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- The Independent Feed 18:04May 21, 2022Plan to prevent food shortages amid fears of ‘biggest rail strike in modern history’RMT general secretary Mick Lynch warned that ‘a national rail strike will bring the country to a standstill’
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- The Independent Feed 18:01May 21, 2022Rishi Sunak spends £500,000 of taxpayers’ cash on focus groups ‘to repair his image’Two focus groups and one online poll each week until February 2023 will take the total outlay to above £1.35m, Labour protests
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- The Independent Feed 17:38May 21, 2022Parliament could burn down ‘any day’, says Andrea LeadsomMPs must ‘get on’ with plans to repair the ageing estate, former cabinet secretary says
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- The Independent Feed 15:16May 21, 2022Boris Johnson and Sue Gray clash over ‘secret meeting’ about Partygate reportReport team furious about No 10 claim she initiated the talks – while opposition parties demand answers
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- The Independent Feed 12:14May 21, 2022UK scientists stripped of leadership roles for Europe-wide projects in fresh Brexit clashPromised participation in £80bn Horizon programme is ‘collateral damage’ from rows over Northern Ireland
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- The Independent Feed 11:15May 21, 2022Boris Johnson ‘must explain’ why he met Sue Gray to discuss her Partygate reportMeeting thought to have discussed whether up to 300 photos given to police should be released
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- The Independent Feed 10:31May 21, 2022Conservative peer who helped to set up universal credit system calls for urgent benefits increaseExclusive: Philippa Stroud says ‘we have the opportunity to intervene’ amid cost-of-living crisis
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- The Independent Feed 02:17May 21, 2022Moldova should be armed ‘to Nato standard’ to guard against Russia, says TrussLiz Truss said she wants to ensure that Ukraine is ;permanently able to defend itself’ alongside its close neighbours
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- The Independent Feed 21:04May 20, 2022Boris Johnson among ‘dozens’ at No 10 named in crucial Partygate report‘Devastated’ Downing Street staff fear identification will damage careers
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- The Independent Feed 21:04May 20, 2022Sainsbury’s and Tesco to ban junk food offers after Boris Johnson refuses to actFamilies can ‘save on food bills’ with cheap 2-for-1 offers, says PM
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- The Independent Feed 21:03May 20, 2022Joe Biden ally aims to ‘convince’ UK government to drop protocol plan during London talksCongressman Richard Neal says he will urge UK ministers ‘not to breach’ Brexit deal
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- The Independent Feed 20:04May 20, 2022Channel 4 asks Nadine Dorries for evidence to back her claim reality TV was fakedCulture secretary alleged that actors were hired to play residents of poverty-stricken estate
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- The Independent Feed 18:49May 20, 2022Stanley Johnson ‘absolutely delighted’ as French citizenship application approvedPM’s father to be invited to official welcoming ceremony under French flag with national anthem playing
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- The Independent Feed 16:17May 20, 2022Desk shortage forcing civil servants to work in corridors and canteens after back-to-office orderStaff outnumber desks by two to-one acrossd department, report says
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- The Independent Feed 14:45May 20, 2022Street harassment law street being blocked, says Priti Patel adviserNimco Ali denies blaming Boris Johnson for ‘pushback’ against legislation
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- Business Insider 13:18May 20, 2022Britain's finance minister becomes first UK politician to enter 'Rich List' with estimated household wealth of £730 millionThe majority of Rishi Sunak's household's wealth comes from his wife, Akshata Murthy, and her £690 million shareholding in Indian IT firm Infosys.
< Politics, UK Politics, News UK, Rishi Sunak, Sunday Times Rich List, Dominic Raab > - The Independent Feed 09:27May 20, 2022Rishi Sunak and Akshata Murty make Sunday Times Rich List with £730m fortuneChancellor becomes first frontline politician to join the rich list
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- The Independent Feed 09:14May 20, 2022Everything we know about Boris Johnson’s alleged Downing Street lockdown partiesMetropolitan Police concludes Partygate investigation after issuing 126 fines
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- The Independent Feed 08:45May 20, 2022Boris Johnson news - live: Fury among No 10 staff as PM escapes fresh Partygate finesPolice said a total of 126 fines were issued to 83 people over events
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- The Independent Feed 23:15May 19, 2022Fury among Downing Street staff as Johnson escapes further Partygate finesSue Gray’s long-awaited reported expected as soon as next week
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- The Independent Feed 22:40May 19, 2022US won’t agree UK trade deal if Boris Johnson ‘discards’ protocol, says Speaker PelosiNo 10’s unilateral plan for Northern Ireland ‘deeply concerning’, says House Speaker
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- The Independent Feed 21:38May 19, 2022Nadine Dorries claims Channel 4 faked reality show by paying actors to play poor peopleCulture secretaty also admits she shares Netflix password with four other households
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- The Independent Feed 17:41May 19, 2022UK threat of unilateral action over Northern Ireland could ‘nix’ Brexit agreement, EU ambassador warnsEU member states firm in refusal to renegotiate Boris Johnson’s protocol
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- The Independent Feed 16:37May 19, 2022Boris Johnson – live: PM escapes further action as Partygate probe ends with 126 finesSue Gray report may be published soon as Met investigation ends
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- The Independent Feed 15:17May 19, 2022Nadine Dorries tackled on ‘sham’ BBC funding review by senior Tory MPCulture secretary describes licence fee as ‘regressive tax’
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- The Independent Feed 14:52May 19, 2022Everything we know about Boris Johnson’s alleged Downing Street lockdown partiesMetropolitan Police concludes Partygate investigation after issuing 126 fines
< UK Politics, UK > - The Independent Feed 14:03May 19, 2022Boris Johnson and wife Carrie escape further fines as Partygate investigation concludesBoris Johnson and his wife Carrie have escaped further fines over lockdown-breaching parties at No 10 as police conclude their investigations, Downing Street has confirmed.
