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Ministers must end ‘barking mad’ restraints on civil service pay, union leader warns
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Ministers must end ‘barking mad’ restraints on civil service pay, union leader warns

Exclusive: Prospect boss Mike Clancy cites problems retaining technical and digital expertsMinisters must end “barking mad” restraints on civil service pay or risk being unable to recruit the technica...

The Guardian - UK News8 months ago
Trump could be about to force yet another Labour U-turn
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Trump could be about to force yet another Labour U-turn

Number 10 will be nursing its whiplash this evening as Donald Trump once again throws a diplomatic hand grenade into the UK's Chagos deal with Mauritius.

Sky News - UK8 months ago
Tech firms must remove ‘revenge porn’ in 48 hours or risk being blocked, says Starmer
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Tech firms must remove ‘revenge porn’ in 48 hours or risk being blocked, says Starmer

PM says measure, also applied to deepfake nudes, is needed owing to a ‘national emergency’ of online misogynyDeepfake nudes and “revenge porn” must be removed from the internet within 48 hours or tech...

The Guardian - UK News8 months ago
Trump tells Starmer handing Chagos Islands to Mauritius is a ‘big mistake’
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Trump tells Starmer handing Chagos Islands to Mauritius is a ‘big mistake’

US president had recently said the plan was the best deal Starmer could makeDonald Trump has urged Keir Starmer not to hand the Chagos Islands over to Mauritius, warning he was “making a big mistake”....

The Guardian - UK News8 months ago
You're making a big mistake: Trump warns Starmer over Chagos
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You're making a big mistake: Trump warns Starmer over Chagos

Donald Trump has launched a fresh broadside on the UK's Chagos Islands deal with Mauritius, saying Sir Keir Starmer is "making a big mistake".

Sky News - UK8 months ago
UK politics: Starmer says Reform’s pledge to restore two-child benefit cap in full is ‘shameful’ – as it happened
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UK politics: Starmer says Reform’s pledge to restore two-child benefit cap in full is ‘shameful’ – as it happened

Reform UK’s Robert Jenrick has announced party’s plans to cut welfare spendingRobert Jenrick, Reform UK’s Treasury spokesperson, is giving his speech now.He has announced, or confirmed, three measures...

The Guardian - UK News8 months ago
Labour insiders fear ‘annihilation’ in Lancashire local elections after U-turn
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Labour insiders fear ‘annihilation’ in Lancashire local elections after U-turn

County has highest number of reinstated elections following decision not to delay them for 30 English councils Labour figures in the county with the highest number of reinstated council elections, fo...

The Guardian - UK News8 months ago
Reform UK would restore two-child benefit cap, Jenrick says in policy U-turn
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Reform UK would restore two-child benefit cap, Jenrick says in policy U-turn

Treasury spokesperson says disability benefits would also be limited under Reform, but Bank of England would stay independentReform UK would restore the two-child benefit cap in full, Robert Jenrick h...

The Guardian - UK News8 months ago
Ministers may slow youth minimum wage rise amid UK unemployment fears
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Ministers may slow youth minimum wage rise amid UK unemployment fears

Government considering delay to equalising national minimum wage after jump in youth unemploymentMinisters are considering a slower rise in the minimum wage for younger workers, amid fears over rising...

The Guardian - UK News8 months ago
Why did Labour Together orchestrate a smear campaign against journalists? – podcast
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Why did Labour Together orchestrate a smear campaign against journalists? – podcast

A thinktank called Labour Together, linked to Keir Starmer and Morgan McSweeney, has been exposed for investigating journalists who were looking into the group’s funding. One of those journalists was...

The Guardian - UK News8 months ago
Tighter restrictions on Brazilian butt lifts needed immediately, say MPs
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Tighter restrictions on Brazilian butt lifts needed immediately, say MPs

A committee of MPs warns tighter restrictions on high-risk cosmetic procedures are needed immediately.

BBC News - UK8 months ago
Reform plans to keep UK's budget watchdog
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Reform plans to keep UK's budget watchdog

Robert Jenrick will promise to reform the OBR, rather than abolish it, in a move to reassure financial markets.

BBC News - UK8 months ago
Nigel Farage unveils Reform UK frontbench team and warns over dissent
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Nigel Farage unveils Reform UK frontbench team and warns over dissent

Leader says move should end claims of one-man band and shows party is ‘creating a machine for government’Nigel Farage has unveiled the first part of Reform UK’s frontbench team, saying it shows that t...

The Guardian - UK News8 months ago
Police probing claims that Epstein trafficked women through UK airports
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Police probing claims that Epstein trafficked women through UK airports

Moves come after Gordon Brown’s claim that files show that US sex offender used Stansted airport in Essex to ‘fly in girls’ British police have expanded their interest in the convicted sex offender Je...

The Guardian - UK News8 months ago
Tories call for rethink of Parliament revamp
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Tories call for rethink of Parliament revamp

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch says current plans to refurbish the Palace of Westminster are "out of control".

BBC News - UK8 months ago
What made ministers think they could delay local elections in England?
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What made ministers think they could delay local elections in England?

Postponing such elections has been done before but there were key differences this time, including a legal challengeNorfolk council leader pulls out of long-awaited devolution deal over election U-tur...

The Guardian - UK News8 months ago
Norfolk council leader pulls out of long-awaited devolution deal over election U-turn
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Norfolk council leader pulls out of long-awaited devolution deal over election U-turn

Kay Mason Billig accuses Steve Reed of forcing council to agree to poll delay in return for extra funding and powers• What made ministers think they could delay local elections?A Norfolk council leade...

The Guardian - UK News8 months ago
Keir Starmer buys personalised silver cufflinks given by Trump on state visit
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Keir Starmer buys personalised silver cufflinks given by Trump on state visit

Official rules say government should keep gifts worth more than £140 unless ministers pay the value over that limitKeir Starmer has bought a pair of personalised silver cufflinks which were given to h...

The Guardian - UK News8 months ago
Cabinet secretary frontrunner faced multiple bullying complaints
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Cabinet secretary frontrunner faced multiple bullying complaints

Claims emerge after the Cabinet Office said there was only one complaint about Antonia Romeo's conduct which was dismissed after an inquiry.

BBC News - UK8 months ago
UK politics: Farage insults female reporter as Braverman says Reform UK wants to scrap Equality Act – as it happened
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UK politics: Farage insults female reporter as Braverman says Reform UK wants to scrap Equality Act – as it happened

Party leader tells FT journalist she should ‘write some silly story’ after press conference revealing roles for his top teamNigel Farage is speaking.He starts by saying that 4.6m voters will get the r...

The Guardian - UK News8 months ago