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Parliament splits over calls to publish ethnicity and immigration status of child sex offenders
The publication of the ethnicity and immigration status of child sex offenders was debated in Parliament on Monday, with some MPs claiming the data is essential to protect victims and others warning that children are being used as a “shield for prejudice”.
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"Desks, not sun loungers": Tories attack Bank of England over overseas working policy
The Bank of England has been advised that its staff should be "working from desks, not sun loungers" after it was revealed that employees can work from abroad for up to 40 days per year.
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Cabinet ministers withheld chats with Lord Mandelson from investigators
Cabinet ministers attempted to conceal their messages with Lord Mandelson from Parliament, The Telegraph can reveal.
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Zack Polanski under investigation after questions over tax on East London houseboat
Zack Polanski is facing a formal investigation over "unpaid" council tax on a narrowboat he was living on.
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Inflation drops to 2.8% but Britain braces for fresh cost-of-living pain from Iran war shock
Inflation has slowed to 2.8% in April from 3.3% in March, according to official figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) - as economists warn of price rises this summer.
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Farage faces Commons investigation over secret £5m crypto billionaire gift
Nigel Farage is facing a formal investigation by the parliamentary standards watchdog over a £5m gift from the crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne.
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Labour MPs urge Starmer to set exit timeline after devastating local election losses
Keir Starmer is under pressure to establish a timeline for his departure after a significant defeat in elections throughout Britain led senior Labour MPs to urge him to step down within a year.
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100,000 migrants crossed Channel after Suella Braverman vowed to "stop the boats"
More than 100,000 people have arrived by small boat since Suella Braverman’s flagship law to end Channel crossings passed, latest figures show.
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David Frost condemns Donald Trump as ‘moral line’ crossed
A year ago, many prominent figures on the British right were vocal fans of Donald Trump, praising his plans to cut waste and tackle illegal migration.
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Royal Navy destroyer sent to crisis zone sidelined by technical fault
HMS Dragon, a destroyer dispatched to protect British air bases in Cyprus following a missile attack, will be docked due to a "minor technical issue".
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Missing phone of Morgan McSweeney sparks political row over Peter Mandelson documents
The Metropolitan Police are reviewing CCTV from the day Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff had his phone stolen, according to reports.
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“Act of domination” remark ignites accusations of Islamophobia in Tory ranks
The Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has stood by her Shadow Lord Chancellor, who called Muslims praying at an annual event in London’s Trafalgar Square an “act of domination” from the “Islamism playbook”.
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Billionaire’s Westminster base draws scrutiny over links to hardline voices
Pardoned by Trump after breaching US banking regulations, Ben Delo offers funding, networking, and podcasting space to various groups, including those with strong views on migration and abortion.
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Conservatives place 11 MPs on defection watch list amid fears of mass switch to Reform UK
The Conservative Party has placed 11 of its MPs on a defection watch list amid growing concerns that more could follow Robert Jenrick in joining Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.
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Ed Davey calls for Robbie Gibb’s removal from BBC board amid political bias row
Sources say Robbie Gibb amplified criticisms of Trump, Gaza, and trans rights coverage, and had ’a lot of oxygen in the room.’
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Disabled people fear budget cuts could hit Motability car scheme
People with disabilities are "deeply concerned" that they might experience financial difficulties due to speculation that Chancellor Rachel Reeves might announce changes to the Motability car-lease scheme in the upcoming Budget next month.
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Kemi Badenoch promises to scrap stamp duty in major pledge at Tory conference
Kemi Badenoch has vowed to abolish stamp duty in a keynote speech at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester, calling the levy “a bad tax” that blocks social mobility.
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Top Kemi Badenoch donor defects to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK
A donor and personal adviser to Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has defected to Reform, according to reports.
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Labour MP Anna Dixon accuses Tory’s Robbie Moore of spreading misinformation in grooming gangs row
Anna Dixon accuses fellow West Yorkshire MP Robbie Moore of spreading misinformation
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Lucy Connolly, who posted offensive tweet on day of Southport attack, released from custody
Lucy Connolly, the wife of a former Conservative county councillor, was imprisoned last year for promoting racial hatred following the Southport terror attack
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Boris Johnson sips cocktails on Greek beach break with Carrie and their children
The ex-PM lounged on the beach and swam in the sea on the sunshine break in Greece with his wife and children, enjoying cocktails under a parasol and munching on crisps
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Queen Camilla holidayed on superyacht of Tory donor Wafic Said during trip to Greece
The wife of the King was seen on the yacht Zenobia, owned by Tory donor Syrian-Saudi Wafic Said, while visiting some of the Mediterranean country’s most exclusive tourist destinations.
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Jailed wife of ex-Tory councillor who tweeted ‘set fire’ to migrant hotels after Southport murders could be freed within weeks
The wife of a former Conservative councillor who tweeted ’burn down hotels’ following the Southport murders could be released from jail within weeks.
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“He screamed at our newborn and raped me in my sleep” — wife of former Conservative MP reveals 10 years of domestic hell
The spouse of a former Tory MP has spoken out about the ten years of abuse she endured in her marriage.
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Defection with a message: Sir Jake Berry quits Tories for Reform UK and slams 20 years of government rule
Sir Jake Berry has switched to Reform UK, becoming the second former Conservative cabinet minister to make the switch this week.