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    Downing Street defends Rishi Sunak taking private jet to Leeds for NHS visit

    Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Downing Street has defended Rishi Sunak’s choice to fly to Leeds when visiting a healthcare centre, despite its net zero pledge, arguing it was the “most effective use of his time”. Publicly funded promotional pictures […] More

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    Fossil fuel money necessary for climate solutions – new Oxford University leader

    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 There has to be “recognition and engagement” of the fossil fuel industry’s role in the global transition to green energy, the new vice-chancellor of Oxford University has said. Professor Irene […] More

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    Westminster donations: The MPs given £250,000 for campaigns and causes

    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 Big cash donations in politics are coming under scrutiny once again following the publishing of a database that put together all deposits made to MPs and political parties since the […] More

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    Keir Starmer accepted thousands from Just Stop Oil and XR donor

    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 Labour and Sir Keir Starmer have accepted £380,000 from a wealthy donor who has also been funding Just Stop Oil and Extinction Rebellion (XR) activists, it has emerged. Ecotricity founder […] More

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    MPs urged to vote against ‘sack key workers’ strikes bill

    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 MPs have been urged to vote against new government legislation aimed at enforcing “minimum safety levels” during strikes to be introduce in parliament on Tuesday. The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has described […] More

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    Tory MP Andrew Bridgen suspended from Commons for five days over lobbying

    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 MPs have agreed to suspend a Tory MP after he was found to have displayed a “very cavalier” attitude to the rules in a series of lobbying breaches. North West […] More