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• Keir Starmer paid £54,718 in tax last year

  14-04-2025 19:49 via bbc.com
  The prime minister, his deputy and the chancellor publish summaries of their taxes for 2023/24.
  
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• Starmer does not believe trans women are women, No 10 says

  22-04-2025 15:15 via bbc.com
  
  The UK Supreme Court has ruled that the legal definition of a woman should be based on biological sex.
  
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• Tories push to ban recording of non-crime hate incidents

  22-04-2025 13:16 via bbc.com
  
  Tory leader Kemi Badenoch says the incidents waste police time and calls for them to be scrapped.
  
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• Nationalities of foreign criminals to be published

  22-04-2025 08:40 via bbc.com
  
  Data is due to be released by the year's end showing nationalities and crimes of those awaiting deportation.
  
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• Home secretary calls damage to statues disgraceful

  21-04-2025 01:59 via bbc.com
  Graffiti is found on seven statues of historic figures in Parliament Square following a trans rights protest.
  
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• Miliband accuses net zero opponents of 'nonsense and lies'

  20-04-2025 06:41 via bbc.com
  The energy secretary warns that an anti-net zero agenda could forfeit jobs in the future.
  
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• Hereditary Lords speak out on prospect of leaving Parliament

  20-04-2025 01:51 via bbc.com
  Lords who inherited their titles share their mixed feelings about being ejected from the Upper Chamber.
  
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• Pubs to stay open late for VE Day 80th anniversary

  18-04-2025 23:31 via bbc.com
  The government has given the go-ahead for pubs and bars to stay open for two hours longer than usual.
  
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• Starmer and Trump discuss 'productive' trade talks

  18-04-2025 23:26 via bbc.com
  
  The men held their first call since the US president imposed tariffs on UK goods earlier this month.
  
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• Reform and Greens aim high in volatile mayoral contests

  18-04-2025 02:51 via bbc.com
  Smaller parties are looking to cause an upset in mayoral contests in Hull and the West of England.
  
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• Fire services get 50% less than police to cover tax rises

  18-04-2025 02:32 via bbc.com
  Fire services across Englandsay they will struggle to meet the cost of a rise in employer National Insurance.
  
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• Trump suggests UK state visit set for September

  17-04-2025 23:43 via bbc.com
  
  Earlier this year, King Charles III invited Donald Trump for an unprecedented second state visit.
  
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• Zelensky urges US and Europe to pressure Russia to end war

  17-04-2025 17:07 via bbc.com
  
  A Kremlin spokesman dismissed the talks between Ukraine, Europe and the US, which took place in Paris.
  
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• NHS will be pursued if gender policies don't change, equalities watchdog says

  17-04-2025 16:38 via bbc.com
  
  It comes after a Supreme Court ruling that the legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex.
  
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• Teachers will rally against Labour over pay, says union leader

  17-04-2025 15:26 via bbc.com
  
  The National Education Union's general secretary says Labour MPs could pay a 'high political price'.
  
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• Jenrick adds hundreds to WhatsApp group in mix-up

  17-04-2025 15:09 via bbc.com
  
  Hundreds of contacts were mistakenly added to a group set up to promote the Tory MP's marathon run.
  
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• 'Romeo and Juliet' clause exempts consensual teen sex

  17-04-2025 13:33 via bbc.com
  The Crime and Policing Bill puts a new duty on teachers, GPs, and other professionals to report concerns or face criminal sanctions.
  
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• UK bans EU cheese and meat to stop disease spreading

  17-04-2025 11:49 via bbc.com
  People coming into Great Britain can no longer bring cured meats or cheese from the EU following an outbreak of foot and mouth disease.
  
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• Plan for GPs to keep millions out of hospital

  17-04-2025 11:48 via bbc.com
  GPs will work more closely with specialists to support patients closer to home, the government says.
  
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• Losing mum and seat in July was traumatic - Coffey

  17-04-2025 06:39 via bbc.com
  Former MP Therese Coffey says losing her 20,000 majority meant she could spend time with her mother.
  
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• Business groups urge changes to workers' rights bill

  17-04-2025 04:32 via bbc.com
  The proposed new law includes a right to sick pay on day one of work and guaranteed hours.
  
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• Birmingham bin strike to continue as talks collapse

  16-04-2025 19:12 via bbc.com
  The leader of Birmingham City Council says refuse collectors need not lose a penny.
  
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• Westminster's tortuous battle with the gender question

  16-04-2025 17:39 via bbc.com
  Sir Keir Starmer and other leaders have tied themselves in knots over the question: "What is a woman?"
  
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• Supreme Court backs 'biological' definition of woman

  16-04-2025 17:12 via bbc.com
  The landmark ruling could have major implications for how sex-based rights apply across Scotland, England and Wales.
  
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• EU names seven countries as safe in plan to fast-track migrant returns

  16-04-2025 16:48 via bbc.com
  Citizens from Kosovo, Bangladesh, Colombia, Egypt, India, Morocco and Tunisia would all have their claims fast-tracked.
  
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• UK and France in talks over migrant returns deal

  16-04-2025 16:16 via bbc.com
  The scheme would return illegal migrants who cross the Channel in exchange for the UK taking legal migrants.
  
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• Women's campaigners celebrate court win - but what will it change?

  16-04-2025 15:27 via bbc.com
  There were scenes of jubilation for women's campaigners outside the Supreme Court as the ruling was read out.
  
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• Lib Dems call for rural crime teams in police forces

  16-04-2025 13:02 via bbc.com
  The party says the policy would be funded by scrapping Police and Crime Commissioners in England and Wales.
  
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• Falling petrol prices push UK inflation down

  16-04-2025 12:26 via bbc.com
  Inflation falls in the year to March as the price of petrol drops.
  
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• MP attacks ex-chief whip peerage after tell-all book

  16-04-2025 11:54 via bbc.com
  Honour for ex-Welsh secretary who revealed secrets from his time as Tory chief whip is questioned.
  
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