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• UK PM Theresa May backs down on key election pledge

  22-05-2017 13:11 via ft.com
  U-turn on ‘dementia tax’ comes as polls narrow after outcry over social care
  
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• John Healey: the ex-trade unionist who privately battled the Treasury

  11-06-2026 14:06 via ft.com
  Previously talked of as a potential caretaker prime minister, his efforts as defence secretary could not generate the spending increase the military wanted
  
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• The business model of white victimhood

  11-06-2026 13:50 via ft.com
  Rage on the right and a narrative of disadvantage changing sides is rewarded by social media
  
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• Burnham rules out cash for Waspi women after Labour backlash

  11-06-2026 13:20 via ft.com
  Leadership hopeful’s hints at large spending commitments had raised fears over risk to UK fiscal position
  
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• UK defence secretary resigns over spending plan

  11-06-2026 13:18 via ft.com
  John Healey says Keir Starmer ‘unable’ and Treasury ‘unwilling’ to provide essential budget
  
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• Burnham faces Labour backlash over support for Waspi women

  11-06-2026 10:39 via ft.com
  Leadership hopeful’s hints at large spending commitments raise fears over risk to UK fiscal position
  
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• Burnham on Waspi women sounds rather like Starmer 2.0

  11-06-2026 10:30 via ft.com
  Greater Manchester mayor vying for premiership may not get a ‘coronation’ after all if he returns to parliament
  
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• Andy Burnham on Waspi women sounds rather like Starmer 2.0

  11-06-2026 10:30 via ft.com
  Greater Manchester mayor vying for premiership may not get a ‘coronation’ after all if he returns to parliament
  
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• The UK universities that require no qualifications to enrol

  11-06-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Six institutions admitted more than 50% of their home student intake in 2024-25 without qualifications such as A-levels or GCSEs
  
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• Rightwing MPs increase use of Musk’s X as centre-left rivals quit

  11-06-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Majority of Labour and Liberal Democrat politicians are on alternative social media platform Bluesky, report shows
  
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• Leftwing British MPs quit X — but rightwing rivals post more

  11-06-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Majority of Labour and Liberal Democrat politicians are on alternative social media platform Bluesky, report shows
  
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• John Healey: the moderate battling for higher UK military spending

  11-06-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Previously talked of as a potential prime minister, the defence secretary’s efforts have put him at odds with Treasury
  
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• Britain’s post-Brexit policy options

  11-06-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  In an unstable world, do all roads lead back to Europe?
  
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• UK to launch CO₂ supply push as pubs prepare for bumper beer sales

  10-06-2026 23:00 via ft.com
  Consultation comes as football fans look forward to start of World Cup and month of drinking
  
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• Changing visa rules for care workers is wrong, says Rayner

  10-06-2026 22:47 via bbc.com
  
  The former deputy prime minister says changing visa rules for migrants already living in the UK would be "un-British".
  
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• Starmer dithering over defence spending, says Badenoch

  10-06-2026 21:28 via bbc.com
  
  The clash at PMQs comes amid a cabinet battle over how a military investment plan will be funded.
  
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• Palantir ban means frontline police will be lost in London, Met chief warns

  10-06-2026 19:37 via ft.com
  Comments from Mark Rowley come after Sadiq Khan blocked contract between force and US tech company
  
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• Burnham pledges to back pension campaigners claiming billions

  10-06-2026 19:37 via ft.com
  Labour leadership hopeful says he’ll ‘stick by the Waspi women’, whose demands could exceed £10bn
  
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• Belfast knife attack disorder 'destabilising', says terror adviser

  10-06-2026 19:11 via bbc.com
  
  Jonathan Hall KC tells the BBC it was "absolutely legitimate" to talk about immigration in relation to national security.
  
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• Vets advise ban on over the counter flea treatment for pets

  10-06-2026 19:06 via bbc.com
  
  Pet owners have historically been advised they should treat cats and dogs as a preventative measure every month.
  
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• Historic Merseyside shipyard bought ahead of planned Royal Navy refresh

  10-06-2026 18:37 via ft.com
  Cammell Laird, once the engine room of warship building in the UK, positions for potential higher defence spending
  
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• Social media platforms warned over role in fuelling Belfast riots

  10-06-2026 16:34 via ft.com
  Ofcom tells sites to take action over content that may incite violence as Northern Ireland braces for further unrest
  
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• Fly-tippers should face higher fines, Reform UK urges

  10-06-2026 14:04 via bbc.com
  
  The party also wants an annual "national action day" to help "rekindle civic pride".
  
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• Starmer promises ‘full force of the law’ as Northern Ireland braces for more riots

  10-06-2026 11:55 via ft.com
  Politicians call for calm after racially motivated violence in Belfast
  
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• Belfast braced for more racially motivated riots after families evacuated

  10-06-2026 11:55 via ft.com
  UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer appeals for calm and vows that those responsible will be punished
  
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• How Northern Ireland became a breeding ground for riots

  10-06-2026 10:38 via ft.com
  Violence erupts in a repeat of 2025 disorder, aided by tendency for many politicians to be equivocal on the crimes
  
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• Watchdog demands new powers to tackle Iran-linked charities

  10-06-2026 09:30 via ft.com
  Charity Commission targets actors who ‘abuse’ legal status ‘to promote extremism and terrorism’
  
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• Iran-linked charities pose new challenge for English regulator

  10-06-2026 09:30 via ft.com
  Charity Commission targets actors who ‘abuse’ legal status ‘to promote extremism and terrorism’
  
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• 'Not just offshore jobs': The issues facing voters in Aberdeen South

  10-06-2026 07:08 via bbc.com
  
  Voters head to the polls on 18 June as seven candidates stand in Aberdeen South.
  
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• Illegal mini-marts to shut for up to 12 months under law change prompted by BBC

  10-06-2026 06:17 via bbc.com
  
  Under current rules, shops breaking the law can only be closed for up to six months in England and Wales.
  
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