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And that comes at a price. The cost of long-term sickness and disability benefits for working-age people has risen by £20 ...
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Who could succeed Kemi Badenoch?
Kemi Badenoch didn’t say all that much in her speech, beyond rehashing her upbringing in Nigeria and appreciation of Margaret Thatcher. No doubt she was saving her best lines for today, when she will ...
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The politician says she will step down after 27 years as an MSP, including more than eight as first minister of Scotland.
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Chancellor Rachel Reeves was this week hit by a growing Labour party backlash over her plans to cut state spending and news ...
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The Last Days of Liz Truss? – White Bear Theatre | Review
Returning to The White Bear Theatre after a hugely successful run in December 2024, we are invited to enter the weird, dystopian world of Liz Truss; the shortes ...
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Keir Starmer, the unlikely revolutionary – can he succeed where the Tories have failed?
Even Conservatives are impressed by the prime minister abolishing NHS England. Will he stop at nothing to deliver a smaller, more efficient state, asks John Rentoul ...
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