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• Home secretary chairs summit on tackling boat gangs

  06-09-2024 09:44 via bbc.com
  
  The meeting with intelligence and law enforcement bodies comes days after 12 people died crossing the Channel.
  
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• Badenoch promises change after historic Tory leadership win

  02-11-2024 16:30 via bbc.com
  
  The former business secretary is the first black woman to lead a major political party in the UK.
  
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• Kemi Badenoch: Who is new Tory leader and what does she stand for?

  02-11-2024 16:27 via bbc.com
  
  Kemi Badenoch is a political trailblazer with a combative style and a mission to renew her party.
  
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• Badenoch's win and Labour's big Budget mean we now have sharper left-right divide

  02-11-2024 16:21 via bbc.com
  
  With the government announcing big spending and tax, the differences between the two main parties feel sharper, writes Laura Kuenssberg.
  
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• Chris Mason: Badenoch will need all her political savvy to transform Tory fortunes

  02-11-2024 14:58 via bbc.com
  
  Kemi Badenoch is a political fighter and she now has a battle on her hands to rebuild her party.
  
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• Tory leadership race: Seven things you might have missed

  02-11-2024 12:46 via bbc.com
  
  Either Kemi Badenoch or Robert Jenrick will be announced as the winner of the election to replace Rishi Sunak.
  
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• Portsmouth among councils hit by cyber attack

  02-11-2024 10:11 via bbc.com
  
  The unitary authority says its website is down due to a cyber attack affecting several councils.
  
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• Cleverly rules out frontbench role under new Tory leader

  02-11-2024 09:23 via bbc.com
  
  The former home secretary will return to the backbenches after the new party leader is unveiled this weekend.
  
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• How many farms will be affected by Budget tax rises?

  01-11-2024 20:47 via bbc.com
  
  Estimates of the number of farms affected range from 100 to 70,000.
  
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• Investors' reaction to Budget different to Truss, says Reeves' deputy

  01-11-2024 18:37 via bbc.com
  
  Treasury secretary speaks out to reassure the markets after a rise in the cost of government borrowing.
  
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• GPs demand protection from Budget tax hike

  01-11-2024 18:13 via bbc.com
  
  GPs are warning that a rise to National Insurance from next April could force them to cut staff.
  
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• Reform UK ousts Labour in local by-election

  01-11-2024 17:14 via bbc.com
  
  Anita Stanley secured the win in Bilston North, following the death of Labour councillor Sue Roberts.
  
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• £30,000 limit on disabled adaptions grants reviewed

  01-11-2024 16:11 via bbc.com
  
  A court challenge means the government will look again at the cap on the Disabled Facilities Grant.
  
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• Medic MPs urge support for assisted dying bill

  01-11-2024 15:16 via bbc.com
  
  The cross-party group say they do not believe the current law is in the best interests of patients.
  
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• Value for Money tsar linked to string of overspends

  01-11-2024 13:52 via bbc.com
  
  David Goldstone has previously worked as an executive on the Olympics, Parliament's restoration and HS2.
  
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• Stamp duty change expected to spark homebuying rush

  01-11-2024 13:17 via bbc.com
  
  Nationwide predicts a fifth of first time buyers will pay the tax going forward, affecting activity.
  
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• Shadow secretary says he hasn't visited NI due to lack of funds

  01-11-2024 09:58 via bbc.com
  
  Conservative MP Alex Burghart has defended not visiting Northern Ireland during his time as shadow secretary.
  
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• Tories talk trauma and trust over tikka masala

  01-11-2024 06:49 via bbc.com
  
  At their regular curry night, Conservatives say who should lead the party.
  
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• Norther Ireland secretary triggers protocol vote

  31-10-2024 19:17 via bbc.com
  
  Controversially unlike other Stormont votes, there is no requirement for cross-community support.
  
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• Faisal Islam: Reeves doesn't mind if you don;t like her Budget

  31-10-2024 19:08 via bbc.com
  
  The Budget is about the long game on the economy and Reeves believes the currentpain is a price worth paying.
  
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• Housing benefit payments to be frozen next year

  31-10-2024 19:03 via bbc.com
  
  Labour has confirmed rates will stay the same next year, after several freezes over the past decade.
  
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• Ed Davey 'minded' to vote against assisted dying bill

  31-10-2024 18:23 via bbc.com
  
  Sir Ed fears elderly and disabled people might feel pressured to end their lives if they felt like a "burden”.
  
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• Workers warned Budget tax rises will hit their wages

  31-10-2024 17:37 via bbc.com
  
  Economists say tax rises in the Budget will mean employers have less to give as pay rises.
  
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• Private schools vote for legal action over VAT plans

  31-10-2024 17:05 via bbc.com
  
  The Independent Schools Council, which represents 1,400 schools, votes to proceed with legal action.
  
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• NHS must improve productivity, says Streeting

  31-10-2024 16:39 via bbc.com
  
  Health secretary says he expects value for money for taxpayers after £25 billion cash injection.
  
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• Warning tax rises could force care homes to close

  31-10-2024 14:50 via bbc.com
  
  Social care providers say the sector is in "unprecedented danger" without more funding.
  
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• Green farming budget freeze 'will hit nature work'

  31-10-2024 14:47 via bbc.com
  
  Environmental groups warn that next year's farm payments budget will not be enough to protect nature.
  
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• Row over 'black hole' in public finances continues

  31-10-2024 13:57 via bbc.com
  
  The parties' disagreement about the state of the public finances continues post-Budget.
  
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• 'This catastrophic Budget will put up pint prices'

  31-10-2024 13:32 via bbc.com
  
  Hiking the amount employers pay in National Insurance, coupled with other cost rises, has sparked fury from businesses.
  
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• Voting to end in Conservative leadership contest

  31-10-2024 13:09 via bbc.com
  
  Tory members are choosing between Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick to replace Rishi Sunak.
  
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