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UK Conservative Party advisor lobbied for a firm founded by Russian oligarchs
The man who served as chief of staff under former British Conservative Prime Minister Liz Truss has been lobbying for a company part-owned by two sanctioned Russian oligarchs.
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David Lammy: Prime Ministers and their partners rely on donors to help them ‘look their best’
Labour leader’s use of donations to pay for wife’s wardrobe is not unusual, suggests foreign secretary
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How close are we to World War III following Putin’s latest threat to the West?
It feels as though we are inching ever closer to a potential third world war, with tensions high between the West and Russia.
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UK: Russian spying claims about six expelled Moscow diplomats are ‘baseless’
The UK government has said that claims made by Russia’s security services about six members of British diplomatic staff it has expelled from Russia are “baseless”.
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Mel Stride is the second Conservative candidate to be eliminated from the leadership race
Mel Stride has become the second candidate to exit the race for Conservative leader.
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Starmer heads to the US for talks with Biden, but is snubbed by Harris and Trump
Prime minister advised to meet presidential candidates in run-up to the US election but campaign schedules have dashed hopes
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Keir Starmer tells thugs he won’t bow to violence and condemns ’racism’ in Southport riots
Keir Starmer stated that "there was racism" in the riots that erupted this summer following the knife attack that killed three young girls in Southport in July.
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Offenders might serve their sentences in Estonian prisons as a measure to alleviate overcrowding
The Ministry of Justice says it is "considering all viable options" to increase capacity on the prison estate, as the latest statistics show there are only about 1,000 places available.
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Priti Patel is the first candidate eliminated from the Tory leadership race
Former Home Secretary Priti Patel is the first candidate to be knocked out of the race to become the next Conservative leader.
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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu calls the UK’s decision to suspend some arms sales to Israel "shameful"
Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli PM, has posted a thread on social media describing the British government’s decision to suspend some arms sales to Israel as “shameful”.
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North Sea oil company Neo is reducing its investment due to concerns over the windfall tax
Battle ahead for Labour as it introduces higher taxes and tougher environmental rules on producers
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The UK will suspend certain arms exports to Israel, the foreign secretary has announced
The UK will suspend some arms export licences to Israel, the foreign secretary has announced.
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Civil servant who lost secret MoD files to advise on UK defence policy
Angus Lapsley, whose misplaced papers were discovered at a bus stop, will join the review team led by George Robertson.
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Inside Nigel Farage’s £3m luxury property empire consisting of four homes, all bought since Brexit
The self-styled man of the people has built a property portfolio worth nearly £3 million since the 2016 Brexit referendum. This disclosure follows reports that the Reform leader earns around £700,000 a year from sources outside Parliament.
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Watchdog launches review after UK civil service ‘cronyism’ row
Announcement follows questions over exceptional appointments of Labour donor and former thinktank staffer
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Liz Truss considered cutting NHS cancer care to fund tax cuts, claims new book
Truss at 10: How Not to Be Prime Minister claims the then PM suggested severe spending cuts to fill financial black hole
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Labour donor steps down from Treasury role amid ’cronyism’ accusations
Ian Corfield resigns as adviser to Rachel Reeves as ministers deny favoring donors.
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The intriguing story of Kamala Harris and her connection to a Northern Irish slave owner
The U.S. presidential candidate is believed to have ties to a town in County Antrim. However, despite the usual celebration of transatlantic connections, Ballymoney shows a marked reluctance to embrace its most prominent descendant.
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Pet thieves in the UK could face up to five years in prison under a new law
Campaigners welcome new legislation, which they say will help stamp out trade in stolen animals
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Metropolitan Police close investigation into election gambling scandal without filing charges
Force ends investigation into bets on 4 July election date and says bar to prove misconduct in public office has not been met
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Nigel Farage travels to the US again, marking his second trip in seven weeks since becoming Clacton MP
Nigel Farage is the keynote speaker at Saturday’s “Keep Arizona Free Summit”, and the Clacton MP - and Reform UK leader - has already been paid an upfront deposit of nearly £12,000 for the speech.
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Former Tory Rail Minister admits failure on train strikes and understands why Labour ’cut a deal’
Former Conservative Rail Minister Huw Merriman admits he ’failed’ and apologises for failing to reach a deal with train drivers’ unions to bring an end to strikes
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David Lammy warns of increasing risk of full-scale regional war in the Middle East
The UK foreign secretary and his French counterpart write in the Observer about their fears over Israel’s escalating tensions with Iran
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‘Free money’: £4bn lost to fraud and error in flagship HMRC ‘innovation’ scheme
UK tax credits to promote research and development were claimed by a pub for changing its menus and by window cleaners for hanging their buckets
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How TikTok bots and AI have fueled a resurgence in far-right violence in the UK
Experts warn growth of extremist influencers and ‘micro-donations’ could create even bigger wave of unrest