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'Tea towel' comment sparks hate crime probe and legal battle at UK university
Brodie Mitchell, 20, a second-year politics and international relations student at Royal Holloway.
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France declines to surrender dictator's daughter accused of laundering regime funds
A Paris appeals court has halted the extradition process for the 33-year-old daughter of the deceased dictator, who was detained last autumn on accusations of laundering her father's illegal assets
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UK sends air defence systems and soldiers to Gulf as Iran threat increases
Additional British forces and increased UK air defence capabilities will be sent to the Middle East for protection against Iranian assaults
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Why tracking local authority expenditure is so challenging: billions vanish in a labyrinth of council finances
Throughout the majority of my adulthood, I observed politics from a distance instead of becoming actively involved
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Within Epstein's clandestine existence, founded on riches, influence, and manipulation
The discredited New York financier built a career based on relationships with global political leaders, leading business figures, and the most celebrated minds in science
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Leaked reports from Downing Street challenge Starmer's commitment to more measured politics
They consistently create tension with their coworkers, occasionally serve as scapegoats for their superior's mistakes, and at times trigger disruptions that risk overloading the system or potentially causing significant problems
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Leaked messages from Fox News reveal presenters secretly dismissed Trump's assertions regarding the 2020 election
Text messages that were leaked from some of the most prominent figures on Fox News show their true feelings towards Donald Trump following his defeat in the 2020 reelection attempt
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The UK dismisses the espionage case against former parliamentary aide Christopher Cash involving China
For Christopher Cash, it was a career he was passionate about. This young political researcher, in his late twenties at the time, focused on China and was employed alternately by two prominent backbench MPs, Tom Tugendhat and Alicia Kearns
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Company associated with Michelle Mone unable to pay £122 million for unusable Covid PPE
A company linked to former Conservative peer Michelle Mone has not yet paid the government any part of the £122 million mandated by a High Court decision for providing unusable personal protective equipment during the Covid pandemic
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Seven years' worth of EU political advertising information disappears from Google's Transparency resource
The Ad Transparency tool from Google no longer shows political online adverts that have appeared on its platforms, either previously or currently, from any nation within the European Union, rendering seven years of information from 27 distinct countries unavailable
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Connections between Lewis and Johnson come to the forefront again with knighthood proposal and Washington Post upheaval
Will Lewis, the publisher of the Washington Post, is encountering renewed examination over his autonomy following the leak of documents showing he offered substantial assistance to Boris Johnson while acting as a covert political adviser during Johnson’s time as prime minister
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Leader of the Green Party calls on supporters to enrol immediately due to proposals connected to a left-wing movement associated with Corbyn
Mr Corbyn, who previously led the Labour Party, along with Ms Sultana, have expressed intentions to start a new left-leaning political movement, though it has yet to be formally launched
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Police probe allegation of hidden camera at Scottish Parliament
A Labour politician has been accused following claims that a hidden camera was installed in the bathrooms within the Scottish Parliament
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Survey: 63% of Britons believe the rich wield too much political influence
Opinium survey of 2,000 adults found concern about the impact of growing wealth inequality in the UK
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Ex-Darktrace CEO Poppy Gustafsson appointed as UK investment minister
Co-founder of £4bn British tech firm to lead Office for Investment as a minister in Treasury and Department of Business and Trade
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UK’s most powerful Tory says Tories are the biggest threat to the Tories
The most powerful elected Conservative politician in the UK has said the party that poses the biggest threat to the Conservatives in the 2029 election is the Conservatives.
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Keir Starmer has received more freebies than any other MP since becoming Labour leader
The Prime Minister has received more gifts and freebies than any other MP since he became Labour leader, it’s been revealed.
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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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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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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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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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England fans in frenzy as Three Lions rescue a Euros win to reach quarter final
Fans in the UK and at the Euros in Germany felt that while England's 2-1 performance against Slovakia to send the side to the quarter finals was not world-beating, it was just enough
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Police caught 14 young people carrying a knife every day last year
Police data released through freedom of information requests by Labour shows 5,239 under-18s were caught carrying blades last year in England and Wales
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Labour looking to their first 100 days in office - before General Election
Keir Starmer's caution as leader of Labour has carried the party to the brink of power and his team are already looking ahead to their first 100 days in government
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Tory students filmed dancing to sick Nazi anthem at posh bash
Footage from a black tie event hosted by the Warwick University Conservative Association's (UWCA) shows revellers dancing to Erika, a 1938 song beloved by white supremacists