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Rishi Sunak tells workers HS2 would have made London-bound journeys harder for some communities
The Prime Minister said scrapping HS2 would ensure train journeys to London from some communities in England would not be slower or less frequent.
Speaking at a PM Connect event at a business in Nottinghamshire, Rishi Sunak said: “It is...
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Lammy: We want to make UK the ‘anti-corruption capital of the world’
Whistleblowers who expose stolen assets and sanctions breaches would be rewarded under a future Labour government, according to David Lammy.
The shadow foreign secretary told the Labour conference the party wants to make the UK the...
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Labour conference will make "positive case for change", says Starmer
Labour Party Party leader Sir Keir Starmer and Mayor of London Sadiq Khan speak at the London Region Reception on the eve of the Labour Party annual conference in Liverpool.
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Nigel Farage addresses Reform UK conference in central London - full speech
Reform UK honorary president Nigel Farage addresses the party's conference in central London.
He claimed there was a “gap in the political market” for Reform UK to fill, insisting it was “taking back the word Brexit” from the...
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Junior doctors and consultants walk out in latest strike action
Junior doctors and consultants at University College Hospital in London walk out in latest strike action.
The strike is set to be the longest period of joint strike action yet, lasting three days.
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Train drivers stage strike to coincide with first day of Conservative Party conference
Train drivers with 16 operators walked out on Saturday, as the Aslef union stages strikes and other forms of industrial action to coincide with the first day of the Conservative Party's annual conference in Manchester.
GVs of striking...
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London Housing Price Cuts Rise; Higher Rates Force More to Sell
London and southeast England are seeing the biggest UK home discounts as buyers across the country secure the largest price cuts nationwide in almost five years. At the same time, almost a quarter of British mortgage holders are...
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Ryanair boss says UK air traffic control is worst in Europe
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The UK’s air traffic control (ATC) system is the worst in Europe, the boss of Ryanair has claimed.
Michael O’Leary made the comment as he launched a tirade calling for National Air Traffic Services (Nats)...
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Sunak warned he is ‘risking cohesion of country’ as Labour mayors meet over HS2
Rishi Sunak has been warned that he is “risking the cohesion” of the country, as Labour mayors met in the north of England to discuss concerns about the fate of HS2.
Labour mayors Sadiq Khan, Andy Burnham, Tracy Brabin, Oliver Coppard...
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London Home Prices Out of Reach for First-Time Buyers
First-time buyers in the London housing market fell 9% over the last decade as a surge in mortgage rates and high deposit requirements price more buyers out of the market. Sofia Horta e Costa reports on Bloomberg Television.
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Helen Morgan booed at Lib Dem conference
Audience members heckled as Helen Morgan MP said the Liberal Democrats “will build 150,000 new homes for social rent every year”.
Boos were heard amid applause elsewhere in the audience as Ms Morgan said: “National housing targets do...
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Sadiq Khan says reported HS2 downscaling 'beggars belief'
Sadiq Khan says the Government's reported plan to scrap building HS2 to the North 'beggars belief'.
The Prime Minister’s official spokesman repeatedly declined to comment on speculation about the future of HS2.
He refused to comment on...
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Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves visit the London Stock Exchange
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves during a visit to the London Stock Exchange Group, to outline Labour's plans to bring growth and stability back to Britain's economy.
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Tottenham's Levy Says Conte Wasn't Right Coach for Team
Tottenham Hotspur chairman Daniel Levy talks about why he let go managers Antonio Conte and Jose Mourinho. He speaks in an exclusive interview with Bloomberg's Jonathan Ferro in London.
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Sunak Says UK Isn't Watering Down Its Net-Zero Targets
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says it's "absolutely wrong" to say the government is watering down its net-zero targets. He spoke at Downing Street about the government's green agenda.
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Dame Barbara Hepworth's Three Obliques installed in London
Dame Barbara Hepworth’s Three Obliques (Walk In) will be installed in St James’s Square, London and will be on view from 15 September – 18 October.
The work (estimate: £6,000,000-9,000,000) will lead the Modern British and Irish Art...
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Sadiq Khan speaks following visit to youth project
Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, says it is for Susan Hall to 'explain her values' after it was revealed that the Conservative mayoral candidate liked tweets praising Enoch Powell.
The Mayor, following a visit to a youth project in Tooting,...
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RICS Survey Shows UK Housing Slump Worsens
Simon Rubinsohn, the Chief Economist at the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, joined "Bloomberg Markets: European Close" with Alix Steel and Guy Johnson on Thursday afternoon after the group's latest survey showed the UK housing...
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Steve Barclay visits St Mary's Hospital in London
Health Secretary Steve Barclay visits St Mary's Hospital in north-west London after a £200 million “winter resilience” fund has been announced by the Government to put the NHS on stable footing ahead of winter.
Speaking with GB News,...
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Campaign launched to hear voices of young people ahead of general election
The Children's Commissioner Rachel de Souza visits the Harris Westminster Sixth Form, to launch her next campaign - The Big Ambition.
Her office has contacted 22,500 schools across England to hear from children and young people aged...
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Huge £6 million Banksy artwork craned into new London exhibition
One of Banksy’s most recent and exciting artworks – Valentine’s Day Mascara – was dramatically craned from a huge truck on Regent Street into the brand new The Art of Banksy exhibition at 2am on Tuesday, September 12.
The impressive...
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Sheep begin grazing on Hampstead Heath
Sheep will graze on Hampstead Heath from 11-18 September as part of a week-long biodiversity trial at the iconic north London open space.
The City of London Corporation, which owns, manages, and protects Hampstead Heath as a registered...
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UK's Hunt: 'Real Political Momentum' on India Trade Deal
UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt says the UK "won't sign anything in a hurry and nor will India, it has to be right for both sides," as he discusses progress made on a free trade agreement between the nations. He speaks with...
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Politics daily briefing: September 10
All the latest political news in the UK as Rishi Sunak has accused Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer of “clobbering” drivers through the expansion of London’s ultra-low emission zone (Ulez).