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    Further £800m cut in UK overseas aid spending ‘snuck out’ by ministers

    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 further £800m is being slashed from the UK’s overseas aid spending, days after Jeremy Hunt pledged that the country would remain a world leader “in tackling global poverty”. The […] More

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    Meta told to reinstate drill music video posts removed at request of Met Police

    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 Meta’s oversight board has overturned a decision by Instagram to remove a clip of drill music that was originally taken down at the request of the Metropolitan Police. The Oversight […] More

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    Manston asylum centre now empty after thousands moved to hotels

    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 Manston asylum centre at the centre of huge controversy over “Dickensian” conditions and overcrowding is now empty, The Independent understands. More than 4,000 people were held at the asylum […] More

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    UK ‘to face worst downturn of major economies’ in 2023, says OECD

    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 is facing the worst downturn of major economies next year and is set for a recession which much of the rest of the world will avoid, according to […] More

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    MPs allowed to spend thousands on Christmas parties paid for by taxpayer

    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 has warned MPs that they will have to justify to their constituents any expenses they claim to cover the cost of staff Christmas parties. New guidance from the […] More