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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

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    Tory ministers failing to help farmers deal with Brexit fallout, says NFU

    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 Rishi Sunak’s government is failing to “back up its rhetoric” with action to help farms hit by post-Brexit changes, labour shortages and rising costs, […] More