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Starmer 'wants to have fight' with Tories over Labour's £28bn green spending pledge

Sky News Sunday, 7 January 2024
Sir Keir Starmer wants to have "a fight" with the Conservative Party on his target to spend £28bn a year on green projects by 2030.
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Starmer promises mental health reforms as he welcomes Tory defector

Sir Keir Starmer will vow to "inject resource and reform" into mental health services as he welcomes the latest addition to his party.
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Latest Tory defection shows only Starmer can be 'trusted with NHS', Labour says

The defection of an MP - who works as an NHS doctor - from the Tories to the Labour Party shows that only Sir Keir Starmer can be "trusted" with the health..
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Keir Starmer comforts emotional veteran during cafe visit [Video]

Keir Starmer comforts emotional veteran during cafe visit

Sir Keir Starmer comforted an army veteran who became emotional when he explained how he set up a charity after the suicide of a fellow ex-serviceman. Dan Smith explained how he started the Darlington Veterans’ Community, a charity which helps local ex-servicemen suffering with the cost-of-living crisis, after his friend committed suicide during the pandemic. He became visibly emotional with the Labour leader, who reassured him to take his time. Sir Keir was joined in Darlington by Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves, during a visit to businesses ahead of next week's local elections. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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Tories trying to open election divide over defence, but Starmer is stressing he is not Jeremy 'Stop the War' Corbyn | Boulton

We have been warned. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's pre-election pitch to voters this week was to place the nation on "war footing".
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Sir Keir Starmer vows to renationalise Britain's railways [Video]

Sir Keir Starmer vows to renationalise Britain's railways

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer says his government would transfer the 10 remaining privately run rail networks to public ownership “well within the first term” by folding existing private passenger rail contracts into a new body as they expire. His comments come during a visit to a train manufacturer Hitachi in Newton Aycliffe, Co Durham. Report by Czubalam. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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Wes Streeting says Dan Poulter's defection 'speaks volumes' [Video]

Wes Streeting says Dan Poulter's defection 'speaks volumes'

The shadow health secretary says Dan Poulter's defection to Labour "speaks volumes." Dr Dan Poulter, a former Conservative MP, announced he would be taking the Labour whip until the next election as the Conservative party no longer prioritised the NHS. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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'The only cure is a Labour government': Tory MP and doctor Dan Poulter defects over NHS 'chaos'

Conservative MP and former health minister Dan Poulter has defected to Labour in frustration at the worsening NHS crisis.
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Tory MP Dan Poulter defects to Labour over NHS 'chaos'

Conservative MP and former health minister Dan Poulter has defected to Labour.
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As local elections loom, are the Conservatives missing Boris Johnson?

Is Boris Johnson's style of politics still alive and well in parts of the country?
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Minister defends government as Tory MP defects to Labour [Video]

Minister defends government as Tory MP defects to Labour

Policing minister Chris Philp has defended the government's record on the NHS, after former Conservative MP Dr Dan Poulter defected to Labour. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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