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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.
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‘Carers are just abandoned’: Demand for council respite care soars as funding squeezed
Councils in England have been given an emergency £600 million by the Government to stave off financial crisis after Tory MPs threatened a rebellion over the prospect of steep spending cuts in an election year.
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‘Children should never vape – it’s got incredibly bad consequences for them’, says Health Minister Andrea Leadsom
We spoke to the Government’s Minister for Public Health, Andrea Leadsom.
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Disposable vapes to be banned and flavours limited to tackle ‘alarming’ rise in children vaping
Rishi Sunak has set out plans to ban disposable vapes after a steep rise in the number of children taking up vaping.
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A US attack on Iran ‘would bring down the global economy’, says a Tehran academic
We spoke to Seyed Mohammed Marandi, who’s a professor at the University of Tehran and began by asking what he thinks could happen if the United States took military action against Iran.
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‘You must use decisive force’ – retired US General on possible reaction to Jordan military base attack
We spoke to the retired US General, and former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO, Wesley Clark. We asked him what action he thinks the US should take.
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How will US react to deadly attack on its troop at Jordan military base?
President Biden has been meeting members of his national security team to discuss the Jordan attack. The Pentagon said the United States would take “all necessary actions” to protect American troops.
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IFS says ‘tax cuts today add to risk of tax rises or spending cuts tomorrow’
It’s an election year – and inevitably perhaps the hint of tax cuts is in the air.
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Humza Yousaf apologises for Scottish government’s failures to hand over Whatsapp messages to UK Covid Inquiry
Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf has apologised for the Scottish government’s failures to hand over whatsapp messages to the UK Covid inquiry, saying there was “no excuse”.
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Health service facing ‘perfect storm’ says chair of Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
Earlier we spoke to the Conservative MP Robert Buckland, who’s chair of the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee.
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Councils in England to get emergency £500 million to tackle funding crisis
Councils in England will be given an emergency £500 million from the Government to tackle their funding crisis.
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Senior Tories reject call for Rishi Sunak to resign
“Foolish”, “self-indulgent” and “divisive” – that’s the furious response from Conservative MPs to one of their colleagues who called on Rishi Sunak to resign yesterday.
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Donald Trump most ‘unfit person’ in US history to run for presidency, says Democratic pollster
Earlier we spoke to Democratic pollster and political strategist, Simon Rosenberg.
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‘Donald Trump is one state away from winning this nomination’, says Republican pollster
We spoke to veteran pollster and political strategist Frank Luntz.