Category: Liberal Democrats

Minister and maritime boss accused of misleading MPs over plan to stop coastguard officers’ pay

Keir Mather and Virginia McVea’s claims follow decision by Maritime and Coastguard Agency to reject worker status of coastguard rescue officersA government minister and a senior official have been accused of misleading MPs...

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Badenoch urges Burnham to condemn defence investment plan as No 10 says funding is ‘credible’ – as it happened

Minister and MPs have raised concerns that his ‘poisoned chalice’ plan will take cash from much-needed road projectsMinister and MP ‘furious’ over cuts to road projects to fund defence planDan Sabbagh is...

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Badenoch urges Burnham to condemn defence investment plan as No 10 says funding is ‘credible’ – UK politics live

Minister and MPs have raised concerns that his ‘poisoned chalice’ plan will take cash from much-needed road projectsMinister and MP ‘furious’ over cuts to road projects to fund defence planDan Sabbagh is...

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Defence secretary says UK still committed to raise defence spending to 3.5% of GDP by 2035 – UK politics live

Keir Starmer earlier unveiled a £15bn plan but said defence spending cannot be ‘bottomless pit’ and MoD has to ‘spend better’Keir Starmer is speaking now.They are at Malloy Aeronautics, a firm that...

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Defence secretary updating MPs after Starmer unveils extra £15bn for armed forces – UK politics live

Starmer confirms rise but says defence spending cannot be ‘bottomless pit’ and MoD has to ‘spend better’Keir Starmer is speaking now.They are at Malloy Aeronautics, a firm that designs heavy-lift drones,...

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Lib Dems to urge Labour to drop ‘torpor and timidity’ on EU and rejoin single market

Exclusive: Ed Davey to make call ahead of 10th anniversary of Brexit vote, in strengthening of party’s position on EUThe Lib Dems will urge Andy Burnham to end Labour’s “torpor and timidity” towards the...

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Tactical voting by Greens and Lib Dems could be key to Labour victory in Makerfield

Left-leaning voters more willing to back Andy Burnham than Restore supporters are to vote ReformUK politics live – latest updatesTactical voting could be fundamental to a Labour victory in Makerfield, with Green and...

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Starmer insists defence plan ‘will keep us safe’ after Healey resigns in protest over funding – UK politics live

PM responds to shock resignation, claiming his defence spending plan will deliver an ‘unprecedented increase’ in fundingRyan Henderson, assistant chief constable for the Police Service of Northern Ireland, is about...

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Musk rejects claim he has incited disorder in Belfast – UK politics live

X owner retweets post by Reform’s Matt Goodwin saying it is ‘not social media that’s inflaming tensions’Man charged with attempted murder after Belfast knife attackTell us: how have you been affected by...

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Child phone nudity law could largely end online child sexual abuse if widely adopted, Jess Phillips claims – UK politics live

Former safeguarding minister says if ban came into force properly it could ‘basically eliminate’ problem The government has highlighted work done by the internet safety firm SafeToNet as showing that the technology...

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It’s a washout: fighters pull their punches in Question Time’s Makerfield match-off | John Crace

Andy Burnham takes round one of the big byelection bout while Reform’s Rob Kenyon takes aim at himselfSeconds out … Round one. In the left corner we have the middleweight King of the North … Andy Burnham. In...

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