Politics
PM announces £236m initiative to help end rough sleeping
Farmers could be paid for ‘natural flood solutions’ to cut risk to communities
Farming leader issues warning over ‘morally bankrupt’ food trade deals
MPs issue cross-party call for ringfenced mental health funding for veterans
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Tory MP makes plea for police to return to traditional blue uniforms
Police forces should ditch their yellow jackets in favour of traditional blue uniforms, according to a Conservative MP.Richard Drax (South Dorset)
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Yorkshire Tea calls for kindness after criticism over Rishi Sunak picture
Yorkshire Tea has asked people to "try to be kind" after it received online abuse over a picture of Rishi Sunak with a bag of its
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Concerns raised in Commons over risk of UK cash aiding rise of ‘Isis mark two’
Cash from British taxpayers could risk aiding the emergence of “Isis mark two” in refugee camps, ministers have been warned.Tory
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Starmer 'astonished' that PM hasn't visited flood-hit areas
Sir Keir Starmer says he is "astonished" that the prime minister has not visited the flood-hit regions of the UK. The Labour leadership
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French minister: We will not be blackmailed by UK over post-Brexit trade
France has warned the UK that it will not be "blackmailed" into accepting a "bad" post-Brexit trade deal because of Boris
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Labour members begin voting for Jeremy Corbyn’s successor
Labour members are to start voting for Jeremy Corbyn’s successor who will be tasked with recovering the party from its catastrophic
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‘Brand Britain’ not tarnished by Brexit, says report
The uncertainty over Brexit has not tarnished “brand Britain”, as the UK’s soft power shows “no signs of
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Labour leadership candidates say they would offer rivals top jobs
All three Labour leadership candidates have said they would offer their rivals shadow cabinet positions if they won the race to succeed Jeremy
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Treasury officials to be moved north in Budget
New Chancellor Rishi Sunak is understood to be preparing to announce that parts of the Treasury will be moved to a location in the north of
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New law could require businesses to put terror attack measures in place
Businesses and local authorities could be required to put in place measures to keep the public safe from a terrorist attack under new
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Record two million people at risk of developing type 2 diabetes
A record number of people are at risk of developing type 2 diabetes, increasing their chances of suffering a heart attack or stroke, the NHS has
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Environment Secretary refuses to rule out chlorinated chicken in UK
The Environment Secretary has refused to rule out chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated beef being imported from the US in a post-Brexit
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Lisa Nandy had ‘pause for thought’ over trans rights pledge card
Lisa Nandy has said she was given “pause for thought” about signing a pledge card from the Labour Campaign for Trans Rights.The
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Credit scoring agencies must be reined in, says Lisa Nandy
Lisa Nandy has hit out at credit scoring agencies, suggesting that they are increasing the cost of being poor.The Labour leadership candidate said
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Almost £1m paid out to cover legal costs for MPs accused by staff
Almost a million pounds in public funds have been paid out to cover the legal costs for MPs who have been accused of wrongdoing by their staff, it
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New coronavirus becomes notifiable disease in Scotland
The new coronavirus has been made a “notifiable disease” in Scotland, meaning medics must alert health boards if they suspect a
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Windrush draft ‘branding Home Office institutionally racist was watered down’
A warning not to water down a review into the Windrush scandal has been issued after it was reported that a portion branding the Home Office
