Communities secretary tells MPs that government has to act against record levels of hate crimesA new definition of anti-Muslim hate will not restrict freedom of speech, the communities secretary has pledged, as he said that...
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Read MoreInternal documents show tax officials withdrew funds without warning families, despite concerns about dataUK politics live – latest updatesUK tax authorities believed that withdrawing child benefit payments from...
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