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15 things people from Wirral can't help but point out to visitors

How many of these facts about Wirral have you found yourself telling visitors?

Liverpool Echo

Society artist Stephen Ward felt he was ‘being assassinated’ in Profumo scandal

Newly-released MI5 files give an insight into Ward’s state of mind, in a situation where some have claimed he was made a scapegoat.

The Independent UK

Harold Wilson: The Winner by Nick Thomas-Symonds review – a second look at the victorious Labour leader

History has not always looked kindly on Wilson, but this elegantly written biography by a Labour MP celebrates him as a successful prime minister and the architect of social reform

The Guardian - UK

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So which decade was better? Battle of the 1960s v the 1980s

Pattie Boyd, face of the swinging 60s, last week said that, in truth, the 80s were better. We asked two Observer writers who grew up in those decades to fight it out…

The Guardian - UK

Amsterdam review – turn of the screwball in David O Russell’s starry muddle

Christian Bale, Margot Robbie and John David Washington bring laughs to a exhaustingly wacky riff on a real-life fascist conspiracy in 1930s New York

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Keir Starmer’s speech: starting to stand for something

Editorial: The Tories have created a deeply unequal country with failing services. The Labour leader’s conference address set out a vision of a different state

The Guardian - UK

Will Keir Starmer lead Labour back into government? The view from the party conference in Liverpool

Keir Starmer, the next British prime minister? A cautiously optimistic mood prevails at this year’s Labour Party conference in Liverpool. Yet hope is tempered with fear, befitting a party that has contrived to lose eight of the last 11 general elections.

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'My 50th year at the Labour conference - and for my sins I will be back again'

This is the beating heart of honest, awkward, idealistic, funny, cynical, romantic British politics, writes Paul Routledge as he recalls half a century of long speeches, block votes and late nights drinking

Daily Mirror

A look back to 1972, the last time tax cuts so big were brought in

At the time of Anthony Barber’s ‘dash for growth’ budget, a pint of milk cost 6p, Nilsson was top of the charts and Brian Clough was in his heyday at Derby County

The Guardian - UK

It all began with a soapy TV 'moustache'

With Liz Truss becoming the 56th British prime minister, it got me thinking about how many PMs there have been in my lifetime. The answer is 16, going back to Clement Atlee, which is a bit scary. In fact, while I was still residing in the UK there were only…

Bangkok Post

Uju Anya on the Queen, Jeff Bezos and the family history behind her tweet

The professor sparked outrage when she wished the queen a painful death. She tells the Guardian about the UK’s role in the ‘slaughter’ her mother fled

The Guardian - US

The reign of Charles III begins in circumstances much like those of 1952

Like the start of his mother’s reign all those years ago, King Charles III’s reign has begun in the middle of a war. Today, it is the war in Ukraine. In February 1952, it was the Korean War.

Evening Standard

The huge changes Wales has gone through during the Queen’s 70 years on the throne

As the longest reigning British monarch, the Queen saw a huge number of significant historical events

Wales Online

Secret of the Queen’s soft power – across seven decades and 15 prime ministers

Elizabeth II got on well with PMs of widely differing politics and backgrounds and played a key role in the background of British politics

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From the archive: Robert Harris on the Queen and Mrs Thatcher, 1988

The monarch got on well with most of her premiers so why did she clash with her longest-serving prime minister, asked the Observer’s political editor in 1988

Daily Mirror

What the Queen really thought of her 15 Prime Ministers - including one who made her cry

Her majesty has lived through 15 different powers of parliament. The Queen befriended some in high regards, such as James Callaghan and Harold Wilson, and some not so much, such as David Cameron and Tony Blair

Evening Standard

Liz Truss leads tributes to the Queen ahead of MPs taking oath to the King

The Government is pressing ahead with the energy plan while parliament is postponed

Evening Standard

The Queen and the 15 Prime Ministers who served under her

She succeeded to the throne in 1952 when Winston Churchill was running the country

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Daily Record

The 15 prime ministers to serve under the Queen during her 70-year reign

The Queen held weekly meetings with the prime minister of the time throughout her long reign.

Daily Mirror

The Queen and her 15 Prime Ministers - from Winston Churchill to Liz Truss

From Winston Churchill to Liz Truss, the Queen held weekly audiences with the nation's political leaders over 70 years to discuss their plans and offer wise counsel on the issues of the day

ABC News

From Winston Churchill to Liz Truss, here are the 15 UK prime ministers who served during Queen Elizabeth's reign

From Winston Churchill to Liz Truss, Queen Elizabeth ll worked with 15 British prime ministers in her 70-year reign. Here are some key moments that give insight into their relationships with the Queen.

Wales Online

The world leaders, presidents and prime ministers the Queen outlasted

She has ruled for 70 years

The Independent UK

Where does Boris Johnson stand in the pantheon of modern British prime ministers?

He’s clearly not in the Churchill or Thatcher first class, and his personal flaws and precipitate fall from power means he’s demoted below the likes of Blair and Wilson in the second division. However, Brexit and his election success put him above May and Cameron, writes Sean O’Grady

Evening Standard

Londoner’s Diary: Boris’s ex-wife not short of memoir material

In today’s Diary: New memoir from Boris’s ex? / Sir Lenny on Luther / Rap blunder from new deputy PM / Starmer’s night off / Dinner with Kate Moss

Daily Mirror

Queen’s relationship with her Prime Ministers - and when they broke protocol

Her first Prime Minister was Sir Winston Churchill and her most recent will be Liz Truss, the 15th figure she has welcomed to the role

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