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Cabinet ministers came out of their meeting backing Sir Keir Starmer, after the Prime Minister vowed to fight on despite mounting calls for him to quit. Four senior ministers spoke out in support of the beleaguered Labour leader after he told his gathered Cabinet he would continue governing. However, other Cabinet ministers – including those thought to have told Sir Keir to quit – left the meeting without speaking to […]

Sir Keir Starmer faces the biggest leadership crisis of his premiership as Cabinet ministers including the Home Secretary reportedly urged him to consider his position and Government aides quit their posts. Shabana Mahmood is said to have privately called for an orderly transition of power on Monday night as 75 out of Labour’s 403 MPs demanded the Prime Minister stand down after the party’s electoral mauling last week. Four Government […]

Holidaymakers will be able to buy a Greggs sausage roll at Tenerife South airport from later this month when the baker opens its only international outlet. Greggs last operated shops abroad in Belgium in 2008, but said Tenerife was “the ideal location to test spreading our wings in an overseas setting”. While the exact date for the opening is not yet set, Greggs said the shop in the international departures […]

Graham Norton has said the UK’s Eurovision song is “different to anything else we’ve ever entered”, as he hailed Look Mum No Computer as a “really great choice”. Norton told of how the competition “really defies description”, while discussing the excitement of the eagerly-awaited 70th edition of Eurovision. He said: “I think Look Mum No Computer is a really great choice for the UK. The song is different to anything […]

Sales of used pure electric cars reached a new high in the first three months of the year, figures show. Some 86,943 of the vehicles changed hands between the start of January and the end of March, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said. That was a 32.0% increase on the same period last year and was the most for any quarter on record. Pure electrics also took […]

The NHS and Morrisons have joined forces to put advice on own-brand bath and shower gels urging people to look out for possible signs of cancer. People will be able to see clear advice printed on a range of nine bottles, urging them to look out for lumps, swelling, skin changes and unexplained bruising. Messaging on the bottles includes “Be body aware” and “Know the signs of cancer”. The products […]

A ban on driving instructors booking tests has come into force as figures show average waiting times have increased to more than 22 weeks. From Tuesday, driving tests can only be booked and managed by learners, whereas previously instructors also had that power. It is hoped this will make it harder for people to profit by using automated programmes – known as bots – to quickly book available slots and […]

Consumer spending is set to pull back sharply as an inflation spike caused by the Iran war takes its toll on household finances and the wider economy, according to a report. EY’s economic outlook shows UK consumer spending growth will grind almost to a halt, at a predicted 0.3% for 2026, down from the 0.9% predicted before the conflict. Discretionary spending will bare the brunt of the hit, with consumer-facing […]

Sir Keir Starmer vowed to prove his “doubters” wrong as he fought back against calls for him to quit. The Prime Minister said his party would “be better and do better” as he took responsibility for Labour’s electoral mauling across England, Scotland and Wales last week. Describing the election results as “tough”, he told an audience in central London: “I get it, I feel it, and I take responsibility. “But […]