Category: Politics
Teesworks: Mayor Ben Houchen brands MP ‘liar and a coward’
Mr Houchen said engaging private firms to manage the clearance and redevelopment of the former Redcar steelworks site was "1,000%" in the public's int [...]
Just Stop Oil backer Dale Vince defends Labour donations
Just Stop Oil backer Dale Vince has defended his donations to Labour, calling the accusations "a lot of fuss by the right-wing media".Mr Vince told BB [...]
New Oral History Peers Back at Obama, His Era and the Tradeoffs He Made
WASHINGTON — On a day of high drama at an international climate change conference early in his administration, President Barack Obama confronted a sen [...]
Why row about Boris Johnson's Covid WhatsApp messages matters
A stand-off over Boris Johnson's submissions to the Covid inquiry spells trouble for the government.
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SNP's Westminster group submits accounts on time
The party faced losing some of its public funding if it did not file its audited accounts by midnight.
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Local elections 2023: Did voters punish failing councils?
We looked at four failing English councils to find out whether they paid the price at the ballot box.
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House Set to Vote on Debt Limit Bill as Republican Resistance Grows
Speaker Kevin McCarthy toiled on Wednesday to lock down the votes to pass his deal with President Biden to lift the debt ceiling and set federal spend [...]
Trump White House Aides Subpoenaed in Firing of Election Security Expert
The special counsel investigating former President Donald J. Trump’s efforts to cling to power after he lost the 2020 election has subpoenaed staff me [...]
Labour defends donations from Just Stop Oil backer Dale Vince
The donations do not affect the party's views on the campaign group, a shadow minister says.
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Representative Chip Roy Leads G.O.P. Revolt Against Debt Ceiling Deal
At the height of Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s quest for his post in January, Representative Chip Roy, Republican of Texas, darted from meeting to meeting [...]
Lorna Slater to assess whether deposit return scheme can go ahead
Lorna Slater accuses the UK government of sabotaging Scotland's deposit return scheme by excluding glass.
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People urged to cash in unused energy bill support vouchers
Households with prepayment meters need to claim full support for bills before the 30 June deadline.
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Secret Tory: Henry Morris unmasks himself as man behind parody account
The satirical Twitter account has built up nearly 200,000 followers since its launch in 2019.
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Despite Debt Limit Deal, 14th Amendment Questions Linger
The agreement President Biden struck with House Republicans to raise the debt limit aims to avert a catastrophic default on the nation’s debt. But the [...]
Universal credit childcare funding to rise 47% from June
The government announced it will also support eligible parents with their first month of childcare costs when they either enter work or increase their [...]