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KILLER OF OUR GIRLS ‘IS PLAYING THE SYSTEM’
AXEL Rudakubana has been accused by relatives of the three girls he murdered of “manipulation” after he gained a transfer from prison to a secure hospital. The Southport families found out almost exactly two years after their daughters died.A prison...
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NEW CELLS WILL END THE EARLY RELEASE SCANDAL
NIGEL Farage says prefab prisons would fix the early release scandal. The Reform leader vowed to build Nightingale-style cells within 18 months as Andy Burnham paused Labour’s controversial plan to tackle jail
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MY ANDREW AND EVERY VICTIM DESERVES BETTER
THE widow of police hero Andrew Harper says that victims of crime “deserve better”, as it emerged two of his killers may be freed halfway through their sentences. Amid a row over Labour’s early release plan, Lissie Harper – who wed the PC a month...
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ANN WAS ‘HIT 21 TIMES ON HEAD WITH HAMMER’
ANN Widdecombe died after being struck 21 times on the head with a hammer, a court heard yesterday. The 78-year-old former Express columnist was killed in a two-minute attack as she ate lunch in the kitchen of her Dartmoor home on July 8. The first...
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LET’S HEAR HOW YOU WILL ‘BRING BACK HOPE’ THEN ANDY
The new Prime Minister insisted he had a 10-year blueprint that would “bring back hope” to Britain. But despite claiming just days ago that he had a plan and was “ready to lead”, he admitted yesterday it would not be unveiled until later in the...
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NEW PM HAS NO MANDATE TO RAISE TAXES AGAIN
ANDY Burnham enters Downing Street today without either a plan for government or a mandate for raising taxes, Kemi Badenoch warned. The Tories’ leader has torn into the incoming Prime Minister for saying recently that he could “ask for a little...
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YOU ARE RIGHT ANDY... THIS IS LABOUR’S ‘LAST CHANCE’
ANDY Burnham warned that Labour has one last chance as he was declared party leader. Insisting “I am ready”, he said he had a plan. But Conservatives mocked: “What is
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IT’S A ‘CHILDISH AND PETULANT’ INSULT TO UK
FALKLANDS hero Simon Weston has blasted the “childish and petulant” stunt by Argentina football stars after England crashed out of the World Cup. He said the rule-breaking banner they waved claiming ownership of the islands only deepened animosity...
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AGONY AS OUR WAIT GOES ON
THE decades of hurt go on for England as they were swept aside in a devastating 2-1 defeat to Argentina. The Three Lions, despite a goal from Anthony Gordon in the 55th minute, were beaten by arch rivals Argentina in a semi-final battle that had been...
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ROAR THEM ON!
WAR heroes yesterday issued a spine-tingling battle cry on the eve of England’s World Cup date with destiny, roaring: “Go on and win it for us, lads!” Thirteen Second World War veterans delivered the good luck message to Thomas Tuchel’s football stars...
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TERROR COPS NOW LEADING ANN DEATH PROBE
ANN Widdecombe’s killing is now being treated as terrorism after new information and evidence came to light yesterday. A 28-year-old man detained on suspicion of murdering the
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OUR SADNESS AT LOSING ‘ONE OF A KIND’ ANN
A WAVE of tributes have been paid to “one of a kind” Ann Widdecombe by Daily Express readers. The former politician was found dead at her Devon home in a suspected murder that has shocked Britain. A popular former Express columnist, Ann’s death has
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MURDER PROBE AFTER ANN ATTACKED AT HOME
A MAN has been held on suspicion of murdering Ann Widdecombe after the Brexiteer and former Daily Express columnist was found dead at home. The 78-year-old was discovered by her carer covered in blood from a head wound on Thursday morning, it was...
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KEMI: ONLY TORIES HAVE SERIOUS POLICIES
KEMI Badenoch today blasts her main rivals for putting their egos ahead of the country. The Tory chief savaged Labour’s Andy Burnham and Reform’s Nigel Farage for indulging in “nonsense happening at a pivotal moment in Britain’s history”. She hit at...
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FARAGE: LABOUR AND TORIES ‘RUNNING SCARED’
NIGEL Farage says that rival parties are “running scared” and refusing to stand in his by-election – as they fear he will win. The Reform leader, who forced the vote by resigning as an MP, has accused Labour and the Tories of showing “contempt” for...
