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Dame Louise Ellman: Rochdale candidate Azhar Ali’s comments ‘seem to be out of character’ but ‘completely unacceptable’
It was expected to be a tough week for Rishi Sunak. But it’s turning out to be a troubled week for the Labour leader instead.
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Russian warship sank in drone attack, says Ukraine
Ukraine’s military says it has used naval drones to destroy a Russian landing ship off the coast of Crimea – in another embarrassing blow for Russia’s Black Sea fleet.
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Labour U-turn: Scrapping green pledge about ‘being straight’ with voters, Starmer says
Sir Keir Starmer insists he scrapped Labour’s £28bn green spending pledge to be straight with voters.
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I absolutely did not consider resignation over Labour green U-turn, Ed Miliband says
We spoke to the Shadow Climate Secretary Ed Miliband, and started by asking him why he had initially pushed for the £28 billion investment plan.
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‘It’s about commitment, not money’ – Labour climate U-turn criticised by former energy minister
The Labour Party are not the only ones accused of watering down their green commitments in recent months.
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Public money not needed for Net Zero says major Labour donor
Today we got confirmation that Labour has u-turned on one of its defining policy commitments – to spend £28 billion a year on green projects.
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Labour U-turn: Keir Starmer ditches £28 billion green policy
This week Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer denied he was scaling back the £28bn a year pledge he said was desperately needed, not least to get the economy growing again.
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Sunak trans jibe: calls for PM to apologise over comments in PMQs
Rishi Sunak is facing calls to apologise for making a transgender dig at Sir Keir Starmer during PMQs, while Brianna Ghey’s mother was visiting parliament.
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Are British Muslims losing faith in Starmer’s Labour?
Only five years ago at the last election, some 85 per cent of British Muslims voted for the Labour party.
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So what do today’s events mean for the future of Northern Ireland?
So what do today’s events mean for the future of Northern Ireland? We’re joined now by Emma DeSouza, who’s a commentator, campaigner and advocates for a United Ireland. And by Emma Shaw, a loyalist community activist who runs a project to encourage young people back into education.
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‘Water quality around coast lines has been improving’, says Chair of the Environmental Audit Committee
We spoke to Philip Dunne, Chair of the Environmental Audit Committee, to get a more detailed reaction from him to last night’s report on how government officials were worried about negative press on sewage overflows and wanted pollution incidents to be “better presented”.
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‘It won’t happen in my lifetime’: Political commentator Alex Kane on a united Ireland
We spoke to Alex Kane, a columnist for the Belfast Telegraph amongst others, and a former director of communications for the Ulster Unionist Party.
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Northern Ireland’s two-year wait for a government
So a deal is done, but how did we get here? Before Brexit, Northern Ireland and Great Britain shared the same trade rules as the Republic of Ireland. No trade borders between any of them. But leaving the EU meant a whole new agreement was needed for goods travelling across the borders. Last night, DUP…
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No evidence of corruption linked to controversial Teesworks regeneration project, inquiry finds
An independent inquiry has found no evidence of corruption or illegal activities linked to the controversial Teesworks regeneration project.
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Rwanda bill is ‘leading nation down a damaging path’, says Archbishop of Canterbury
The House of Lords looks set to make significant changes to the Government’s flagship Rwanda Bill, in defiance of Rishi Sunak’s demand that they should pass it unamended.