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Keir Starmer hits back after Elon Musk claims few businesses willing to invest in UK

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Labour mayor of London Sadiq Khan handed knighthood in new year honours list

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British teenager Marcus Fakana begins Dubai jail sentence over holiday romance

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Blair opened borders to European migrants despite cabinet warnings

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The Independent Debate

<p>Tractors are driven along the Promenade to the venue of the Welsh Labour Party conference in Llandudno</p>

As farmers protest tell us if you support Starmer’s ‘tractor tax’

<p>Is the Paul vs Tyson bout a disgrace to boxing’s history, or simply the latest evolution of a sport hungry for modern relevance?</p>

Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul: Should the controversial fight go ahead?

<p>Gary Lineker will leave Match of the Day at the end of the season </p>

Readers name their top picks to replace Gary Lineker on MotD

Ask Me Anything

Cop29: Ask our climate correspondent anything

<p>FILE PHOTO: A view shows a sign of the COP29 United Nations Climate Change Conference with a backdrop of the cityscape in Baku, Azerbaijan October 31, 2024. </p>

<p>It has been a deeply contested race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump</p>

US election results: Ask our Washington correspondent anything

<p>Sporting Lisbon manager Ruben Amorim during a press conference at the Alcochete Academy</p>

‘Will Amorim change Manchester United?’ 11 of your questions answered

<p>Chancellor Rachel Reeves has unveiled Labour’s first Autumn Statement in 14 years</p>

How will the Budget will affect you? John Rentoul answers questions

<p>Kemi Badenoch is in the running to be the next Tory leader </p>

Your Tory leadership questions answered by our political commentator

Letters

<p>‘The Church of England lacks credibility – but the flock can believe without belonging’</p>

The Church of England’s moral authority is now gone

<p>Abu Mohammad al-Julani, the current Syrian leader, was once named by the US government as a ‘specially designated global terrorist’</p>

Is the Syrian leader someone Britain should be doing business with?

<p>‘Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch forgets we know what her party did’</p>

The previous government would do well to show some contrition

<p>Covid-19 vaccinations are currently offered to those at higher risk – including the elderly and frontline health workers</p>

The criteria for regular Covid jabs should be extended

<p>Margaret Thatcher’s Right to Buy scheme sold off council housing at a considerable discount – without providing any replacement stock </p>

It’s time we gave up on Thatcher’s home-owning dream

<p>Frank Ocean attended the 2019 Met Gala in a formal Prada suit with a quarter-zipper </p>

Got something to say about men’s clothes? Just zip it

<p>From the rubble: a man waves a Syrian opposition flag in Aleppo, Syria</p>

Syria doesn’t have to become a jihadi hellhole

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