44 h. ago UK recovers position in EU’s Horizon Europe science research programme

Scientists received €735m in grants in 2024 after UK rejoined programme as associate member post-BrexitEurope live – latest updatesThe UK is quickly recovering a prime position in the EU’s £80bn science research programme 18 months after becoming a participating member following the resolution of Brexit problems, data shows.The country was frozen out of Horizon Europe for three years in a tit-for-tat row with the then prime minister, Boris Johnson, over the Northern Ireland trading arrangements. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Rushanara Ali resigns as homelessness minister after accusations of ‘staggering hypocrisy’ in eviction row

This is a ‘classic case of 'do as I say, not as I do’, Tories say after claims Rushanara Ali removed tenants before rent rise of almost £700 a month

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5 d. ago Rushanara Ali broke no laws or rules in tenancy row, minister says

Rushanara Ali resigned from Government following reports she raised rent on a property just weeks after the previous tenants left.

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6 d. ago Rushanara Ali resigns as homelessness minister after tenant eviction row

Labour MP dramatically quits Keir Starmer’s frontbench after accusations of ‘staggering hypocrisy’ over her rental property

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9 d. ago Labour reignites row with Nigel Farage as Home Office minister Jess Phillips says Reform UK is 'empowering modern

Home Office minister Jess Phillips launched a fresh attack on Reform's promise to scrap the Online Safety Act.

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4 w. ago Labour made a crucial promise to Wales at the general election but are they going to keep it?

The UK's prisons minister appeared to row back from a pledge made by the UK Labour Government

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