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Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has confirmed he will stand against the party he led from 2015 to 2020. He will contest the Islington North seat, which he has held since 1983, as an independent candidate in the general election on 4 July. Speaking to his local Islington Tribune newspaper, he said he would be “a voice for equality, democracy ...

The prime minister has insisted the government will make a “significant contribution” to the redevelopment of Casement Park. Rishi Sunak refused to say how much more money the government would be willing to put up or if it would happen in time for Euro 2028. He was asked about the issue by BBC News NI during a visit to Belfast ...

Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to make Scotland “central to the mission” of a Labour government. The Labour leader outlined his vision at a Scottish campaign launch event in Glasgow ahead of the general election on 4 July. Sir Keir said Scotland needed to be a “leading voice” at a time of “chaos and division”. During his first campaign visit ...

The Labour leader has responded to the prime minister calling a general election on 4 July. Sir Keir Starmer said his party, which has been ahead in the polls for months, was ready to fight an election campaign. He said the election was the “moment the country needs and has been waiting for”. Follow the latest on this story here.

Bangla Mirror Desk : Rishi Sunak has called a surprise early election for 4 July in a contest that will see Keir Starmer try to take power for Labour after 14 years of Conservative-led government. Mr. Sunak’s surprise announcement, from a rain-spattered lectern in front of 10 Downing Street, was the starting gun for six weeks of intense campaigning that ...

  Civil servants, advisers, MPs, you name it – there is, not for the first time this year, a swirl of chat within government and beyond that the prime minister might be about to call a general election, or at least have something to say about it. Cards on the table: I am usually not that excitable about this kind ...

The Home Office said it had “streamlined” its returns agreement with Bangladesh Plans to speed up the deportation of Bangladeshis who are in Britain illegally were announced by the Home Office on Thursday. The government said a “streamlined” returns agreement between the UK and Bangladesh will remove the need for mandatory interviews in cases where there is “good supporting evidence” ...

    UK’s Minister for Health and Secondary Care Rt Hon Andrew Stephenson CBE MP called on Bangladesh Health Minister Dr Samanta Lal Sen at the House of Commons on Wednesday. During the meeting, Minister Sen emphasized the need to bolster Bangladesh-UK health sector collaboration, especially on digitisation of Bangladesh’s health sector, skill development of Bangladeshi young doctors, reintroduction of ...

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been challenged over the early release of dangerous criminals under a scheme aimed at easing overcrowding in jails. During PMQs, Sir Keir Starmer asked for a guarantee that no criminals considered high risk were freed early. The PM insisted no-one deemed a threat to public safety would be eligible. But the Labour leader pointed to ...

A UK ban on selling arms to Israel would only strengthen Hamas, the foreign secretary has told the BBC. Lord Cameron said while he would not support a major ground offensive in the Gazan city of Rafah, the UK would not copy US plans to stop some arms sales. He said the UK supplies just 1% of Israel’s weapons and warned ...