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A Very British CPAC: Few, if Any, Costumes and Not Much Trump

London hosted an understated version of the Conservative Political Action Conference, known in the United States for its over-the-top celebration of MAGA causes.

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Matt Schlapp, chairman of the Conservative Political Action Conference, and the former prime minister Liz Truss onstage at CPAC’s London conference on Thursday.
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Burnham Becomes Labour Leader and Britain’s Incoming Prime Minister

At a time of political upheaval and economic stagnation, Andy Burnham will on Monday become the seventh prime minister in a decade.

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Andy Burnham, the new leader of the Labour Party, speaking in London on Friday.
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Burnham Becomes Labour Leader and Britain’s Incoming Prime Minister

At a time of political upheaval and economic stagnation, Andy Burnham will on Monday become the seventh prime minister in a decade.

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Andy Burnham, the new leader of the Labour Party, speaking in London on Friday.
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How Andy Burnham, ‘King of the North,’ Conquered U.K. Politics

A plain-spoken politician from a modest background in northwest England, Mr. Burnham became Labour leader — and Britain’s incoming prime minister — on Friday.

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Andy Burnham in Ashton-in-Makerfield, England, in June. Mr. Burnham is on the verge of becoming prime minister.
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U.K. to Change Law to Allow Deportation of ‘Grooming Gang’ Leader

The British government on Monday laid out steps enabling the deportation to Pakistan of Shabir Ahmed, the leader of a gang that raped dozens of girls in Northern England.

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Shabana Mahmood, Britain’s home secretary, in London last month.
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U.K. Police Make New Arrest in Killing of Ex-Lawmaker

A 28-year-old man was detained on Saturday in connection with the death of Ann Widdecombe, a former Parliament member, the police said. Another man arrested on Friday was later released.

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Investigators on Saturday at the home of Ann Widdecombe in Devon, southwest England. Ms. Widdecombe, a longtime Conservative member of Parliament, was found dead there on Thursday.
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Man Arrested in Killing of U.K. Ex-Lawmaker Is Released

The police said the 26-year-old was no longer part of the investigation into the death of Ann Widdecombe and urged anyone with information about the crime to come forward.

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Ms. Widdecombe in 2019. She retired as a Conservative Party lawmaker in 2010 and later joined the anti-immigration party Reform U.K.
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