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• Labour pledges to compensate 3.7m women caught in pension trap

  23-11-2019 23:30
  
  Shadow chancellor John McDonnell says there is a 'historical debt of honour' to the women born in the 1950s.
  
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• Labour pledges £58bn for women caught in pension trap

  23-11-2019 23:30
  
  Labour pledges £58bn for women caught in pension trapShadow chancellor John McDonnell says party ‘owes debt of honour’ to 3 million over changes in retirement age Labour shadow chancellor John McDonnell says the party’s scheme would give affected women an average payout of £15,000.Photograph: Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP
  
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• John McDonnell: ‘I believe in miracles, but we don’t need one to win this’

  23-11-2019 23:30
  
  John McDonnell: ‘I believe in miracles, but we don’t need one to win this’The shadow chancellor and former trainee Catholic priest on why Labour’s campaign can convince the doubters The shadow chancellor is phlegmatic about recent Conservative social media trickery: it only ‘delivers more attention on our agenda – which is: you can’t trust the Tories’. Photograph: James Veysey/Shutterstock
  
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• I would open chancellor’s country house to the public, says John McDonnell

  23-11-2019 23:30
  
  I would open chancellor’s country house to the public, says John McDonnell. Shadow chancellor pledges to shun Dorneywood, the grace-and-favour residence normally offered to occupants of No 11
  
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• PM Johnson's lead over Labour narrows a little - Savanta ComRes

  23-11-2019 23:17
  
  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's lead over the opposition Labour Party has narrowed a little since Wednesday, according to a Savanta ComRes poll for the Sunday Express newspaper.The poll showed support for Johnson's Conservative Party was unchanged at 42%.Labour gained a point to 32%, while the Liberal Democrats and Brexit Party were unchanged at 15% and 5%.
  
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• Are voters happy with the choice of political leaders?

  23-11-2019 23:10
  
  Sky's Sophy Ridge talks to James Kanagasooriam about whether the people are happy with the choice of political leaders on offer.
  
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• Johnson promises Brexit for Christmas in manifesto

  23-11-2019 23:08
  
  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will promise to bring his Brexit deal back to parliament before Christmas when he launches his Conservative Party's manifesto on Sunday, the cornerstone of his pitch to voters to "get Brexit done".With less than three weeks before Britain heads to the polls on Dec. 12, the governing Conservatives and opposition Labour are trying to tempt voters with different visions but several pledges to spend more on public services.Johnson's manifesto aims at drawing a di
  
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• Johnson pitches 'Christmas present' Brexit push in manifesto

  23-11-2019 23:08
  
  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will promise to bring his Brexit deal back to parliament before Christmas when he launches his manifesto on Sunday, the cornerstone of his pitch to voters to "get Brexit done".Voters face a stark choice at the country's Dec. 12 election: opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn's socialist vision, including widespread nationalisation and free public services, or Johnson's drive to deliver Brexit within months and build a "dynamic market economy".Opinion polls show Joh
  
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• Johnson tax pledge to ‘put money back in pockets’

  23-11-2019 23:02
  
  Johnson tax pledge to ‘put money back in pockets’At launch of manifesto, PM says he will not raise income tax, VAT or national insurance for five years Boris Johnson and health secretary Matt Hancock on the campaign trail at Bassetlaw District General Hospital on Friday. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/AP
  
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• Johnson pledges to bring back Brexit deal before Christmas

  23-11-2019 23:00
  
  PM launches the Tories' election manifesto with a commitment to take Britain out of the EU by the end of January.
  
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• Confused messages from Labour over women-only spaces and trans rights

  23-11-2019 23:00
  
  Confused messages from Labour over women-only spaces and trans rightsCampaigners concerned that party’s pledge to keep refuges, prisons and changing rooms single-sex has been diluted Dawn Butler, Labour’s equalities spokeswoman, said there was ‘no way [that] spaces will be permitted to discriminate against trans people’. Photograph: Michael Bowles/Shutterstock
  
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• NHS trust embroiled in maternity scandal faces raft of new claims

  23-11-2019 21:50
  
  NHS trust embroiled in maternity scandal faces raft of new claims. Review of malpractice at Shropshire NHS trust may prompt nearly 100 new claims
  
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• Police officers assaulted as fighting breaks out at Birmingham cinema

  23-11-2019 21:40
  
  Officers were called to reports of people with machetes at the Star City entertainment complex on Saturday.
  
