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Is Britain really inching back towards the EU?
The first UK-EU summit since Brexit takes place on Monday - but is it a "surrender summit" as the Conservatives fear, or ...
Reform UK win first-ever seat on Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Reform UK has won its first-ever seat on Stoke-on-Trent City Council. Luke Shenton is the newest councillor for Birches Head ...
UK growth plan ‘cannot rest’ on south-east projects alone, says Blunkett
Labour’s growth strategy “cannot rest” solely on projects in the south-east, party grandee David Blunkett has warned, as northern leaders intensify their lobbying for investment in June’s spending ...
Cross-party calls for Government to delay inheritance tax change
The Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, which includes seven Labour MPs, said the impact of the plans was ...
Grim report raises concerns over Labour's vow to cut violence against women and girls
The Commons’ Public Accounts Committee (PAC) cast doubt over Labour’s ability to achieve its pledge to halve violence against ...
Channel small boat migrants are not checked against police database and can REFUSE to be interviewed, shock report reveals
A watchdog expressed 'surprise and concern' that most organised people-trafficking gangs are treated as 'low priority' by ...
Blunkett outlines ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ plan to fix railways in Yorkshire
The plan is being launched by Lord Blunkett in Leeds on Friday alongside West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin, South Yorkshire ...
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Where are we on Labour’s mental health promises?
The Department for Education today said half of all schools now have access to a mental health support team (MHST). Funding of £49 million will enable the teams to reach 60 per cent of schools – an ...