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    Labour candidate speaks out against Sadiq Khan’s ULEZ expansion

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Labour’s candidate for the Uxbridge byelection has spoken out against Sadiq Khan’s planned expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) scheme to all of London. Danny Beales said the cost of living […] More

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    Industry expert: Government trying to undermine encryption in Online Safety Bill

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email The Government is trying to undermine the use of encryption by big technology companies in its draft Online Safety Bill, an industry expert has claimed. Meredith Whittaker, president of secure messaging service Signal, […] More

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    Tony Blair says NHS is finished unless private sector used more

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Sir Tony Blair has warned the NHS will “continue down a path of decline” without radical reforms, including a greater role for the private sector. The former prime minister called for “brave political […] More

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    UK government denies Sunak is set to break flagship £11.6bn climate pledge

    Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email The UK government has denied reports that it is considering abandoning its crucial £11.6bn climate finance pledge amid widespread outrage and allegations that it has betrayed climate action. The denial comes in response to a […] More