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Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells to return CBE over Horizon scandal
Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells is to hand back her CBE following the fallout of the Horizon IT scandal which led to the wrongful prosecution of hundreds of subpostmasters.
The former chief executive, who ran the Post Office...
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ITV need to make a drama about the Windrush Scandal and Grenfell Tower tragedy, Khan says
Sadiq Khan criticised the Government's handling of the Windrush Scandal and Grenfell, as he called for compensation for the victims of those tragedies when asked about speeding up of compensation for those affected by the Horizon IT...
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Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells to return CBE over Horizon scandal - archive footage
Archive footage of former Post Office boss Paula Vennells at a remembrance service in 2018.
Ms Vennells is to hand back her CBE following the fallout of the Horizon IT scandal which led to the wrongful prosecution of hundreds of...
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Sadiq Khan hopes ITV creates TV dramas about Windrush and Grenfell
Sadiq Khan says he hopes ITV creates dramas about Windrush and Grenfell after the fresh attention around the Post Office Horizon scandal was sparked by the TV show Mr Bates Vs The Post Office.
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Guard of Honour welcomes India’s Minister of Defence
Footage of a Guard of Honour which welcomed India’s Minister of Defence Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh to the UK, hosted by Defence Secretary Grant Shapps.
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Strikes by London Underground workers suspended
Strikes by London Underground workers which would have crippled Tube services this week have been suspended following progress in talks over a pay dispute.
Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) were due to walk out...
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Rishi Sunak says Post Office Horizon scandal an “appalling miscarriage of justice
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the Post Office Horizon scandal was an “appalling miscarriage of justice”.
Speaking during a trip to Oxford to meet flood workers, he said: “It has been an appalling miscarriage of justice and appalling...
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Jeremy Hunt reveals 2% National Insurance tax cut
Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt reveals a 2% cut to National Insurance during a visit to an Openreach training facility in Crawley.
Hunt states that the cut would save a family with two earners nearly £1,000 this year, stating...
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Chancellor unsure if Government can afford to announce new tax cuts
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has said he does not know if he can afford to cut taxes for British households as a national insurance reduction came into force on Saturday.
Mr Hunt said he wanted to further ease a tax burden which is expected...
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Rishi Sunak visits Mansfield and gives short speech
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visits a youth centre in Mansfield in Nottinghamshire where he gives a brief speech and answers questions.
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‘Squatter’ Sunak urged to call election after downplaying chance of spring vote
Rishi Sunak has been accused of “squatting” in Downing Street by his political opponents after he downplayed the prospects of holding a general election in the spring.
The Prime Minister revealed on Thursday that it is his “working...
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David Cameron warns Houthi rebels to end Red Sea attacks or 'action will be taken'
On a visit to Pristina, Kosovo, to visit UK troops, Foreign Secretary David Cameron warned the Houthi rebels to end attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea or "action will be taken". The UK was one of 12 countries to issue a joint...
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Daily politics briefing: January 4
All the latest political developments, as the TUC condemns ‘obscene’ pay gap between FTSE 100 bosses and average worker.
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Starmer warns that Tories will exploit division in likely election year
The Labour leader had earlier warned that the Conservatives will seek to exploit division in a likely election year.
Sir Keir Starmer said: “I am under no illusions this is a huge test.
“We are trying not just to defeat the Tories, but...
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Reform UK rules out electoral pacts with Tories
Reform UK has rejected any suggestion it might stand aside to help Conservative candidates in the next general election, promising to stand in every seat in England, Scotland and Wales.
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Sir Keir Starmer and John Healey watch cold weather exercises in Estonia
Footage of Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and shadow defence secretary John Healey during their visit to meet British troops at the Tapa Nato base in Estonia.
The Labour leader is using his visit to the Nato base to warn that the West...
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Christmas getaway journeys ruined as French strike stops cross-Channel trains
General footage from St Pancras International in London as Eurotunnel strike action causes the Eurostar to shut just days before Christmas.
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Starmer and John Healey visit British troops at Nato base in Estonia
Footage of Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and shadow defence secretary John Healey during their visit to meet British troops at the Tapa Nato base in Estonia.
They will thank the servicemen and women for their “courage, integrity,...
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Starmer says Russia a “real and constant” threat to Europe during Estonia trip
Sir Keir Starmer said there was a “real and constant” threat to Europe from Russia as he visited British troops in Estonia.
The Labour leader said: “I think we have to be mindful of that threat from Russia to Europe, to ourselves in the...
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Junior doctors strike at Leicester Royal Infirmary
Junior doctors on a picket line at Leicester Royal Infirmary as they enter second day of strike action
A 72-hour England-wide walkout, which began at 7am on December 20 and will run until the same time on Saturday, comes as the NHS...
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Sir Keir Starmer and John Healey arrive in the Estonian capital Tallinn
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and shadow defence secretary John Healey arrive in the Estonian capital, Tallinn ahead of their visit to meet British troops at a Nato base.
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Keir Starmer to thank UK troops at Nato base in Estonia
Sir Keir Starmer and shadow defence secretary John Healey will visit British troops deployed near the Russian border and stress Labour’s commitment to Nato on a visit to Estonia.
They will thank the servicemen and women for their...
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Junior doctors strike - UCL picket
Junior doctors stand on a picket line outside University College Hospital in London.
Patients have been warned that there will be “significant disruption” to NHS services as junior doctors in England have gone out on strike during one...
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Junior doctors strike - Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham
Junior doctors stand on a picket line outside Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham.
Patients have been warned that there will be “significant disruption” to NHS services as junior doctors in England have gone out on strike during one of...