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• We must stop smuggling gangs before they act - Starmer

  04-11-2024 14:12 via bbc.com
  
  Sir Keir Starmer announces an extra £75m to police the UK's borders as he vows to "smash" criminal gangs.
  
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• Tenants may not be able to buy new council homes - Rayner

  07-11-2024 01:02 via bbc.com
  
  Angela Rayner told the BBC restrictions would be placed on new social homes in England.
  
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• Chris Mason: Trump win provokes trade-offs and dilemmas for UK

  07-11-2024 00:08 via bbc.com
  
  The president-elect's positions on issues ranging from Ukraine to trade have implications for the UK.
  
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• New deals with Balkan states to target people smugglers

  06-11-2024 23:31 via bbc.com
  
  The agreements aim to increase intelligence sharing as part of efforts to tackle small boat crossings.
  
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• Starmer congratulates Trump in first phone call

  06-11-2024 23:15 via bbc.com
  
  The PM and president-elect agreed UK-US relations will "continue to thrive", No 10 says.
  
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• Starmer tightens rules on gifts to ministers

  06-11-2024 19:09 via bbc.com
  
  It comes after the PM and other cabinet ministers have faced criticism for accepting freebies.
  
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• Welsh MP says sorry for drinking milk in Commons

  06-11-2024 18:09 via bbc.com
  
  MP Steve Witherden was given a quiet reproach for drinking milk from a carton in the Commons last week.
  
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• Most farmers won't pay inheritance tax, PM insists

  06-11-2024 16:15 via bbc.com
  
  New Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says she will end the "cruel tax" and restore farms' exemption.
  
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• Lee Anderson told to apologise for swearing at guard

  06-11-2024 15:02 via bbc.com
  
  The Reform UK MP “verbally insulted” a security officer twice when asked to show his pass, a report finds.
  
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• Watch: PM and Badenoch react to Trump's victory at PMQs

  06-11-2024 14:56 via bbc.com
  
  Sir Keir Stamer and Kemi Badenoch react to Donald Trump's US Election victory at PMQs.
  
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• MP mugged by gang who snatched mobile phone

  06-11-2024 12:32 via bbc.com
  
  Labour's Chris Webb described being attacked on the way back to his flat in London.
  
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• Treasury should have declared overspend by law - OBR

  06-11-2024 09:33 via bbc.com
  
  Its chair says officials have questions to answer as to why details of an overspend were not shared.
  
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• Bill to ban police cell mental health detentions

  06-11-2024 01:06 via bbc.com
  
  The move is part of an overhaul of decades-old mental health legislation in England and Wales.
  
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• How the UK's 'big brother' role in Africa is changing

  06-11-2024 01:05 via bbc.com
  
  David Lammy is on his first visit to the continent since he became foreign secretary.
  
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• BBC chair suggests ending 'odd' 10-year charter renewal

  05-11-2024 20:29 via bbc.com
  
  Samir Shah says there's a "sense of almost perpetual government review over the BBC".
  
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• PM responds to Sir Alan Bates after repeated requests

  05-11-2024 19:00 via bbc.com
  
  Sir Alan wrote to the PM twice in the past month, urging him to ensure victims receive full financial redress by March next year.
  
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• Philp appointed shadow home secretary by Badenoch

  05-11-2024 17:39 via bbc.com
  
  The former Home Office minister supported Kemi Badenoch's campaign to be Conservative leader.
  
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• Why is SNP government facing £170m court case over recycling scheme?

  05-11-2024 14:40 via bbc.com
  
  Ministers could face a huge bill if they lose a legal fight over beleaguered bottle return plans.
  
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• Pub garden smoking ban dropped from government plans

  05-11-2024 11:04 via bbc.com
  
  The Health Secretary said he didn't want to cause further harm to the hospitality industry in England.
  
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• Green energy plan needs 600 miles of power lines - report

  05-11-2024 02:01 via bbc.com
  
  Energy planners say Labour's 2030 electricity net zero target is "achievable" but a "huge challenge".
  
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• Shoplifting levels 'unacceptable', inquiry finds

  05-11-2024 01:39 via bbc.com
  
  Cases are underreported and "immediate action" is needed to tackle the crisis, a Lords review finds.
  
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• University tuition fees rising to £9,535 in England

  04-11-2024 23:22 via bbc.com
  
  Maintenance loans are also going up to help students manage the cost of living.
  
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• Sinn Féin councillor suspended over alleged inappropriate messages

  04-11-2024 23:10 via bbc.com
  
  JJ Magee is suspended from the party after an allegation that inappropriate online messages were exchanged between him and a minor.
  
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• Ex-Labour MP quits party over 'authoritarian' agenda

  04-11-2024 20:54 via bbc.com
  
  Beth Winter has accused the Labour Party of pursuing an "authoritarian political agenda".
  
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• Jenrick accepts role in Badenoch's top team

  04-11-2024 19:55 via bbc.com
  
  Kemi Badenoch's Tory leadership rival has accepted the role of shadow justice secretary, the BBC understands.
  
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• Philip Barton to step down as Foreign Office chief

  04-11-2024 19:30 via bbc.com
  
  As top civil servant at the Foreign Office, Sir Philip oversaw the chaotic evacuation of staff from Kabul in 2022.
  
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• Watchdog says cladding removal deadline may be missed

  04-11-2024 15:08 via bbc.com
  
  It says up to 60% of buildings with dangerous cladding have still not been identified.
  
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• Mothers challenge government over child benefit cap

  04-11-2024 10:51 via bbc.com
  
  A charity supporting the women say the Universal Credit policy is "discriminatory and irrational".
  
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• Slavery reparations not about transfer of cash, says Lammy

  04-11-2024 10:31 via bbc.com
  
  Speaking in Nigeria, the UK foreign secretary said he wanted Britain to develop relations with Africa.
  
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• Reeves 'not immune' to criticism over NI hike

  03-11-2024 20:49 via bbc.com
  
  The chancellor defends the rise in employer contributions telling BBC public finances had to be strengthened.
  
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