Politics
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Unions pressure ministers to increase workers’ sick pay
The government is facing growing pressure from trade unions to increase Statutory Sick Pay (SSP). A total of 24 union…
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Home Office doubles time given to refugees to find accommodation
The Home Office has said it will double the number of days someone granted asylum can stay in government accommodation.…
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No plan for more tax rises, Starmer tells BBC
Sir Keir Starmer has told the BBC it is not his plan to have any more tax rises before the…
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Musk could become political puppet master, says Nick Clegg
Billionaire and X owner Elon Musk could become a “political puppet master” in the US, former deputy prime minister Nick…
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Darren Millar elected Welsh Conservative leader unopposed
BBC Darren Millar was supported by all of his Welsh Tory colleagues Former Welsh Secretary and ex-Monmouth MP David TC…
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Should you be a peer? 150 words to explain why
Leaders of political parties must explain why they are nominating someone to the House of Lords, under new rules. The…
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Who’s in Keir Starmer’s cabinet?
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has been forced into making the first change to his cabinet after Louise Haigh resigned as…
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Judge Labour on six targets, Keir Starmer says in major speech
EPA Sir Keir Starmer has set out six pledges which he says will allow voters to hold his government to…
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Keir Starmer seeks to take control after bumpy start
I have an overwhelming sense of deja-vu. The build-up music, the stage, the banners, the backdrop, the choreography made this…
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Six takeaways from Keir Starmer’s ‘plan for change’
PA Media Sir Keir Starmer outlined his government’s six milestones – which some have billed as a relaunch after a…
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