60 minutes ago Benjamin Netanyahu AGREES to ceasefire with Hezbollah: Israeli Prime Minister taking plans to his cabinet tonight in hopes of forming a deal

The Israeli prime minister announced this evening that he will present his cabinet with the deal for approval after accepting its terms

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98 minutes ago Labour ministers Angela Rayner, Rachel Reeves and Yvette Cooper banned from entering Russia as Vladimir Putin moans about Britain's support for Ukraine

The Deputy Prime Minister, Chancellor and Home Secretary are among 30 Britons put on a 'stop list' by the Kremlin's foreign affairs ministry.

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3 hours ago Russia bars Angela Rayner and Rachel Reeves in new 'stop list' as feud escalates

Angela Rayner and Rachel Reeves are among a long list of Labour politicians who will now be prevented from entering Russia under new sanctions published by its foreign ministry

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4 hours ago ‘Contradiction’ in Government policies to get Britain working, MPs warn

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall took questions about whether her plans to get more people employed clash with a tax rise for employers.

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4 hours ago Bob Geldof says he’ll ‘chat’ to Ed Sheeran as listeners call Band Aid 40 song ‘awful’

‘The debate must be made and it means we can argue our point of view even more strongly’

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6 hours ago Bevis Marks: Angela Rayner calls in skyscraper plans which 'could leave UK's oldest synagogue in darkness'

Critics of 43-storey office block near Bevis Marks say it would leave historic synagogue in darkness and unable to carry out services

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10 hours ago Can the Chancellor REALLY promise no more tax rises? Fears Rachel Reeves will add another broken vow to Labour's U

Rachel Reeves made the tax commitment in an appearance at the CBI conference, as she tries to quell a mounting revolt over her £40billion 'tax-bomb' Budget.

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12 hours ago Ignore the online CV truthers. If anything, Rachel Reeves is overqualified to be UK chancellor | Gaby Hinsliff

Gordon Brown and George Osborne studied history, but neither faced the questions of suitability levelled at the first woman in the jobRachel Reeves is not for turning. She won’t be pushed around, knocked off course, undermined by backbench mutterings or criticism from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). The message the chancellor seemingly wants to send this week is that it’s her way or the highway, and if this attempt to stamp her authority on a jittery political moment feels a bit defensive or even impervious to criticism – well, perhaps it’s worth acknowledging that that authority is now being challenged in ways that strangely didn’t happen to her male predecessors.Is it just a coincidence that the first female chancellor is also the first to be swarmed by a mob of online tr...

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13 hours ago Sir Keir Starmer admits 'Britain isn't working’ as Government job reforms announced

Extra NHS support and an overhaul of Jobcentres are among plans set to be unveiled on Tuesday

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