dozens of former colleagues are backing him over Keir Starmer
Ben Riley-Smith analyses whether the ‘Farage factor’ is powerful enough to win his party more than a handful of seats