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            <title><![CDATA[Chris Mason: Mandelson nightmare haunts Starmer again]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The prime minister is believed to be absolutely furious over the handling of Lord Mandelson's vetting, Chris Mason writes.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:40:43 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[A battle of step counts for votes in Merton]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[This south-west London council is currently run by Labour, but it is firmly in the Lib Dems' sights.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 05:05:40 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Scottish Greens' manifesto pledges analysed]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[BBC Scotland journalists have analysed some of the policies in the Scottish Greens' manifesto for the 2026 Holyrood election. ]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:14:21 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Reform UK seeks breakthrough in fragmented Havering Council]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Havering has done things rather differently, but the issues here might sway voters across London.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:57:24 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Labour's Scottish manifesto pledges analysed]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[BBC Scotland journalists have analysed some of the policies in Labour's manifesto for the 2026 Holyrood election. ]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:31:34 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Conservatives vow to outlaw council four-day week]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[South Cambridgeshire District Council is the only authority to offer four-day weeks for full pay.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 08:54:03 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bexley voters mull choice between shades of blue]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Bexley in south-east London is a Reform UK target but the Tories are hoping to hold on to control.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 04:59:22 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[London may become a political patchwork quilt]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Political control of all of London's 32 councils will be contested in the elections on 7 May.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 04:59:55 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[All you need to know about local elections in Coventry and Warwickshire]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Coventry faces its most consequential local election in more than two decades.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:26:11 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Navy investigated links between nuclear sub commander and MP]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[No disciplinary action was taken over the allegations of an inappropriate relationship with Scottish MP Joani Reid.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:44:37 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[PM launches Labour's local election campaign with focus on cost of living ]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Keir Starmer says the 7 May elections take place against an "uncertain" backdrop with wars in Ukraine and Iran.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:35:46 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA['I was naive,' says minister who quit over Labour Together claims]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Josh Simons resigned after facing claims a think tank he used to run commissioned a report into journalists' backgrounds.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 13:40:08 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA['Dedicated' former MP dies aged 92]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[David Winnick is described as a "true legend" and "dedicated" public servant following his death.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:04:10 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Call for City of Culture collapse inquiry blocked]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Conservatives label UK City of Culture a "juggernaut of incompetence" and fear it will roll on unchallenged.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 13:49:04 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Reporter Reads]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[As patients struggle to find NHS dentists, Labour has a plan. But will it work?]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Birmingham bin strike row spills into Coventry]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[It comes amid accusations that Coventry City Council is guilty of strike-breaking attempts.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 18:26:10 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Burnham should be allowed to stand as an MP, says Nandy ]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The culture secretary questions her party's decision to block the Greater Manchester mayor from standing in a by-election. ]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 21:59:03 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[As Starmer faces war overseas, his party can't find peace at home]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[British politicians tend to stick together during dangerous moments abroad. In 2026? Not so much.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 11:27:14 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Profile]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The former Labour leader’s journey from bacon sandwich to energy secretary.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sir John Curtice: Why Labour's Brexit focus has shifted from Leavers to Remainers]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Will the pursuit of a closer relationship with the EU risk courting electoral disaster by alienating Brexit-backing voters? ]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:01:51 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sadiq Khan says Labour should pledge to rejoin EU ]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Downing Street has repeatedly said the government will not rejoin the single market or customs union.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 07:10:33 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Angela Rayner's explosive speech reignites leadership speculation]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The ex-deputy PM did not name Keir Starmer in her attack on Labour's direction and policies - but she did not have to.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 09:21:14 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Coventry's tram plan backed by transport secretary]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Heidi Alexander says Coventry's plans are "pioneering", but some question the value for money.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 06:07:39 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Labour calls for tax investigation into Reform's Tice]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[It follows a newspaper report that Tice had avoided corporation tax worth hundreds of thousands of pounds.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 16:03:34 GMT</pubDate>
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