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Polls close in Holborn and St Pancras byelection as Labour hopes to retain seat

Contest seen as test of Andy Burnham’s ability to unite Labour voters amid threat from Green party’s Zack PolanskiPolls have closed in the Holborn and St Pancras byelection, a contest seen as a test of whether Andy Burnham can unite Labour’s voters or …

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Polanski says he does not need to win ‘50/50’ byelection to stay Green leader

Exclusive: Party leader says outcome of ‘knife-edge’ vote in Keir Starmer’s former seat will not affect his positionZack Polanski has said his authority as leader of the Green party of England and Wales does not depend on winning next week’s Holborn an…

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Andy Burnham: UK could ‘go all the way’ by rejoining EU

PM says he is looking at all options and ministers will examine ‘what is doable’ and the ‘pros and cons’UK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham has opened the door to the UK rejoining the EU, saying Britain could “go all the way”, as he prepares …

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Chagos Islands deal ‘can’t go ahead’ without US support, Streeting says

Defence secretary places annual payments to Mauritius on hold as UK government reviews deal over Diego Garcia baseUK politics live – latest updatesWes Streeting has said annual payments worth at least £120m to Mauritius are on hold as the government re…

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Burnham and Trump expected to meet for first time next week as PM steps up presence on world stage

Andy Burnham will attend UN general assembly, where he is expected to try to drum up more support for UkraineUK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham is expected to meet Donald Trump for the first time in person at the UN general assembly next wee…

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Burnham to face pressure at Labour conference to recognise Israel’s actions in Gaza as genocide

Grassroots groups to urge PM to break with Starmer policy and impose full arms embargo on IsraelGrassroots Labour groups are gearing up for a conference showdown with Andy Burnham over Gaza, as the party’s members seek to force the prime minister to re…

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Burnham to face pressure at Labour conference to recognise Israel’s actions in Gaza as genocide

Grassroots groups to urge PM to break with Starmer policy and impose full arms embargo on IsraelGrassroots Labour groups are gearing up for a conference showdown with Andy Burnham over Gaza, as the party’s members seek to force the prime minister to re…

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