14 h. ago The success of Budapest Pride hurt Orbán – but be warned, Europe’s far right is coming for all of our rights | Gordon Cole

Huge crowds defied a ban to party on Saturday, yet authoritarians across the continent are targeting LGBTQ+ people to spread divisionAn animal is at its most dangerous when it is wounded, and the Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orbán, was already haemorrhaging supporters before a record number of people took to the streets on Saturday to support Budapest Pride, which his government had legally banned in March.The pulsating, international, love-fuelled parade, which stretched more than a mile through Budapest’s most prominent landmarks, was everything the Hungarian far right hates. And for Orbán and his nationalist party, Fidesz, the public defiance of Pride organisers, European diplomats and those of us who filled the streets in spite of threats of facial-recognition surveillance, arrests and fines has dented his strongman reputation. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Leading Labour rebel backs welfare bill amid sustained defiance

Meg Hillier to vote for government’s legislation on Tuesday though dozens of Labour MPs still expected to oppose itDowning Street has “listened” and “honoured” the promises it made on changes to the welfare bill, one of the key rebels, Meg Hillier, has said, saying she would vote for the bill on Tuesday.The Treasury select committee chair, who authored the original amendment that would have killed off the government’s flagship welfare changes, offered her support amid a continued backlash over the bill from dozens of MPs. Continue reading...

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32 h. ago Palestine Action spraying paint is not terrorism. As ministers abuse their powers, I feel a duty to speak out | Juliet Stevenson

We have laws to deal with crimes linked to protest. What this is really about is a government complicit in the Gaza atrocities seeking to silence dissentJuliet Stevenson is an award-winning actorStrongly worded emails are not doing it. Appeals to MPs are not doing it. Taking to the streets in our hundreds of thousands with banners and placards is not working. Elected representatives from every party in parliament have stood in the Commons and asked the government to act. Some government ministers themselves have condemned Israel’s starvation of Palestinians in Gaza. Every poll of public opinion shows that the nation demands we stop arming Israel, and wants to see an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire. But none of these things are working.Keir Starmer and his cabinet remain impervious to all calls for humanitarian intervention, and Israel is still killing children in Gaza with the support of the British government.Juliet Stevenson is an award-winning actor Continue read...

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35 h. ago Ministers tighten steel safeguards to ward off cheap foreign imports

Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said the Government was ‘unapologetic in our support for the UK steel sector’.

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3 d. ago Lotus reverses plan to pull out of UK after government offers fresh support

Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds to speak to sports-car maker after ‘everyone just panicked’

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4 d. ago New £500 Cost of Living vouchers available for certain UK households – how to apply

The Household Support Fund was introduced by the government in 2021 to support those most in need during winter, with the first phase of the scheme ending on March 31, 2022

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6 d. ago Not just 'Alligator Alcatraz': DeSantis floats building another immigration detention center

Florida officials are pursuing plans to build a second detention center to house immigrants, as part of the state’s aggressive push to support the federal government’s crackdown on illegal immigration

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6 d. ago Government to support banks and large firms in setting out their climate plans

Ministers are seeking to help stimulate billions of pounds a year of private investment to deliver the UK clean energy superpower ambition.

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6 d. ago UK ministers line up £500mn transport package for Universal theme park

Scale of support for Comcast attraction a sign of government’s desire to attract inward investment

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7 d. ago Bad news for nervous fliers! Severe turbulence is set to get even WORSE thanks to climate change, scientists say

It's something that any nervous traveller dreads during a long-haul flight. But severe turbulence is set to get even worse - with climate change to blame.

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7 d. ago New Yorkers vote in mayoral primary as polls show Mamdami leading Cuomo

Leftwing Zohran Mamdami, 33, sees surging support in race with former governor for Democratic nominationNew Yorkers are headed to the polls on Tuesday in a primary election that is both likely to decide the city’s next mayor and have major political implications for the future of the Democratic party.The race pits two drastically different Democrats against one another. Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist endorsed by the progressive wing of the Democratic party, is the main challenger to Andrew Cuomo, the former New York governor who has been backed by the party’s centrists and billionaire donors. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago New Yorkers vote in mayoral primary as polls show Mamdani leading Cuomo

Leftwing Zohran Mamdani, 33, sees surging support in race with former governor for Democratic nominationNew Yorkers are headed to the polls on Tuesday in a primary election that is both likely to decide the city’s next mayor and have major political implications for the future of the Democratic party.The race pits two drastically different Democrats against one another. Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist endorsed by the progressive wing of the Democratic party, is the main challenger to Andrew Cuomo, the former New York governor who has been backed by the party’s centrists and billionaire donors. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago New Yorkers vote in mayoral primary as poll shows Mamdani leading Cuomo

Leftwing Zohran Mamdani sees surging support in race against former governor for Democratic nominationNew Yorkers are headed to the polls on Tuesday in a primary election that is both likely to decide the city’s next mayor and have major political implications for the future of the Democratic party.The race pits two drastically different Democrats against one another. Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist endorsed by the progressive wing of the Democratic party, is the main challenger to Andrew Cuomo, the former New York governor who has been backed by the party’s centrists and billionaire donors. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Nine Scottish Labour MPs support bid to block UK Government welfare cuts bill

The major rebellion comes amid growing fears about the impact of the changes on disabled people.

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8 d. ago QUENTIN LETTS: MPs hurled questions at the glacial Mr Lammy like Sioux braves attacking cowboys

After an hour of David Lammy, MPs were still uncertain. Did the Starmer Government support America's bombing of Iran? Was it legal?

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8 d. ago Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke MP welcomes UK Government’s expansion of Warm Home Discount

Over six million households in the UK will see their energy bills cut by £150 this winter after the UK Government removed restrictions that previously excluded many who needed support, and increased the level of spend available in Scotland for energy suppliers.

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1 week ago Ex Scottish Premiership boss declared bankrupt as £2m house listed on court order

The Premier League legend, who had a season in charge at Rugby Park, has been declared bankrupt for failing to address a debt to a business finance firm

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1 week ago Every baby’s DNA ‘to be screened’ on the NHS in bid to detect and prevent disease

The investment in genomics is expected to support the Government’s 10-year plan for the NHS

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1 week ago DNA technology in line for £650m investment in bid to fight serious illness

The investment in genomics is expected to support the Government’s 10-year plan for the NHS.

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1 week ago Tube fares bombshell: Sadiq Khan told by ministers to hike fares above inflation until 2030

Exclusive: Transport Secretary tells mayor annual fare rises are expected until end of the decade in return for £2.2bn of Government support

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