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- The Independent Feed 13:27May 19, 2022Partygate: Timeline of government gatherings as more fines issuedAll the events under scrunity since scandal began
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- The Independent Feed 13:18May 19, 2022Crucial Sue Gray Partygate report could come as soon as next weekWhitehall mandarin Sue Gray’s long-awaited report into Partygate could be published as soon as next week, now that police inquiries have concluded, a source close to her team told The Independent.
< UK Politics, UK > - The Independent Feed 13:04May 19, 2022Partygate investigation ends with 126 fines issued for eight events, Met Police sayEvents where Covid laws were broken include ‘suitcase of wine’ party and BYOB garden event
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- The Independent Feed 11:15May 19, 2022Minister rejects chief inspector’s call for police to use ‘discretion’ with desperate shopliftersKit Malthouse argues ‘the law should be blind and police officers should operate without fear of favour’
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- The Independent Feed 06:58May 19, 2022Boris Johnson - live: Rishi Sunak warns UK facing cost-of-living ‘perfect storm’Follow the live updates below
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- The Independent Feed 06:09May 19, 2022New Zealand hands out extra cash to fight 'inflation storm'New Zealand’s government says it will hand out an extra few hundred dollars to more than 2 million lower-income adults to help them navigate what it describes as “the peak of the global inflation storm.”
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- The Independent Feed 21:16May 18, 2022Rishi Sunak admits government can’t stop inflation, as clamour grows for help for poorestChancellor offers tax breaks to business, but shuns calls for new help for families
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- The Independent Feed 18:06May 18, 2022United Nations goals to fight poverty and injustice ‘missing’ from Liz Truss’s aid strategyThe 2015 blueprint – agreed by 195 nations – is meant to be ’fully embedded in planned activity of each department‘
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- The Independent Feed 15:18May 18, 2022Michael Fabricant condemned for ‘shameful’ joke about Tory MP accused of rapeConservative backbencher jokes about MPs turning up to prove ‘they are NOT the one told to stay at home’
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- Business Insider 15:09May 18, 2022Putin 'sees himself as the inheritor of the tsars', says Trump's former Russia advisor Fiona HillThe former National Security Council advisor said because Putin had made the system dependent on him, there was "brittleness and fragility".
< Politics, Russia, Ukraine, News UK, Vladimir Putin, UK Politics, Fiona Hill > - The Independent Feed 15:08May 18, 2022Keir Starmer taunts Boris Johnson that he ‘can’t make his mind up’ on windfall tax, as he ducks pleas to actPrime minister says he is against rising taxes – but then agrees to look at ‘all sensible measures‘
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- The Independent Feed 14:38May 18, 2022Boris Johnson – live: PM ‘dithering’ on windfall tax, says Starmer as inflation soarsStarmer says PM certain to U-turn on levying energy company profits
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- The Independent Feed 13:51May 18, 2022Liz Truss promises ‘legal statement’ soon on plan to override protocol, as she insists UK not breaking lawForeign secretary insists radical move is legal and will make things ‘better for everyone’ in Northern Ireland
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- The Independent Feed 12:42May 18, 2022Liz Truss says ‘high-paid jobs’ answer to cost of living crisisMinister blames inflation on ‘global headwinds’ – and insists better-paid jobs key to getting through ‘storm’
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- The Independent Feed 07:08May 18, 2022Boris Johnson news - live: Unnamed Tory MP arrested on suspicion of rapeThe Conservative MP has been asked not to attend parliament
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- The Independent Feed 03:22May 18, 2022Egypt: Mubarak son says family clear of corruption chargesThe son of Egypt’s former president claimed Tuesday that he and family members were innocent of corruption charges made in international courts after the country’s 2011 popular uprising
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- The Independent Feed 02:02May 18, 2022Covid fraud losses could top £4.9bn after swindlers given ‘open goal’, MPs warnGoverment urged to explain exactly how it plans to recover funds
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- The Independent Feed 02:01May 18, 2022Brexit has increased risk of dangerous foods reaching UK, watchdog warnsFood Standards Agency is shut out of EU’s ’rapid alert system’ – and faces huge extra costs to build alternative defences
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- The Independent Feed 01:02May 18, 2022Cost of living crisis: Labour set to force Commons vote calling for emergency budgetParty will seek to put pressure on Tory MPs as cost of living crisis bites
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- The Independent Feed 22:13May 17, 2022Tory MP arrested on suspicion of rape banned from parliamentA Conservative MP has been arrested on suspicion of rape and sexual assault. The Metropolitan Police said a man in his fifties was in custody over allegations that date from between 2002 and 2009.
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- The Independent Feed 21:51May 17, 2022Boris Johnson under pressure to publish legal advice in Brexit rowBrussels warns it is ready to deploy ‘all measures at its disposal’ as UK threatens to override Northern Ireland protocol
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- The Independent Feed 19:53May 17, 2022Tory MP arrested on suspicion of rape banned from parliamentA Conservative MP has been arrested on suspicion of rape and sexual assault.
< UK Politics, UK > - The Independent Feed 18:53May 17, 2022‘Dude from Silicon Valley’: Rishi Sunak’s reputation has ‘crashed like crypto Ponzi scheme’, says Ed MilibandChancellor who once ‘looked like the future’ has been ‘found out’, says senior Labour MP
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