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    Ron DeSantis hails Kemi Badenoch for opposition to ‘woke ideology’

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Florida governor and US presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis has hailed Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch for her efforts to make sure “woke ideology” is not “corrupting British society”. The Florida governor met with Ms […] More

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    Labour’s lead over Tories jumps four points as local election day looms

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Labour’s lead over the Tories has jumped four points in the past fortnight, according to a new poll, providing a fresh boost to Sir Keir Starmer as local election day looms. The Opinium […] More

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    Ron DeSantis critics gloat over ‘brutal’ reviews of his UK trip: ‘Horrendous, low-wattage, bored’

    Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who is expected to soon announce his bid for US president, failed to make a favourable impression on UK power players during an international trade mission this […] More

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    ‘Weak’ Labour will do backroom deal with SNP on independence vote, Tory claims

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email The SNP are hoping to strike a “backroom deal” with Labour to secure a second independence referendum, the Scottish Tory deputy leader has said. Meghan Gallacher insisted any such deal would be “sleekit” […] More

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    Ambulance crews ‘stretched to breaking point’ as mental health sick days soar

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Ambulance staff took almost a quarter of a million mental-health-related sick days last year as stressed crews are being “stretched to breaking point”, new figures show. Chronic staff shortages have put paramedics, technicians […] More

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    Why Scotland could be the deciding factor in the next general election

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Scotland will be a key battleground in the next general election, Tory chairman Greg Hands said, adding that votes for the party north of the border could keep Sir Keir Starmer out of […] More

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    Let all British residents join Sudan evacuation, Labour urges government

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email All British residents should qualify for evacuation from Sudan, Labour has said – amid concerns people could be left behind if the country again descends into fighting. The government has rejected calls to […] More