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Red Wall Chair Joins Labour MPs Calling For Net Zero Rethink
Red Wall Chair Joins Labour MPs Calling For Net Zero Rethink
Energy
The chair of the Red Wall caucus of Labour MPs has called on ministers to keep British oil and gas in the energy mix as the government's net zero policy comes under backbench pressure. 
Miles Thorpe: From Former Stationery Entrepreneur To Zack Polanski's Morgan McSweeney
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Miles Thorpe: From Former Stationery Entrepreneur To Zack Polanski's Morgan McSweeney
The Sánchez Doctrine: How The Greens Are Remaking Their Foreign Policy Offer
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The Sánchez Doctrine: How The Greens Are Remaking Their Foreign Policy Offer
Inside The Lib Dem Strategy Rethink
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Inside The Lib Dem Strategy Rethink
Andy Burnham Says He Wants To Use Devolution To Bring Down Welfare Spending
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Andy Burnham Says He Wants To Use Devolution To Bring Down Welfare Spending
Andy Burnham Says He Is “Not Going To Hold Back” On “Early Change” To The House Of Lords
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Andy Burnham Says He Is “Not Going To Hold Back” On “Early Change” To The House Of Lords
Reform Councillor Claims Restore Britain Would Deport People 'Just Because Of Their Colour'
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Reform Councillor Claims Restore Britain Would Deport People "Just Because Of Their Colour"
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Whitehall is coded safety-first – fixing the UK’s problems must start with incentivising civil servants to be bolder
Home affairs
By Matthew Feeney
Whitehall is coded safety-first – fixing the UK’s problems must start with incentivising civil servants to be bolder
'A man who touched countless lives': Tribute to Lord Haselhurst – by Kemi Badenoch
Obituaries
By Kemi Badenoch MP
"A man who touched countless lives": Tribute to Lord Haselhurst – by Kemi Badenoch
Parliament must build support for the Aukus submarine partnership
Defence
By Michelle Scrogham MP
Parliament must build support for the Aukus submarine partnership
Is Britain’s commitment to veterans slowly fading away? Partner content
Defence
By Veterans Aid
Is Britain’s commitment to veterans slowly fading away?
To honour D-Day’s heroes, we must keep our promise to today’s veterans
Communities
By Louise Sandher-Jones MP
To honour D-Day’s heroes, we must keep our promise to today’s veterans
We must do more to help young people access music if we want the UK to Rock the Casbah
Education
By Neil Duncan-Jordan MP
We must do more to help young people access music if we want the UK to Rock the Casbah
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Andy Burnham Says He Wants To Use Devolution To Bring Down Welfare Spending
Andy Burnham Says He Wants To Use Devolution To Bring Down Welfare Spending
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Reform Councillor Claims Restore Britain Would Deport People 'Just Because Of Their Colour'
Reform Councillor Claims Restore Britain Would Deport People "Just Because Of Their Colour"
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Andy Burnham Says He Is “Not Going To Hold Back” On “Early Change” To The House Of Lords
Andy Burnham Says He Is “Not Going To Hold Back” On “Early Change” To The House Of Lords
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Starmer Loyalist Labour MPs Resist Campaigning For Burnham In Makerfield
Starmer Loyalist Labour MPs Resist Campaigning For Burnham In Makerfield
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Inside The Lib Dem Strategy Rethink
Inside The Lib Dem Strategy Rethink
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Miles Thorpe: From Former Stationery Entrepreneur To Zack Polanski's Morgan McSweeney
Miles Thorpe: From Former Stationery Entrepreneur To Zack Polanski's Morgan McSweeney
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Stephanie Peacock: “I've Got No Time For Conversations About Rejoining The EU”
Culture
Stephanie Peacock: “I've Got No Time For Conversations About Rejoining The EU”
Tourism minister Stephanie Peacock talks to Sienna Rodgers about introducing a controversial tourist tax and tackling short-term holiday lets – plus why Labour finds itself in a mess, but relitigating Brexit would be wrong
Michael Grade: I Am Very, Very Worried About The Future Of British TV
Culture
Michael Grade: I Am Very, Very Worried About The Future Of British TV
Former TV executive Lord Grade has just stepped down as chair of Ofcom. He tells Noah Vickers about his eventful career, enforcing the Online Safety Act and why critics of GB News are secretly ‘embarrassed’
Inside Andy Burnham's Makerfield Campaign: “Nobody Thinks This Is In The Bag”
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Inside Andy Burnham's Makerfield Campaign: “Nobody Thinks This Is In The Bag”
Will Andy Burnham’s big by-election bet on Makerfield pay off? Sienna Rodgers talks to Labour MPs, insiders and activists who reveal the campaign strategy and what’s worrying them
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Meet The Royal Ballet And Opera Apprentices Proving Timothée Chalamet Wrong
Education
Meet The Royal Ballet And Opera Apprentices Proving Timothée Chalamet Wrong
Six times a year, the Royal Ballet and Opera holds school matinees. Matilda Martin meets some of those who went from auditorium to working backstage as it tries to shake off its elitist reputation
Wes Streeting Says Reform's Response To Henry Nowak Murder 'Has Echoes Of The 1930s'
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Wes Streeting Says Reform's Response To Henry Nowak Murder "Has Echoes Of The 1930s"
Former health secretary Wes Streeting has said Reform UK’s response to the murder of Henry Nowak “has echoes of the 1930s”.
The 1965 Leyton By-election: When Denis Healey Punched A Fascist
History
The 1965 Leyton By-election: When Denis Healey Punched A Fascist
Called to clear the return to Parliament of a high-profile Labour figure, the 1965 Leyton by-election prefigured the Makerfield contest, writes Lord Cryer. But, he asks, how would today’s voters react if a minister were involved in a punch-up?
Starmer Loyalist Labour MPs Resist Campaigning For Burnham In Makerfield
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Starmer Loyalist Labour MPs Resist Campaigning For Burnham In Makerfield
Exclusive: A number of Labour MPs who oppose replacing Keir Starmer are refusing to campaign for Andy Burnham in the Makerfield by-election.
Keir Starmer Accuses Nigel Farage Of 'Unforgiveable' Response To Henry Nowak Murder
Home affairs
Keir Starmer Accuses Nigel Farage Of "Unforgiveable" Response To Henry Nowak Murder
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has told MPs "there is no justification for more violence and disorder" following riots in Southampton and criticised Reform UK leader Nigel Farage's calls for "pure cold rage" in response to the murder of Henry Nowak. 
The Tourist Tax Is Coming – But How Will It Work? And Who Is Fighting It?
Culture
The Tourist Tax Is Coming – But How Will It Work? And Who Is Fighting It?
An overnight visitor levy is coming to England – but what will it look like? And will it be resisted? Noah Vickers reports
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Innovate or stagnate: UK universities face growing financial divide
By University of East London
Education
Landmark decommissioning milestone reached at Trawsfynydd
By Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
Energy
Sellafield pioneers safer, smarter ‘flat pack’ approach
By Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
Energy
NRS socio-economic funding supports 129 UK community projects
By Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
Energy
LLW Repository Environmental Safety Case submitted to the Environment Agency
By Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
Nuclear Waste Services
Energy