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Voters in France’s overseas territories kick off pivotal parliamentary election
The Comet· 5 days agoMarine Le Pen’s anti-immigration party National Rally came out on top of first-round voting last Sunday, followed by a coalition of centre-left, hard-left and green parties – with President ...
Turnout at General Election lowest for more than 20 years
The Comet· 5 days agoWith all 650 results declared, the overall turnout was 59.9%. This is down sharply from 67.3% at the last election in 2019. It is also the worst turnout at a general election since 2001, when ...
What the papers say – July 6
The Comet· 5 days agoGeneral Election coverage features across Saturday’s papers.
HMS Diamond returns to UK after protecting shipping from Houthi attacks
The Comet· 5 days agoThe warship shot down nine drones and a Houthi missile, sailing nearly 44,000 miles and spending 151 days at sea, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said. HMS Diamond operated in the region in December ...
Starmer says he has ‘clear mandate to govern for all four corners of UK’
The Comet· 5 days agoFacing his first media grilling as Prime Minister on his first full day in Downing Street, he said he was “restless for change” but warned that changing the country “is not an overnight exercise ...
Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran’s presidential election
The Comet· 5 days agoMr Pezeshkian promised no radical changes to Iran’s Shiite theocracy in his campaign and long has held Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as the final arbiter of all matters of state in the country.
Sarwar: Prime Minister will put co-operation over conflict to work with Swinney
The Comet· 5 days agoAnas Sarwar said the Prime Minister “understands and cares for” Scotland and will work in the “national interest” with Scotland’s First Minister. Mr Swinney discussed “areas of mutual interest ...
‘Impossible’ to say Government will stop early release of prisoners – Starmer
The Comet· 5 days agoThe Prime Minister’s comments at a press conference at Downing Street on Saturday come after prison governors last week warned that jails could run out of space within days, putting the public ...
‘No announcements’ on Tory leadership race, Suella Braverman says
The Comet· 5 days agoAfter leading the Conservatives to their worst general election result, Mr Sunak said he would quit as party leader once arrangements were in place to choose his successor. Ms Braverman is expected ...
Government already started on work to fix ‘broken’ NHS, says Prime Minister
The Comet· 5 days agoThe Prime Minister told journalists at a press conference in Downing Street that the “raw honesty” about the state of the health service is “tough” to hear for those working in the NHS, but ...