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    Government has failed to prepare UK for climate crisis, say top advisers

    Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email The Conservative government has presided over a “lost decade” and failed to adequately prepare the nation for the impacts of climate change, its own advisers have said. A new report from the Climate Change Committee (CCC) concluded that […] More

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    Former Tory minister suggests tents ‘perfectly acceptable’ to house migrants before removal

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Tents would be “perfectly acceptable” to house migrants while they wait to be removed from the UK, according to a Conservative former minister. Jonathan Gullis tabled an amendment to the Illegal Migration Bill […] More

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    Richard Sharp shouldn’t be BBC chairman, says ex-director general

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Richard Sharp’s appointment as BBC chair “shouldn’t stand”, the corporation’s former general director John Birt has said. The BBC grandee attacked the process that saw the Tory donor given the top job without […] More

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    Kate Forbes to leave government after finishing second in SNP leadership race

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Kate Forbes is set to leave the Scottish government after finishing second in the SNP leadership race. Ms Forbes is believed to have been offered the rural affairs job by new first minister […] More

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    Rishi Sunak defends plan to detain child migrants under small boats bill

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Children cannot be exempted from plans to detain people who cross the Channel in small boats to prevent the creation of a “pull factor”, Rishi Sunak has argued. The Prime Minister told MPs […] More

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    Boris Johnson allies to hold conference aiming to ‘take back control’

    Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Boris Johnson allies will hold a political conference this spring aimed at “taking back control” of the Conservative Party. The Conservative Democratic Organisation (CDO), […] More