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The Conservative Party has announced a reshuffle, as former ministers and returning MPs make the transition into becoming the shadow cabinet. Lord Cameron has resigned from Rishi Sunak's frontbench, having been foreign secretary before Labour's victory in Thursday's election, and has now been replaced in the shadow role by his deputy Andrew Mitchell. Posting on X, the former prime minister said it had been "a huge honour to serve", but […]

Luke Shaw has said he feels fit to play in England's Euro 2024 semi-final tie against the Netherlands - who he said have "no weaknesses".In a press conference on Monday, Shaw spoke to members of the media ahead of the clash on Wednesday. As other players have done at this tournament, he played darts with the press before facing questions at the England camp in Blankenhain - watched by teammate […]

Footballer Jack Grealish and his girlfriend Sasha Attwood have announced they are expecting their first child.The couple, both 28, shared the news on their Instagram accounts. "Life's biggest blessing," wrote Grealish, posting a photograph of himself hugging Attwood from behind, with both their hands over her pregnancy bump. Instagram This content is provided by Instagram, which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need […]

Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to "hit the ground running" with a focus on delivery from day one after returning his party to government for the first time in 14 years.Already he has assembled his cabinet, scrapped the Rwanda scheme, announced mission delivery boards and embarked on a whistle-stop tour of the devolved nations. Election latest: Starmer makes first major visit as PM That's all before parliament has even reconvened, […]

Labour is already working to build closer ties with the European Union, Sir Keir Starmer has said as he continues his tour of the UK.The new prime minister has been on a visit to Scotland today where he has met with both the leader of Scottish Labour Anas Sarwar and First Minister John Swinney. Following the meeting with Mr Swinney, Sir Keir spoke to broadcasters and talked down the likelihood […]

Hundreds of people have lined the streets to pay their final respects to former Leeds Rhinos star Rob Burrow.The funeral procession took place on Saturday, with one final trip across his native Yorkshire. More than 160 people then attended a private ceremony in Pontefract. Image: Rob Burrow with his wife Lindsey Burrow before the Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon The 41-year-old died last month, four years after he was first diagnosed […]

Former Tory cabinet minister Nadhim Zahawi has said the public was "right" to vote his party out of government, adding that now was the time to "regroup". Mr Zahawi, who stepped down ahead of the general election, told Sky News' Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips the results last week were "pretty catastrophic" for the Conservatives. Election latest: Starmer embarks on 'reset' tourThe once dominant party have gone from 365 MPs […]

An unknown book about a boy wizard, Harry Potter, rolled off the presses, its publishers expecting to sell just 500 copies. Paparazzi hungered for exclusive photos of Lady Diana. And everywhere, you heard the Spice Girls telling you to spice up your life.The year was 1997 and it was the last time, until now, that Labour had seized power from the Tories, kicking a Conservative prime minister out of Downing […]

It's a gloomy and grey morning in Witney town centre.Raindrops pour down Cotswold stone and bounce from the pavements. This dismal July scene provides the perfect metaphor for Conservative sentiment here.Witney, in Oxfordshire, has been a Tory stronghold for 102 years - and was also the constituency for former prime minister Lord Cameron - but it is now officially no longer a safe seat.A "Liberal Democrats Winning Here" sign, visible […]