Category: Conservatives

Inadequate schools ‘left to fester’ by Tories, says Labour in academies row

Dozens of underperforming schools have been forced to wait more than a year to reopen under new managementDozens of schools rated inadequate by Ofsted have faced waits of more than a year before reopening, amid accusations from...

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Kemi Badenoch co-wrote report saying Prevent scheme could ‘alienate communities’

Tory leader backed 2015 inquiry but has now criticised Labour for having same concerns about counter-terror strategyKemi Badenoch, who criticised a Labour manifesto that warned the UK’s Prevent programme could alienate...

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UK politics: ‘It’s not a customs union’: No 10 leaves door open to joining pan-Europe scheme – as it happened

Downing Street says EU’s suggestion of UK joining agreement would not cross its ‘red lines’ for closer tiesWhat is the pan-Europe customs area?Here is Downing Street news release on the government’s plans...

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‘It’s not a customs union’: No 10 leaves door open to joining pan-Europe scheme – UK politics live

Downing Street says EU’s suggestion of UK joining agreement would not cross its ‘red lines’ for closer tiesHere is Downing Street news release on the government’s plans to limit the extent to which...

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Rejecting offer for UK to join Europe-wide customs scheme is ‘economic negligence’, Lib Dem leader says – UK politics live

Ed Davey says it is ‘alarming’ the government will negotiate with China but won’t agree to better EU trading arrangementHere is Downing Street news release on the government’s plans to limit the extent to...

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UK will not accept EU offer to join pan-European customs union ‘at present time’, minister says – UK politics live

Housing minister shoots down idea floated by Maroš Šefčovič designed to help reset UK-EU discussionsGood morning. The government is obsessed with finding any levers it can that might generate growth. At...

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Royal Navy ships mobilised to respond to Russian spy ship in North Sea, defence secretary tells MPs – UK politics live

John Healey says foreign ship Yantar is in North Sea to gather intelligence on UK’s underwater infrastructureA new online train ticket retailer backed by the UK government is to be created, the Department for Transport...

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PMQs live: Starmer to face Badenoch after announcing plan to end teenage access to knives online in wake of Southport attack

PM to face Tory leader following decision to announce tougher checks for people buying knives onlineA new online train ticket retailer backed by the UK government is to be created, the Department for Transport (DfT) has...

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Starmer announces plan to end ‘shockingly easy’ teenage access to knives online – UK politics live

Government will announce tougher checks for people buying knives online which could involve a two-step verificationThe UK government will publish an immigration white paper later this year including proposals to introduce visas...

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