23 h. ago Camden councillor who threatened to ‘shut down’ Costcutter in parcel row resigns

In the video, the councillor can be heard shouting: ‘Don’t annoy me, I’m a councillor for this area, I will shut down your bloody shop, ok?’

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4 d. ago Civil servants protest outside Scottish Government building after 'shock' closure of on

The planned closure has left ten nursery staff facing redundancy and parents without childcare

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9 d. ago Kemi Badenoch says people with anxiety and mild depression should not get benefits as she demands 'a line in the sand' to cut 'immoral' welfare costs

The Conservative leader lashed out the UK's welfare dependency today as she outlined proposals to cut billions from the bill and get people back into work.

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1 week ago This column does not express support for Palestine Action – here’s why | Owen Jones

In Britain’s increasingly authoritarian society, any sort of protest can find itself at odds with the law. You might even go to jailThis piece must be carefully written to avoid my being imprisoned for up to 14 years. That’s a curious sentence to say as a newspaper columnist in Britain in 2025. But since the government voted to proscribe the direct action protest group Palestine Action under the Terrorism Act, any statement seen as expressing support could lead to arrest and prosecution.You may justifiably respond that Guardian journalists are not above the law. For example, if I penned a column in support of al-Qaida, you might be sympathetic to incarceration: it did, after all, kill nearly 3,000 people on 9/11, as well as perpetrate multiple terrorist atrocities such as the 2004 Madrid train bombings, and the 7 July London bombings two decades ago. Similarly, you may conclude that a polemic in favour of Islamic State should be met with a hefty prison sentence.Owen Jones is a Guard...

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1 week ago Scottish Labour MP to vote against welfare reforms despite Keir Starmer climbdown

EXCLUSIVE: Brian Leishman warned the UK Government is "still proposing enormous cuts" to welfare.

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1 week ago Labour policies ‘obscured’ by rows over welfare and winter fuel – Lord Kinnock

The week of Sir Keir Starmer’s first anniversary in Number 10 saw the Prime Minister scrap a raft of the Government’s proposed welfare reforms.

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2 w. ago More than 20 arrests at Palestine Action protest after group banned by government

Protesters gathered on Parliament Square to oppose the Home Office decision to proscribe the group as a terror organisation

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2 w. ago Multiple arrests at Palestine Action protest after group banned by government

Protesters had gathered on Parliament Square to oppose Home Office decision to proscribe the group as a terror organisation

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2 w. ago Rachel Reeves refuses to rule out tax rises to cover scrapped welfare bill

Original welfare proposals had been part of a package expected to save up to £5 billion a year

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2 w. ago Reeves refuses to rule out tax rises after ‘damaging’ welfare bill U

Original welfare proposals had been part of a package expected to save up to £5 billion a year

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2 w. ago DWP benefits reform faces new challenge as Labour MPs back plan to widen eligibility

Labour backbencher Graeme Downie has proposed a welfare reform Bill amendment that would make the lives of sickness and disability benefit claimants simpler

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2 w. ago Gap in law could see young people ‘committing terrorist acts by weekend’ – peer

Lord Walney made the warning as he backed the Government’s plan to proscribe the protest group Palestine Action.

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2 w. ago New Blue Badge and concession travel card update for people on PIP

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall confirmed changes to the proposed welfare reform Bill on Monday.

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2 w. 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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2 w. ago 200,000 people won’t face universal credit reassessment under proposed DWP welfare bill

After Sir Keir Starmer's U-turn on welfare reforms last week, the government has confirmed a series of changes to the bill which will get its second reading this Tuesday

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3 w. ago How has Labour changed its welfare proposals – and will it be enough for rebel MPs?

Ministers will be hoping two key changes will be enough to keep wavering MPs on side

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3 w. ago Angela Rayner defies 120 Labour MPs by refusing to pull showdown Commons vote on benefit cuts

There are rumours the government was set to pull the proposed welfare reforms bill amid a major Labour rebellion

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3 w. ago What are the government’s welfare proposals that have split MPs?

Sir Keir Starmer faces the biggest rebellion of his career over the reforms

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3 w. ago Seven charged after protesters and police clash at Palestine Action rally

The Government said it will ban the protest group after an RAF jet was spray painted.

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3 w. ago Seven charged after protesters clash with police at Palestine Action rally

The Government said it will ban the protest group after an RAF jet was spray painted.

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