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Burnham secures prison release changes sought from prime minister
The prime minister has said changes sought by Burnham will keep hundreds more offenders in prison, although the move will require complex adjustments to release arrangements.
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PC Harper’s killers excluded from early release scheme
People convicted of manslaughter will be excluded from an early release scheme under changes announced by the Prime Minister, meaning PC Harper’s kill...
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Ofcom investigates Sky News over Farage harassment claims
Ofcom is investigating Sky News after Reform UK leader Nigel Farage accused the broadcaster of sending reporters to a home where his adult daughter li...
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Suspended Reform UK member Tim Montgomerie to fight to stay in party
Tim Montgomerie, a suspended Reform UK member, has said he will challenge the decision and argues his appeal will test the party’s attitude to free sp...
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Reform UK benefits ban for foreign nationals would include EU citizens
Reform UK’s proposed ban on benefits for foreign nationals would extend to EU citizens, a move that would require changes to the UK’s Brexit arrangeme...
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Reform UK to set out welfare overhaul with proposed £50bn savings
Reform UK is preparing to publish a 50-page plan setting out how it would change the welfare system if it came to power, with proposed savings of £50b...
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Nigel Farage wins Clacton by-election for Reform UK
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has won the Clacton by-election comfortably, in a result that had been widely expected, but he was not seen after the ou...
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Farage victory in Clacton leaves finance questions unresolved
Nigel Farage has won the Clacton by-election after triggering the contest, but the result does not end scrutiny over questions about his finances.
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Counter-terrorism police reopen inquiry into incident at Nigel Farage’s home
Counter-terrorism police have reopened an investigation into an incident at the home of Reform UK leader Nigel Farage. Farage has said the matter is “...
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Reform UK pledges jail terms for bosses employing illegal workers
Reform UK says it would seek to jail company bosses who employ illegal workers, arguing that firms should not be able to profit from such labour witho...
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Richard Tice investigated by parliamentary standards watchdog
Reform UK’s Richard Tice is being investigated by the parliamentary standards watchdog over a complaint he says concerns a debate on Israeli influence...
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Reform UK says it would use Royal Navy to stop small boats
Reform UK has said it would deploy the Royal Navy to stop small boats in the English Channel, with home affairs spokesman Zia Yusuf describing the pro...
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Sir John Curtice says 'Burnham bounce' is real but limited
BBC News reports that the governing party's poll ratings have improved, though it remains only narrowly ahead of Reform, according to Sir John Curtice...
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Labour's Bev Craig wins Greater Manchester mayoralty
Labour's Bev Craig has been elected mayor of Greater Manchester, succeeding Andy Burnham, with BBC News reporting she received nearly twice as many vo...
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Police take no further action against Zack Polanski over guillotine image repost
The Metropolitan Police has said Green Party leader Zack Polanski will face no further action over a reposted image of a T-shirt showing a guillotine...
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Zack Polanski refuses to apologise to Nigel Farage over guillotine image repost
Green Party leader Zack Polanski has said a repost featuring a guillotine image was an inadvertent mistake, but declined to apologise to Nigel Farage...
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Parents on benefits to get up to £4,500 for children starting apprenticeships
Some families receiving benefits will be offered an annual bursary of up to £4,500 to offset lost Universal Credit when their children begin apprentic...
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Congress Republicans release Biden recordings on classified material
BBC News reports that audio recordings from 2017, in which Joe Biden refers to classified material after leaving the vice-presidency, have been releas...