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• Why Labour's leader has made peace with Brexit

  05-07-2022 00:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sir Keir Starmer's vow to "make Brexit work" feels like a moment for Labour after years of argument.
  
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• Boris Johnson was made aware of formal Chris Pincher complaint

  04-07-2022 23:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The complaint sparked a disciplinary process that confirmed the MP's misconduct, BBC News understands.
  
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• Brexit: No case for UK returning to EU, Labour leader Starmer says

  04-07-2022 22:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Labour's leader says "we cannot afford to look back" as he sets out his plan to "make Brexit work".
  
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• Chris Pincher: Boris Johnson was aware of reports over MP's behaviour, No 10 says

  04-07-2022 20:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Downing Street says Boris Johnson was aware of "speculation" about Chris Pincher's alleged sexual misconduct.
  
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• Fuel protests: Arrests for slow driving during motorway delays

  04-07-2022 19:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Protesters who want a fuel duty cut drove slowly on major roads across the country.
  
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• Second homes: Welsh councils to get powers to set limit

  04-07-2022 19:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Councils in Wales may control the number of holiday lets and second homes in their area.
  
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• Keir Starmer: We're not trading on divisions

  04-07-2022 18:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer says trust needs to be rebuilt between the UK and Ireland.
  
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• UK goal is for our 'Ukrainian friends' to win - PM

  04-07-2022 17:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson says Putin would find "new targets" if Russia is not stopped in its war against Ukraine.
  
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• Sadiq Khan: UK best served being member of single market

  04-07-2022 16:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  London's mayor says that "on some occasions I may disagree" with national Labour Party policy.
  
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• Pincher claims turned out not to be correct - minister

  04-07-2022 15:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The education secretary says the PM has done the “right thing” in his handling of allegations against Chris Pincher.
  
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• What's happened to the 40 new hospitals pledge?

  04-07-2022 13:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Conservatives' 2019 manifesto promised 40 new hospitals across England - are they delivering on this?
  
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• MPs call for UK ban on two Chinese CCTV firms

  04-07-2022 01:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sixty-seven MPs and Lords have said Hikvision and Dahua surveillance equipment should be banned.
  
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• Police drop probe into Patrick Grady harassment allegations

  03-07-2022 18:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Glasgow North MP had been under investigation over claims dating back to 2016.
  
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• Boris Johnson's 40 new hospitals pledge faces watchdog review

  03-07-2022 02:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Conservatives said in their 2019 election manifesto the facilities would be built by 2030.
  
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• Chris Pincher MP seeking medical support after groping claim

  02-07-2022 17:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Suspended Tory MP Chris Pincher says he hopes to return to constituency duties "as soon as possible".
  
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• UK and New Zealand expand working holiday visas

  01-07-2022 18:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The age limit for a visa to live and work in either country will go up to 35 under a new deal.
  
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• My comeback was blocked by Labour factionalism, says former MP

  01-07-2022 17:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lisa Forbes hoped to seek re-election but Labour had concerns about social media posts she engaged with.
  
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• Lammy: Keir Starmer is much better at football than me

  01-07-2022 13:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  David Lammy has said going to a football game with Sir Keir Starmer was a "terrible evening".
  
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• Nadine Dorries: Culture Secretary confuses rugby codes in speech at Rugby League World Cup event

  01-07-2022 01:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries confuses the two rugby codes in a speech at a Rugby League World Cup event in St Helens.
  
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• UK pays EU £583m after customs ruling on Chinese imports

  30-06-2022 18:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The EU's top court ruled in March the UK had not done enough to prevent fraud on Chinese imports.
  
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• UK defence spending to rise as dangers increase - PM

  30-06-2022 17:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson says it will hit 2.5% of GDP by 2030, after the defence secretary called for change.
  
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• Vladimir Putin hits back at G7 leaders' topless photo jibes

  30-06-2022 15:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Russia's president says it would be "disgusting" to see leaders who mocked his macho image strip off.
  
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• Mike Amesbury MP resigns from shadow minister role

  30-06-2022 15:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mike Amesbury says he is standing down from Keir Starmer's front bench to focus on his constituents.
  
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• Row over £30m for Ukraine taken from Welsh government funds

  30-06-2022 14:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ministers in Cardiff protest after some of £1bn military aid comes from Welsh government's budget.
  
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• Boris Johnson on UK supporting Ukraine over any Russia deal

  30-06-2022 14:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Britain wants to give Ukraine the “means to repel the Russians, to expel the Russians” from its territory, says the UK PM.
  
