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about 19 hours ago

independent.co.uk

Jon Stone

From Net Zero to HS2: The five biggest rows to watch out for at Tory conference

From leadership ambitions to the environment, there’s a lot to keep the Tories occupied in Manchester

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1 day ago

independent.co.uk

Jon Stone

Revealed: Proof PM knows cutting HS2 would lead to chaos

Secret document leaked to The Independent details dire consequences of cancelling high-speed rail extension – as Bori...

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4 days ago

independent.co.uk

Jon Stone

Boss of HS2 building firm savages Rishi Sunak over scrapping new London station

Mark Reynolds says his firm will be more cautious about taking big UK contracts in future

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6 days ago

bristolpost.co.uk

Tristan Cork

Silent protest over jury rights held outside Bristol Crown Court

They held up signs repeating the rights of juries to give verdicts according to their convictions - which dates back ...

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7 days ago

independent.co.uk

Jon Stone

Government minister says inheritance tax ‘deeply unfair’ amid reports it could be cut

Rishi Sunak said it be preparing to announce cut in levy

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7 days ago

independent.co.uk

Jon Stone

It would be ‘irresponsible’ to keep spending money on HS2, cabinet minister says

Former transport secretary Grant Shapps hints plans for the rail line could be changed

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7 days ago

independent.co.uk

Jon Stone

Lib Dems take aim at Tory heartlands with promise to usher in ‘liberal Britain’

Party kicks off conference by throwing down gauntlet to Rishi Sunak

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7 days ago

independent.co.uk

Jon Stone

Tory big beasts turn on Rishi Sunak’s ‘insane’ plan to scrap HS2

David Cameron, Boris Johnson and the government’s own infrastructure tsar join outcry against ‘tragedy’ of cancelling...

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8 days ago

independent.co.uk

Jon Stone

Rishi Sunak’s popularity sinks to lowest ever after climate U-turns

Tory prime minister losing support among Lib Dems who he needs to win over in ‘blue wall’ marginals

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8 days ago

independent.co.uk

Jon Stone

Boris Johnson and David Cameron warn Rishi Sunak not to cut back HS2

Proposed cuts branded ‘Treasury driven nonsense’ by ex-PM

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8 days ago

independent.co.uk

Jon Stone

Trouble for Sunak as Tory MPs in blue wall left ‘vulnerable’ by PM’s net zero U-turns

Conservative voters say climate policies are important to how they will vote

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8 days ago

independent.co.uk

Jon Stone

Anti-Brexit campaigners to descend on Westminster for ‘rejoin the EU’ protest

Tens of thousands expected to attend march to Parliament

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9 days ago

independent.co.uk

Jon Stone

Starmer hits back over Brexit row as he defends Labour’s approach to closer relationship with the EU

Labour said it ‘shouldn’t come as a surprise’ that the party does not want to ‘dilute workers’ rights, environmental ...

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9 days ago

independent.co.uk

Jon Stone

Labour ‘does not want to diverge’ from EU rules, says Keir Starmer

Opposition leader gives rare window into thinking on Europe

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10 days ago

bristolpost.co.uk

Tristan Cork

Dramatic moment immigration enforcers raid restaurant near Bristol

It is the third time the restaurant has been raided in the past 15 months and every time officers have found people s...

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11 days ago

bristolpost.co.uk

Tristan Cork

Universal Credit is '£35 a week below what a single person needs to survive in Bristol' say foodb...

The reality of the cost-of-living crisis laid bare in Bristol, as almost 16,000 people needed at least one foodbank p...

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12 days ago

inews.co.uk

Jane Merrick

Friends of Boris Johnson call claims about No10 conduct and the Queen a 'mendacious fantasy'

The Laura Kuenssberg: State Of Chaos BBC documentary quoted sources saying that senior officials wanted Queen Elizabe...

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15 days ago

independent.co.uk

Jon Stone

Votes for EU citizens missing from Labour policy plan

Keir Starmer had previously backed the policy, which was in the 2019 Labour manifesto

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16 days ago

independent.co.uk

Jon Stone

Scrapping HS2 northern leg would be ‘disaster’, says ex-Tory treasury minister

Lord O’Neill says UK framework for making investment decisions on infrastructure is ‘dreadful’

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16 days ago

independent.co.uk

Jon Stone

Abandoning HS2 to north would be a ‘mistake’, Sunak warned

George Osborne leads chorus of voices urging prime minister to commit to completing railway to the north

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16 days ago

independent.co.uk

Jon Stone

Anti-vax MP Andrew Bridgen charges taxpayer for Twitter premium to promote Covid conspiracies

Exclusive: The outspoken MP, kicked out of the Conservative party for comparing the Covid-19 vaccine rollout to the H...

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17 days ago

independent.co.uk

Jon Stone

Sunak under pressure over HS2 as he refuses to rule out scrapping northern stage

It comes after The Independent revealed ministers were considering shelving the second phase of the high-speed rail line

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17 days ago

independent.co.uk

Jon Stone

‘Levelling up my a****’: Andy Burnham blasts government for eyeing cuts to HS2 northern phase

Business group say cutting phase 2 of line would seriously damage government relationship with enterprise

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17 days ago

independent.co.uk

Jon Stone

Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt in talks to scrap phase two of HS2 as costs spiral

Exclusive: PM and chancellor discuss halting ‘unachieveable’ leg of rail line from Birmingham to Manchester

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17 days ago

independent.co.uk

Jon Stone

Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt in talks to scrap phase two of HS2 as costs spiral

Exclusive: PM and chancellor discuss halting ‘unachieveable’ leg of rail line from Birmingham to Manchester

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22 days ago

independent.co.uk

Jon Stone

Raac concrete found at Heathrow and Gatwick airports

Aviation authorities are carrying out checks on the collapse-prone building material

