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Reform UK triggers row over MPs’ safety – podcast
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Reform UK triggers row over MPs’ safety – podcast

After Ann Widdecombe’s murder, Reform UK has criticised the Commons speaker, Lindsay Hoyle and suggested its MPs are not given enough security. Pippa Crerar tells Kiran Stacey what Hoyle’s team have b...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
MP 'groped breasts of two women' at London club, court hears
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MP 'groped breasts of two women' at London club, court hears

An MP groped the breasts of two women at a London club after pestering them to join him for a drink, a court has heard.

Sky News - UK4 months ago
JP Morgan boss pressed by US senator about contact with Jeffrey Epstein
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JP Morgan boss pressed by US senator about contact with Jeffrey Epstein

Elizabeth Warren asks Jamie Dimon if he was advised to ‘mildly threaten’ UK chancellor over tax on bankers’ bonusesA leading Democratic senator has written to the boss of JP Morgan to request clarific...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
UK proscribes Iran's IRGC after 'threats to life' on British soil
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UK proscribes Iran's IRGC after 'threats to life' on British soil

Sky News - UK4 months ago
Plan to restore nature in England by 2030 criticised as ‘completely insufficient’
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Plan to restore nature in England by 2030 criticised as ‘completely insufficient’

Critics accuse ministers of failing to take control of nature crisis and leaving it to private landowners to act voluntarilyThe government’s plan to protect and restore nature in England by 2030 has b...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
Watch Andy Burnham blind-rank his favourite bands – including Oasis, The Smiths, Wolf Alice and more
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Watch Andy Burnham blind-rank his favourite bands – including Oasis, The Smiths, Wolf Alice and more

He also included Courteeners in his ranking, shortly after the band backed his Labour leadership bid and said that he has done “a fantastic job in Manchester” The post Watch Andy Burnham blind-rank h...

NME Music News4 months ago
More than 16,000 refugees unable to reunite with families in UK, says Refugee Council
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More than 16,000 refugees unable to reunite with families in UK, says Refugee Council

Suspension of family reunion route has left many stuck in conflict zones or using people smugglers to reach safetyMore than 16,000 refugees have been unable to reunite with families in the UK, leaving...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
Calls for radical action as Burnham told homelessness in England may rise 25% by 2030
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Calls for radical action as Burnham told homelessness in England may rise 25% by 2030

Exclusive: Report warns an additional 50,000 people could be added to current record figure without bold policiesAndy Burnham has been warned that an additional 50,000 people in England will become ho...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
Police warn Widdecombe murder speculation is ‘unhelpful and distressing’
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Police warn Widdecombe murder speculation is ‘unhelpful and distressing’

Politicians should not comment before facts established, says ex-chief constable, as Farage calls killing ‘premeditated murder’Senior police figures and politicians have warned against speculation dur...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
Reform UK would lose 85% of funding under proposed donation cap, analysis shows
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Reform UK would lose 85% of funding under proposed donation cap, analysis shows

Exclusive: Party would have raised £4.1m instead of £26.7m last year if £100k funding limit had been in place, Electoral Commission data suggestsReform UK would have held just 15% of the donations it...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
Scrapping early release for sex offenders could leave no capacity in jails, says David Lammy
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Scrapping early release for sex offenders could leave no capacity in jails, says David Lammy

Exclusive: Deputy PM says opponents have ‘no solutions’ to possible collapse of justice system in England and WalesDrugs, drones and heat: Amber Rudd and David Lammy begin search for answers to prison...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
Green MP Hannah Spencer to introduce bill on maximum workplace temperatures
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Green MP Hannah Spencer to introduce bill on maximum workplace temperatures

Byelection winner says heatwaves are causing ‘absolute chaos’ and workers need protection from unsafe conditionsThe Green MP Hannah Spencer is to introduce a bill in parliament that would pave the way...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
France and UK to increase staffing at border controls in effort to avert travel chaos
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France and UK to increase staffing at border controls in effort to avert travel chaos

Disruption at Channel crossings expected to rise amid new fingerprint and facial recognition checksFrance and the UK have agreed to increase staffing at border controls in response to warnings of trav...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
Tommy Robinson’s Musk-funded Russia trip spurs call to defend UK democracy
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Tommy Robinson’s Musk-funded Russia trip spurs call to defend UK democracy

Ed Davey voices concern about the Musk family foundation taking the far-right activist on a visit to MoscowThe UK must do more to defend its democracy after it emerged that Elon Musk’s family foundati...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
Reeves tells Burnham to expect ‘shocks and challenges’ from outset in No 10
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Reeves tells Burnham to expect ‘shocks and challenges’ from outset in No 10

Chancellor says PM-in-waiting needs ‘worked through plan’, in what could be one of her final interviews in No 11Rachel Reeves has urged Andy Burnham to arrive in Downing Street with a “worked through...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
UK to crack down on unlicensed casinos sponsoring football teams
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UK to crack down on unlicensed casinos sponsoring football teams

Exclusive: Government to launch consultation after Everton’s deal with Stake.com went ahead amid Gambling Commission warnings Ministers are poised to crack down on unlicensed casinos sponsoring Britis...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
‘It’s Wizard of Oz stuff’: Clacton voters divided over Farage byelection
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‘It’s Wizard of Oz stuff’: Clacton voters divided over Farage byelection

Voters’ views range from adulation to scepticism to outright cynicism over contest triggered by sitting MPAs Nigel Farage inflicts an August byelection on the Clacton constituency in Essex, local vote...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
Labour MPs call for Andy Burnham to restore aid spending target set by Brown
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Labour MPs call for Andy Burnham to restore aid spending target set by Brown

Thinktank urges prospective prime minister to reclaim UK’s role as an international leader on developmentInfluential backbenchers are calling on Andy Burnham to reclaim Labour’s leadership on internat...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
‘He goes a bit funny if you use his real name’: the unstoppable rise of Count Binface
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‘He goes a bit funny if you use his real name’: the unstoppable rise of Count Binface

Nigel Farage foresaw a summer stroll to glory when he forced a byelection – but now risks his career being trashedThe votes were being counted and the media had gathered for the moment that Andy Burnh...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
Meet the crypto billionaires building a world where money buys you a vote
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Meet the crypto billionaires building a world where money buys you a vote

They think democracy has run its course - so they're setting up their own nations instead.

BBC News - UK4 months ago