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A prominent Labour MP and close associate of Sir Keir Starmer has been appointed a Dame in the King’s Birthday Honours, alongside knighthoods for two former senior Conservative figures and political diarist Chris Mullin.
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Starmer admits he must ‘turn things around’ as defence resignations rock his leadership
The defence secretary and the armed forces minister quit just hours apart
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Who is Dan Jarvis, the ‘steely-eyed messenger of death’ taking on the Ministry of Defence?
The former Parachute Regiment officer has been deployed to Sierra Leone, Iraq and Afghanistan
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Starmer stands firm on defence funding plan after John Healey quits
John Healey announced his resignation as defence secretary on Thursday afternoon
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Andy Burnham backtracks on paying compensation to Waspi women
He earlier said they ‘deserve some recompense’, but has now rowed back on that position
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