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Tim Montgomerie - a prominent former Conservative activist - says he plans to appeal against the suspension.
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Russia has threatened the UK with ‘consequences’ after reports that British drones were used by Ukraine to strike targets on Russia’s mainland for the first time.The Ministry of Defence has rebuffed these threats, saying the UK is ‘committed to providing equipment Ukraine needs to defend itself against Putin’s illegal invasion’.Annie Kelly speaks to senior international correspondent Luke Harding – watch on YouTubeLuke’s new book Betrayal: Trump, Putin and the New Age of Conquest will be publish
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Telling the country to enjoy the heat while it burns, you have to wonder if Tice has lost all sense of realityThese are the doggiest of dog days. Times when hours turn into days and almost nothing happens in between. Days of precious R&R, when only a few politicians venture out, and then only to fend off accusations they are doing next to nothing and prove they are still alive. Much like the rest of us. The silliest days of the silly season. Days that are made for men like Richard Tice.There
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Britain has supplied more militarily significant munitions to Kyiv before but there are political reasons for Moscow’s remarksEurope live – latest updatesRussia’s embassy in London has accused the UK of “deliberately opting for an escalation of the Ukraine crisis, while hypocritically professing a desire for peace” after it emerged over the weekend that Britain was supplying attack drones to Kyiv. Continue reading...
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BBC Verify has been breaking down Reform's plans to save more than £50bn a year from the welfare bill - and how realistic it is.
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The PM communicated with a person posing as Susie Wiles, the chief of staff to Donald Trump.
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If elected, the Conservatives say they would amend the Town and Country Planning Act.
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The change, which has been welcomed by campaign groups, will come into effect in England from April.
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The PM’s net zero pragmatism may please some voters, but as parts of the country go up in flames, it’s an increasingly hard sellWhen the siren sounded on Friday night, my first thought was fire.Weeks of unrelenting sun in the normally soggy Peak District, where I was visiting my mum, have bleached green valleys a dangerously dry, crispy blond. One of her neighbours had earlier pointed out an ominous cloud of smoke on the horizon, coming from one of the wildfires raging all summer on the moor. Wh
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BBC Verify breaks down what the party says it wants to do to cut the benefits bill - and how realistic it is.
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Alaba has said he took out two taxpayer-funded loans during the pandemic but insisted he had not tried to avoid paying the money back.
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Millions of phones across England and Wales bleeped with a "severe alert" notification on Friday.
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The incident is alleged to have happened on 1 October 2023.
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PM was in contact with unknown person pretending to be senior White House aide Susie Wiles, it is understoodAndy Burnham exchanged messages with someone impersonating Donald Trump’s chief of staff, the Guardian understands.The prime minister was in contact with an unknown individual pretending to be the senior White House aide Susie Wiles before concerns were raised about the incident. No messages of significance were sent and the suspicious activity was quickly reported to the appropriate autho
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Brian Eno and Olly Alexander also among signatories saying exploitation of Rosebank and Jackdaw fields defies realityMore than 200 musicians including Massive Attack and Brian Eno have written to Andy Burnham, urging him to reject plans for more oil and gas drilling in the North Sea.The letter, signed by artists such as Olly Alexander and Paris Paloma, called on the prime minister to reject the Rosebank oilfield, warning the project will fail to lower energy bills or provide energy security as m
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Downing Street has declined to comment on the security breach, first reported by Politico.
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Housebuilding near train stations to get ‘default yes’ under new planning changes – UK politics live
Thousands more houses could be built near transport hubs including on green belt sitesThe new national planning policy framework is aimed at providing clearer national policies for plan-making and decision-making, meaning that conflicting local policies will carry less weight when they are inconsistent with national policies.Other changes will include:Stronger support in principle for development, meaning a more explicit presumption in favour of building in sustainable locations.Pubs will get pr
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The rules will come into force on Monday along with other changes to planning policy.