18 h. ago Canada’s former climate minister on making a change, ‘aloof’ Trudeau and sexism

Catherine McKenna’s memoir delves into thorny parts of being in office including death threats and being referred to as ‘climate Barbie’Imagine there was a truck heading directly for your children. What would you do? Surely everything in your power to save them, including jumping in its way? Catherine McKenna, formerly the Canadian minister for environment and climate change, borrows this analogy for the climate crisis from a colleague to argue that we need to use “all the tools at our disposal” to tackle devastating danger that is already with us.McKenna has recently published Run Like a Girl, which documents her time in government, among other things. Peppered with inspirational quotes, personal photos and campaign memorabilia, Run Like a Girl isn’t a straightforward memoir. She wrote it for “women and young people who want to make change”. Continue reading...

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25 h. ago A British Ice and more stop and search: Badenoch’s Tories set out new policies

Shadow ministers have announced far-reaching and often radical proposals – here is a roundup of some of themKemi Badenoch warned her shadow cabinet in January not to expect any detailed policies until 2027. “We’re not creating policies for 2028 in 2025,” a Tory spokesperson said at the time.This week that changed. At the Conservative party’s annual conference in Manchester, shadow ministers have lined up to announce detailed, far-reaching and often radical new policies. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Ministers to announce significant changes to UK’s planning system

Exclusive: Differences over changes to environmental and legal provisions to prompt economic growth hint at chaos at heart of governmentRachel Reeves is set to announce a round of planning changes before the budget as a way to kickstart Britain’s sluggish economic growth, but ministers are at odds over how radical to be.The chancellor will announce a number of moves designed to make it easier for developers to build houses and infrastructure projects, in the hope that they will fill about £3bn of her estimated £30bn black hole. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Major change to car insurance prices update issued by cabinet minister

Car insurance bills have vastly increased in recent years

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7 d. ago Israel tells Gaza aid flotilla to change course as activists say navy is intercepting boats – Middle East crisis live

Global Sumud Flotilla, carrying about 500 activists including Greta Thunberg, says Israeli navy boats approaching; foreign ministry says it asked flotilla to change course Activists aboard a Gaza-bound aid flotilla said Israeli warships surrounded several of its boats on Wednesday and that the interception of the main vessels was under way, according to AFP.“The warships are moving in to intercept the flotilla – only 81 nautical miles remain to Gaza,” said the Maghreb contingent of the Global Sumud Flotilla in a statement. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago LIVE: Keir Starmer to speak at Labour conference amid 'battle for soul' of the nation

The Prime Minister is set to announce several major changes at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool

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8 d. ago LIVE: Keir Starmer speaking at Labour conference amid 'battle for soul' of the nation

The Prime Minister is delivering several major changes at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool

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1 week ago Keir Starmer addresses future after calls for 'wholesale change' in leadership threat

The Prime Minister said "we can and we will" change the country, in an apparent slap-down of potential future leadership challenger Andy Burnham, who called for "wholesale change" in national politics

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1 week ago Andy Burnham ‘committed’ to Manchester Mayor job as leadership coup rumours criticised by MPs

The former cabinet minister has claimed ‘wholesale change’ is needed in Labour to see off an ‘existential’ threat from Reform and left-wing parties

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1 week ago Scotland’s hidden history: Book a tour to discover how a rural village minister changed our financial future

The pioneering parish minister and the piggy bank discover Scotland’s hidden story which charts how one man changed the face of banking forever.

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3 w. ago Starmer must change course or he’ll be forced to quit, Labour MP warns

Richard Burgon warned that the prime minister must deliver for people or there will have to be ‘change at the very top’

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3 w. ago Reed said to have brought ‘change of tone’ to housing ministry after reshuffle

The new Housing Secretary is said to have issued a ‘call to arms’ during a meeting with developers.

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