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• Red Robbo

  04-11-2017 04:38 via bbc.co.uk
  The Longbridge union convenor, who has died aged 90, remains a controversial figure.
  
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• How Palantir captured the Ministry of Defence

  20-02-2026 17:19 via ft.com
  Insufficient details about the US data intelligence company’s recent contract have been made public
  
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• Farage against the machine

  20-02-2026 14:02 via ft.com
  Plus, a new cabinet secretary (and a major arrest) took centre stage
  
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• Higher tax helped UK government reach record January surplus

  20-02-2026 12:05 via bbc.com
  The government took in more from tax receipts than expected, official data suggests.
  
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• Hollow pledges infect British politics

  20-02-2026 10:30 via ft.com
  Country has not become ‘ungovernable’ — rather, magical thinking around trade-offs has sapped credibility
  
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• Deportation of Chagos Islanders blocked by judge

  20-02-2026 10:22 via bbc.com
  A court upholds a challenge about the lawfulness of the orders to remove four men who travelled to the territory.
  
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• Defence minister refuses to give timescale on troubled Ajax armoured vehicles

  20-02-2026 08:09 via bbc.com
  The multi-million pound Ajax vehicles, made in Merthyr Tydfil, have been beset by problems.
  
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• Starmer 'appeasing' big tech firms, says online safety campaigner

  20-02-2026 07:03 via bbc.com
  Baroness Kidron tells the BBC the PM has being "late to the party" in regulating social media.
  
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• Lib Dems set out plans to stop SEND services being 'cash cows'

  20-02-2026 07:00 via bbc.com
  Council spending on Special Educational Needs and Disabilities has soared in recent years.
  
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• Reform wants to put public unions ‘under review’, by-election candidate has said

  20-02-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Comments late last year indicate challenges Farage faces in courting working-class voters
  
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• Andrew released under investigation after arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office

  19-02-2026 22:54 via bbc.com
  The former prince was pictured leaving a police station on Thursday evening, as police say searches in Norfolk have ended.
  
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• UK signalled reluctance over allowing US to use British bases for possible Iran strike

  19-02-2026 21:21 via ft.com
  Misgivings came before Trump lashed out at London’s deal to cede ownership of Chagos Islands to Mauritius
  
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• Councillors defect from Reform to Restore Britain

  19-02-2026 21:08 via bbc.com
  The pair have confirmed their move to the party that was set up by formed Reform MP Rupert Lowe.
  
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• Lobbying firm co-founded by Mandelson on brink of collapse

  19-02-2026 20:49 via bbc.com
  Global Counsel says administrators will take control on Friday, blaming the "maelstrom" surrounding Mandelson.
  
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• UK has not given US permission to use RAF bases for Iran strikes

  19-02-2026 19:00 via bbc.com
  It comes as US President Donald Trump criticises Sir Keir Starmer's deal to hand over the Chagos Islands.
  
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• Maternity pay for teachers in England to rise from 2027-28

  19-02-2026 19:00 via ft.com
  First increase in quarter of a century comes as ministers seek to boost school staff retention rates
  
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• Chagossians trying to resettle on islands defy removal order

  19-02-2026 17:59 via bbc.com
  One says the British will have to "drag me from my beach" if they want him to leave the Chagos Islands.
  
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• Starmer appoints Romeo as head of UK civil service

  19-02-2026 16:49 via bbc.com
  Dame Antonia will be the first woman to hold the post and replaces Sir Chris Wormald as the UK's top civil servant.
  
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• Pubs to open late for home nations World Cup knockout games

  19-02-2026 16:41 via bbc.com
  Football fans will be able to enjoy an extra round at the pub thanks to new rules during the men's World Cup.
  
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• MP Lowe asks High Court to block watchdog investigation

  19-02-2026 16:17 via bbc.com
  Rupert Lowe is subject to a probe by the Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme.
  
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• The Conservatives’ foundational sin

  19-02-2026 14:30 via ft.com
  A party that once mocked the ‘magic money tree’ appears to have built its own house in the branches
  
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• Plaid Cymru leader abandons net zero emissions pledge

  19-02-2026 13:18 via bbc.com
  Rhun ap Iorwerth said the target is not realistic, after his party had committed to net zero by 2035.
  
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• UK condemns 10-year sentence for British couple in Iran

  19-02-2026 13:12 via ft.com
  Jailing of couple on motorcycle trip for alleged spying ‘totally unjustifiable’, foreign secretary Yvette Cooper says
  
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• Concerns were raised with Cabinet Office before Romeo appointment

  19-02-2026 12:06 via ft.com
  Three individuals contacted Whitehall over past conduct after former consul emerged as cabinet secretary frontrunner
  
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• PM says 'nobody is above the law' over Andrew allegations

  19-02-2026 11:56 via bbc.com
  Police are currently considering allegations against Andrew, who has consistently denied any wrongdoing.
  
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• Starmer says Reform UK plans to repeal Equality Act 'shocking'

  19-02-2026 11:50 via bbc.com
  Reform UK's education spokesman Suella Braverman says the UK is being torn apart by "tokenism" and "victimhood".
  
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• Pupils’ special needs support to be reassessed at secondary school level

  19-02-2026 11:17 via ft.com
  Send provision for children with full package of assistance also to be tightened
  
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• Antonia Romeo appointed as UK’s first female cabinet secretary

  19-02-2026 10:53 via ft.com
  Appointment ends days of speculation over who will hold country’s most senior civil service post
  
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• Pupils with SEND to have support reviewed after primary, leaked plans suggest

  19-02-2026 10:41 via bbc.com
  Leaks suggest plans for a complete redesign of special educational needs and disabilities support in schools.
  
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• Reform still looks too risky for government

  19-02-2026 10:30 via ft.com
  New ‘shadow chancellor’ Robert Jenrick talks up party’s responsible approach, but its policies are unpopular
  
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