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Is the tie dead? Fashion connoisseurs hope not as House of Lords relaxes rules
The House of Lords has long been derided as a stuffy relic of the past. But now its benches, usually filled with haughtily dressed…
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Swinney asks prime minister for legal mechanism for independence vote
Image source, PA Media Image caption, John Swinney joined actor Brian Cox and Scottish Greens co-leaders on a pro-independence Mar…
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Offord pledges to scrap tax system and boost jobs under Reform
Reform UK's leader in Scotland, Malcolm Offord, will promise to scrap the six-band income tax system, boost jobs, and address immi…
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Has a takeaway 4,000 miles from Cuba become a victim of Trump's sanctions?
Has a takeaway 4,000 miles from Cuba become a victim of Trump's sanctions? 13 hours ago Emmet McElhatton and Naomi Holland, BBC Ne…
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Andy Burnham blames rising debt costs on Tory record at first PMQs
Andy Burnham has blamed the rising cost of borrowing and market turbulence on the Tory record on ballooning debt and declared “we …
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The chaos inside Hegseth’s defense department as Trump ‘concerned’ by scale of purge
A rmy Secretary Dan Driscoll has become the latest high-ranking U.S. military official to leave the Pentagon amid reports of tensi…
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UK leader Burnham faces lawmakers for first time since taking office
Prime Minister Andy Burnham faces lawmakers in the House of Commons for the first time since becoming U.K. leader six weeks ago By…
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House to vote on stopgap funding bill as lawmakers scramble to avoid government shutdown – US politics live
From 34m ago House to vote on stopgap funding bill as lawmakers scramble to avoid government shutdown Hello and welcome to the US …
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Burnham chairs cabinet meeting before first statement to MPs as prime minister – UK politics live
From 17m ago Starmer to quit parliament, triggering byelection in Holborn and St Pancras in north London Keir Starmer is going to …
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Burnham holds cabinet meeting ahead of first address to Commons as PM
This will be quite a moment for the prime minister published at 09:52 BST Chris Mason Political editor This will be quite a moment…
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Leaders of China, Russia and India meeting to counter U.S. influence
The leaders of China, Russia and India gathered with other heads of state in Kyrgyzstan on Monday for the summit of the Shanghai C…