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• DUP Given £1bn To Sign Deal With Conservative Party Keeping Theresa May In Power

  26-06-2017 12:15
  
  Theresa May has secured a deal with Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) that will see the Northern Ireland party prop up her minority Conservative government.
  As part of the deal, the prime minister has agreed to spend an extra £1bn on Northern Ireland over the next two years for infrastructure including health and education. 
  There will also be “new flexibilities” for £500m of previously committed funding.
  May met with DUP leader Arlene Foster this morning in Downing St
  
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• RAF jets shot down a number of Iran drones - Sunak

  14-04-2024 19:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The MoD says the RAF will repel "any airborne attacks within range" of its jets in the Middle East.
  
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• Cooper defends Rayner as house row rumbles on

  14-04-2024 17:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It comes after an ex-aide to Labour's deputy leader says she lived with her husband when registered elsewhere.
  
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• Charities plan legal action against Rwanda removals

  14-04-2024 12:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The move comes as legislation to revive the removal scheme is expected to pass in the coming days.
  
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• Honeytrap mystery is even stranger than we thought

  13-04-2024 05:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC unearths crucial new details about the WhatsApp phishing scandal rocking Westminster.
  
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• Former shadow minister readmitted to Labour Party

  12-04-2024 23:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The MP for Enfield Southgate is reinstated as an investigation into a claim about his conduct ends.
  
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• Sadiq Khan launches climate plan for London

  12-04-2024 22:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mr Khan visited a north London school to launch the plan, with shadow energy secretary Ed Miliband.
  
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• Rayner: I'll stand down if I've broken the law

  12-04-2024 21:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Labour's deputy leader says she will quit if she has committed a crime amid a row over where she lived.
  
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• Post-Brexit Gibraltar deal 'very, very close'

  12-04-2024 20:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Following Brexit, the British overseas territory has been operating under temporary rules.
  
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• Energy minister Graham Stuart quits government

  12-04-2024 18:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The MP, who has been replaced by Justin Tomlinson, says the prime minister has his full support.
  
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• UK laser weapon could be sent to Ukraine war zone

  12-04-2024 16:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The defence secretary said the laser could be used to take down Russian drones as early as 2027.
  
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• Starmer 'absolutely' committed to nuclear weapons

  12-04-2024 15:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Labour leader also says he would match the Tory aim of raising defence spending to 2.5% of GDP.
  
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• Starmer 'fully confident' Rayner has not broken rules

  12-04-2024 14:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Labour leader says he welcomes the police investigation into how his deputy handled the sale of a home.
  
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• MP 'eternally grateful' to medics who treated cancer

  12-04-2024 11:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jane Hunt is told she probably had bowel cancer for up to 10 years and is "very lucky".
  
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• GDP rises in February increasing hopes UK is out of recession

  12-04-2024 11:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The economy grew by 0.1%, official figures show, with the production sector providing the biggest boost.
  
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• Unpaid carers shocked at having to repay thousands

  12-04-2024 07:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two ex-ministers say the government should pause demands for large sums of money from benefits overpayments.
  
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• Fresh questions for Barclay on incinerator decision

  12-04-2024 02:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The environment secretary is involved in a row over actions on the Wisbech waste plant.
  
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• Government should counter misinformation on TikTok - MPs

  12-04-2024 01:08 via bbc.com
  
  A committee says the government should be more relatable in its communications with the public.
  
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• PM defends NHS record as targets missed in England

  11-04-2024 20:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The latest figures show many patients face long waits, but the PM insists headway is being made.
  
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• Sunak's smoking ban is nuts, says Boris Johnson

  11-04-2024 18:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The proposed law aims to phase out tobacco sales by stopping anyone born after 2009 buying cigarettes.
  
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• Tory MP appears to back Reform UK's Lee Anderson

  11-04-2024 18:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It comes after Lee Anderson said he won't campaign against Nick Fletcher and three other Tory MPs.
  
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• Police knew about 'honeytrap' messages last year

  11-04-2024 17:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Met began investigating suspicious WhatsApps to men at Westminster much earlier than thought, the BBC learns.
  
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• Donelan's libel bills cost taxpayers £34,000

  11-04-2024 16:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New figures reveal full cost of minister's legal fight with academic she falsely accused of extremism.
  
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• Streeting: Sunak ‘failed' in NHS waiting list promises

  11-04-2024 13:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Labour says it would create two million more appointments in English health services with extra evening and weekend working.
  
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• Reform UK sorry for not knowing candidate had died

  11-04-2024 13:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The party says it is "mortified" it dropped a candidate for being "inactive" without knowing he had died.
  
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• Sunak on NHS waiting times: We are making headway

  11-04-2024 12:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The PM says "we have not made as much progress" as he would liked on cutting waiting times in England.
  
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• Green quits mayoral race 'to prevent vote split'

  11-04-2024 12:40 via bbc.com
  
  Current post-holder Ben Houchen accuses Sally Bunce of making a "grubby" deal with Labour.
  
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• Can health secretary name NHS trusts performing well?

  11-04-2024 11:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Victoria Atkins is challenged to name some health trusts meeting their targets to cut waiting lists.
  
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• Wilson had affair while in No 10, advisers reveal

  11-04-2024 10:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Labour PM had a relationship with his deputy press secretary, two of his closest aides say.
  
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• Tory MP Murrison wants incinerator permit revoked

  11-04-2024 07:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An MP asks the government to revoke the permit for a planned incinerator in his constituency.
  
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