Government drops plan to postpone 30 English local elections after Reform UK legal challenge
The government dropped plans to postpone 30 English local elections after legal advice and a Reform UK court challenge; 7 May voting will proceed.
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Jim Ratcliffe apologises for “colonised by immigrants” remark as ministers dispute his migration figures
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Parliament to debate petition for automatic by-elections after MPs defect, after it passes 127,000 signatures
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UK government introduces bill to restrict foreign-linked political donations and extend voting to 16-year-olds
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Home Office says removals hit decade high as Mahmood pledges tighter deportation laws
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Email attributed to Ghislaine Maxwell says Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor & Virginia Giuffre photo was taken at her London home
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Starmer agrees Intelligence and Security Committee will oversee redactions of Mandelson appointment files
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Starmer calls on Mandelson and Prince Andrew to cooperate with US after new Epstein emails released
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