Category: Northern Ireland

‘All options on table’ for Scunthorpe steelworks, says Starmer, amid calls for nationalisation – UK politics live

PM tells MPs on the Commons liaison committee that ‘we are doing everything we can to ensure there is a bright future for Scunthorpe’Half of Britons (51%) think the government should impose retaliatory tariffs on...

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Starmer facing grilling from MPs amid tariffs crisis – UK politics live

PM appears at Commons liaison committee, facing questions over trade, growth and the future of British SteelHalf of Britons (51%) think the government should impose retaliatory tariffs on imports from the US, according to...

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MPs highlight ITN’s use of NDAs in employment rights debate – UK politics live

Louise Haigh and Layla Moran cite broadcaster in arguing for amendment that would ban such agreements that stopped staff revealing harassmentIn the Commons Robert Jenrick, the shadow justice secretary, is asking Shabana Mahmood...

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Starmer welcomes Zelenskyy’s offer to work with Trump on Ukraine peace deal – UK politics live

PM says any deal must be ‘lasting and secure’ following fiery Trump-Zelenskyy meeting last week and UK weekend summitMichelle O’Neill, Northern Ireland’s first minister, has described a decision to build...

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JD Vance claims he was not referring to Britain or France in jibe about European troops – UK politics live

US vice president says he ‘didn’t even mention’ UK or France in jab about ‘20,000 troops from random country’ protecting UkraineMichelle O’Neill, Northern Ireland’s first minister, has...

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Starmer defends slashing aid budget to raise defence spending to 2.5% of GDP – as it happened

This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereThe rightwing historian Niall Ferguson is in the audience for Badenoch’s speech, according to James Heale from the Spectator.Niall Ferguson spotted at Kemi...

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Poorest UK households pay rising share of income on council tax, study finds

Resolution Foundation report says failure to reform has ‘slowly recreated the issues that undid the poll tax’Britain’s poorest households are paying an increasing share of their income on council tax, according...

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