Ex-Tory campaign chief pleads guilty over election bet
Anthony Lee passed confidential information to his wife Laura Lee about when the 2024 election would be held.
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Badenoch denies housing benefit cuts plan would make people homeless
The Conservatives say £4bn could be cut from the housing benefit bill to help fund increased defence spending.
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Camden leader to stand for Keir Starmer's old seat
Sagal Abdi-Wali will contest Holborn and St Pancras for Labour on 8 October.
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PM would consider independence referendum if 'clear consensus' emerges
Andy Burnham had previously told First Minister John Swinney that a second referendum is "off limits".
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Phillipson sets up 'class unit' as social mobility advisers ditched
The equalities minister says the move will bring government efforts to tackle disadvantage "in-house".
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Police launch criminal investigation into Reform UK donations
The investigation, which follows a broadcast by Channel 4 News, is being folded into the inquiry that has been under way into other donations.
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National security can't come at expense of social security, Burnham says
The prime minister says he will fund defence and get the welfare bill down in "the Labour way".
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Commentator Tim Montgomerie quits Reform following suspension
The political commentator, who defected from the Tories 18 months ago, was suspended from Reform UK last month.
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Highest paid world leader to get $1m salary increase
Singapore's government says it will raise the annual salaries of its ministers and other office holders, including its prime minister who is the highest paid political leader in the world.
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UK announces sanctions on West Bank settlements prompting furious Israeli response
Britain's foreign secretary accuses settlers of carrying out the "ethnic cleansing" of Palestinians, as Israel responds by shutting the UK consulate in East Jerusalem.
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New law to force tech firms to stop children taking or sharing nude images
The government said it will legislate "as soon as they can" but may "reassess" its plans if firms make the desired changes sooner.
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Reform UK would ban full-face coverings in public
It comes after masked men gathered in Dover to protest against small boat crossings.
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Some veterans to be called up to test UK's war resilience
An exercise next year on a scale not seen for a "very long time" will test the UK's preparedness, a minister says.
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Support for disability benefits 'remarkably strong' report finds
About 7% of those polled wanted disability benefit cuts, according to the latest British Social Attitudes survey.
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UK begins talks to rejoin EU security missions
The deal could see British officials take part in crisis management operations for the first time since Brexit.
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Plans for major overhaul of councils halted
Proposals to merge smaller councils to form larger authorities have been paused or withdrawn in a number of areas.
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AfD celebrate projected win in Saxony-Anhalt
AfD leaders celebrated tonight as exit polls projected a big lead in the Saxony-Anhalt vote.
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Protesters block roads in Portsmouth after 140 migrants arrive in boat
The government condemns "thuggish behaviour" in the second major anti-migrant protest of the weekend.
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