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David Lammy has been appointed deputy prime minister and justice secretary, while Shabana Mahmood takes over as home secretary, in a reshuffle triggered by Angela Rayner’s resignation. Rayner stepped down from her roles as deputy prime minister, Labour deputy leader and housing secretary after the prime minister’s ethics adviser ruled she had breached the ministerial code by underpaying stamp duty on a property in Hove. In her resignation letter, she […]

Former Conservative minister Nadine Dorries has defected to Reform UK, calling the Conservative Party “dead”. Speaking to the Daily Mail, the former culture secretary said members must now “think the unthinkable and look to the future.” Her move comes on the eve of Reform’s annual conference, where she is expected to open proceedings with a speech. A man whose arrest triggered protests outside an Essex hotel housing asylum seekers has […]

At least fifteen people have been killed and eighteen others injured after the Gloria funicular in Lisbon derailed and crashed. Emergency services say five of the injured are in a serious condition. The tram-like funicular, popular with tourists, was left almost completely destroyed. Video showed rescuers pulling people from the wreckage. Authorities say foreign nationals are among the victims but have not released identities. Two women have been arrested after […]