27 h. ago MoD to ‘robustly defend’ compensation claims from Afghans in data breach case

The data breach saw details of 18,714 applicants for the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme released in 2022.

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34 h. ago City council REFUSES proposal to build a memorial statue to the late former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott in his hometown

A proposed memorial statue of former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott in his adopted home city of Hull has been rejected.

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42 h. ago Angela Rayner tells Labour to ‘step up’ and make case for being in power

Exclusive: Deputy PM defends action against party rebels and says Send system is priority, in Guardian interviewNHS to Send: four key areas Labour wants to improve before next electionAngela Rayner has urged Labour colleagues to “step up” and make the case for why the party should be in power as the government attempts to draw a line under a tumultuous first year in office and shift towards a more upbeat approach.The deputy prime minister urged Labour MPs to focus on the party’s achievements over the last 12 months rather than always thinking about failures, saying they should all be “message carriers” for what had been done well. Continue reading...

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44 h. ago Kneecap's Glasgow Hydro gig sells out as rap trio headline their biggest Scottish show yet

In a jibe to First Minister John Swinney, the band said "A very special thank you to our Head of PR in Scotland Mr John Swinney... best in the business".

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45 h. ago Plans for statue to ‘working class hero’ John Prescott axed as it'll cost too much 

Council have rejected the memorial in his adopted home city of Hull after being told it would cost more than £150,000 and it 'wasn't right' to spend that much

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46 h. ago He was a bin man for 23 years, then his son died and his pay was cut by £500 a month

Bin worker Adrian Hyde sadly lost his son to sepsis last year. Just five weeks later Adrian opened a shocking letter from his employer Birmingham City Council.

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46 h. ago No 10 defends Healey amid accusations he misled Commons over Afghan data leak

Downing Street said the Defence Secretary’s statement to MPs was ‘accurate’.

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3 d. ago Man left furious as council hacks down his ivy because 'it made house look derelict'

Brighton and Hove City Council admits it was 'wrongly' cut by the worker after it received a request for 'weed management in the area'

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4 d. ago Angela Rayner 'backing local stealth taxes drive': Deputy PM and mayors push for powers to raise huge new revenues from struggling Brits

The Deputy Prime minister is said to be encouraging local elected political leaders to put pressure on Chancellor Rachel Reeves to give them control over taxes collected locally.

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4 d. ago Corpus Christi City Council discusses challenges in London TIRZ process

Corpus Christi City Council discusses challenges in London TIRZ process  kiiitv.com

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4 d. ago Fences erected at Oasis’s Manchester gig site as ticketless fans urged not to go

The band have three more shows to play in Heaton Park as part of their reunion tour.

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4 d. ago MoD could face ‘substantial’ compensation claims over data breach, lawyer says

Sean Humber, from law firm Leigh Day, said that a data breach of thousands of Afghans’ personal information was ‘catastrophic’.

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4 d. ago Defence Secretary admits MoD ‘serious departmental error’ put thousands of Afghans at risk

Defence secretary John Healey has admitted a “serious departmental error” within the Ministry of Defence put hundreds of thousands of Afghans at risk.

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4 d. ago Watch live: Defence secretary addresses MPs over secret Afghan evacuation after superinjunction lifted

Watch live as defence secretary John Healey addresses MPs after it was revealed the Ministry of Defence used a gagging order to cover up a major data breach that put the lives of nearly 100,000 Afghans at risk of being killed by the Taliban.

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5 d. ago Birmingham City Council bins boss quits after just TWO years to move to Australia

Craig Cooper, until recently the council's Strategic Director of City Operations, made the announcement that he is to start work more than 10,000 miles away on LinkedIn.

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6 d. ago Scotland heatwave: First Minister John Swinney 'heartbroken' after four people die in Scottish heatwave

People flocked to rivers, beaches and lochs during Scotland's hottest day of the year

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6 d. ago Zonal pricing would have cut energy bills in Scotland but Labour ruled it out

Writing in the Daily Record, First Minister John Swinney says Labour must lay out how it will cut energy bills for normal Scots.

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7 d. ago Delays, debt, jobs, and Kilvey Hill: What Swansea council leader has to say about city's 1bn regneration scheme

We've asked Swansea council leader Rob Stewart your questions about the £1bn regeneration scheme and this is what he had to say

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7 d. ago Voices: Keir Starmer has achieved the first half of his impossible mission

The small boats deal with France was a negotiating triumph – but if it doesn’t work, the prime minister is doomed, says John Rentoul

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8 d. ago How Angela Rayner has become the most influential figure in Starmer’s government – for now

The Independent's Political Editor David Maddox says that despite the clash with Unite, the deputy prime minister’s influence is unmatched since the welfare rebellion

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