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Rail passengers get automatic right to switch operators for free when trains are cancelled
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Rail passengers get automatic right to switch operators for free when trains are cancelled

‘Commonsense change’ looks to end current confusion and put ‘passengers first, not shareholders’ when services are disruptedRail passengers whose trains are cancelled will have the immediate right to...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
Monarchs, MPs and merchants: the register laying bare Britain’s slave-trading past
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Monarchs, MPs and merchants: the register laying bare Britain’s slave-trading past

Exclusive: New research identifies thousands who profited from trafficking enslaved Africans and traces some financial links to institutions still operating today Continue reading...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
Rise in abuse of election candidates is ‘changing politics’ in England
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Rise in abuse of election candidates is ‘changing politics’ in England

Electoral Commission finds abuse, particularly of women, minority ethnic and disabled people, is affecting candidates’ behaviourAbuse and intimidation of election candidates is “a serious and growing...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
Andy Burnham's high stakes policy headache that could split Labour MPs
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Andy Burnham's high stakes policy headache that could split Labour MPs

To Andy Burnham, the privatisation of our water industry represents more than just a failure.

Sky News - UK1 month ago
‘Sweat the asset’: new development minister plots path to make UK aid count
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‘Sweat the asset’: new development minister plots path to make UK aid count

Kirsty McNeill reaffirms Labour’s 0.7% of GDP pledge and promises value for money to allay voter concernsThe development minister, Kirsty McNeill, has declared herself “a huge believer in aid”, as she...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
Andy Burnham to host entrepreneurs and local mayors at No 10 on Monday
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Andy Burnham to host entrepreneurs and local mayors at No 10 on Monday

Prime minister vows to ‘reindustrialise Britain’ through new partnership with business The prime minister is to host business leaders, entrepreneurs and local mayors at Downing Street on Monday to pit...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
Donald Trump doubles down on support for united Ireland
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Donald Trump doubles down on support for united Ireland

US president brushes off Andy Burnham’s opposition to referendum and says he will remove Irish whiskey tariff Donald Trump has reiterated his support for Irish unification and brushed off Andy Burnham...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
Trade unions, MPs and donors urge Burnham to revisit party funding rules
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Trade unions, MPs and donors urge Burnham to revisit party funding rules

PM has so far declined to insert curbs on UK-based donors, despite £72m donations from billionaires to Reform UKTrade unions, MPs and donors have urged the government to look again at party funding ru...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
Leaders at Celtic summit to affirm right to seek independence from UK
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Leaders at Celtic summit to affirm right to seek independence from UK

Call for constitutional change in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales likely to challenge Burnham’s devolution agendaThe first ministers of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are to affirm their co...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
How could Reform UK spend its £72m of new billionaire donations?
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How could Reform UK spend its £72m of new billionaire donations?

Harborne and Delo’s cash could buy a massive head start in an election, but spending big has possible pitfalls Nigel Farage once said he could spend his £5m gift from Christopher Harborne on Ferraris...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
Reform’s Robert Jenrick ‘very confident’ £72m donations are ‘perfectly legal’ – as it happened
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Reform’s Robert Jenrick ‘very confident’ £72m donations are ‘perfectly legal’ – as it happened

Party’s economic spokesperson says donations are a ‘breakthrough moment’ as Labour’s Angela Rayner warns of possible retrospective actionReform UK’s £72m donations may be caught by new bill, Rayner su...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
Reform 'very confident' £72m donations were legal - as peers prepare debate on cap
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Reform 'very confident' £72m donations were legal - as peers prepare debate on cap

Reform UK have said they are "very confident" a record £72m in donations made to them over the weekend are "perfectly legal", as peers prepare to debate capping political donations.

Sky News - UK1 month ago
Director who oversaw Grenfell cost-cutting given senior council housing role
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Director who oversaw Grenfell cost-cutting given senior council housing role

Fire survivors and bereaved urge Barnet Group to ‘reconsider’ appointment of Laura Johnson, who pushed for cheaper contractorGrenfell survivors and bereaved relatives have criticised the “outrageous d...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
Only slim chance target of 1.5m new homes in England will be met, Angela Rayner says
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Only slim chance target of 1.5m new homes in England will be met, Angela Rayner says

Minister says manifesto pledge is not being dropped but focus is now on building council housesUK politics live – latest updatesThe government is unlikely to meet its target of building 1.5m homes in...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
George Osborne calls for UK to rejoin EU customs union and boost trade
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George Osborne calls for UK to rejoin EU customs union and boost trade

Ex-Tory chancellor says economy has ‘fallen off a cliff’ since Brexit but rejoining union could be ‘quite simple’The former chancellor George Osborne said Britain’s economy had “fallen off a cliff” si...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
Unpaid carers could die before seeing justice for overpayments scandal, charities warn
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Unpaid carers could die before seeing justice for overpayments scandal, charities warn

Campaigners say at current glacial pace some may be waiting years before receiving a refund from DWPUnpaid carers who were pursued for bills for thousands of pounds after welfare officials unlawfully...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
UK government to offer clearer guidance on student loans after repayment row
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UK government to offer clearer guidance on student loans after repayment row

Criticism of three-year threshold repayment freeze in England prompts update to guidance warning terms and conditions could changeUniversity students taking out student loans in England are to be warn...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
Burnham must understand Wales is ‘not a region in England’, says first minister
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Burnham must understand Wales is ‘not a region in England’, says first minister

Rhun ap Iorwerth, the first non-Labour Senedd leader, questions Westminster’s willingness to relinquish powersAndy Burnham has to be serious about devolution and understand that Wales is a nation and...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
Portsmouth experiences second weekend of anti-immigration protests
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Portsmouth experiences second weekend of anti-immigration protests

Rightwing activists faced a heavy police presence and counter-demonstrations to their march against small boat crossingsTwo men and a teenage boy have been arrested in Portsmouth at a far-right prote...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
Donations of £72m make Reform’s prospects both rosier and riskier
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Donations of £72m make Reform’s prospects both rosier and riskier

Party can boost its campaign power with funds from billionaire backers, but it can also lose support from ordinary BritonsAll things being equal, pretty much any political strategist would welcome a £...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago