Tag: UK Politics
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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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‘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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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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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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Raac concrete found at Heathrow and Gatwick airports

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

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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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UK musicians’ tour earnings plummet thanks to Brexit

8 in 10 musicians who tour Europe say earnings affected

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The full list of schools affected by Raac concrete

The list of 147 schools is expected to grow

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

Labour leader criticises prime minister’s ‘choices’

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

The Labour leader has changed his top team

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Top economists pile pressure on Keir Starmer to reverse Tory cuts

Prominent academics say they are concerned Labour’s programme will not break with Tory economic orthodoxy

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Everything you need to know about Ulez

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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Brexit: UK facing science ‘brain drain’ while locked out of EU Horizon scheme

UK wanted to stay in scheme after Brexit but is arguing over terms of membership

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Labour membership down 125,000 since last general election, accounts show

But opposition raises more cash than Tories as donors step in

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Tory London mayor candidate wants to move ‘dangerous’ Notting Hill Carnival ‘to protect innocent’

Susan Hall branded ‘offensive’ over policy

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Government urged to explain ‘shambolic’ plan for new Brexit border checks

Businesses say they have been left in the dark as Labour accuses ministers of ‘absolutely shambolic’ handling

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One in three tenants borrowed money to pay rent in last month

Exclusive: Hard-up private renters turning to credit card debt, overdrafts, friends and family to meet costs

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Labour rows back workers’ rights pledge in latest U-turn

Commitments on precarious and gig economy workers refined by party leadership

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Over 75,000 sign petition urging Nadine Dorries to quit parliament

Popular outrage comes after Rishi Sunak said constituents were not being properly represented

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Education secretary claims employers won’t even ask about A-level results in a decade as she’s qu...

Gillian Keegan insists changes are fair as results in England expected to fall

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UK interest rates fall sharply but recession still looms, economists warn

‘There is a very real risk that a recession may soon overtake price rises as the main economic concern,’ Dr George Di...

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Senior Tory Theresa Villiers had £70k undeclared shares in Shell while environment secretary

MP was head of the environment department under Boris Johnson

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NHS waiting lists hit new record high despite Rishi Sunak pledge

Prime minister breaking promise to bring waiting times down

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Early election dilemma for Rishi Sunak as economists warn of recession

Recession more likely than not by end of 2024 when Tories will have to go to country

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Mapped: Bus cuts in your area as ‘half of routes scrapped’

Ministers are worried bus cuts could be an issue at the next general election, The Independent understands

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UK’s rental shame: Tenants paying four times as much of income as homeowners on housing

Exclusive: Spiralling costs disproportionately hitting those who don’t own their homes

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Scrap ‘petty and arbitrary’ fiscal rules and invest, Rachel Reeves’ economic advisor urges

Jim O’Neill says OBR should be given new powers to emphasise economic benefits of public investment

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Kwasi Kwarteng reveals he has been hit by aftershock of his own budget

Former chancellor says his tracker mortgage has gone up ‘a great deal’ but denies responsibility

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Labour says it would ‘temporarily’ house refugees on offshore barges

Policy has been branded cruel and inhumane by rights groups

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Absentee MP Nadine Dorries ‘could be ousted from parliament by rule change’

Nadine Dorries has not spoken in the Commons for a year

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Calls to review Rishi Sunak’s security arrangements after Greenpeace protesters scale his home

Minister says it would not be ‘responsible’ to comment on PM’s security

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