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LET THE PEOPLE BE THE JUDGES OF MY ACTIONS
NIGEL Farage quit as an MP yesterday and sensationally forced a by-election to clear his name amid growing scrutiny of his finances. Reform UK’s leader claimed he was “subject to constant demonisation” but insisted he had done “nothing wrong”. In an...
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HARRY TURNED AWAY FROM PALACE
PRINCE Harry returned to the UK yesterday, despite being told he could not stay at Buckingham Palace as he had asked too late. His arrival followed a chaotic war of words between the Duke of Sussex’s spokesman and royal aides before his visit had...
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FARAGE: THIS IS A HIT JOB, I’VE DONE NOTHING WRONG
FURIOUS Nigel Farage said he was the victim of a “hit job” amid a new funding row. The Reform UK leader denied wrongdoing following reports that he received financial benefits from a convicted
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GIVE 999 HEROES MEDALS IN OUR GIRLS’ MEMORY
THE fathers of two police officers murdered on duty are backing a Daily Express crusade for injured 999 staff to be awarded medals. Unarmed PCs Fiona Bone, 32, and Nicola Hughes, 23, were killed by Dale Cregan in a gun and grenade onslaught as they...
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KICK OUT RAPE GANG MONSTER NOW!
RAPE gang monster Shabir Ahmed was freed from prison yesterday as calls for him to be deported grew. The predator cowered in the back of a taxi as he was whisked from HMP Leeds to a taxpayer-funded secure bail hostel. Ahmed, 73, pictured, was...
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I FEAR FOR MY SAFETY AFTER GANG BOSS IS FREED
A VICTIM of grooming gang ringleader Shabir Ahmed says she fears for her safety and for her children, as he is set to be freed early from prison today. Ruby, who was raped more than 100 times by his gang, said Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood must...
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PM STILL PUTS WELFARE AHEAD OF DEFENCE BOOST
LABOUR’S refusal to rein in welfare in order to properly fund defence has opened up a £5billion black hole, say critics. Senior Tory James Cartlidge said of Sir Keir Starmer’s plan: “It doesn’t matter who is in charge, all Labour MPs want is more...
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BRITAIN FACING SUMMER OF ‘NO PLAN’ CHAOS
ANDY Burnham’s lack of a plan beyond “telling the mayors to sort it out” when he gets to No10 will condemn Britain to a summer of chaos, Kemi Badenoch has warned. The Prime Minister-inwaiting took no questions after setting out his 10-year vision that...
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‘MADDENING’ £1.25MILLION WASTE OF TAXPAYERS’ MONEY
THE doomed defence of a trans-identifying man’s rights against female nurses could hit taxpayers for a seven-figure sum. County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust may be liable for as much as £1.25m including legal costs. Tory peer Baroness...
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OUR FREEDOMS ARE AT GREAT RISK
BREXIT freedoms are “at great risk” due to Labour’s chaos, says Dame Priti Patel. The senior Tory said the party “has never accepted the outcome” of the vote
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A PALACE NOT FIT FOR A KING!
THE King will not move into Buckingham Palace after its £369million refurbishment is completed next spring – despite officials previously saying that it would become his London home. The Prince and Princess of Wales also have no intention of ever...
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DON’T TARGET ‘CRUCIAL’ PENSION TRIPLE LOCK
ANDY Burnham has been urged not to axe the “crucial” triple lock. Campaigners fear the pensions safety net is at risk as it is believed advisers to the likely next PM think it should be scrapped. Shadow Chancellor Sir Mel Stride said: “Pensioners...
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‘DON’T LET THEM GET AWAY WITH BREXIT SELL-OUT’
THE Brexit betrayal has begun as Eurocrats put back reset talks until “soft touch”Andy Burnham is at No10, Nigel Farage warns. A decade after the UK voted to leave the EU, Brussels is said to be anticipating the premiership of the Makerfield MP who...
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GIVE US A PROPER BREXIT
BRITAIN will be left in limbo while the nation waits for Andy Burnham to become Prime Minister, Kemi Badenoch has warned. She lashed out after Sir Keir Starmer’s emotional resignation paved the way for the former Greater Manchester mayor to succeed...
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BRACE YOURSELF FOR MORE ‘RECKLESS’ TAX AND SPEND
ANDY Burnham will unleash “reckless” tax rises and welfare spending if he becomes PM, senior Tory Sir Mel Stride has claimed. His warning comes amid reports Sir Keir Starmer may quit today, as Mr Burnham is sworn in as a Labour MP on his dramatic
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WHAT A MESS!
