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Lib Dem MPs criticise Davey over pension triple lock response
Sir Ed questioned the PM's plans to change the triple lock, telling the BBC removing it "would put more pensioners into poverty".
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Why is the UK-France ‘one in, one out’ migration deal being scrapped?
Agreement expected to end on Thursday after running for 423 days, during which it has been beset by problemsUK politics live – latest updatesThe UK government’s “one in, one out” deal with France, whi...
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British Sikh activist released from Delhi jail after nine-year detention
Indian government issued with warning it would be in contempt of court if it failed to release Jagtar Singh JohalThe British Sikh activist Jagtar Singh Johal has been released from a Delhi prison afte...
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Prisoners thank Andy Burnham as they leave jail in first wave of early releases
Seven hundred offenders from dozens of prisons in England and Wales expected to be freed on ThursdayEnver Solomon: Releasing prisoners won’t solve the crisis in English and Welsh jails. Here’s what wi...
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Group encouraging people to join Green party to back ‘Zionism is racism’ agenda
Exclusive: Greens for Palestine group has links to activists who say pro-Israel ‘infiltrators’ must be rooted out of UKAn organisation pushing the Green party to equate Zionism with racism has encoura...
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Healey urged to offer energy support in budget as bills rise 4%
Millions of people in Great Britain face increase from Thursday to an average of £1,723 a year for a typical homeWhat to do as energy bills head for £2,000 a yearJohn Healey is under growing pressure...
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MPs recommend BBC charter renewal is scrapped and licence fee is extended beyond TV
An parliamentary committee has published a new report as debate about the BBC's future continues.
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BBC licence fee cost should be cut and expanded beyond TV, MPs recommend
The BBC licence fee should be reformed so it is no longer "linked to a TV" and coupled with a price drop, MPs have recommended.
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Drumcree standoff continues after Orange Order says it will ‘not surrender’ to proposed deal
Unionists spurn NI secretary’s attempt to resolve impasse after nationalists block controversial Garvaghy Road marchTalks to end the Drumcree parade dispute are on a knife-edge after Jamie Bryson, the...
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No 10 gathering evidence on public support for UK rejoining EU
Senior Downing Street officials reach out to thinktanks and pollsters as they look to test backing for reversing BrexitSenior Downing Street officials have been reaching out to thinktanks and pollster...
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Macron says ‘welcome back’ to Burnham suggestion UK could rejoin EU
French president, speaking alongside Spanish counterpart Pedro Sánchez, says EU bid would be good news for UK and EuropeansThe French president, Emmanuel Macron, has reacted warmly to Andy Burnham’s s...
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Brexit referendum 'possible' in Labour election manifesto, Burnham tells BBC
The PM says a referendum wouldn't be the right thing now but the UK needs to consider its options for the future.
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‘He persuaded us’: Labour ministers moved by Andy Burnham’s emotional conference speech
Prime minister’s pure political argument marks new era for party as he sets out his plans and prioritiesThe hottest ticket at Labour conference – after Andy Burnham’s speech – was an afterparty in Liv...
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UK income growth revised upwards as markets hail ‘resilient’ economy
Boost for John Healey before budget as GDP figure shows UK economy grew faster than first estimated in second quarterUK household income grew at a stronger pace than previously estimated during the fi...
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How could Great Britain look under proportional representation? See the results for your area
These visualisations from exclusive polling modelling show how the UK parliament could change under different voting systemsNew analysis produced exclusively for the Guardian reveals how different vot...
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Voters back Burnham’s plan to cut back triple lock to fund social care reform by 48% to 28%, poll suggests – as it happened
This live blog is now closed‘Oozing everyman charm’: what the papers said about Burnham’s speechAndy Burnham has suggested that it would not be legitimate for a party to form a majority government wit...
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‘Oozing everyman charm’: what the papers say about Andy Burnham’s speech
PM’s oratory at least as good as Blair’s, says Andrew Marr, while Mail asks who pays for Honest Andy’s ‘New Jerusalem’When assessing British political speeches, even many critics of the New Labour yea...
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How will Burnham’s national care service work – and how will it be funded?
PM has revealed more details about a proposed shake-up of adult social care – including a broad timetableAndy Burnham’s Labour conference speech gave a little more detail on how he intends to take for...
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Mediation over Drumcree parade is ‘dead in the water’, say nationalists
Northern Ireland secretary holding talks with both sides as Garvaghy Road group launches fresh legal challengeUK politics live – latest updatesTalks to break the deadlock over the controversial Drumcr...
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Andy Burnham: UK could ‘go all the way’ by rejoining EU
PM says he is looking at all options and ministers will examine ‘what is doable’ and the ‘pros and cons’UK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham has opened the door to the UK rejoining the EU, sa...
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