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    Georgia drops foreign agents law after massive protests

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Georgia’s parliament on Friday voted to drop a controversial bill that opponents — and thousands of protesters who swarmed the capital earlier this week — warned could stifle dissent and curtail media freedoms, […] More

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    Starmer vows to put Scottish innovation at ‘heart’ of economy

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to put Scottish innovation at the “heart” of plans to boost the economy. While he said Scotland “has always punched above its weight in terms of […] More

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    Rishi Sunak and Emmanuel Macron to strike deal on missiles to bolster Nato

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Rishi Sunak and Emmanuel Macron are set to strike a deal for the UK and France to collaborate on building weapons to combat aggression by Russia. The prime minister is set to meet […] More

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    Emmanuel Macron to reject Sunak’s plan to solve small boats crisis

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Emmanuel Macron is expected to reject British calls to return small boat asylum seekers to France, after his calls for more safe and legal routes to the UK were ignored. The French president […] More

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    ‘Stop the boats – really?’ Former Conservative home secretary Amber Rudd attacks ‘baffling’ plan

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Former Conservative home secretary Amber Rudd has called the government’s new small boats law “baffling” and accused her successor of making promises that “can’t be delivered”. The ex-MP, who led the Home Office […] More

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    HS2 construction delays expected in bid to cut costs

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Rishi Sunak’s government is set to delay some sections of the ambitious HS2 high-speed railway project in a bid to save money. The decision will affect the section of the high-speed railway between Birmingham […] More