UK government to extend controversial Palantir NHS contract as it draws up plan for British alternative – UK politics live

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Health secretary Yvette Cooper has faced calls to axe US tech firm’s contract to deliver the flagship government AI system, report saysAndy Burnham has joked that he was a bad driver after getting a quiz for primary-age children...

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Commuters and shoppers face disruption from tube driver strikes in run-up to Christmas

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RMT union calls eight 24-hour strikes on London Underground in opposition to plans for four-day weekTube train drivers in the RMT union have called eight 24-hour strikes running over 16 days – including six in the lead-up to...

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‘Profound anger’ among black voters over Kemi Badenoch’s slavery remarks

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Operation Black Vote chair says Tory leader’s claim that Britain should not apologise has caused ‘hurt and disbelief’The Conservative leader, Kemi Badenoch, has caused “profound anger, hurt and disbelief” among many black voters...

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After the midterms, the global right is reeling. But the danger of Trumpism will never be gone | Jonathan Freedland

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Yes, the Republicans suffered humiliating defeat. But the fact that a Trump presidency was even possible means something like it could happen againHe’s down, but not quite out. Barring divine or other intervention, Donald Trump...

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‘Too many stories exist only to make you think you’re on the right side’: Cristian Mungiu on Fjord, the Cannes winner that divided Europe

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The Romanian auteur’s new film could have been the kind of homogenous ‘Europudding’ he’s railed against for years. Instead, it’s a culture-clash skewering of conservative and liberal values worthy of its Palme d’Or‘Pffff!”...

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Burnham to force employers to publish salaries on job ads in latest government ‘small fix’ – UK politics live

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Prime minister said his government would bring in legal requirement for companies to say what they pay when listing new jobsHello and welcome to the UK politics live blog.Employers will be forced to publish salaries on job...

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Employers to be forced to put salaries on job ads, Andy Burnham announces

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Workers’ rights campaigners say measure will help young people and women in particular achieve more equal payBusiness live – latest updatesEmployers will be forced to publish salaries on job adverts, Andy Burnham has announced,...

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Minister tells energy suppliers to do more to help households tackle unpaid bills this winter

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Bosses from Great Britain’s biggest energy companies called to meeting as part of government’s debt relief planAn energy minister has told the bosses of Great Britain’s biggest energy suppliers to do more to help households get...

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