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Government sets aside extra £1bn for victims of UK’s infected blood scandal
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Government sets aside extra £1bn for victims of UK’s infected blood scandal

Additional funds include extra £35,000 each for former pupils experimented on at school without their knowledgeCompensation payments will rise for people affected by the infected blood scandal, includ...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Reeves condemns Trump’s decision to launch war against Iran as ‘folly’– as it happened
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Reeves condemns Trump’s decision to launch war against Iran as ‘folly’– as it happened

Chancellor ‘frustrated and angry’ at the effect on UK firms and families and says US went into war without a clear exit plan Q: Why are you calling for an inquiry into Nigel Farage’s investment in a b...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Labour MPs call for Swiss-style EU deal and review of US ties to revive party
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Labour MPs call for Swiss-style EU deal and review of US ties to revive party

Group including former cabinet minister Anneliese Dodds also calls for robust defence of climate policiesA group of Labour MPs is to propose a series of new policies to defeat rightwing populism, incl...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
UK’s armed forces are in a sad state – and they have only themselves to blame
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UK’s armed forces are in a sad state – and they have only themselves to blame

The MoD shows little sign of learning from its mistakes – no wonder the Treasury is reluctant to agree to its demandsGeorge Robertson, Tony Blair’s first defence secretary, a former Nato secretary gen...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Scottish Greens pledge free bus travel and basic income in election manifesto
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Scottish Greens pledge free bus travel and basic income in election manifesto

Party says plan for ‘radical change’ will be funded in part through higher taxes on aviation, gambling and landlordsUK politics live – latest updatesThe Scottish Greens have called for free bus travel...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
UK steel exports to EU at risk as bloc doubles tariffs and halves quotas
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UK steel exports to EU at risk as bloc doubles tariffs and halves quotas

Decision to reduce duty-free quotas by 47% aimed at curbing Chinese importsThe EU is to go ahead with plans to double tariffs and halve quotas on imports of steel from July, in a move designed to curb...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Reeves hits out at ‘folly’ of US going to war without clear exit plan
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Reeves hits out at ‘folly’ of US going to war without clear exit plan

Chancellor ‘frustrated and angry’ at decision to attack Iran ‘without being clear what the objectives are’UK politics live – latest updatesMiddle East crisis – live updatesRachel Reeves has hit out at...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
EHRC updates guidance on how to apply supreme court ruling on gender
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EHRC updates guidance on how to apply supreme court ruling on gender

Changes follow concern that original code created a legal minefield for organisations implementing itThe equalities watchdog has updated its guidance on how to implement the supreme court ruling on ge...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Telegraph takeover by German buyer cleared by culture secretary
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Telegraph takeover by German buyer cleared by culture secretary

Lisa Nandy says there are no grounds to refer Axel Springer deal to Ofcom, ending almost three years of uncertainty for titlesBusiness live – latest updatesThe culture secretary has cleared Axel Sprin...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Reform activist suspended over racist and antisemitic comments remains election agent
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Reform activist suspended over racist and antisemitic comments remains election agent

Adam Mitula is acting as election agent for Reform candidates in three wards in Tameside area for 7 May pollsUK politics live – latest updatesA Reform UK activist in the Gorton and Denton byelection w...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Starmer’s ‘corrosive complacency’ on defence has put UK in peril, says ex-Nato chief
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Starmer’s ‘corrosive complacency’ on defence has put UK in peril, says ex-Nato chief

George Robertson says Iran war should be wake-up call to address military underfunding in scathing remarksUK politics live – latest updatesAnalysis: Armed forces have only themselves to blameThe gover...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Jack White hits out at Trump’s Jesus meme: “How can any so-called Christian support him after this blasphemy?”
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Jack White hits out at Trump’s Jesus meme: “How can any so-called Christian support him after this blasphemy?”

"I'm gonna go ahead and take the honour of pronouncing Trump 'Worst American of All Time'" The post Jack White hits out at Trump’s Jesus meme: “How can any so-called Christian support him after this...

NME Music News6 months ago
Carney secures Liberal majority after by-election wins
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Carney secures Liberal majority after by-election wins

After a wave of defections to the Liberals from opposition parties, projected by-election victories help solidify the Canadian PM's hold on power.

BBC News - UK6 months ago
Starmer and Reeves accused of 'corrosive complacency' over defence
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Starmer and Reeves accused of 'corrosive complacency' over defence

Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves will today be accused of "corrosive complacency" on defence, in a damning intervention by the lead author of their own defence review.

Sky News - UK6 months ago
'Our national security is in peril,' Starmer and Reeves told by author of damning defence review
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'Our national security is in peril,' Starmer and Reeves told by author of damning defence review

Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves will today be accused of "corrosive complacency" on defence, in a damning intervention by the lead author of their own defence review.

Sky News - UK6 months ago
Tuesday briefing: What needs to be done to tackle child poverty in the UK
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Tuesday briefing: What needs to be done to tackle child poverty in the UK

In today’s newsletter: More than one-fifth of ‘austerity-generation’ British children live in poverty. Our social policy editor talks about the damage done and the way forwardThe austerity years cast...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
'I can't control thousands of people': Farage irritated in Sky News interview
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'I can't control thousands of people': Farage irritated in Sky News interview

It's three weeks out from the May elections, and Nigel Farage's tour of Britain is in full flow.

Sky News - UK7 months ago
Trump threat to Iranian civilians 'wrong', Starmer says
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Trump threat to Iranian civilians 'wrong', Starmer says

The PM condemns the US president's threat that a "whole civilisation" would die unless Iran agreed to end the war.

BBC News - UK7 months ago
Chagos Islands treaty is now ‘impossible to agree at political level’, UK minister says
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Chagos Islands treaty is now ‘impossible to agree at political level’, UK minister says

Stephen Doughty says US withdrawal of support means bill cannot complete passage through parliamentA treaty over ceding sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius has become “impossible to agree a...

The Guardian - UK News7 months ago
Mahmood’s migration changes will deliver fraction of claimed savings, data suggests
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Mahmood’s migration changes will deliver fraction of claimed savings, data suggests

Exclusive: Analysis of government figures indicates public finances will gain £600m not £10bn if migrants’ access to benefits is reducedShabana Mahmood’s migration changes are expected to save just £...

The Guardian - UK News7 months ago