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Disability benefits in England and Wales not fit for purpose, Timms review to find
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Disability benefits in England and Wales not fit for purpose, Timms review to find

Exclusive: Landmark review by disability minister will call for ‘dehumanising’ assessment system to be redrawnWhat is the Timms review into Pip and what is it likely to conclude?Disability benefits in...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
‘More public control’: what will Burnham do about water and energy?
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‘More public control’: what will Burnham do about water and energy?

In the fifth of a series on nationalisation, we look at utilities – including the cost of ending private ownershipWill Burnham ‘go big’ in expanding the role of the state?Atlee: the postwar blueprint...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
Asylum seeker in UK as part of ‘one in, one out’ scheme says it is unfair on those deported
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Asylum seeker in UK as part of ‘one in, one out’ scheme says it is unfair on those deported

Man flown from France as part of legal entry programme decries effect on others ‘who may have a similar case’An asylum seeker brought to the UK by the Home Office has said it feels unjust that he was...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
Nigel Farage accused of ‘desperate stunt’ after quitting UK parliament in face of financial scrutiny
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Nigel Farage accused of ‘desperate stunt’ after quitting UK parliament in face of financial scrutiny

Reform UK leader says he has ‘never been angrier’ as he triggers byelection – but critics say he is ‘up to his neck in sleaze’Flanked by union jack flags, with a spectacular view of the City of London...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
Farage resigns as MP and vows to fight by-election amid finances row
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Farage resigns as MP and vows to fight by-election amid finances row

Labour, the Conservatives, the Lib Dems and Restore Britain rule out standing in the by-election, in an effective boycott.

BBC News - UK4 months ago
Labour, Tories and Lib Dems refuse to stand in byelection with Farage’s resignation labelled ‘desperate stunt’ – as it happened
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Labour, Tories and Lib Dems refuse to stand in byelection with Farage’s resignation labelled ‘desperate stunt’ – as it happened

Reform UK leader to quit as MP but stand again, saying the people of Clacton ‘should be the judges of my actions’ Q: Do you think the parliamentary commissioner for standards should investigate Nigel...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
‘My friends are very anti him’: Clacton weary at prospect of Farage byelection
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‘My friends are very anti him’: Clacton weary at prospect of Farage byelection

The Reform leader’s constituents voiced little enthusiasm for their MP, or for Westminster politics in generalIt was one of the most-watched contests of the 2024 general election, where Nigel Farage’s...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
Nigel Farage Resigns As MP
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Nigel Farage Resigns As MP

Nigel Farage resigns as MP but says he’ll fight the by-election.

BBC News - UK4 months ago
Revealed: Farage’s £5m gift reported to UK crime agency over money laundering concerns
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Revealed: Farage’s £5m gift reported to UK crime agency over money laundering concerns

Exclusive: Latest Guardian revelation about gift from cryptocurrency tycoon comes as Reform UK leader forces byelectionThe £5m gift to Nigel Farage by a cryptocurrency billionaire was reported to the...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
Farage fact check: the truth behind five of his resignation statements
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Farage fact check: the truth behind five of his resignation statements

The Reform leader made some punchy accusations in his video, not all of which stand up to scrutinyFarage quits as an MP amid scrutiny of his financesNigel Farage’s “statement on my future” video addre...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
Why Farage is quitting as an MP amid scrutiny over gifts – but will stand again
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Why Farage is quitting as an MP amid scrutiny over gifts – but will stand again

Reform UK leader is to force a byelection in his Clacton seat as he reveals he faces a second parliamentary inquiryNigel Farage has said he will resign as the MP for Clacton, and fight the resulting b...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
Political rivals vow to boycott byelection after Farage quits as MP
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Political rivals vow to boycott byelection after Farage quits as MP

The Reform UK leader had called a byelection in his Clacton constituency amid a growing scandal over giftsNigel Farage’s attempts to shake off a deepening scandal over gifts he received by calling a b...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
Farage resigns to force 'people versus establishment' byelection in Clacton – video
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Farage resigns to force 'people versus establishment' byelection in Clacton – video

Nigel Farage announced on Tuesday that he is to resign as the MP for Clacton to fight a byelection. The Reform UK leader says he will stand again in Clacton to fight a 'people versus establishment' by...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
Burnham urged to ditch ‘dangerous’ UK-US NHS drug deal
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Burnham urged to ditch ‘dangerous’ UK-US NHS drug deal

Exclusive: health groups call on expected next PM to rip up agreement, which analysis suggests could lead to 229,000 excess deaths by 2036Andy Burnham is being urged to scrap the UK-US trade deal on m...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
Act soon to change ‘unsustainable’ direction of UK debt, OBR warns
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Act soon to change ‘unsustainable’ direction of UK debt, OBR warns

Forecaster says curtailing rising costs such as health and pensions ‘are today’s challenge, not just tomorrow’s’Policymakers must act to prevent public debt rising unsustainably in coming decades as t...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
Ex-Nato chief behind defence review says Starmer’s military spending plan is too little, too late
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Ex-Nato chief behind defence review says Starmer’s military spending plan is too little, too late

George Robertson warns defence investment plan fails to meet scale of challenge facing the UKThe former Nato chief who led the government’s defence review has criticised the prime minister’s plan to p...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
‘Serious consequences’: Farage attacks Sky News after question about George Cottrell
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‘Serious consequences’: Farage attacks Sky News after question about George Cottrell

Reform UK leader confronts journalist after question about gifts from friend and convicted fraudsterUK politics live – latest updatesNigel Farage has said Sky News bosses face “serious consequences” i...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
UK abuse scandal ‘ignored because victims were working-class boys from north’, minister says
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UK abuse scandal ‘ignored because victims were working-class boys from north’, minister says

Jake Richards announces measures to prevent abuse like that at Medomsley detention centre in County DurhamOne of the UK’s most horrific and shocking child custody scandals was collectively ignored for...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
Consultant doctors in England vote for NHS strikes over pay and working week
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Consultant doctors in England vote for NHS strikes over pay and working week

Year-long mandate for action prompts fears of fresh disruption after resident doctors recently ended disputeConsultant doctors in England have voted for strikes over the next 12 months in pursuit of h...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
Consultants in England vote in favour of NHS strikes
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Consultants in England vote in favour of NHS strikes

The senior doctors in England now have a mandate for strike action over the next 12 months.

BBC News - UK4 months ago