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    No plans for UK Covid restrictions on arrivals from China

    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 UK government does not have any plans to impose Covid restrictions on arrivals from China despite a surge in cases, Downing Street has said. The US is said to […] More

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    Sex workers ‘ordered for MPs on overseas trip to dictatorship’

    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 Sex workers were ordered for MPs during an overseas visit to a dictatorship, according to a report. The group of politicians travelling in an all-party parliamentary group (APPG) were met […] More

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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