Politics
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Government to press ahead with shorter prison sentence plans
Jennifer McKiernan and Ashitha Nagesh BBC News Sima Kotecha Senior UK correspondent PA Media Prisoners in England and Wales, including…
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Tax rise warning after higher-than-expected UK government borrowing
Charlotte Edwards Business reporter, BBC News Getty Images Higher-than-expected government borrowing figures have increased the prospect of Chancellor Rachel Reeves…
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FP McCann: Home Office issues apology over immigration raid
The Home Office has issued a public apology and paid substantial damages to a County Londonderry manufacturing firm following an…
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Numbers are down – but Starmer will struggle to win on migration
Allan Little Senior correspondent BBC Listen to Allan read this article. Net migration to the UK is down by almost…
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Keir Starmer announces U-turn on winter fuel payment cuts
Paul Seddon Political reporter House of Commons Sir Keir Starmer has announced plans to ease cuts to winter fuel payments,…
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Tearful Labour MP says she was told to ‘live with’ chronic UTI
A Labour MP describes how she’s been suffering with a chronic urinary tract infection. During an emotional speech to MPs,…
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Birmingham bin strike: Unite blames council for lack of progress
Elizabeth Glinka & Rob Mayor Politics, BBC West Midlands Gavin Kermack BBC News, West Midlands Unite union boss Sharon Graham…
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I will not resile from difficult welfare decisions, says Kendall
BBC Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall has said welfare changes are “never easy and rarely popular, perhaps especially for…
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Starmer’s winter fuel U-turn seeks to calm Labour nerves
The details will follow in the Budget this autumn. But make no mistake, this is a U-turn. The decision to…
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Third man charged over fires at homes linked to Keir Starmer
Sofia Ferreira Santos BBC News BBC The three men charged (from left to right): Petro Pochynok, Roman Lavrynovych and Stanislav…
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