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    Tory London mayor candidate liked tweet praising Enoch Powell

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email The Conservatives’ candidate for London mayor Susan Hall liked a tweet praising Enoch Powell and describing Sadiq Khan as a “traitor rat”. Ms Hall liked an image of the notorious anti-immigration politician, a […] More

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    Anger as Tories again delay renters reform bill and conversion therapy ban

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Rishi Sunak is facing growing anger over fresh delays to promised reforms to protect renters and a ban on conversion therapy amid internal squabbles. Michael Gove’s renters’ reform bill, which would end “no-fault” […] More

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    China ‘headhunting’ top UK officials as spies, says Sunak – but still rejects calls to label Beijing a threat

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email China is trying to “headhunt” top British officials in government, business and the military, Rishi Sunak’s government has warned. Beijing has attempted to recruit nationals in key positions with “sensitive knowledge and experience”, […] More

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    King’s former school bans phones in class and limits use overnight

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Students at the King’s former school will no longer be able to have mobile phones in the classroom and will be required to hand them over to staff overnight. Gordonstoun School, near Elgin […] More

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    Health Secretary backs Martha’s Rule giving right to second medical opinion

    Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email The government has committed to introducing Martha’s rule in hospitals, to give families and patients the right to a second assessment if they feel their concerns are dismissed by NHS staff. Health […] More

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    Sunak under pressure over HS2 as he refuses to rule out scrapping northern stage

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Downing Street has refused to guarantee HS2 will run to Manchester as planned amid revelations Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt are in talks about scrapping the project’s northern phase. It comes after The […] More