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    Boris Johnson called for ‘hard egg’ approach to Northern Ireland peace process, document reveals

    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 Boris Johnson urged the Irish government to adopt a “hard egg” approach during the Northern Ireland peace process and “let the nationalists go to hell”, newly declassified documents show. The […] More

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    Labour calls for new Iran sanctions amid protests crackdown

    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 Rishi Sunak’s government should impose new sanctions on those involved in the suppression of protests in Iran, Labour has said. Foreign secretary David Lammy said so-called Magnitsky sanctions – which target human rights […] More

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    North East of England set to elect mayor in 2024 in devolution deal

    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 North East of England is set to become the latest region to have a directly-elected mayor, as the government announced a new devolution deal for the region. Levelling up […] More

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    Only £18m recouped by government from fraudulent PPE contracts

    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 government has so far recouped only £18m from potentially fraudulent personal protective equipment (PPE) contracts. Health minister Will Quince, responding to a written parliamentary question from Liberal Democrat MP […] More

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    Tory turmoil made UK ‘laughing stock’ in 2022, says Speaker Lindsay Hoyle

    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 The “bizarre” turmoil which saw three Tory prime ministers in a matter of months made British democracy an international laughing stock, the Commons speaker […] More