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• Western nations must do more to boost Taiwan defence, says Truss

  30-06-2022 12:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Foreign Secretary Liz Truss says Western countries need to "learn the lessons" of the war in Ukraine.
  
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• Former SNP MP Natalie McGarry jailed for embezzling £25,000

  30-06-2022 12:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Natalie McGarry sentenced to two years for taking cash from the SNP and a pro-independence group.
  
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• Ukraine War: UK pledges an extra £1bn in military support

  30-06-2022 09:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The money will pay for air defence systems, drones, and "vital kit", the UK government says.
  
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• Scottish independence: How will indyref2 compare with 2014?

  30-06-2022 07:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The debate over Scotland's future has been scrambled by factors such as Brexit and the pandemic.
  
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• Scottish independence: How will indyref2 compare to 2014?

  30-06-2022 07:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The debate over Scotland's future has been scrambled by factors such as Brexit and the pandemic.
  
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• MPs should not bring babies into Commons chamber, review says

  30-06-2022 01:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A review was ordered after an MP was told she could not bring her new-born son into a debate.
  
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• UK Brexit legislation is a gun on the table, says EU negotiator

  30-06-2022 00:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The EU's chief Brexit negotiator attacks UK efforts to change Northern Ireland border rules.
  
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• Troubles legacy: MPs vote to keep immunity measure in Troubles bill

  29-06-2022 22:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  MPs voted 273 to 205 to retain the measure within the legacy bill despite pleas from victims' relatives.
  
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• European Political Community: Could UK join a new club of nations?

  29-06-2022 19:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A mooted new political club has been gaining traction among European leaders - but is it realistic?
  
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• Election win should trigger Scottish independence, says Sturgeon

  29-06-2022 18:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scotland's first minister says if a referendum is blocked, a general election could be fought on the issue.
  
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• Defence spending: Will the government break its promise?

  29-06-2022 18:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Is it true that the government is going to break its manifesto pledge on defence spending?
  
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• Partygate: Harriet Harman to lead probe into claims PM misled MPs

  29-06-2022 17:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The inquiry will examine whether Boris Johnson misled MPs about lockdown parties at No 10.
  
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• Chris Mason: Stark language as Nato assesses Russia threat

  29-06-2022 17:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  There's a vitality to the Nato summit, which is borne of necessity in addressing the threat from Russia.
  
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• Steel import tariffs extended for two years

  29-06-2022 17:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Controls have been extended because of "global disruptions" to energy markets, the government says.
  
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• Missed PMQs? Watch Raab and Rayner's exchange in full

  29-06-2022 17:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Here's the deputy PM and Labour's deputy leader facing off across the despatch box.
  
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• No strong case for changing abortion rules, says Dominic Raab

  29-06-2022 15:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Justice Secretary Dominic Raab says a new law on rights does not need to protect access to abortion.
  
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• PMQs: Duffield and Raab on women's rights and abortion laws

  29-06-2022 14:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rosie Duffield calls on the government to enshrine in law "a woman's right to choose".
  
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• PMQs: Blackford and Raab on Scottish independence referendum bid

  29-06-2022 14:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dominic Raab says it is "not the right time for another referendum" with the challenges faced by "one United Kingdom".
  
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• Number of holiday-let homes in England up 40% in three years

  29-06-2022 13:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Traditional tourist areas of England have seen local people hit by soaring property prices.
  
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• PMQs: Raab and Rayner on food banks and poverty

  29-06-2022 13:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dominic Raab claims Labour's deputy leader has "flip flopped" over the rail strikes.
  
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• Ukraine war: Johnson says if Putin were a woman he would not have invaded

  29-06-2022 12:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson says President Putin's war in Ukraine is a "perfect example of toxic masculinity".
  
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• Firms say government price cut plan 'slap in face'

  29-06-2022 12:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A group says a government campaign asking businesses to cut prices is unrealistic for small firms.
  
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• Ukraine war: Johnson says Putin wouldn't have invaded if he were a woman

  29-06-2022 12:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK prime minister calls Putin's "crazy, macho" invasion a "perfect example of toxic masculinity".
  
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• Male MPs wear 'hot flush' vests to simulate menopause

  29-06-2022 01:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The event was organised in parliament by the Labour MP Carolyn Harris.
  
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• Nadine Dorries says elite women's events should be 'reserved for people born of female sex'

  28-06-2022 23:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries tells the heads of UK sporting bodies that elite women's sport "must be reserved for people born of the female sex".
  
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