Politics
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Sir Keir Starmer Starmer welcomes ‘next chapter’ for the UK and Ireland
The UK and Ireland have “turned a page on the turbulent years” in their relationship and are set on a…
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Utility firms abusing emergency powers to dig up roads, MPs told
Utilities companies are abusing their emergency powers to dig up streets in England, causing major disruption for drivers and public…
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Stamp duty: What is it, how much is it and how is it changing?
At the moment, buyers of homes worth less than £250,000 don’t pay any stamp duty. This limit was temporarily doubled…
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New Zealand fires UK envoy Phil Goff over Trump comments
New Zealand has fired its most senior envoy to the United Kingdom over remarks that questioned US President Donald Trump’s…
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Work coaches to focus on long-term unemployed
Ministers, facing potential cuts of billions of pounds from the welfare budget, have announced plans to use 1,000 work coaches…
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Councils fear shake-up won’t improve finances, survey suggests
Alex Forsyth Political correspondent Joshua Nevett Political reporter Getty Images A large portion of council leaders fear a major shake-up…
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Starmer finds subtle way to deal with Team Trump
Week after week, there used to be a grim but poignant ritual at the start of Prime Minister’s Question Time.…
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How big is the welfare budget and where might cuts fall?
PA Chancellor Rachel Reeves has earmarked “several billion pounds” in draft spending cuts to welfare ahead of her Spring Statement,…
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UK government to end North Sea windfall tax in 2030
PA Media The UK government announced a windfall tax on profits made by firms in the North Sea would end…
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Ex-ambassadors give warnings over intelligence-sharing with US
House of Commons Left to right: Sir Peter Westmacott, Dame Karen Pierce, Sir Nigel Sheinwald and Sir David Manning Four…
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