Politics
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Councils fear the local is being taken out of local government
Alex Forsyth Political correspondent Getty Images The government has got a grand plan to shake up the way local government…
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Starmer under fire amid row over cost of Chagos Islands deal
Paul Seddon Political reporter UK Parliament Sir Keir Starmer has come under fire at PMQs over the cost of the…
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Council shake-up sees elections delayed in nine areas
Kate Whannel Politics reporter Angela Rayner: We’re not in the business of holding elections to bodies that won’t exist Local…
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Labour readmits four MPs suspended for rebelling
Four MPs suspended by Labour for voting against the government on the two-child benefit cap have been readmitted into the…
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Red Wall Labour MPs want tougher message on immigration to head off Reform
Iain Watson Political correspondent Pete Saull Political editor, BBC East Midlands Getty Images A group of around 40 Labour MPs…
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Palestinians must be allowed home to Gaza, Keir Starmer
People of Gaza must be allowed home, says Starmer Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said Palestinians “must be allowed…
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Doctors must raise other options to assisted dying, MP behind bill proposes
Doctors would have to raise other treatment options when discussing assisted dying with a patient, under proposals put forward by…
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Foreign Office cat Palmerston starts purr-litical job in Bermuda
Palmerston, the former resident cat at the Foreign Office, has been brought out of retirement for a new overseas diplomatic…
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Illegal meat on most UK High Streets, official says
Jack Fenwick Political reporter Dover Port Health Authority Health officials at Dover seize illegal meat products Efforts to keep potentially…
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Chagos Islands deal: UK denies it faces paying billions more to Mauritus
The UK government has denied claims made by the prime minister of Mauritius that it faces paying billions more under…
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