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23 days ago

independent.co.uk

Jon Stone

NHS hospitals serving 2 million patients at risk from unsafe concrete

Around 42,000 staff work in seven hospitals identified among those affected

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24 days ago

independent.co.uk

Jon Stone

UK musicians’ tour earnings plummet thanks to Brexit

8 in 10 musicians who tour Europe say earnings affected

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25 days ago

independent.co.uk

Jon Stone

The full list of schools affected by Raac concrete

The list of 147 schools is expected to grow

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25 days ago

independent.co.uk

Jon Stone

Starmer: Sunak’s champagne Tories put bubbly tax cut ahead of bubbly concrete

Labour leader criticises prime minister’s ‘choices’

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27 days ago

independent.co.uk

Jon Stone

Pressure mounts on Sunak as education secretary caught saying others ‘sat on their a***s’ over co...

Gillian Keegan caught on hot mic voicing frustrations

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27 days ago

independent.co.uk

Jon Stone

Labour reshuffle: Keir Starmer’s new shadow cabinet in full

The Labour leader has changed his top team

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27 days ago

independent.co.uk

Jon Stone

Gavin Williamson ordered to apologise for bullying chief whip after he wasn’t invited to Queen’s ...

A watchdog has ordered Gavin Williamson to formally apologise to MPs for bullying a colleague who did not allocate hi...

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27 days ago

independent.co.uk

Jon Stone

Parents still in dark on concrete crisis as pupils return to school despite ‘thousands more build...

Jeremy Hunt say he does not want to ‘scare people unnecessarily’ by speculating on numbers of schools affected

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27 days ago

independent.co.uk

Jon Stone

Parents still in the dark as millions of pupils to return to school despite ‘thousands more build...

Jeremy Hunt say he does not want to ‘scare people unnecessarily’ by speculating on numbers of schools affected

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27 days ago

independent.co.uk

Jon Stone

Labour attack ad claims Rishi Sunak does not want schools to be safe

Opposition re-launches controversial graphic to take aim at prime minister

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28 days ago

independent.co.uk

Jon Stone

Jeremy Hunt insists ministers acted fast on crumbling schools crisis despite warnings years ago

Chancellor denies austerity cuts to investment in schools were to blame

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about 1 month ago

independent.co.uk

Jon Stone

Ulez: Everything you need to know as London’s low-emission zone expands

Sadiq Khan’s flagship policy will be enforced in a matter of days. Jon Stone looks looks at the details of the scheme...

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about 1 month ago

independent.co.uk

Jon Stone

Everything you need to know about Ulez as controversial scheme set to expand

Sadiq Khan’s flagship policy will be enforced in a matter of days. Jon Stone looks looks at the details of the scheme...

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From Net Zero to HS2: The five biggest rows to watch out for at Tory conference

Revealed: Proof PM knows cutting HS2 would lead to chaos

Boss of HS2 building firm savages Rishi Sunak over scrapping new London station

Silent protest over jury rights held outside Bristol Crown Court

Government minister says inheritance tax ‘deeply unfair’ amid reports it could be cut

It would be ‘irresponsible’ to keep spending money on HS2, cabinet minister says

Lib Dems take aim at Tory heartlands with promise to usher in ‘liberal Britain’

Tory big beasts turn on Rishi Sunak’s ‘insane’ plan to scrap HS2

Rishi Sunak’s popularity sinks to lowest ever after climate U-turns

Boris Johnson and David Cameron warn Rishi Sunak not to cut back HS2

Trouble for Sunak as Tory MPs in blue wall left ‘vulnerable’ by PM’s net zero U-turns

Anti-Brexit campaigners to descend on Westminster for ‘rejoin the EU’ protest

Starmer hits back over Brexit row as he defends Labour’s approach to closer relationship with the EU

Labour ‘does not want to diverge’ from EU rules, says Keir Starmer

Dramatic moment immigration enforcers raid restaurant near Bristol

Universal Credit is '£35 a week below what a single person needs to survive in Bristol' say foodb...

Friends of Boris Johnson call claims about No10 conduct and the Queen a 'mendacious fantasy'

Votes for EU citizens missing from Labour policy plan

Scrapping HS2 northern leg would be ‘disaster’, says ex-Tory treasury minister

Abandoning HS2 to north would be a ‘mistake’, Sunak warned

Anti-vax MP Andrew Bridgen charges taxpayer for Twitter premium to promote Covid conspiracies

Sunak under pressure over HS2 as he refuses to rule out scrapping northern stage

‘Levelling up my a****’: Andy Burnham blasts government for eyeing cuts to HS2 northern phase

Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt in talks to scrap phase two of HS2 as costs spiral

Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt in talks to scrap phase two of HS2 as costs spiral

Raac concrete found at Heathrow and Gatwick airports

NHS hospitals serving 2 million patients at risk from unsafe concrete

UK musicians’ tour earnings plummet thanks to Brexit

The full list of schools affected by Raac concrete

Starmer: Sunak’s champagne Tories put bubbly tax cut ahead of bubbly concrete

Pressure mounts on Sunak as education secretary caught saying others ‘sat on their a***s’ over co...

Labour reshuffle: Keir Starmer’s new shadow cabinet in full

Gavin Williamson ordered to apologise for bullying chief whip after he wasn’t invited to Queen’s ...

Parents still in dark on concrete crisis as pupils return to school despite ‘thousands more build...

Parents still in the dark as millions of pupils to return to school despite ‘thousands more build...

Labour attack ad claims Rishi Sunak does not want schools to be safe

Jeremy Hunt insists ministers acted fast on crumbling schools crisis despite warnings years ago

Ulez: Everything you need to know as London’s low-emission zone expands

Everything you need to know about Ulez as controversial scheme set to expand