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From black-clad agitators to an appeal for ‘Tommo’s Mum’: an unsettling week with the Patriot Platform
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From black-clad agitators to an appeal for ‘Tommo’s Mum’: an unsettling week with the Patriot Platform

A militaristic operation with features of influencer culture, the new anti-migrant movement seems to show a shift in tactics and rhetoricShortly after 7am last Saturday in the English coastal town of...

The Guardian - UK News2 weeks ago
Reform given record-breaking £72m by two crypto billionaires
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Reform given record-breaking £72m by two crypto billionaires

Reform UK's two biggest donors have each handed the party a record-breaking £36m.

Sky News - UK2 weeks ago
Reform given record £36m donation from crypto billionaire
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Reform given record £36m donation from crypto billionaire

Reform UK has received a £36m donation from British cryptocurrency billionaire Ben Delo - making it the largest single donation to a UK political party on record.

Sky News - UK2 weeks ago
Northern Ireland schools must give girls option to wear trousers from next year
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Northern Ireland schools must give girls option to wear trousers from next year

DUP education minister accused of dragging feet before revising guidelines on uniformSchools in Northern Ireland must give girls the choice to wear trousers as part of their uniforms as well as for PE...

The Guardian - UK News2 weeks ago
Why did the assisted dying bill fail in the Commons? | Rowena Mason
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Why did the assisted dying bill fail in the Commons? | Rowena Mason

MPs quietly withdrew support when it became clear it was not a priority of Andy Burnham’s government MPs vote against legalising assisted dying in England and WalesAfter two years of impassioned argum...

The Guardian - UK News2 weeks ago
‘A tragic day’: campaigners react as MPs say no to legalising assisted dying
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‘A tragic day’: campaigners react as MPs say no to legalising assisted dying

Opponents say proposed law change for England and Wales was ‘unsafe and unworkable’ after bill is narrowly defeatedAs it became clear that MPs had voted against the assisted dying bill, campaigners wh...

The Guardian - UK News2 weeks ago
UK lawmakers urge Burnham to back ban on superintelligent AI after chilling warnings
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UK lawmakers urge Burnham to back ban on superintelligent AI after chilling warnings

Letter from 70 MPs and peers follows Anthropic employee’s claim new technology could wipe out humansAI could kill all humans in next decade, warn experts: but how seriously should we take them?More th...

The Guardian - UK News2 weeks ago
MPs vote against legalising assisted dying in England and Wales
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MPs vote against legalising assisted dying in England and Wales

Bill’s failure in Commons sparks anger among its supporters after Lords blocked earlier legislationA renewed attempt to legalise assisted dying has been voted down by MPs in a decision that is likely...

The Guardian - UK News2 weeks ago
MPs reject assisted dying bill after tense debate – as it happened
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MPs reject assisted dying bill after tense debate – as it happened

The bill would have allowed terminally ill adults with less than six months to live to end their lives, after the approval of a panel of expertsMPs vote against legalising assisted dying in England an...

The Guardian - UK News2 weeks ago
North Sea gasfield decision likely delayed until after Holborn and St Pancras byelection
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North Sea gasfield decision likely delayed until after Holborn and St Pancras byelection

Greens accuse Labour of hiding position to avoid criticism before contest, in which Zack Polanski is standingA decision on approving the controversial Jackdaw gasfield in the North Sea is to be delaye...

The Guardian - UK News2 weeks ago
How did your MP vote on the reintroduced assisted dying bill?
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How did your MP vote on the reintroduced assisted dying bill?

MPs today voted not to approve the assisted dying bill at its second reading. The bill, which was brought back to the Commons after being blocked in the Lords, would have allowed terminally ill people...

The Guardian - UK News2 weeks ago
MPs recount personal experiences as they debate assisted dying bill – video
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MPs recount personal experiences as they debate assisted dying bill – video

MPs have been debating a bill to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales. The bill would allow terminally ill adults with less than six months to live to end their lives, after the approval of a...

The Guardian - UK News2 weeks ago
People ‘incensed’ by North Sea plans can vote Green in byelection, says Zack Polanski
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People ‘incensed’ by North Sea plans can vote Green in byelection, says Zack Polanski

Party leader, who will contest Starmer’s former seat of Holborn and St Pancras, says gas drilling has come up on doorstepZack Polanski has said a vote for him in the upcoming Holborn and St Pancras by...

The Guardian - UK News2 weeks ago
RNLI reports ‘significant’ donations boost after being targeted by far right over small boats
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RNLI reports ‘significant’ donations boost after being targeted by far right over small boats

Charity condemns ‘disgraceful’ intimidation and insists it will continue core purpose of saving lives at seaThe Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has had a “significant” boost in donations si...

The Guardian - UK News2 weeks ago
Hundreds of asylum seekers removed from UK to France have disappeared, say NGOs
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Hundreds of asylum seekers removed from UK to France have disappeared, say NGOs

Rights groups say those missing after being deported under one in, one out deal include dozens of age-disputed childrenUK politics live – latest updatesHundreds of asylum seekers including at least 41...

The Guardian - UK News2 weeks ago
Pressure grows on Burnham to commit to increasing statutory paternity leave
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Pressure grows on Burnham to commit to increasing statutory paternity leave

Exclusive: Calls from Labour grow as 105 MPs write to PM urging ‘obvious’ step to alleviate cost of living crisisAndy Burnham is coming under increasing pressure from his own MPs to commit to improvin...

The Guardian - UK News2 weeks ago
New battery-powered trains to ‘bring faster journeys to the north’
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New battery-powered trains to ‘bring faster journeys to the north’

No 10 says new fleet of trains built in Derby will support 6,000 jobs across UKA fleet of battery-powered trains is to be built to “bring faster, more reliable journeys to the north”, Downing Street h...

The Guardian - UK News2 weeks ago
MPs urged not to take ‘extraordinary risk’ of forcing through assisted dying bill as vote looms
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MPs urged not to take ‘extraordinary risk’ of forcing through assisted dying bill as vote looms

Labour MPs Gareth Snell and Meg Hillier say Lords must be allowed to fulfil duty in scrutinising bill on serious public issueMPs who voted for and against assisted dying have urged their respective si...

The Guardian - UK News2 weeks ago
Reform UK beset by internal row over response to Dover and Portsmouth protests
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Reform UK beset by internal row over response to Dover and Portsmouth protests

Nigel Farage said demonstrators in balaclavas were ‘horrible’, but others in the party defend them as ‘brave, passionate patriots’Nigel Farage’s condemnation of the masked men whose blockade of Dover...

The Guardian - UK News2 weeks ago
Ed Stone to elder statesman: the making of Ed Miliband – podcast
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Ed Stone to elder statesman: the making of Ed Miliband – podcast

The UK foreign secretary has drawn rage and respect after announcing trade sanctions on Israeli settlers. Heather Stewart explains how – and why – Ed Miliband got toughThis time just over a decade ago...

The Guardian - UK News2 weeks ago