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Reform UK on receiving end of ‘rubbish’ jab as MP links Nigel Farage’s party to Birmingham bin crisis
An Independent MP compared Reform UK MPs to “rubbish” whilst discussing the ongoing Birmingham bin crisis. More
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Polling booths to be set up in train stations and supermarkets to encourage people to vote
Sweeping changes will also see 16- and 17-year-olds able to vote in the next general election More
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Furious women MPs turn on Starmer over ‘boys’ club’ scandals
PM faces questions over his judgement after admitting paedophile-linked peer ‘did not give a full account of his actions’ More
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Reeves says closer integration with EU is ‘biggest prize’ in Brexit shift
The chancellor’s LSE speech will raise hopes that the government could be persuaded to relook at issues like our relationship with the single market or customs union More
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‘It’s a complete scandal’: Graduates accuse government of acting like ‘loan sharks’ over student lending
Protest outside parliament called for change in how student loans are repaid as graduates told The Independent of impact debt has on their lives More
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Tesco boss warns Starmer UK is ‘sleepwalking’ into joblessness epidemic and condemns rising cost of employment
Ashwin Prasad’s warning comes as UK unemployment could reach as high as 5.3 per cent this year, forecasts suggest More
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‘Uncomfortable’ questions part of Mandelson vetting process, says ex-MI6 chief
The former MI6 boss has given an insight into the “thorough” vetting process that an ambassador like Peter Mandelson would likely have gone through. More
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Lib Dem MP ‘despairs’ over party’s plan to scrap Treasury and replace it with Birmingham-based ‘growth department’
‘At a time when the government is imploding, and people are crying out for serious policies, we announce this,’ Lib Dem MP says More
