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    Government criticised for leaving overall water quality out of its environment targets

    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’s new legally-binding environment targets have “gaps” that need closing, campaigners have warned. Environmentalists welcomed the publication of Thérèse Coffey’s 13 new targets on Friday but said they were […] More

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    Twitter suspends journalists who wrote about owner Elon Musk

    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 Twitter suspended the accounts of several journalists who cover the social media platform, the latest battle over what can and cannot be said on the site since billionaire Elon Musk […] More

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    MPs accused of using parliamentary trips abroad for sex tourism

    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 number of British MPs have been accused of using official parliamentary trips abroad to engage in “sex tourism”. Parliamentarians on trips reportedly “asked for directions to the nearest brothel”, […] More

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    Rishi Sunak faces Tory backlash as MPs call for rethink on nurse pay

    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 is facing a mounting backlash from Conservative MPs over NHS strikes and the government’s refusal to change its stance on nurses’ pay. Downing Street said there were “no […] More

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    EU leaders grant Bosnia candidate status to join the bloc

    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 European Union added Bosnia to the list of official candidates to join the wealthy 27-nation bloc, diplomats said Thursday. The Western Balkans country joined the waiting room despite continuing criticism […] More

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    Ireland minister: `The world is a crazy and tragic place'

    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 Ireland’s foreign minister says “the world is a crazy and tragic place at the moment,” pointing to the war in Ukraine and other conflicts, […] More