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Government is ‘setting up conversations’ as companies arrive in London for clean energy summit The UK is to woo global green investors, including those scared away from the US by the ...
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Chancellor says UK is ‘not going to rush a deal’ and rejects new US demands on agricultural productsMarkets...
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Under the plan, those who flout the prohibition could face a maximum fine of £1,000A party of party poopers? Or defenders of the “quiet majority”? Either way, the Liberal Democrats are redefining “political battlebus” by proposing a ban on ...
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Chancellor reviewing rule that lets foreign retailers such as Amazon and Shein pay no duty on items costing under £135...
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Labour sets out preferences as Commons standards committee looks at tightening rules on second jobsThe government has backed proposals to stop MPs taking second jobs they have been offered because of their role in parliament, and expressed concern that some paid media rol...
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Six members of House of Lords also targeted as Moscow accuses UK of trying to ‘demonise’ it amid Ukraine warRussia has imposed sanctions on 15 UK MPs and six members of the House of Lords, banning them from the country over what it called “hostile statements and unfounded...
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Changes to housing bill would require Charles to pay same tax as everyone else on property he buys in Scotland Opposition politicians in Scotland have called for King Charles to lose his unique exemption from paying stamp duty on his property transactions....
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The opposition leader was adamant the PM should eat humble pie but he wasn’t having it. Cue a slanging matchYou could see this one coming from a long way off. On the day after the International Monetary Fund lowered its growth forecast for the UK by 0.5%. On the day when ...
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Working for Hope Not Hate, I infiltrated an extremist organisation, befriended its members and got to work investigating their political connectionsCharlie, the leader of a white nationalist group, leaned over the sticky pub table. He pointed a big finger at me and locked...