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Labour demand Dominic Cummings 'produce the evidence' he didn't make second trip
EXCLUSIVE: Labour's deputy leader Angela Rayner urged the PM to 'set the record straight' about his top aide after a couple reported their concerns to the police watchdog
Eurovision signs deal to create US version of song contest
The American Song Contest will launch in late 2021 with rival musicians from all 50 states
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I'll always be cheering on #Connecticut and #Arizona but somehow think something will get lost in translation..
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Chamber chief executive slams ‘woeful’ Government
THE Government’s support for the North-East business community during the Covid-19 pandemic has been severely criticised.
£355 million of public money to help Northern Irish firms avoid Brexit red tape
Up to £355 million of taxpayers' money will be spent to help companies in Northern Ireland deal with extra bureaucracy caused by Brexit.
Why I’m proud to be the Labour Muslim Network’s new parliamentary chair – LabourList
There is no doubt that this is a challenging time for us all. The unprecedented scale of the coronavirus pandemic has forced us all to…
Starmer overtakes Johnson as voters’ choice of prime minister
Sir Keir Starmer has pulled ahead of Boris Johnson on the question of who would make the best prime minister.A YouGov poll for The Times suggests that 34 per cent of people believe that the Labour
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Starmer overtakes Johnson as voters’ choice of prime minister.
Welcome news, but now time to work twice as hard. Labour is making progress winning back lost public trust.
No room for complacency - all success must be earned
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Contenders to lead civil service tell No 10: thanks but no thanks
Cabinet secretary should be the most esteemed job in public service, the pinnacle of a career, with a guaranteed peerage at the end.Boris Johnson is facing something akin to a Hobson’s choice, however
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Chaos -- All the leading candidates have ruled themselves out of contention. Senior Whitehall sources say that a “dysfunctional” Downing Street and the power wielded by Dominic Cummings, Mr Johnson’s chief adviser, have put off almost all the contenders.
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The Cummings effect: study finds public faith was lost after aide's trip
Confidence in government fell significantly after news of Durham stay, research says
Prove Dominic Cummings did not make second Durham trip, No 10 urged
Two of four people who say they saw PM’s aide in north-east complain to police watchdog
Louisiana Supreme Court upholds Black man's life sentence for stealing hedge clippers more than 20 years ago
A Black Louisiana man will spend the rest of his life in prison for stealing hedge clippers, after the Louisiana Supreme Court denied his request to have his sentence overturned last week.
Couple who claim they saw Dominic Cummings on second trip complain to watchdog
EXCLUSIVE: Number 10 are under pressure to produce the evidence Dominic Cummings did not make a second lockdown trip after new witnesses make claims
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🚨 THIS 🚨 IS🚨 BIG 🚨
Couple who claim they saw Dominic Cummings on second trip in Co. Durham complain to watchdog.
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Online event ‘Connected’ set to replace Labour’s cancelled 2020 conference – LabourList
Online autumn event 'Connected' is set to replace Labour's 2020 conference after the annual event was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, the party will…
PPE Procurement
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I just signed a petition with @goodlawproject demanding that the Government publishes all PPE contracts.
Add your name to the petition
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Patel accuses Khan of 'threatening' to cut police officer numbers
Tensions between City Hall and Number 10 escalated further today after the Home Secretary accused the mayor of “threatening” to cut police numbers. Priti Patel said crime was up in the capital despite London having the “highest police funding...
UK 'made serious mistake' over virus border policy
A Commons committee says ministers were slow to recognise the risk of importing Covid-19 from Europe.
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Coronavirus: UK made serious mistakes over border policy, say MPs - and should have done more to protect the public
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'Make the News' Opportunity - Society of Legal Scholars
Want more people to hear about your research? The Society is excited to launch a new ‘Make the News’ opportunity for all Early Career members. The opportunity is simple. Tell us why your research is potentially newsworthy. Pitch a brief outline...
Labour urges Johnson to block ex MEP's peerage over IRA position | ITV News
Labour is calling on Boris Johnson to block the peerage of a former MEP who has refused to apologise for historical support of the IRA over the attack in Warrington that killed two children.
We do not test 330,000 people a day for Covid-19
The true number of people tested for Covid-19 each day, under the Test and Trace programme for England, is about 52,000
Keir Starmer calls on government to help Covid-hit pottery industry
Sir Keir says the 'blanket' withdrawal of the furlough scheme in October will hurt ceramic manufacturers as demand slumps