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David Lammy lifts cap on court sitting days in effort to cut backlog of cases
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David Lammy lifts cap on court sitting days in effort to cut backlog of cases

Criminal barristers welcome justice secretary’s move to remove limit on hearing days at crown courts in England and WalesA cap on court sitting days is to be lifted as the government seeks to ease the...

The Guardian - UK News8 months ago
Inquiry into Andrew’s links to Jeffrey Epstein is matter for MPs, says No 10
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Inquiry into Andrew’s links to Jeffrey Epstein is matter for MPs, says No 10

Prime ministers of Australia and New Zealand say they would not object to his removal from royal succession lineA parliamentary inquiry into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s links to Jeffrey Epstein is a...

The Guardian - UK News8 months ago
Reform vows to overhaul pension schemes for new local government workers
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Reform vows to overhaul pension schemes for new local government workers

Reform plans to end more generous defined benefit pension schemes for new local government workers if it wins office

BBC News - UK8 months ago
Threats we face echo run-up to WWII, warns minister
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Threats we face echo run-up to WWII, warns minister

Russia's invasion of Ukraine and wider threats to the UK and its allies share "a lot of similarities" with the three-year run-up to the Second World War, the armed forces minister has said.

Sky News - UK8 months ago
No 10 says 'nothing off the table' over new US tariffs as UK could be among worst hit
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No 10 says 'nothing off the table' over new US tariffs as UK could be among worst hit

Downing Street says discussions are ongoing following US President Donald Trump's announcement of a 15% global tariffs.

BBC News - UK8 months ago
Anti-government student protests spread to more Iranian universities
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Anti-government student protests spread to more Iranian universities

A fresh wave of anti-government protests at several Iranian universities that began on Saturday has spread to more campuses.

BBC News - UK8 months ago
Keir Starmer opens investigation into Josh Simons over targeting of reporters
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Keir Starmer opens investigation into Josh Simons over targeting of reporters

PM asks ethics adviser to examine conduct of Cabinet Office minister amid Labour Together scandal falloutKeir Starmer has opened a formal investigation into a Cabinet Office minister involved in false...

The Guardian - UK News8 months ago
Major changes to the Send system - can the government win over MPs and parents? – podcast
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Major changes to the Send system - can the government win over MPs and parents? – podcast

Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss the government’s long-awaited plans for the special educational needs and disabilities system. Can the controversial overhaul convince parents and MPs? Plus, the...

The Guardian - UK News8 months ago
PM orders ethics investigation into minister over Labour Together claims
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PM orders ethics investigation into minister over Labour Together claims

Josh Simons ran the think tank when it commissioned a report which investigated the background of a journalist.

BBC News - UK8 months ago
Reform promises agency to ensure illegal migrant removals
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Reform promises agency to ensure illegal migrant removals

The party's new home affairs spokesman Zia Yusuf says it would be a "burning" priority for a Reform UK government.

BBC News - UK8 months ago
Telegraph suitor considers legal action against UK government over rival bid
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Telegraph suitor considers legal action against UK government over rival bid

Exclusive: Figures led by New York Sun owner may seek judicial review after restrictions lifted on DMGT offerFigures involved in a rival bid for the Telegraph are drawing up legal action against the g...

The Guardian - UK News8 months ago
The minister and the alleged smear campaign: key unanswered questions
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The minister and the alleged smear campaign: key unanswered questions

Josh Simons, who is at centre of scandal in which journalists were falsely linked to a ‘pro-Kremlin’ network, faces questions over candour of his statementsThe Cabinet Office minister at the centre of...

The Guardian - UK News8 months ago
Reform UK’s ICE-style deportation plan condemned as ‘sadistic’
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Reform UK’s ICE-style deportation plan condemned as ‘sadistic’

Zia Yusuf sets out proposals and calls migration an ‘invasion’, as rights groups decry ‘grotesque’ measuresUK politics live – latest updatesReform UK’s plan to create an ICE-style deportation agency h...

The Guardian - UK News8 months ago
Inquiry into Andrew’s Epstein links not ruled out as police searches continue
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Inquiry into Andrew’s Epstein links not ruled out as police searches continue

Calls mount for Mountbatten-Windsor to be dropped from royal line of succession Police searches of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s former home on the Windsor estate in Berkshire continued on Sunday as a...

The Guardian - UK News8 months ago
Reform would create ICE-style agency and end leave to remain, Zia Yusuf to say
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Reform would create ICE-style agency and end leave to remain, Zia Yusuf to say

Nigel Farage’s party plans to deport up to 288,000 people a year on five flights a day and expand stop and searchReform UK would create an ICE-style agency dedicated to deporting hundreds of thousands...

The Guardian - UK News8 months ago
Lobbyist in Labour Together scandal has been investigating Guardian reporter, say reports
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Lobbyist in Labour Together scandal has been investigating Guardian reporter, say reports

Tom Harper reportedly made inquiries as recently as last week about Henry Dyer, who has been reporting on rowA lobbyist who examined journalists on behalf of an influential thinktank has now been accu...

The Guardian - UK News8 months ago
Defence secretary says he hopes to deploy British troops to Ukraine - as it happened
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Defence secretary says he hopes to deploy British troops to Ukraine - as it happened

European leaders said in December that Europe was ready to lead a “multinational force” in Ukraine as part of a peace agreement proposalSearches are expected to continue today at Andrew Mountbatten-Wi...

The Guardian - UK News8 months ago
Former PM Gordon Brown urges police probe into whether Andrew used RAF bases to meet Epstein
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Former PM Gordon Brown urges police probe into whether Andrew used RAF bases to meet Epstein

Reports say the former prime minister has demanded a full investigation into Andrew's role as UK trade envoy.

BBC News - UK8 months ago
The pressure is building on government to reform student loan repayments
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The pressure is building on government to reform student loan repayments

It's a debate that's gaining momentum, and ministers could score some political points among millions of graduates in England if they choose to reform the student loans system.

Sky News - UK8 months ago
Minister says children in England will get support more quickly under Send overhaul
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Minister says children in England will get support more quickly under Send overhaul

Bridget Phillipson says government is ‘not taking away support’ as she prepares to announce changesUK politics live – latest updatesBridget Phillipson has pledged that under the government’s overhaul...

The Guardian - UK News8 months ago