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Daily politics briefing: March 29
All the latest political developments in the UK, as Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab defends being ‘forthright’ with officials but insists he is not a bully.
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UK industrial action: What strikes are coming up?
The UK has been hit by a barrage of industrial action as nurses, teachers, civil servants, rail workers, university staff, physiotherapists, Royal Mail workers and ambulance staff take action over pay and conditions.
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‘Scourge’ of drugs to be tackled in anti-social behaviour crackdown, says Sunak
Rishi Sunak promised to tackle the “scourge” of drugs, as he unveiled new measures to crack down on anti-social behaviour.
The Government has pledged new moves that will see trials of swifter justice measures and increased policing in...
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Humza Yousaf wins SNP leadership race – full results and victory speech
Humza Yousaf has been elected as the new leader of the SNP, with the current Scottish Health Secretary defeating rival candidates Kate Forbes and Ash Regan in a ballot of party members.
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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Home Secretary Suella Braverman on regional visit
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Home Secretary Suella Braverman have done a short walkabout on a high street in an Essex town centre. The street was quiet at around 9am and the pair did not stop to chat to any of the small number of...
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Oil leak affecting water and beaches in Dorset
The Poole Harbour area, as seen from from Hamworthy Park beach, Dorset, where a major incident has been declared after oil leaked from a pipeline into the harbour, and the public is being urged to avoid using the water and beaches within...
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Public urged to avoid harbour after oil leak causes major incident
Members of the public have been urged to avoid using the water and beaches within Poole Harbour in Dorset after an oil leak led to a major incident being declared.
Poole Harbour Commissioners, which regulates activities in the harbour,...
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Politics daily briefing: March 27
Daily politics briefing for March 27, as voting closes in the SNP's leadership race.
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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Home Secretary Suella Braverman heckled on regional visit
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Home Secretary Suella Braverman have done a short walkabout on a high street in an Essex town centre.
The street was quiet at around 9am and the pair did not stop to chat to any of the small number of...
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DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson says his party will vote against the Windsor Framework in the Commons this week
DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson says his party will vote against the Windsor Framework in the Commons this week.
He emphasised while the vote in Parliament on Wednesday is on secondary legislation that would give effect to the Stormont...
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Sir Jeffrey Donaldson says DUP will vote against the Windsor Framework
DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson says his party will vote against the Windsor Framework in the Commons this week.
He emphasised while the vote in Parliament on Wednesday is on secondary legislation that would give effect to the Stormont...
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Braverman ‘encouraged’ after discussions over Rwanda injunction reforms
The Home Secretary said she is “encouraged” after “constructive” discussions between the Government and the European Court of Human Rights over possible reforms to the injunction that grounded migrant flights to Rwanda.
A Government...
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Daily politics briefing: March 19
All the latest political developments in the UK, as the Home Secretary is making plans to deport migrants to Rwanda by the summer.
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Home Secretary making plans to deport migrants to Rwanda by summer
The Home Secretary is making plans to deport migrants to Rwanda by the summer.
On Saturday, Suella Braverman visited housing in Rwanda which is set to be used for migrants - with properties equipped with gardens, off-street parking and...
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St Patrick's Day celebrated in Ireland and the UK
Irish and Northern Irish people have celebrated St Patrick's Day with parades and a royal visit.
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UK industrial action: What strikes are coming up?
The UK has been hit by a barrage of industrial action as nurses, teachers, civil servants, rail workers, university staff, physiotherapists, Royal Mail workers and ambulance staff took action over pay and conditions.
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Daily politics briefing: March 15
All the latest political developments in the UK, as Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is set to use a “Budget for growth” to boost efforts to get people back to work, with a major expansion of childcare support set to form a key part of the package.
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UK industrial action: What strikes are coming up?
The UK has been hit by a barrage of industrial action as nurses, teachers, civil servants, rail workers, university staff, physiotherapists, Royal Mail workers and ambulance staff took action over pay and conditions.
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Starmer calls on Rishi Sunak to publish his register of interests
Sir Keir Starmer pooled clip at York University medical school.
Sir Keir Starmer has called for Rishi Sunak to publish his register of interests today to clarify a possible rule breach linked to his wife’s shares in a childcare agency.
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Sunak must ‘come clean’ and publish financial interests, demands Starmer
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak must “come clean” and publish his financial interests while under investigation over a possible failure to make a declaration to MPs, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has demanded.
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Channel crossings top 5,000 for year so far
More than 5,000 migrants have arrived in the UK after crossing the Channel so far this year.
Home Office figures published on Tuesday confirmed the provisional total number of people making the journey to date in 2023 now stands at 5,049.
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SNP will 'do everything it can' to oppose anti-strike legislation vows Humza Yousaf
Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf has promised to oppose the UK Government’s “abhorrent’ anti-strike legislation.
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Sunak under investigation by standards watchdog over interest declaration
Rishi Sunak is under investigation after facing allegations of a possible failure to declare the shares his wife holds in a childcare agency that was boosted by the Budget.
Parliament’s standards watchdog opened the inquiry into the...
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SNP will 'do everything it can' to oppose UK anti-strike legislation, vows Humza Yousaf
Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf promised the Scottish Government will never issue or enforce a single work notice.