LABOUR’S leadership battle is paralysing the country to the detriment of its people, Kemi Badenoch claims. She spoke as Andy Burnham’s march towards No10 threatens to tear the government apart in days while Sir Keir Starmer still refuses to quit. Mrs...
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STAY OUT OF EU AND CUT TAXES TO BACK GLOBAL BRITAIN
BRITAIN’S future must be as a low-tax global powerhouse instead of a nation cosying up to the European Union, polling shows. The findings of an exclusive survey for the Daily Express – marking the 10th anniversary of the historic referendum – deliver...
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TEN YEARS TO SAVE BRITAIN AND OUR BREXIT!
ANDY Burnham will become the biggest threat to Brexit yet and we have just 10 years to “save Britain”, Nigel Farage has warned. The Reform UK leader says the wannabe Labour leader will jeopardise hardwon freedoms if he ousts Keir Starmer. His stark...
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PUTIN’S SHIP OPENS FIRE
RUSSIA was accused of behaving like a “tin pot bully” after firing warning shots at a private yacht in the English Channel yesterday. One ofVladimir Putin’s warships, the Admiral Grigorovich, fired towards the British pleasure boat off the coast of...
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‘OUR HOPE HAS BEEN RESTORED’
DAME Esther Rantzen’s daughter says “hope has been restored” in the long fight to legalise assisted dying. Rebecca Wilcox told of her family’s joy – shared by campaigners across the country – after Labour MP Lauren Edwards announced she will bring the...
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‘STOP TREATING PENSIONERS AS AN EASY TARGET’
RACHEL Reeves has been told to stop treating OAPs as “an easy target”, as MPs debate calls to drop a “ludicrous” tax rise hitting millions of older people. Parliament will today consider a mass petition demanding help for pensioners, after the...
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‘WORLD HERITAGE STATUS FOR MEMORIAL TO D-DAY HEROES’
A MONUMENT to our D-Day heroes is to be givenWorld Heritage status. Some 50 miles of Normandy coastline, including the beaches stormed by Allied forces on June 6, 1944, will have the same protections as sites such as the Taj Mahal and the...
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PM’S DEFENCE PLANS ‘COULD MAKE US LESS SAFE’
THE government was crumbling last night as Defence Secretary John Healey and his No2 quit. Mr Healey said PM Keir Starmer’s defence plans could make the UK “less safe” and
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‘MONSTER’ WILL BE FREE TO WALK STREETS ALONE
POLICE surveillance of the Madeleine McCann prime suspect has been halted by a German court. Christian Brueckner, 48, who branded himself a “monster”, is free to roam
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KEMI: RESTORE COMMON SENSE TO PUBLIC SERVICES
KEMI Badenoch will today unveil plans to replace equality rules with “common sense”. An end to “box ticking” would see public sector staff focus on their jobs
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BRITAIN WON’T SEND US BACK, BOAST CRIMINALS
DANGEROUS criminals thrown out of EU nations are crossing the Channel because they “won’t be sent back” from England. In a migrant camp on the outskirts of Dunkirk an Iranian man told an undercover reporter that he was coming to Britain to commit...
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NEVER FORGET
FIGHTING back tears on the beach he last saw soaked in the blood of fallen comrades 82 years ago on D-Day, hero Paul Terry says: “Please, never forget our sacrifice.” The 100-year-old veteran wanted to be in Normandy for today’s anniversary, knowing...
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KATE SHARES IN MUM’S JOY
THE Princess of Wales claps with joy as young mum Claire Lorente “rings the bell” at the end of cancer treatment. Catherine congratulated a surprised Claire, 30, as she marked the emotional chemotherapy milestone yesterday at The Christie hospital in...
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POLICE CHIEF APOLOGY FOR HENRY NOWAK TRAGEDY
THE head of the police force that handcuffed dying Henry Nowak said he is “genuinely sorry” but denied that it was two-tier policing. Alexis Boon admitted that footage of Henry, 18, being arrested after he was stabbed by Sikh stranger Vickrum Digwa...
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KEMI FURY AT ‘WHITE LIVES MATTER’ COMMENT
ANGRY Kemi Badenoch hit out at Nigel Farage for declaring “white lives matter just as much as black lives” amid uproar over the knife murder of student Henry Nowak. The Tory chief called for equality and accused Reform UK’s leader of “reinforcing the...
