23 h. ago Taxi for Labour! Ministers are 'running out of road' and plotting to slap VAT on cab fares, Tories warn

Labour has refused to rule out slapping VAT on private hire fares, sparking speculation the Chancellor will clobber cabbies at the Budget. Industry experts expect such a tax to raise £750million a year.

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3 d. ago London Mosque Barring Women From Charity Run 'Unacceptable': Minister

London Mosque Barring Women From Charity Run 'Unacceptable': Minister  NDTV

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3 d. ago Minister ‘appalled’ at Muslim charity run in London that excluded women

Minister ‘appalled’ at Muslim charity run in London that excluded women  The Guardian

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4 d. ago DAN HODGES: We must confront the outrageous truth. A shadowy cabal of men is running Britain

Imagine the following plot line: a tiny cabal of powerful men come together and take control of the British government . For years they manipulate every lever of power.

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6 d. ago Lawyers warn of death and rape threats after Reform and Tories' 'two

In an unprecedented intervention, six legal bodies, representing 250,000 lawyers, expressed “grave concern” over the language being used toward legal professionals

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7 d. ago BBC airing false claim about Euan Blair blamed on young producers ‘marinated in social media’

Broadcaster apologised after Have I Got News For You falsely said ex-PM’s son’s firm had won digital ID contractThe arrival of a generation of young producers “marinated in social media” led to a false claim about Euan Blair being broadcast on Have I Got News For You, the production chief behind the show has said.The first in a new series of the BBC show featured an incorrect claim that the company run by the son of the former prime minister Tony Blair had been given the contract to run the government’s new digital ID system. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Scotland 'reaching the limits of devolution' as John Swinney blames Westminster for drop in living standards

The First Minister denied the SNP was running out of steam after 18 years in power as he repeated his belief that only independence could fix the country's most serious problems.

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1 week ago Who is Sanae Takaichi? Japan’s ‘Iron Lady’ poised to be first woman prime minister

Sanae Takaichi is to succeed prime minister Shigeru Ishiba as she wins in run-off against Shinjiro Koizumi

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2 w. ago Andy Burnham would be blocked by Starmer from running for parliament, claims minister

The Greater Manchester mayor would need to become an MP if he wants to be Labour leader and prime minister

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3 w. ago Tony Blair 'wants to run interim Gaza government when war between Israel and Hamas ends'

The former prime minister wants to temporarily run the besieged territory before handing it over to the Palestinian Authority, who previously controlled it until 2006.

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3 w. ago Tories warn Rachel Reeves is condemning country to an economic 'doom loop'

Robert Jenrick warned the Chancellor would have to put up taxes in November's budget to fund plans for 'crazy spending'.

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