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Spending more on benefits would be ‘wrong approach’, Jackie Baillie says

Scottish Labour’s deputy leader Jackie Baillie has defended the UK Government’s controversial…

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Lib dems take aim at Tory place as ‘party of middle England’ in local elections

The Liberal Democrats have launched their campaign for the upcoming local elections…

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Starmer and Trump agree on need to ‘keep up collective pressure on Putin’

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump have reaffirmed…

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Countries must not be pitted against each other over migration, Starmer to warn

The UK and other nations affected by people smuggling must not allow…

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Government blocks Bill to nationalise polluting water companies

A proposed law to bring failing water companies back into public ownership…

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MPs back plans giving councils more time to house those at risk of homelessness

A new bill aimed at extending the timeframe for local authorities to…

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Reform UK echoes Trump with ‘make Britain great again’ at election launch

Nigel Farage has launched Reform UK’s local election campaign with a rallying…

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Fact check: Interest rates, council tax, and a portrait of Angela Rayner

Round-up of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact…

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Starmer seeks deal with Trump to avoid trade war as ‘very concerning’ tariffs loom

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has warned that the UK will not…

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PM: North will stop being ‘held to ransom’ by outdated transport systems

Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to end Northern England’s reliance on an…

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