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‘EVERY MEETING I HAVE IS: WHO CAN BE TAXED TO PAY BENEFITS’
LABOUR’S obsession with raising taxes to pay for benefits has been exposed in black and white by senior Cabinet minister Pat McFadden. He told Peter Mandelson: “Every meeting I have is, ‘Who can we tax in order to pay benefits to others’. They’re...
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CANCER HOPE FOR MILLIONS AS DRUG DOUBLES SURVIVAL
A DAILY pill can almost double survival times for patients with the deadliest common cancer – in a breakthrough hailed as a treatment revolution. Pancreatic cancer sufferers on the drug lived for twice as long as those on chemotherapy. The...
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FURY AS GERMAN POLICE FAIL TO WATCH MADELEINE SUSPECT
POLICE are failing to shadow Madeleine McCann prime suspect Christian Brueckner around the clock, worried neighbours claim. The paedophile has settled in Kiel, Germany, since leaving prison – and campaigners say he has more official protection than...
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JEWISH PEOPLE DON’T FEEL SAFE ON BRITISH STREETS
TWO shock incidents of antisemitic intimidation were last night blamed for the “erasure of Jews and Jewish culture from Britain’s public space”. British Museum chiefs were accused of “running scared” after they postponed a Jewish history lecture when...
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TIME TO SCRAP ED’S NET ZERO ‘FANTASY’
TONY Blair has attacked Ed Miliband’s net zero “fantasy” as households are warned of a huge hike in energy bills. The former Labour prime minister said the immediate crisis of rising costs and energy demand should be the focus
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STEP UP KEIR TO STOP KIDS DYING
A GRIEVING mum urged Keir Starmer to act now on social media restrictions for under-16s to stop more deaths. She was one of a group of parents who went to No10 with photos of their kids whose deaths they believe were linked to harmful content. Ellen...
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‘MIGRANTS WILL GET HALF OF ALL NEW HOMES’
MIGRANT demand for housing has cancelled out almost half the new homes built since Labour came to power, damning figures show. It has piled pressure on an already inadequate supply and put the dream of home ownership increasingly out of reach for...
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CRIMINALS ARE TAKING OVER OUR HIGH STREETS
VIOLENT criminal gangs are taking over high streets using a number of “Turkish barbers” and vape shops as brazen fronts for illegal activities, experts have warned. An explosion of “dodgy” shops has transformed routine inspections of suspicious...
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‘PEOPLE NEED TO EXPLAIN WHY THEY DID NOT ACT’
A RAPE gang victim abused from the age of 12 wants the police and care staff who failed her to face a criminal probe. “Girl One” said that otherwise the grooming gangs inquiry was “pointless”, adding: “People need to explain why they didn’t act.”...
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STOP RUNNING AWAY FROM THE BREXIT QUESTION ANDY!
ANDY Burnham legs it when asked about Brexit – as his stance on the EU haunts his bid for No10. The wannabe Prime Minister
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NO THANK YOU TO ANOTHER PM WHO DOES NOT BACK WOMEN
LABOUR leader hopeful Andy Burnham has “serious questions to answer” over his views on singlesex spaces, MPs insist. The Greater Manchester
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ENERGY BILLS TO SOAR BY £200 IN ‘ANOTHER FAILED PROMISE’
KEMI Badenoch says a £200 leap in energy bills is “another failed promise” by Labour. The Tory chief also hit out at Keir Starmer as the jobless rate rose to 5%, while vacancies dived to a five-year low. She claimed that ministers are more interested...
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BRITONS WANT TO KEEP PENSION TRIPLE LOCK
BRITAIN has given an emphatic thumbs-up to the pension triple lock amid calls for it to be axed. Two thirds want to retain the state financial guarantee – boosting an Express crusade to save the policy. Almost half (44%) of 18 to 34-yearolds want the...
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‘VOTERS ARE NOT FOOLS AND DESERVE HONESTY’
NIGEL Farage has claimed that Andy Burnham will betray Brexit voters “as he positions himself for power”. Reform UK’s leader said the Makerfield by-election which Mr Burnham hopes will catapult him into No10 ahead of Labour rivals is “a flashpoint in...
