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Labour voters back surrendering Elgin Marbles, damning new poll shows

A majority of Labour voters back Britain handing the Elgin Marbles to Greece, a damning new poll has revealed.

A survey on British "national interests" by pollsters at Electoral Calculus shows that 62 per cent of voters for Sir Keir Starmer's party would support parting ways with the marbles - while just four per cent would not.

Meanwhile, just 35 per cent of Tory voters and 37 per cent of Reform UK voters would agree to give the historic sculptures away.

Just eight per cent of Labour voters disagree with the idea of surrendering the marbles - compared to 31 per cent of Tories and 29 per cent of Reform voters.

Keir Starmer told to 'get serious' after crucial oilfield plans thwarted by eco-zealots - 'Act of self-harm!'

Sir Keir Starmer has been told to "get serious" about economic growth and sign off two North Sea oil fields blocked by the courts.

Eco-campaigners Greenpeace and Uplift brought a challenge at the Court of Session in Edinburgh over decisions to give approval to the Rosebank oil field northwest of Shetland and the Jackdaw gas field off Aberdeen. The approval has since been ruled "unlawful" by a judge.

And now, the Prime Minister has been urged to overrule Ed Miliband's decision to withdraw Government legal support last year for the oil companies involved in the court battle.

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch told the Mail: "The Labour Government who were banging on about growth yesterday are too scared to fight for the oil and gas fields that deliver energy security and jobs for thousands of people.

"For the sake of our country, Keir Starmer needs to get serious.

"His actions so far are all hiking taxes and caving to the unions and the green lobby."

Meanwhile, Tory energy spokesman Andrew Bowie said it was "almost inevitable after Ed Miliband refused to defend the case in court", adding: "Our energy security, economy and thousands of jobs are being sacrificed on the altar of Labour's eco zealotry. So much for growth."

And a Reform UK Scotland spokesman told GB News: "This ruling is a total disaster for the North East of Scotland and further puts at risk thousands of jobs due to idiotic ideology over common sense.

"The SNP, Labour, Greens and Tories are obsessed with net zero madness which will make this country poorer and dependent on foreign exports.

"Reform UK has been clear - we back extraction, the oil and gas sector and for this development to go ahead along with others.

"Labour's abandonment of the North East has been shameful. Ian Murray now has a choice to make - will he side with environmental extremists or workers in Scotland?"

WATCH: Ellie Costello GRILLS policing minister on 'what can be done' to tackle soaring retail crime

GB News presenter Ellie Costello has confronted the Labour policing minister over the surge in retail crime, demanding urgent action.

Ellie challenged Dame Diana Johnson over "absolutely outrageous" figures from the British Retail Consortium showing 2,000 daily shoplifting incidents and a 50 per cent rise in violence against shop workers.

The confrontation comes as new figures reveal shoplifting has reached its highest level since records began in 2003, with nearly half a million offences recorded in England and Wales.

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Labour is 'determined to dismantle' Brexit, Tories warn - as Starmer poised to 'drag Britain back into the EU's grasp'

Former Home Secretary Priti Patel has accused Labour of trying to drag the UK "back into the EU's grasp" on the fifth anniversary of Brexit.

Patel, now the Shadow Foreign Secretary, said: "Five years ago today, the Conservatives honoured the democratic will of the British people and Got Brexit Done.

"Since then, our country has reaped the benefits - securing new trade deals with dynamic, fast-growing markets across the world and reclaiming sovereignty from Brussels.

"This has allowed us to reform or revoke 2,500 EU laws, ensuring Britain's future is shaped by our own Parliament.

"But this Labour government, driven by socialist ideology and blind to the will of the people, is determined to dismantle Brexit and drag us back into the EU's grasp.

"The Conservatives will not stand by and allow this betrayal to happen - we will fight them every step of the way."

Policing minister says forces need funding to deal with XL bullies

Policing Minister Dame Diana Johnson has called for more police funding to deal with Britain's XL bully dog epidemic - just days after the National Police Chiefs' Council warned the ban on the breed is set to cost taxpayers millions.

Johnson said she recognised the "cost pressure" of the ban on XL bully dogs to police - and said she wanted to make sure forces get the funding they need for it.

"This has been raised with me, actually, a few times, and it’s certainly something that I’m looking at and working with my colleagues in Defra on," she told LBC.

"But I recognise that’s another cost pressure for police forces, so absolutely I understand that.

"And as the police minister, I'm obviously keen to make sure that police get the funding they need for these things that we're asking them to do, because this is obviously quite a new development over the last few years."

WATCH: Chopper's Political Podcast: Brexit Anniversary special

Today marks the fifth anniversary of Britain leaving the European Union, while the UK remained in the single market, customs union and European Court of Justice until the completion of a transition phase on December 31, 2020.

GB News Political Editor Chris Hope has sat down with former Liberal Democrat leader Vince Cable, co-founder of the Taxpayers' Alliance Matthew Elliott and journalist Quentin Letts to speak about the benefits and drawbacks of leaving the EU.

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Farage: Boris Johnson and Kemi Badenoch 'never really believed' in Brexit

Nigel Farage has warned that Boris Johnson and Kemi Badenoch "never truly believed" in Brexit.

The Reform UK leader told the Express: "Brexit has not been delivered - and if I sat here five years ago, I'd have said to you in five years' time I'd be retired, I'd be out, I'd have done my bit, my 27 years of campaigning finally paid off.

"But I'm back and I'm back because we now need people in charge to deliver the Brexit we voted for who actually believe in it. We know Labour were opposed, Starmer wanted a second referendum - Liberal Democrats the same.

“But I frankly look now at Boris Johnson, Kemi Badenoch, all of these people, I don't think they ever really believed in it. I think they used it as a vehicle to win a General Election, which I helped them do. They never really believed in it.

"They always kind of saw it I think a bit more as damage limitation rather than an opportunity. I'm here to say I'm disappointed, you watching this will be disappointed, we can do so much better and we're the guys to do it."

Labour announces extra £100m investment into neighbourhood policing

The Government will invest an extra £100million into neighbourhood policing as it seeks to boost the number of officers on the ground.

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said the investment in neighbourhood policing marked a "major turning point" for policing.

She said: "This major investment marks a turning point for policing in this country. By doubling extra neighbourhood funding to £200million, we are giving forces across the country what they need to put more officers and PCSOs where they’re needed most – on our streets and in our town centres.

"Every neighbourhood deserves dedicated officers who know their patch, understand residents’ concerns and can tackle problems before they escalate. This investment, alongside new powers we are bringing into law, will help prevent crime and protect our communities, which is at the heart of our Plan for Change.

"Restoring local policing will not happen overnight, but this funding boost will get more officers into our town centres and rural areas."