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    Liz Truss re-selected as general election candidate by Tories

    Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email Liz Truss has been formally re-selected by the South West Norfolk Conservative Association as their candidate for the next general election. After a meeting of party members in Swaffham, the […] More

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    Commons to pass ‘Daithi’s Law’ bill and delay NI assembly election

    Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email A Bill extending the deadline for holding a fresh Assembly election in Northern Ireland and introducing regulations for a new organ donation law is set to pass through the Commons. […] More

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    Scientists criticise Treasury for taking back £1.6bn funding

    Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email Scientists have criticised the Treasury for taking back £1.6 billion it had allocated for research. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy returned the funds to the Treasury, according […] More

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    Would-be Scottish leader under fire over gay marriage stance

    Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email A front-runner to become Scotland’s next leader fought to keep her campaign alive Tuesday amid a backlash over her opposition to same-sex marriage. Scottish Finance Secretary Kate Forbes, who belongs […] More

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    Kate Forbes: Gay marriage row hits frontrunner to succeed Nicola Sturgeon

    Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email The favourite to succeed Nicola Sturgeon as SNP leader has been engulfed by controversy after saying she would have voted against gay marriage. Kate Forbes, a devout Christian, said she […] More