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FARAGE: WE WILL GIVE HIM A VERY NASTY SHOCK
NIGEL Farage vowed to give Labour leadership contender Andy Burnham “a very nasty shock” by ending his hopes of returning to Parliament. The Reform UK leader yesterday pledged to “throw everything we can” at the Makerfield by-election, which Mr...
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‘WHERE WE NEED VISION, WE HAVE A VACUUM’
LABOUR was plunged into civil war last night as Wes Streeting quit the Cabinet and Andy Burnham was gifted a potential way back to topple Keir Starmer. MP Josh Simons said he would give up his Wigan seat to allow the Greater Manchester mayor to...
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FINALLY, A MOVE TO BRING DOWN ‘ZOMBIE’ KEIR?
WES Streeting is poised to resign today and try to bring down Keir Starmer. The Health Secretary, above, is set to pounce as one source said: “We now have a zombie
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FOR THE GOOD OF YOUR COUNTRY GO NOW!
FOR the good of the nation and the millions of people he represents, this Prime Minister must resign. Every single minute he spends holed up inside No10, desperately trying to cling on to power, is vital time wasted that would be better served...
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PM ON THE EDGE
SIR Keir Starmer was teetering on the edge last night amid a leadership coup. The beleaguered Prime Minister was hit by a wave of government resignations as ministerial aides quit to join the Labour rebellion against him. At least four senior Cabinet...
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HOW DARE HE? PM PLOTS TO RIP-UP BREXIT
SIR KEIR Starmer will betray Brexit with a plan to save himself being kicked out of Downing Street by his own party. He is today set to announce a push for closer EU ties, saying he is: “Putting Britain at the heart of Europe.” But Reform UK deputy...
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FARAGE’S VOW TO FIX BRITAIN
NIGEL Farage has vowed to fix Britain as he triumphed in the local elections. Reform’s leader said he will “turn our great
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‘IT IS TIME FOR STARMER TO STAND ASIDE’
SIR KEIR Starmer was urged to “stand aside” after Labour’s bruising election losses. MP Barry Gardiner, who served alongside the Prime Minister as the Shadow International Trade Secretary, said yesterday: “Leadership brings
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TAXI FOR STARMER TIME, SURELY!
KEMI Badenoch has said that Labour’s expected election humiliation today may be the end of the road for Sir Keir Starmer. Voters across England, Wales and Scotland are going to the polls in what is the biggest set of ballots for two years. Polling...
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‘UNREMOVABLE’
THE UK’S asylum crisis has caused a “complete systemic breakdown” with the vast majority of migrants dodging deportation. Some 96,002 asylum seekers from Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq and Eritrea crossed the Channel in small boats between 2018 and 2025....
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FAN BAN POLICE TSAR CAMPAIGNS WITH MAN BEHIND VILE ABUSE
A POLICE leader slated over a ban on Jewish football fans campaigned with a Labour candidate whose husband was linked to vile antisemitic abuse. Simon Foster was pictured with
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CHEERS TO YOU!
VETERANS setting out on a pilgrimage to honour their fallen friends raise a toast to the Express for making it possible. Eleven of the greatest generation travelled to Holland for the 81st anniversary of Dutch Liberation – the first such trip by our...
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RISING FUEL COSTS BLOW TO FISHING BOATS
FISHING boats may be forced to stay in port amid soaring fuel bills. In a “nightmare scenario” for Britain’s struggling industry, trade leaders claim costs may soon outweigh earnings
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‘Antisemitism reveals diseased minds and corrupt societies, and it eventually leads to the Holocaust, which we must not only learn about but never, ever forget so that it can never happen anywhere again...’
A JEWISH D-Day veteran who helped liberate the Bergen-Belsen Nazi concentration camp has issued a stark warning over the surge of antisemitism in Britain. Mervyn Kersh, 101, spoke out after two Jewish men were stabbed in Golders Green, North London,...
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‘THESE ATTACKS ARE AN ATTACK ON BRITAIN ITSELF’
A SUSPECTED terrorist knifed two Jewish men in North London before being wrestled to the ground by a volunteer guard and police. The alleged attacker, said to have a history of “serious violence and mental health issues”, repeatedly stabbed an elderly...
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‘YOU ARE PART OF MANDELSON COVER-UP’
KEMI Badenoch accused Labour MPs of being part of the Peter Mandelson scandal “cover-up”. The Tory leader lashed out after they voted against a sleaze inquiry into whether the Prime Minister lied to Parliament over
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