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Transport Secretary’s Mini Cooper towed after car hits ‘crater’ pothole
The Transport Secretary’s car had to be towed after she hit a "carter" pothole while driving through Oxfordshire in her Mini Cooper last month.
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Jo Bamford threatens UK exit over Rachel Reeves inheritance tax raid
The heir to the multibillion-pound manufacturing empire, JCB, has threatened to leave Britain in response to Rachel Reeves’ raid on inheritance tax.
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From mansion to grassroots as Maxwell heir pitches clean-slate campaign in London
The nephew of convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell is standing for election as a London borough councillor in May.
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“Betrayal” claims as UK slashes asylum approvals for Afghan women fleeing repression
Hundreds of Afghan women have been refused asylum in the UK in the past year amid plummeting grant rates, new analysis shows.
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Labour plans to fast-track EU rules into UK law without full parliamentary votes
European Union single market rules will be imposed on Britain without a full vote in Parliament under plans being developed by Labour.
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Reform tax plan sparks backlash as airline-linked funding raises red flags
Reform’s Robert Jenrick vowed to cut a tax on flights - after being bankrolled by the owner of an airline which would benefit from his policy.
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Two-thirds of voters want Keir Starmer to quit now, poll finds
Almost two-thirds of voters want Sir Keir Starmer to resign immediately, and a similar number want a general election now, a poll has found.
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Rayner ramps up campaign push as Starmer faces backlash and leadership questions
Angela Rayner will showcase her abilities as a “political street fighter” before any possible challenge to Sir Keir Starmer, according to her allies, as she makes her way across the country campaigning in the lead-up to the local elections over the next month.
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Two-child cap scrapped and day-one employment rights launch as Starmer attacks rival parties ahead of local elections
Keir Starmer has used a series of new workers rights that come into force on Monday to attack the Green party, saying a vote for Labour’s rivals puts such progress on sick pay.
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Scotland could be independent within 18 months, Swinney insists ahead of vote push
The Scottish First Minister insisted it would be "achievable" for Scotland to become an independent nation within 18 months if voters backed it in a referendum.
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Labour MP faces second rules breach over undeclared Israel trip linked to pro-Israel lobby group
The vice chair of Labour Friends of Israel (LFI) has been found in breach of parliamentary rules, after failing to declare an all-expenses-paid trip to Israel.
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$3.55 trillion is hidden as the global super-rich keep their wealth beyond the reach of tax authorities.
According to estimates from Oxfam, the global super-rich may have as much as $3.55 trillion hidden from tax authorities.
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Kemi Badenoch promises to completely eliminate the carbon tax if the Tories return to power
The Conservatives have pledged to completely eliminate the carbon tax if they return to power.
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Billions in benefits boost as MPs secure inflation-busting pay rise
MPs and benefit claimants are to receive bumper payments this week to help cushion them from the cost-of-living crisis.
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Farage blasts “embarrassing” Navy shortfall after UK forced to borrow German warship
Nigel Farage has called Britain’s lack of available warships "embarrassing," stating it "belittles our nation" after the Defence Secretary admitted the UK had to borrow a German frigate.
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Whitehall red tape to be slashed as Labour unveils sweeping bureaucracy overhaul
Ministers will be allowed to approve more policies without consulting the rest of the Cabinet under Labour’s plans for an "exorcism" of red tape in Whitehall.
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Nigel Farage and Reform MPs stage collective meltdown as they storm out after Keir Starmer attack
Nigel Farage’s Reform UK MPs stormed out of the Commons chamber today following a fiery PMQs exchange.
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Bank of London fined £2mn for misleading regulators
Fintech, where Peter Mandelson and Harvey Schwartz were board members, is given £2mn penalty by Bank of England.
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Ed Miliband’s big plan for the UK is so stupid no sane country would ever consider it
A distinctive feature of this inflexible Labour government is its tendency to look in two different directions simultaneously.
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MPs demand release of Mandelson–Starmer–Palantir meeting notes amid £250m contract row
More senior MPs have urged the government to publish notes from a meeting between Lord Mandelson, Sir Keir Starmer and Palantir CEO Alex Karp.
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Labour tensions explode as Rayner prepares challenge if cleared by tax probe
Allies of Angela Rayner are said to be becoming increasingly confident that an HMRC probe into her tax affairs will be resolved before the May local elections, seen by many as the moment where Sir Keir Starmer is most likely to be ousted.
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“Soft touch” regulator: financial crime fines collapse from £567m to £124m
The value of fines issued by the UK’s financial regulator has dropped to "pitiful" levels, undermining the country’s fight against economic crime, new analysis shows.
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Independent MP Dan Norris arrested again over multiple alleged sexual offences
An independent MP has been arrested for a second time on suspicion of a string of sexual offences.
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Robert Jenrick defects to Reform UK hours after sacking, accusing Conservatives of “breaking Britain” and fueling mass migration
Robert Jenrick has launched a scathing attack on the Tories as he officially joined Reform UK just hours after being sacked by Kemi Badenoch.
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Reform UK vows to jail civil servants who knowingly granted asylum to sex offenders
Reform UK has stated it would prosecute civil servants who knowingly granted asylum to sex offenders.
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