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Sir Keir Starmer enters Downing Street as Prime Minister following historic election landslide

Labour landslide predicted in exit poll

Register to Vote now for the UK General Election

Week in Review: Major protests and unrest in France

Week in Review: Interest rates rise again

Week in Review: Fallout from Johnson’s resignation continues

Week in Review: government theatricals continue

Turkish election heading for runoff

Week in review: Resignations and suspensions in Westminster

Week in review: Strikes, Megxit, and Biden behind the bar

Nigeria Elections Won by Bola Tinubu

Mysterious ‘Chinese Spy Balloon’ Shot Down by US

Strikes to continue in the new year

Labour win in Stretford and Urmston by election

UK food bank use set to increase as we head into winter

UK interest rates hit 3%

UK Youth Parliament to sit in House of Commons

Lula wins narrow victory in Brazil

Matt Hancock loses Conservative whip for “I’m a Celeb” appearance

Rishi Sunak to become new PM

Week in Review: government theatricals continue

Mysterious ‘Chinese Spy Balloon’ Shot Down by US

Biden makes first State of the Union Address to the US Congress

Ukraine: Russia launches ‘full-scale invasion’ as Putin declares war

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