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• A week in UK politics: fake factcheckers and lambasted leaders

  23-11-2019 21:34
  
  A week in UK politics: fake factcheckers and lambasted leaders. From calls for forced labour to trusting Boris Johnson, truth has been stranger than fiction this week – but only just
  
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• Prince Andrew and the royal crisis: How the Firm lost its grip

  23-11-2019 21:03
  
  Prince Andrew and the royal crisis: How the Firm lost its grip. The Duke of York’s interview has exposed a leadership vacuum within the House of Windsor
  
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• Muslim woman who defended Jewish children from Tube abuse ‘would do it again’

  23-11-2019 20:52
  
  Asma Shuweikh said she wished more people on the tube had stood up the man when he started being aggressive towards the young family.
  
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• Australia’s ‘unworkable’ defamation laws: what the government’s changes could mean

  23-11-2019 20:00
  
  Australia’s ‘unworkable’ defamation laws: what the government’s changes could mean. Experts say laws in place since 2006 are no longer fit for purpose and have a chilling effect on reporting in Australia
  
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• Met faces new questions over ‘trafficked’ teen in Epstein case

  23-11-2019 19:55
  
  Met faces new questions over ‘trafficked’ teen in Epstein case. Victims’ tsar to query Force’s decision not to act over Prince Andrew claims
  
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• Dominic Raab confronted by angry mother over foodbanks at local hustings

  23-11-2019 19:43
  
  The parent asked him about the Tory pledge to raise the threshold for paying National Insurance.
  
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• Opinium says conservatives have highest share of vote since 2017 general election

  23-11-2019 19:39
  
  The British Conservative Party's lead over the opposition Labour Party has grown to its widest since 2017 with less than three weeks to go before the Dec. 12 election, a poll by Opinium for the Observer newspaper showed on Saturday.Support for Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservatives now stands at 47%, up three points from last week, while Labour remained at 28%.The pro-European Liberal Democrats fell two points to 12%, while the Brexit Party fell to 3%.
  
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• 1,200 homes evacuated with more rain on the way

  23-11-2019 19:35
  
  The Environment Agency said around 830 properties have been flooded, with homes evacuated in Bentley and Fishlake, near Doncaster.
  
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• The Conservative Election Manifesto – Here's What To Expect

  23-11-2019 19:32
  
  Because there's more to politics than just Brexit.
  
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• Harry Dunn’s family say they have been treated like ‘dirt on bottom of shoes’

  23-11-2019 19:12
  
  They called condolences from the US and UK governments 'nothing but empty words'.
  
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• What can we expect from the Conservative Party manifesto?

  23-11-2019 19:05
  
  Boris Johnson might have blurted out a key commitment this week, but what pledges is the Tory manifesto likely to feature?
  
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• Maternity scandal hospital faces raft of fresh lawsuits

  23-11-2019 18:45
  
  Maternity scandal hospital faces raft of fresh lawsuits. Review of malpractice at Shropshire NHS trust may prompt nearly 100 new claims
  
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• Conservatives open up 19-point lead with 47% share of the vote

  23-11-2019 18:45
  
  Conservatives open up 19-point lead with 47% share of the vote. Latest Opinium/Observer poll shows Tories capitalising on retreat of Brexit party as manifesto is unveiled
  
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• Union says it will fight Tory pledge to ban all-out rail strikes

  23-11-2019 18:36
  
  Union says it will fight Tory pledge to ban all-out rail strikes. RMT says being forced to run basic service during strikes is attack on human rights
  
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• Conservatives pledge to ban all-out rail strikes

  23-11-2019 18:36
  
  Conservatives pledge to ban all-out rail strikes. RMT says being forced to run basic service during strikes is attack on human rights
  
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• Million universal credit households ‘do not get full entitlement’

  23-11-2019 18:19
  Million universal credit households ‘do not get full entitlement’. Deductions to cover loans are forcing many to turn to food banks
  
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• Anti-abortion group renews attack on pregnant Labour candidate

  23-11-2019 18:06
  Anti-abortion group renews attack on pregnant Labour candidate. Stella Creasy says constituents are being sent leaflets in a bid to sway vote
  
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• In Pictures: Corbyn visits Amazon depot as Farage goes door-knocking

  23-11-2019 18:04
  The Labour leader announced plans for a workers’ rights revolution and to ensure big businesses pay their fair share of taxes.
  
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• Campaign highlights: Corbyn defends Brexit stance as Swinson calls him bystander

  23-11-2019 18:03
  Labour unveiled their youth manifesto as the Tories promised to boost dementia research funding.
  
