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    New young drivers could be banned from giving their friends a lift

    Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email The government will consider calls to ban new drivers under the age of 25 from carrying young passengers as part of a “graduated driving licence” scheme. One in five drivers crash within a […] More

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    National alert system not nanny state interference, says Dowden

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email The Deputy Prime Minister has denied that the national alert system being tested on Sunday is an example of nanny state interference. Oliver Dowden conceded the loud alarm that is due to ring […] More

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    SNP investigation police ‘hunting for burner phone sim cards’

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Detectives investigating SNP finances are said to be searching for sim cards from “burner” mobile phones that are often used to stay anonymous. Police Scotland officers want to examine information from sim cards […] More

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    Public assured they can ‘simply swipe away’ emergency alert test

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email The public have been assured they can “simply swipe away” a test of a new public alert system when it emits a loud alarm on millions of phones on Sunday. Oliver Dowden, the […] More

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    Bullying of civil servants ‘risks flourishing after Raab farce’

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Bullying of civil servants in Whitehall is set to worsen after the “farce” of Dominic Raab’s departure from government, experts have warned. Officials will be deterred from filing formal complaints against other ministers […] More