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• 'Centrist dads'

  28-09-2017 09:26 via bbc.co.uk
  The term has been bandied about the Labour Party conference for the past few days - but what is it?
  
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• Starmer urged to go slow on replacing ousted head of civil service

  12-02-2026 19:24 via ft.com
  Several ex-mandarins say full process should take place rather than swift appointment of frontrunner Romeo
  
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• Ministers told to report conversations with lobbying firm founded by Mandelson

  12-02-2026 19:15 via ft.com
  Guidance on Global Counsel is latest fallout from ties between former minister and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
  
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• Political crises lead to ‘perma-purdah’ in Whitehall

  12-02-2026 18:01 via ft.com
  Plus, rising public frustration with high state spending and taxes
  
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• The Little England mindset of the prime minister’s critics

  12-02-2026 17:54 via ft.com
  Starmer’s restive MPs should acknowledge that Britain’s fortunes are shaped abroad
  
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• Ratcliffe ‘sorry’ for offending ‘some people’ with immigration remarks

  12-02-2026 17:33 via ft.com
  Ineos founder has come under pressure to apologise for claim the UK was being ‘colonised’
  
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• BBC set to cut costs by about 10% in latest restructuring plan

  12-02-2026 16:35 via ft.com
  Director-general Tim Davie tells staff broadcaster aims to trim annual budget by hundreds of millions of pounds
  
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• ‘Seismic’ battle for Manchester seat looks set to determine Starmer’s fate

  12-02-2026 16:23 via ft.com
  Labour is expected to lose votes in Gorton and Denton by-election to Greens on the left and Reform on the right
  
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• MPs fear data centre boom could derail Miliband's net zero plans

  12-02-2026 15:06 via bbc.com
  A senior Labour MP says emission from data centres "have been highlighted as a key area of concern".
  
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• Reeves says 'more to do' after sluggish GDP growth

  12-02-2026 14:23 via bbc.com
  The chancellor's comments came after figures showed the UK economy saw a lacklustre end to 2025.
  
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• Don't change rules for migrants already in UK, Labour MPs tell Mahmood

  12-02-2026 14:04 via bbc.com
  Some 35 Labour MPs are among those who have written to the home secretary to raise concerns about the plans.
  
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• Ratcliffe says he is ‘sorry’ for offending ‘some people’ with immigration remarks

  12-02-2026 13:50 via ft.com
  Ineos founder has come under pressure to apologise for claim the UK was being ‘colonised’
  
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• Civil service pension backlog 'overwhelmed' Capita, boss says

  12-02-2026 13:20 via bbc.com
  Thousands of retiring civil servants have been left without pension payments causing hardship for some.
  
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• Starmer faces backlash over ousting of Britain’s top civil servant

  12-02-2026 13:03 via ft.com
  Cabinet secretary Chris Wormald’s exit follows resignations of prime minister’s chief of staff and communications director
  
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• Don't sack cabinet secretary until Mandelson files published, Badenoch says

  12-02-2026 12:36 via bbc.com
  Head of the Civil Service Sir Chris Wormaldis understood to be negotiating an exit package from his job.
  
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• The rich world evades hard choices on immigration

  12-02-2026 11:00 via ft.com
  Starmer shows progress in criticising anti-immigrant comments but must make clear case for chosen path on population growth
  
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• The Labour Party has become devoid of purpose

  12-02-2026 11:00 via ft.com
  My union will chart its own course unless this government understands that ordinary people want real change
  
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• Supersized dump fire risk report kept from public

  12-02-2026 08:13 via bbc.com
  Oxfordshire fire and rescue service says releasing its waste site report could put safety at risk.
  
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• Keir Starmer faces backlash over ousting of Britain’s top civil servant

  12-02-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Cabinet secretary Chris Wormald’s exit follows resignations of prime minister’s chief of staff and communications director
  
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• From Spitfires to drones: the UK defence tech cluster harnessing its industrial past

  12-02-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Having made WW2 fighter planes, Honda cars and trains, the English town of Swindon is now emerging as a hub for drones
  
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• Starmer tells Sir Jim Ratcliffe to apologise for saying UK 'colonised by immigrants'

  12-02-2026 05:12 via bbc.com
  Sir Keir Starmer says comments by the businessman and Manchester United co-owner are "offensive and wrong".
  
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• Chris Mason: Latest vetting row raises fresh concerns over Starmer's judgement

  12-02-2026 04:13 via bbc.com
  The BBC's political editor analyses the vetting rows facing the PM over Lord Doyle and Lord Mandelson.
  
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• Three issues that matter to voters in the Bangladesh election

  12-02-2026 02:04 via bbc.com
  It's the first election since the 2024 Gen Z uprising that toppled Bangladesh'slong-serving prime minister Sheikh Hasina.
  
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• Scrap proposed England holiday tax, hospitality bosses urge

  12-02-2026 01:04 via bbc.com
  Critics say the proposed tax could force families to shorten trips or spend their money overseas.
  
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• Join the military, jobcentres to advise unemployed young Britons

  12-02-2026 01:03 via ft.com
  Agreement with Ministry of Defence intended to steer ‘tens of thousands’ into roles ranging from logistics to healthcare
  
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• Join the military, job centres to advise unemployed young Britons

  12-02-2026 01:03 via ft.com
  Agreement with Ministry of Defence intended to steer ‘tens of thousands’ into roles ranging from logistics to healthcare
  
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• Starmer calls on Ratcliffe to apologise after claiming UK ‘colonised by immigrants’

  12-02-2026 00:21 via ft.com
  Ineos founder also says prime minister needs to get the country ‘back on track’
  
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• UK to ban political party donations from foreign-owned companies

  11-02-2026 23:30 via ft.com
  Government says new legislation will curb overseas interference in elections
  
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• Bill to lower voting age to 16 to be introduced in Parliament

  11-02-2026 23:30 via bbc.com
  The government wants 16 and 17-year-olds to be able to vote at the next general election.
  
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• Reeves argues for deeper trade partnership with EU

  11-02-2026 23:04 via bbc.com
  Chancellor Rachel Reeves says closer partnership with the EU is beneficial for economy and security.
  
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