10 h. ago UK government backs London bid to host the 2029 athletics world championships

UK government backs London bid to host the 2029 athletics world championships  Yahoo Sports

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12 h. ago World Athletics Championships: London’s 2029 bid gets Starmer backing

UK government will give £35m to help push for eventPrevious successes leave city in strong position for bidLondon is in prime position to stage the 2029 World Athletics Championships after finally securing a substantial government funding commitment for the bid.It is understood that the UK government has agreed to give £35m to help bid for the championships, which would be the first to be staged in London since 2017, with the mayor’s office expected to commit around £10m. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago World Athletics Championships 2029: UK government backs London bid

World Athletics Championships 2029: UK government backs London bid  BBC

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13 h. ago Starmer backs bid to bring 2029 World Athletics Championships to London

The English capital last held the event in 2017.

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13 h. ago Government backs London’s bid for 2029 World Athletics Championships

Government backs London’s bid for 2029 World Athletics Championships  The Times

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3 d. ago London athletes part of dominant Canadian team at World Dragon Boat Racing Championships

London athletes part of dominant Canadian team at World Dragon Boat Racing Championships  CBC

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4 d. ago The King, Keir Starmer and Idris Elba join forces in bid to tackle knife crime

Knife crime victims, youth workers and campaigners come together at St James’s Palace

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4 d. ago Keely Hodgkinson to compete at Alexis Ohanian’s Athlos NYC meet in October

The all-female event takes place just under three weeks after the World Athletics Championships wrap up in Tokyo.

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7 d. ago Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson withdraws from London Diamond League

Olympic 800 metres champion Keely Hodgkinson has had to withdraw from next weekend’s London Diamond League meeting because it’s too soon in her return to full competition

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2 w. ago 'Why would I get a job? I get your monthly wage in a week!' As Starmer's bid to cut disability benefits is sunk by Labour MPs, social media tutorials show claimants how to milk the system

Mastering the red tape behind Britain's bloated benefits system can apparently also present extraordinarily lucrative business opportunities.

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3 w. ago Reeves 'set to raise taxes' to fund Starmer benefits surrender that will not strip ANYONE of their handouts and blows another hole in UK finances

Keir Starmer has handed major concessions to rebels in a desperate bid to salvage flagship legislation on health and disability benefits.

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3 w. ago Keir Starmer in talks with Labour rebels in bid to head off welfare revolt

Downing Street promises softer approach as PM tries to fend off uprising by more than 120 Labour MPs over ‘brutal’ cuts

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3 w. ago Keir Starmer in talks with rebel MPs in bid to head off welfare revolt

PM faces calls for ‘wholesale rethink’ rather than tinkering changes

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3 w. ago Keir Starmer admits government has ‘asked a lot’ of business, and defends employment rights bill – business live

PM tells BCC conference businesses have made a ‘huge difference’, following the tax rises in the last budgetFull story: Shell has ‘no intention’ of making offer to buy BP after £60bn takeover rumoursStarmer then tells the BCC conference that the spending review earlier this month is a “clear shift” towards investing in the future of the UK, not simply tackling the promises it inherited.Starmer says his administration have “wiped the slate clean”, stabilized the economy, and can now move onto building a fairer Britain, with change and renewal.‘I fully acknowledge that this year, as we’ve had to fix the foundations of our country, [and] deal with the unprecedented mess that we inherited, we’ve asked a lot of you.I understand that, and I want to acknowledge that.They are all vital for the long-term growth of our country. But none of that would have been possible without your contribution. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Over 100 rebel Labour MPs launch bid to block welfare cuts as Keir Starmer faces crisis

More than 100 Labour MPs have signed a major amendment that blocks the Government's PIP and Universal Credit welfare reforms - but a minister today said the move is not sensible

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