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Government publishes single-sex spaces guidance  - as MP criticises 'damaging' year-long wait
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Government publishes single-sex spaces guidance - as MP criticises 'damaging' year-long wait

The government has published its long-awaited guidance on how the Equality Act should be implemented in relation to single-sex spaces.

Sky News - UK5 months ago
Sadiq Khan sparks row with Met after blocking £50m AI deal with Palantir
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Sadiq Khan sparks row with Met after blocking £50m AI deal with Palantir

Exclusive: Scotland Yard criticises London mayor’s decision as disappointing and warns it could hit policing Sadiq Khan has blocked a £50m Metropolitan police deal with the controversial US tech compa...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Senior civil servants to get bonuses for first time to reward ‘doers, not talkers’
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Senior civil servants to get bonuses for first time to reward ‘doers, not talkers’

Highest-ranking staff will get 2.5% pay rise with bonuses for top performers in plan to ‘rewire’ civil serviceSenior civil servants will get bonuses for exceptional performance for the first time unde...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Prospect of Labour leadership race brings out different sides of rivals
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Prospect of Labour leadership race brings out different sides of rivals

Burnham and Streeting’s latest stances confound caricatures of left and right as party faces electoral bindThe Labour party seems to have inhabited three parallel worlds over the past fortnight.There...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Diplomat who abruptly left Washington embassy was honoured by the king
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Diplomat who abruptly left Washington embassy was honoured by the king

Charles conferred LVO after his US visit on James Roscoe, who had been standing in for Peter MandelsonA top diplomat who abruptly left his post at the British embassy in Washington this week after sta...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Reeves cuts VAT on summer days out to 5% as part of cost of living support
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Reeves cuts VAT on summer days out to 5% as part of cost of living support

Chancellor says she will raise tax on global oil firms to help meet costs of plans and confirms delay to fuel duty increasesRachel Reeves will cut VAT to 5% on summer attractions such as theme parks a...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
TUC leader ‘angry’ at state of Labour but says it can recover to win next election
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TUC leader ‘angry’ at state of Labour but says it can recover to win next election

Exclusive: Paul Nowak recognises frustration with Keir Starmer’s government but urges party not to be fatalisticThe UK’s most powerful union leader has said he is angry at the state of Labour and Keir...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Starmer says he will campaign for Burnham in Makerfield byelection – as it happened
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Starmer says he will campaign for Burnham in Makerfield byelection – as it happened

Prime minister tells reporters he would campaign personally in the contestThe Home Office has also published asylum figures this morning. These show that the number of asylum seekers being housed temp...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
No evidence of formal security vetting when Andrew became UK trade envoy, minister says
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No evidence of formal security vetting when Andrew became UK trade envoy, minister says

Documents released by government also show late queen was ‘very keen’ for her son to have prominent roleUK politics live – latest updatesFormal security vetting and due diligence appear not to have be...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Net migration to UK falls by nearly 50% after Labour’s vow to cut numbers
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Net migration to UK falls by nearly 50% after Labour’s vow to cut numbers

Decline to 171,000 last year will encourage ministers in what is seen as a battleground issue against ReformUK politics live – latest updatesNet migration to the UK fell by nearly 50% to 171,000 last...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Starmer's achievements 'blotted out' by political turmoil, says Harman
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Starmer's achievements 'blotted out' by political turmoil, says Harman

Sir Keir Starmer's achievements are being "completely blotted out" by the political instability in the government, Harriet Harman has said.

Sky News - UK5 months ago
Voters across parties believe UK net migration is rising despite sharp drop
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Voters across parties believe UK net migration is rising despite sharp drop

Study published as latest migration figures are released shows incorrect perceptions driving immigration debatePeople mistakenly believe net migration is rising in Britain despite figures dropping to...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Andy Burnham to back electoral reform if he becomes prime minister
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Andy Burnham to back electoral reform if he becomes prime minister

Labour’s Makerfield byelection candidate wants to make politics ‘less point-scoring, more problem-solving’UK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham has said he will back sweeping changes to the el...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Civil service union votes to double strike fund to prepare for Reform government
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Civil service union votes to double strike fund to prepare for Reform government

The largest union representing civil servants has voted to double its financial reserves to fund industrial action in the event of a Reform UK government.

Sky News - UK5 months ago
Greens select nurse and ‘committed local campaigner’ as Makerfield byelection candidate
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Greens select nurse and ‘committed local campaigner’ as Makerfield byelection candidate

Chris Kennedy chosen amid reports Greens do not want to be blamed for splitting progressive vote and allowing Reform to winUK politics live – latest updatesThe Green party has chosen “a committed loca...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Rachel Reeves hits back at petrol station heckler – video
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Rachel Reeves hits back at petrol station heckler – video

Rachel Reeves was repeatedly shouted at by a heckler while she was answering questions from the media at a petrol station in Leeds. As the man drove away in a truck with two St George’s flags on the r...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Wes Streeting calls for equal tax on income and capital gains in Labour leadership pitch
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Wes Streeting calls for equal tax on income and capital gains in Labour leadership pitch

MP says current system is unfair and his idea would result in a ‘wealth tax that works’UK politics live – latest updatesThe former health secretary Wes Streeting has set out plans for a “wealth tax th...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Rachel Reeves tells foul-mouthed Reform UK heckler good manners matter
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Rachel Reeves tells foul-mouthed Reform UK heckler good manners matter

Chancellor wins support from Conservative Mel Stride, while Nigel Farage says he would ‘like to buy man a pint’UK politics live – latest updatesRachel Reeves surprised onlookers when she gave a stern...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
UK radio station mistakenly announces King Charles’ death and plays ‘God Save The King’
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UK radio station mistakenly announces King Charles’ death and plays ‘God Save The King’

“We apologise to HM the King and to our listeners for any distress caused" The post UK radio station mistakenly announces King Charles’ death and plays ‘God Save The King’ appeared first on NME.

NME Music News5 months ago
Vote for your favourite moment from 52 years of Football Focus
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Vote for your favourite moment from 52 years of Football Focus

Vote for which Football Focus moment you want to be shown again in the programme's final episode on Sunday.

BBC News - UK5 months ago