Is the Chancellor trying to nick Labour's policies?

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Is Iran winning the war?

Looking and sounding rather like a frat boy emerging from a hazing, Pete Hegseth arrived blinking, bombastic and victorious into his press conference this morning to declare complete success in his Epic Fury military campaign in Iran.He was quick to castigate America's ungrateful ...  Show more

Why do the Conservatives have a problem with Muslims praying in public?

Nick Timothy is the Conservative shadow justice secretary. This week, he took issue with Muslims gathering in Trafalgar Square to celebrate the last week of Ramadan and the breaking of the Iftar fast with prayer. He called the gathering an "act of dominance" in a Christian countr ...  Show more

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