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    Dover port chief contradicts Brexiteer MPs who blamed France for coach delays

    Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email The boss of the Port of Dover has contradicted claims by senior Tory MPs that French frontier officials were responsible for border hold-ups at the start of the Easter school holidays. Doug Bannister, chief executive of […] More

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    ‘Battle of Waterlooville’ blow for Suella Braverman in Tory contest for new seat

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email A Tory councillor in Suella Braverman’s new constituency would “struggle” to campaign for the home secretary if she wins the nomination. Caroline Brook said she “disagrees fundamentally” with Ms Braverman and would find […] More

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    Nicola Sturgeon’s husband arrested in SNP finance investigation

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Former SNP chief executive, Nicola Sturgeon’s husband Peter Murrell, has been arrested in connection with the ongoing investigation into the funding and finances of the party. Police Scotland said a 58-year-old man – understood to be […] More

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    UK rivers cannot be restored without reversing Industrial Revolution, says environment secretary

    Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Rivers cannot be restored to their highest ecological status without reversing the Industrial Revolution, Environment Secretary Therese Coffey has said. Speaking at the launch of the government’s Plan for Water, Ms Coffey said the River […] More

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    Operation Branchform: Timeline of police probe into SNP finances

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell, Nicola Sturgeon’s husband, has been arrested in connection with a Police Scotland investigation into party finances. The probe into £660,000 raised specifically for Scottish independence campaigning was launched after […] More

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    UK ministers meet climate change deniers ‘all the time’, government says

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email UK government ministers hold meetings with climate deniers “all the time”, a government spokesperson has said. The admission comes after it emerged that business secretary Kemi Badenoch dined with lobbyists from a controversial […] More