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• Anti-abortion group ‘joins with Christian organisation’ to attack pregnant Labour candidate

  23-11-2019 17:45
  Anti-abortion group ‘joins with Christian organisation’ to attack pregnant Labour candidateStella Creasy say members of Muslim community are being sent leaflets in a bid to sway vote in her Walthamstow constituencyStella Creasy said the development raised serious questions over undeclared electoral interference. Photograph: Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock
  
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• Teenager fleeing Dutch asylum shelter one of 39 dead in Essex lorry

  23-11-2019 17:44
  Teenager fleeing Dutch asylum shelter one of 39 dead in Essex lorryYoungster absconded from centre for vulnerable migrants in The Hague last monthThe lorry, in an industrial park in Grays, in which 39 bodies were found.Photograph: Ray Tang/Rex/Shutterstock
  
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• Million households hit by huge benefit cuts to repay debts

  23-11-2019 17:15
  
  Million households hit by huge benefit cuts to repay debtsDeduction in universal credit is forcing many to turn to food banks Supplies being sorted at a food bank. Photograph: Jonathan Brady/PA
  
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• What Is Labour's Brexit Policy? Jeremy Corbyn's Stance Explained In 7 Easy Steps

  23-11-2019 16:05
  
  Even their own MPs have struggled to explain it.
  
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• Model railway exhibit trashed by vandals restored with help from Rod Stewart

  23-11-2019 15:47
  
  The singer was among those to donate money towards the repairs.
  
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• Tacky’ Christmas market inflames battle for the soul of Edinburgh

  23-11-2019 15:35
  
  Tacky’ Christmas market inflames battle for the soul of EdinburghA huge festive market in genteel Princes Street Gardens has angered residents who feel their city is being lost to tourism Edinburgh’s Christmas German market in Princes Street Gardens. Photograph: Ian Georgeson
  
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• Supreme court presidents predicts gender parity in judiciary by 2033

  23-11-2019 15:32
  
  Supreme court presidents predicts gender parity in judiciary by 2033Lady Hale says proportion of female judges is growing faster than previously estimated Lady Hale has been a pioneer of, and enthusiastic advocate for, greater diversity on the bench. Photograph: Supreme Court/PA
  
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• Supreme court president predicts gender parity in judiciary by 2033

  23-11-2019 15:32
  
  Supreme court president predicts gender parity in judiciary by 2033Lady Hale says proportion of female judges is growing faster than previously estimated Lady Hale has been a pioneer of, and enthusiastic advocate for, greater diversity on the bench. Photograph: Supreme Court/PA
  
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• Lady Hale predicts gender parity in judiciary by 2033

  23-11-2019 15:32
  
  Lady Hale predicts gender parity in judiciary by 2033. Supreme court president says proportion of female judges is growing faster than previously estimated
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn defends his pledge to stay neutral in second referendum

  23-11-2019 15:15
  
  Jeremy Corbyn defends his pledge to stay neutral in second referendumLabour leader’s stance towards potential Brexit poll has been condemned as ‘indecisive’ by critics The Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, spoke to supporters outside an Amazon warehouse in Sheffield. Photograph: Scott Heppell/Reuters
  
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• Corbyn defends his pledge to stay neutral in second referendum

  23-11-2019 15:15
  
  Corbyn defends his pledge to stay neutral in second referendumLabour leader says stance towards potential Brexit poll is sign of ‘strength and maturity’Jeremy Corbyn among supporters outside an Amazon warehouse in Sheffield. Photograph: Scott Heppell/Reuters
  
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• Weather warnings across UK with heavy rain forecast

  23-11-2019 15:11
  
  Weather warnings across UK with heavy rain forecastFlooding likely in East Midlands and north-east and east and north of ScotlandChesil Beach in Dorset, which has been hit by torrential rain. Photograph: Stuart Fretwell/Rex
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn woos students as he bids to build support for ‘red Christmas’

  23-11-2019 14:52
  
  The Labour leader unveiled a youth manifesto during a campaign visit to Loughborough University.
  
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• Farage: Labour election campaign ‘is bombing’

  23-11-2019 14:49
  
  The Brexit Party leader said Jeremy Corbyn's Brexit stance showed a 'failure of leadership'.
  
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• What is Labour’s Brexit policy?

  23-11-2019 14:45
  
  Here are some key questions on the topic.
  
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• One dead and three injured after east London stabbing

  23-11-2019 13:56
  
  A man in his 20s died at the scene on Buckle Street, Whitechapel, the Metropolitan Police said.
  
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• Society of Antiquaries in turmoil after vote to back sex abuser

  23-11-2019 13:45
  
  Society of Antiquaries in turmoil after vote to back sex abuser. Educational charity’s leaders dismayed after bid to expel Hubert Chesshyre is defeated
  
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• How valuable are party pledges?

  23-11-2019 13:35
  
  Sohpy Ridge and treasury insiders take a look at the billions of pounds being promised in party pledges.
  
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