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Bridget Phillipson Clinches MP Support to Reach Labour Deputy Leadership Ballot as Rivals Scramble

Critics of the 72-hour nomination window say the left is being squeezed as the party moves to a members’ vote in October.

Starmer’s Shake-Up Elevates Mahmood as Barracks Plan and France Returns Near

Feijóo Boycotts Spain’s Judicial Opening as Argentina Weighs Decree to Shift Federal Prisons to Buenos Aires

Heston Blumenthal Launches Campaign Urging VAT Cut and Rates Reform to Save UK Pubs

Reeves Faces Tax Rises or Spending Cuts to Fill £51bn Budget Gap

Mexico City Contains Tláhuac Flooding After Canal Breach

Bayrou Unveils €43.8 Billion Austerity Blueprint for 2026 Budget

Australia Upholds Strategic Ambiguity as Talisman Sabre Drills Start

Government Seeks Breakthrough With Governors at Rural Expo as Santa Fe Constitutional Reform Commences

Germany Delays Household Electricity Tax Cut, Keeps Industry Relief as State Leaders Demand Action

Reform UK’s Welsh Senedd Momentum Stalls

Senate Passes Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ as Vance Casts Deciding Vote

NATO Allies Split Over 5% Defense Spending Ahead of Den Haag Summit

Merz Confronts State Demands for Billions over Growth Booster Tax Losses

Reeves Unveils £113 Billion Spending Review to Boost NHS, Defence and Housing

Bayrou advances budget cuts as taxi drivers extend sporadic protests

Germany to suspend refugee family reunification, scrap fast-track naturalization as Austria’s Kurz is cleared

Spain Faces Mounting Tensions Over Blackout Inquiry and Vallcarca Evictions

Spain Faces Intensifying Political and Governance Challenges

Anthony Albanese Secures Historic Landslide Re-Election in Australia