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• Jeremy Corbyn pledges to free BBC from ‘government influence’

  22-08-2018 23:00 via ft.com
  Labour leader proposes end to charter process and tech company tax to boost licence fee
  
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• Business fears a Corbyn government almost as much as Brexit

  22-08-2018 22:04 via ft.com
  Poll of executives shows many believe Labour will win next election
  
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• Skills pressure eases as visa applications match places

  22-08-2018 20:05 via ft.com
  Decision to exempt doctors and nurses from Tier 2 permit benefits NHS and business
  
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• Child passport renewal error hits hundreds

  22-08-2018 19:02 via bbc.co.uk
  The 10-year-old error affects children born in the UK to parents from eight EU countries.
  
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• North of England ‘braver’ about Brexit than London civil service

  22-08-2018 17:39 via ft.com
  Minister says business tour reinforces belief leaving EU would be good for UK
  
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• Scottish public finances show improvement

  22-08-2018 17:03 via bbc.co.uk
  The Gers report says the country spent £13.4bn more than it raised in taxes in the past financial year.
  
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• Bequests to Tories twice as large as income from members

  22-08-2018 15:32 via bbc.co.uk
  The party received £1.6m in people's wills last year, twice as much as members paid in subscriptions.
  
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• Labour party raises £10m more than Conservatives in 2017

  22-08-2018 13:59 via ft.com
  Surge in membership fees has helped boost Jeremy Corbyn
  
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• Corbyn effect helps Labour race ahead in fundraising battle

  22-08-2018 12:42 via ft.com
  Labour party raised £56m last year to Tories’ £46m, as membership has soared
  
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• How 500,000 Britons are critical to assessing global disease risk

  22-08-2018 12:37 via ft.com
  UK Biobank volunteers help develop genetic tests for common disorders worldwide
  
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• Scrapping 1p and 2p coins would not cause inflation, says BoE

  22-08-2018 12:09 via ft.com
  Removing copper coins from circulation would have ‘no significant impact’ on prices
  
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• Puppy and kitten sales at pet shops set to be banned

  22-08-2018 11:17 via bbc.co.uk
  The ban would prevent pet shops and dealers selling puppies and kittens less than six months old.
  
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• Councils' care spending spirals as other services cut

  22-08-2018 10:23 via bbc.co.uk
  The rising cost of children's and adult services is threatening councils' financial viability.
  
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• No moral high ground: British treatment of EU citizens is a stain on our national reputation

  22-08-2018 08:50
  
  We promised them safe status, then kept them in limbo for years. Britain has disgraced itself over EU migrants.
  
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• EU vows to get tough on UK’s market access after Brexit

  22-08-2018 06:00 via ft.com
  Plan to step up oversight of ‘equivalence’ rules that finance sector will rely on
  
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• Why does Theresa May have so few women in her cabinet?

  22-08-2018 05:00 via ft.com
  Need for Brexit balance seen as factor in prime minister’s disappointing record
  
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• Foreign Secretary defends UK-Saudi ties after Yemen bus deaths

  22-08-2018 01:04 via bbc.co.uk
  Jeremy Hunt added that the UK's relationship with Saudi Arabia "stops bombs going off on the streets of Britain".
  
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• Rich boroughs face biggest hit from funding shake-up, says IFS

  22-08-2018 01:02 via ft.com
  Think-tank predicts councils with low rates will have to bear more of services cost
  
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• Banks urged to treat fraud victims more fairly

  22-08-2018 01:02 via ft.com
  Customers targeted by ‘push payment scams’ not automatically to blame, says ombudsman
  
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• Employers not ready for rollout of T-Level technical school exam

  22-08-2018 01:01 via ft.com
  Many businesses have not heard of occupation-focused qualification, says study
  
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