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Starmer rebuffs renewed talk of Andy Burnham leadership challenge

The UK government is promoting its plan for a new digital identity scheme as a way to streamline services, prevent fraud and ensure that welfare benefits reach only those entitled to them. The prime minister, Keir Starmer, has argued that digital ID is central to modernising the welfare state and…

The prime minister urged the Reform leader to ‘explain the alleged comments’ as soon as possible

The Prime Minister faced questions about his approach to Beijing amid rumours he will travel to China, and approve the country’s new London embassy.

Chancellor says ‘We can’t just carry on like this and muddle through. We have to make some decisions to get on a different path’

PM says Reform UK leader also has ‘questions to answer’ about alleged racist comments and chants at school

The Prime Minister said ‘the principle of a trusted independent BBC media is really important – we have to defend it’.

Ed Davey’s party believes the move is the best way to ‘turbocharge’ economy, rather than tax rises

The SNP said a windfall tax on commercial banks would raise £8 billion a year.