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MPs vow to bring back assisted dying bill after ‘undemocratic’ Lords block
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MPs vow to bring back assisted dying bill after ‘undemocratic’ Lords block

Labour’s Kim Leadbeater tells of plan to table identical bill that peers would be unable to stopMPs and peers who led the assisted dying bill have promised to bring it back to parliament after it ran...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Could Trump withdraw US support for UK sovereignty of Falklands?
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Could Trump withdraw US support for UK sovereignty of Falklands?

Proposal said to be contained in internal Pentagon email is thought to be bid to punish European countries for failing to assist in war in IranThe White House is considering punishing European countri...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Starmer pledges to bring forward law proscribing Iran’s Revolutionary Guards
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Starmer pledges to bring forward law proscribing Iran’s Revolutionary Guards

Prime minister tells Jewish leaders legislation against malign state actors will go before parliament in JulyKeir Starmer has promised to proscribe Iran’s Revolutionary Guards by introducing legislati...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Assisted dying bill fails to become law after running out of time in parliament – as it happened
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Assisted dying bill fails to become law after running out of time in parliament – as it happened

This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereDowning Street has hit back at reports suggesting the US could reconsider its position over the UK’s claim to the Falkland Islands because...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Trump says he will ‘probably put a big tariff on the UK’ if it doesn’t drop digital services tax
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Trump says he will ‘probably put a big tariff on the UK’ if it doesn’t drop digital services tax

President accuses Britain of trying to ‘make an easy buck’ from American tech firms, weeks after warning UK–US trade deal can be changedBusiness live – latest updatesDonald Trump has threatened to imp...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Sir Humphrey moments: a brief history of bust-ups between ministers and mandarins
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Sir Humphrey moments: a brief history of bust-ups between ministers and mandarins

Olly Robbins gave MPs a classic civil servant’s performance – and there are lessons from the past about how ministers should respondThe Whitehall satire Yes Minister was said to be Margaret Thatcher’s...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Greta Thunberg, Sally Rooney and Brian Eno defy Palestine Action ban in letter to judges
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Greta Thunberg, Sally Rooney and Brian Eno defy Palestine Action ban in letter to judges

Exclusive: Scholars, writers and artists risk arrest with message of support for proscribed group before next week’s appeal hearingUK politics live – latest updatesSally Rooney, Greta Thunberg and Bri...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Britain should seek to rejoin EU, says civil servant who led Brexit department
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Britain should seek to rejoin EU, says civil servant who led Brexit department

Philip Rycroft says promises on issues from economics to immigration have not lived up to expectationsBritain should start talking about rejoining the EU, according to a former senior civil servant wh...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
McSweeney denies bullying civil servants into appointing Mandelson
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McSweeney denies bullying civil servants into appointing Mandelson

Starmer’s former chief of staff says he does not recognise media’s portrayal of him before evidence hearing with MPsUK politics live – latest updatesMorgan McSweeney has denied claims he bullied civil...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
‘Toxic’ views of Reform UK candidates raise questions about party’s vetting
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‘Toxic’ views of Reform UK candidates raise questions about party’s vetting

Hope Not Hate campaign identifies election hopefuls calling for a ‘white Britain’ and complaining of ‘kowtowing to the black community’A Reform UK candidate who called for a “white Britain” and said K...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Reform UK asks steel bosses to draft ‘alternative strategy’ for industry
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Reform UK asks steel bosses to draft ‘alternative strategy’ for industry

Industry sceptical as Nigel Farage’s party goes on charm offensive to help win over former Labour heartlandsReform UK has asked steel bosses to draw up an “alternative steel strategy” to rival recent...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
‘This election is all to play for’: Can the Scottish Labour leader defy political gravity in May?
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‘This election is all to play for’: Can the Scottish Labour leader defy political gravity in May?

Anas Sarwar speaks to the Guardian about why he thinks the polls are wrong and how he hopes to end the SNP’s near 20-year dominance at HolyroodAnas Sarwar says he is certain he can pull off one of the...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
‘It’s Andy or bust’: MPs could keep Starmer in place to give Burnham time to return
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‘It’s Andy or bust’: MPs could keep Starmer in place to give Burnham time to return

Labour MPs are reportedly urging colleagues to demand Burnham’s return in order to position him as Starmer’s eventual successorIf Keir Starmer is looking for a saviour to keep him in No 10 after the M...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Starmer 'put a nuclear bomb' under Mandelson row by sacking Olly Robbins
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Starmer 'put a nuclear bomb' under Mandelson row by sacking Olly Robbins

Sir Keir Starmer's decision to sack Olly Robbins put a "nuclear bomb" under the Mandelson scandal, Harriet Harman has said.

Sky News - UK5 months ago
The Week: How much danger is Keir Starmer in?
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The Week: How much danger is Keir Starmer in?

Do Labour MPs feel Starmer can recover from the Mandelson saga?

BBC News - UK5 months ago
Foreign Office unit tracking Israel’s potential breaches of international law closes due to cuts
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Foreign Office unit tracking Israel’s potential breaches of international law closes due to cuts

Exclusive: Officials warn department will also lose access to database of 26,000 verified incidents due to cutsThe Foreign Office unit tracking potential breaches of international law by Israel in Gaz...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
UK prepared to deploy RAF Typhoons to keep strait of Hormuz open after Iran war
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UK prepared to deploy RAF Typhoons to keep strait of Hormuz open after Iran war

Proposal at heart of offer made during a 30-country two-day meeting jointly organised by FranceMiddle East crisis – live updatesBritain is prepared to deploy a squadron of RAF Typhoons based in Qatar...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Global Counsel, lobbying firm set up by Mandelson, went bust owing £4.5m just before his arrest – as it happened
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Global Counsel, lobbying firm set up by Mandelson, went bust owing £4.5m just before his arrest – as it happened

Firm went bust in February amid fallout from the scandal over Mandelson’s links to Jeffrey EpsteinLittle says in March she had a meeting when she asked to see the Foreign Office’s documentation about...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
UK braces for price rises driven by Iran war as economic confidence plummets
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UK braces for price rises driven by Iran war as economic confidence plummets

Consumer confidence hit its lowest level since October 2023 this month, with surveys showing the cost pressures companies are facingConfidence in the UK economy has fallen sharply amid the mounting ec...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Olly Robbins refused to give Mandelson vetting summary to Cabinet Office, says Cat Little
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Olly Robbins refused to give Mandelson vetting summary to Cabinet Office, says Cat Little

In evidence to MPs, Cabinet Office top civil servant disputes that her department suggested vetting might not be neededThe Foreign Office refused to hand over a summary of Peter Mandelson’s security v...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago