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UK borrows £18bn in August, putting pressure on Healey before budget
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UK borrows £18bn in August, putting pressure on Healey before budget

Some economists say it is now ‘inevitable’ that chancellor will need to raise taxes in the budget next monthThe UK government borrowed a higher-than-expected £18.3bn last month, increasing the pressur...

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Ed Davey promises £17bn income tax cut if Lib Dems are elected
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Ed Davey promises £17bn income tax cut if Lib Dems are elected

Growth created by rejoining EU single market and customs union would fund change, Davey tells the party’s conferenceUK politics live – latest updatesEd Davey has unveiled a plan for a £17bn income tax...

The Guardian - UK News6 days ago
British banks warned not to invest in planned Israeli settlement before UK trade ban begins
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British banks warned not to invest in planned Israeli settlement before UK trade ban begins

MPs send out letter as Israeli government seeks bids for construction of large E1 settlement in West BankBritish banks and financial institutions are receiving written warnings from MPs that they shou...

The Guardian - UK News6 days ago
Lib Dems quietly commission review into religious inclusion amid case brought by dropped candidate
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Lib Dems quietly commission review into religious inclusion amid case brought by dropped candidate

Richard Newby to chair inquiry commissioned in response to discrimination case brought by David Campanale, who is seeking £790,000 in damagesThe Liberal Democrats have quietly commissioned a review in...

The Guardian - UK News6 days ago
OpenAI’s George Osborne says datacentre nimbys holding back Britain
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OpenAI’s George Osborne says datacentre nimbys holding back Britain

Former chancellor, now senior figure at OpenAI, says UK needs datacentres to maintain ‘sovereignty’ over AI techUK politics live – latest updatesDatacentre nimbys are holding Britain back, George Osbo...

The Guardian - UK News6 days ago
Lib Dems torn over whether to be voters’ first choice or the route to block Reform
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Lib Dems torn over whether to be voters’ first choice or the route to block Reform

Party strategists say careful targeting of seats has paid off and should continue, but some say a wider vision is neededOne of the more dramatic moments in a Liberal Democrat conference otherwise shor...

The Guardian - UK News6 days ago
Andy Burnham does not rule out Brexit reversal being in next Labour manifesto
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Andy Burnham does not rule out Brexit reversal being in next Labour manifesto

PM says immediate focus is on rebuilding bridges with EU as he prepares for first meeting with Ursula von der LeyenAndy Burnham has opened the door to fighting the next election on the UK rejoining th...

The Guardian - UK News6 days ago
Young people’s Pip claims for ADHD and autism ‘rising fastest in affluent areas’
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Young people’s Pip claims for ADHD and autism ‘rising fastest in affluent areas’

Experts say trend across England probably reflects swifter access to diagnoses as wealthier families go privateSome of the most affluent areas of England have had the sharpest rises in the proportion...

The Guardian - UK News1 week ago
Halt super-intelligent AI with non-proliferation treaty, Ed Davey to say
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Halt super-intelligent AI with non-proliferation treaty, Ed Davey to say

At Lib Dems’ conference in Brighton, leader will accuse Andy Burnham of relying on Donald Trump and ‘tech bros’ to solve problemEd Davey is to call for a global nuclear-style non-proliferation treaty...

The Guardian - UK News1 week ago
Infantino says he is open to talks over Fifa reform
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Infantino says he is open to talks over Fifa reform

Fifa president Gianni Infantino has proposed an external review of how world football's governing body operates. shifting tone as he seeks support to stay on.

BBC News - UK1 week ago
Lib Dems reject ‘discriminatory and unworkable’ EHRC guidance on transgender people
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Lib Dems reject ‘discriminatory and unworkable’ EHRC guidance on transgender people

Motion passed at party conference calls for new approach to implementing ruling that legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex onlyThe Liberal Democrats have rejected official guidance by...

The Guardian - UK News1 week ago
Bob Geldof defends “good man” Ed Sheeran, says he “really admires Macklemore and the guys who walked” amid Palestine row
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Bob Geldof defends “good man” Ed Sheeran, says he “really admires Macklemore and the guys who walked” amid Palestine row

“I wouldn’t expect The Rolling Stones to get up and go on about Gaza, you just wouldn’t, why? Because it’s not their thing, although I’m quite sure that Mick Jagger has an opinion on it” The post Bob...

NME Music News1 week ago
Helen Jenner unveiled as Reform UK’s new leader in Wales after arrest of Dan Thomas
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Helen Jenner unveiled as Reform UK’s new leader in Wales after arrest of Dan Thomas

Nigel Farage dismisses loss of previous leader as ‘bump in the road’ and says party will ‘carry on as if nothing has happened’Nigel Farage dismissed the loss of Reform UK’s leader in Wales last week a...

The Guardian - UK News1 week ago
Britain loves its underdogs. We should be celebrating our Eurovision flops, not investigating them
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Britain loves its underdogs. We should be celebrating our Eurovision flops, not investigating them

The digital, culture, media and sport select committee is to explore why the UK’s entrants are frequently ‘dismal’. Surely such a trifling matter is not worthy of the House of Commons The State of Pl...

The Guardian Music1 week ago
UK politics: New leader of Reform UK in Wales named after defeating rival by just two votes – as it happened
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UK politics: New leader of Reform UK in Wales named after defeating rival by just two votes – as it happened

Helen Jenner will be party’s new head in Senedd after a narrow victory over Jason O’ConnellHere are some more lines from Max Wilkinson’s speech to the Lib Dem conference this morning.Wilkinson, the Li...

The Guardian - UK News1 week ago
Can Andy Burnham pull off the ‘Mamdani effect’ on Donald Trump? – podcast
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Can Andy Burnham pull off the ‘Mamdani effect’ on Donald Trump? – podcast

The UK prime minister will meet the US president for the first time in New York on Tuesday. With Trump at his weakest in the polls, could this be a perfect moment for Burnham to charm the president an...

The Guardian - UK News1 week ago
Awaab’s law is not working, say social housing tenants stuck in mouldy homes
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Awaab’s law is not working, say social housing tenants stuck in mouldy homes

Residents say new legislation in England forcing landlords to fix dangerous hazards is not improving conditionsSarah Killick has been battling problems in her social home for months, including mould a...

The Guardian - UK News1 week ago
Helen Jenner unveiled by Nigel Farage as new leader of Reform in Wales
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Helen Jenner unveiled by Nigel Farage as new leader of Reform in Wales

Farage says it was "untenable" for former leader Dan Thomas to continue after his arrest last week.

BBC News - UK1 week ago
‘I have to keep reliving it’: infected blood claimants being asked to prove eligibility
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‘I have to keep reliving it’: infected blood claimants being asked to prove eligibility

Claimants having to find decades-old medical records to prove they qualify for compensation despite inquiry’s recommendationsSuzanne Morgan will never forget the day her mother died. It was nine month...

The Guardian - UK News1 week ago
‘Reacher’ storyline about white supremacist cancelled after Trump re-elected, claims Alan Ritchson
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‘Reacher’ storyline about white supremacist cancelled after Trump re-elected, claims Alan Ritchson

"I had it approved until someone got re-elected" The post ‘Reacher’ storyline about white supremacist cancelled after Trump re-elected, claims Alan Ritchson appeared first on NME.

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