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• Delay to UK air pollution plan comes under fire

  24-04-2017 16:53 via ft.com
  Ministers ask courts to extend deadline owing to snap election purdah rules
  
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• Rachel Reeves calls for rival international defence schemes to merge

  07-07-2026 21:00 via ft.com
  UK chancellor says competing funding bodies should be brought together
  
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• Farage by-election move as it happened: Reform UK leader quits as MP

  07-07-2026 20:59 via ft.com
  Tories and Labour refuse to participate in contest as head of rightwing populist party denies wrongdoing over donations
  
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• Farage by-election gambit undercut by rivals’ refusal to participate

  07-07-2026 20:10 via ft.com
  Kemi Badenoch said Conservatives would not field candidate in ‘fake’ vote that comes amid growing scrutiny of Reform UK leader
  
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• Nigel Farage tries to ‘take back control’

  07-07-2026 20:01 via ft.com
  Why the Reform party leader is quitting as an MP
  
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• A quick guide to Nigel Farage’s gamble

  07-07-2026 19:51 via ft.com
  Reform UK leader has responded to scrutiny of his finances by calling a by-election that may yet fall flat
  
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• High-spending online gamblers will face financial checks in UK

  07-07-2026 19:43 via ft.com
  People with net deposits of more than £1,000 a day will be assessed by companies for risk of vulnerability
  
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• Tories and Labour try to call Nigel Farage’s bluff

  07-07-2026 19:30 via ft.com
  Mainstream parties denounce Reform UK leader’s by-election ‘gimmick’ and decide not to stand against him
  
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• Farage struggles to be ringmaster of his own circus

  07-07-2026 16:51 via ft.com
  In forcing a by-election, the Reform UK leader’s bold move looks to be backfiring
  
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• Farage bids to be ringmaster of his own circus

  07-07-2026 16:51 via ft.com
  In forcing a by-election, the Reform UK leader is making the only smart move available to him
  
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• Nigel Farage to make statement on his ‘future in public life’

  07-07-2026 13:55 via ft.com
  Reform UK leader under scrutiny over revelations about relationship with convicted fraudster
  
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• Nigel Farage quits as MP to force by-election

  07-07-2026 13:55 via ft.com
  Reform UK leader says ‘I have done nothing wrong’ in failing to declare donations
  
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• Burnham warned of ‘unsustainable’ public finances by UK fiscal watchdog

  07-07-2026 12:02 via ft.com
  Office for Budget Responsibility’s annual report says urgent action is needed to cut spending
  
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• The brutal logic of housing London’s homeless

  07-07-2026 10:30 via ft.com
  England’s councils struggle to source temporary accommodation, enabling some investors to cash in
  
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• Three cases that show devolution is no panacea for the UK

  07-07-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Experiences of Northern Ireland, Tees Valley and Wales reveal that handing power to the regions is not straightforward
  
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• The pitfalls of giving more power to the regions

  07-07-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Andy Burnham wants to step up devolution but the experiences of Northern Ireland, Tees Valley and Wales show it is not straightforward
  
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• Thames Water creditors willing to bid for utility even if it is nationalised

  07-07-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Future of indebted group is a potentially expensive issue for UK’s presumptive next prime minister
  
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• Retailers warn over potential scale of Burnham’s proposed warehouse tax

  07-07-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Prospective UK premier wants to fund business rates cut for pubs, clubs and music venues by placing higher levies on warehouses and other large commercial sites
  
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• Labour and the Tories need to outflank the extremists

  07-07-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Kemi Badenoch and Andy Burnham must remember that elections are not fought and won on issues of culture alone
  
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• Burnham rules out splitting Treasury to avoid disruption

  07-07-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Likely next prime minister has been rethinking Britain’s economic levers to promote regional growth
  
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• Andy Burnham rules out splitting Treasury to avoid disruption

  07-07-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Likely next prime minister has been rethinking Britain’s economic levers to promote regional growth
  
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• PM intervened in row over Mexico-England kick-off time

  06-07-2026 23:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fifa had been set to bring the match forward by six hours, due to a forecast of thunderstorms.
  
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• Tributes to veteran MP and minister Sir George Howarth

  06-07-2026 22:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sir George Howarth served in Parliament for almost 38 years and was a minister under Tony Blair.
  
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• Treasury sees defence as a drain not a driver for growth, says Healey

  06-07-2026 19:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  John Healey quit his cabinet role as defence secretary over a long-delayed military spending plan.
  
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• Grooming gang leader 'could still be deported'

  06-07-2026 18:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Home Office minister says they were examining changing the law to deport recently freed Shabir Ahmed.
  
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• Why is Farage facing renewed scrutiny over his finances?

  06-07-2026 18:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Reform UK leader faces further pressure after reports he did not declare support from an ally.
  
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• Burnham provided 'error-filled' article about devolution, says WalesOnline

  06-07-2026 17:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The news site said the MP provided an article similar to others written for Scotland and London.
  
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• Farage says he's 'done no wrongdoing' after benefits from ally not declared

  06-07-2026 16:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Liberal Democrats have asked the Reform UK leader to be "straight with the British people".
  
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• Chris Mason: Accusations around Farage leave him looking vulnerable to his rivals

  06-07-2026 16:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Reform UK leader is in the news and at the heart of the headlines are questions about power, transparency and money.
  
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• Nigel Farage denies wrongdoing over unclaimed benefits

  06-07-2026 14:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nigel Farage said he has "done no wrongdoing" after it emerged he did not declare benefits provided by an ally once convicted of fraud in the US.
  
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