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British Steel: a bad precedent?

Let’s not sugar coat it: what passed in Parliament at the weekend wasn’t support for British Steel. It was a shot across the.

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British Steel: Energy rethink required

After months of dithering, Keir Starmer’s government blinked. They pulled Britain back from the brink of an industrial betrayal – one that would.

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Wealth drain hurting UK

Some 74,000 non-doms paid the UK government £8.9 billion in taxes in 2022/23. Changes in inheritance tax and capping business and agricultural relief.

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Street: ‘Must negotiate down US car tariff’

The UK Government must negotiate down the US’s punitive 25% tariff on car exports from the UK, Sir Andy Street said today. “I.

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Al Carns – ‘Mission: Everest’

Al Carns exudes competence. That’s Colonel Alistair Carns – DSO (Distinguished Service Order) OBE (Officer of the British Empire) MC (Military Cross) MP.

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Life Sciences Politics

NHS: 1,500 GPs recruited

New figures published by the Department of Health and Social Care show that 1,503 additional General Practitioners (GPs) have been recruited in England.

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British MPs barred from Israel

Two British Labour MPs were detained and denied entry by Israeli authorities on Saturday, prompting a sharp rebuke from the UK government and.

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Macron: Arise Europe’s point man

It was a quiet contest played out in headlines, handshakes and high-level huddles. The prize? The unofficial crown of Europe’s kingmaker. And while.

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98% of private rentals ‘unaffordable’

Homelessness charity Crisis and campaign group Health Equals have reported that less than 3% of private rental properties in England were affordable to.

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Reform eyes MAGA donors 

Plans are under way for a new think-tank – tentatively dubbed Resolute 1850, according to the FT. Styled unapologetically on American political juggernauts.

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