‘Local theatre is where the real wizardry happens – sparking imagination and spreading a bit of joy’, the Islington North MP said

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The former prime minister also warned the Tories must stop chasing the Reform party

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A downgrade in the productivity figures could leave Reeves with a bigger fiscal gap

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New figures from YouGov for ‘The Times’ found that 17 per cent of voters back Labour

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The Home Office said around 900 men would be housed across two sites as the government tries to get a grip on the asylum accommodation crisis

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The director of public prosecutions said the failure to describe China as an active threat to national security was ‘fatal’ to the case

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Former IFS director Paul Johnson says a mansion tax ‘wouldn’t raise anywhere near enough to fill a significant hole’ in the public finances

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Justice secretary David Lammy pledges release checks on foreign inmates will be tightened

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The agreement is the largest fighter jet deal in almost 20 years and the first new order for UK Typhoons since 2017

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The Reform UK leader says he is ‘unhappy’ with Sarah Pochin’s comments on Black and Asian people in adverts but that he ‘understands the basic point’ and will not take further action

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Ex Bank governor Mervyn King says problems will not be resolved by ‘just adding another wealth tax’

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Warning comes as resident doctors are due to strike for five days in November

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The chancellor is widely expected to use the Budget to increase taxes once again, with the Institute for Fiscal Studies estimating she needs to find £22bn via tax rises or spending cuts to meet her self-imposed fiscal rule

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Trip comes amid speculation Ms Reeves could impose tax hikes in upcoming Budget

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Rachel Reeves is said to be seriously considering a mansion tax to fill an estimated £40 billion budget black hole and appease the left of the Labour Party

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Catherine Connolly, a left-wing independent, has been elected as Ireland's president

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Reform MP Sarah Pochin provoked widespread condemnation when she said that it ‘drives me mad seeing adverts full of black and Asian people’

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The health secretary compares defeat to one in Hartlepool, which almost forced Starmer to resign

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Jess Phillips is coming under increasing pressure to resign as safeguarding minister with the grooming gang inquiry in crisis

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Exclusive: The chancellor is being pushed to break Labour’s manifesto pledge on not raising income tax

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Vote counting is underway in Ireland's presidential election, with early results showing a strong lead for left-wing independent Catherine Connolly

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Lucy Powell beats Keir Starmer’s preferred candidate Bridget Phillipson in the contest to replace Angela Rayner as deputy leader

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The chancellor is looking at raising the living wage to at least £12.70 in her Budget

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Lucy Powell’s victory is likely to be seen as a call from the Labour membership for a change of direction amid growing unhappiness with Keir Starmer’s government

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It is ‘not the right time’ to cut the tax-free limit, a senior MP warns

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Keir Starmer said the coalition of the willing has agreed on a ‘clear plan for the rest of the year’ in supporting Kyiv

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