All news by author: Ben Glaze

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Just Stop Oil disrupt Parliament hearing into Coronation protests policing
Demonstrators interrupted police chiefs giving evidence to the Home Affairs Select Committee about officers' handling of protesters during the royal spectacle as King Charles was crowned
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Boris Johnson creates by-election chaos for Sunak by handing peerages to MP pals
The Prime Minister could face three polls in the coming months as the disgraced former PM rewards allies including his biggest cheerleader Nadine Dorries
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Zelensky will get fighter jets as West agrees to give planes to Ukraine
Rishi Sunak and Dutch PM Mark Rutte have agreed to build an "international coalition" to secure F-16 warplanes for Kyiv as it tries to recapture territory from Russia
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Sunak must find £42bn in tax hikes, spending cuts or borrowing for defence vow
The Royal United Services Institute think tank warned the PM will have to find billions of pounds to pay for his pledge to increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP
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Liz Truss to warn UK and EU 'can't wash their hands' of Taiwan in swipe at Sunak
The former Prime Minister will become the first ex-UK premier to visit the breakaway island for 27 years, following in the footsteps of idol, Margaret Thatcher
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Clarkson's Farm star heads to No10 for food prices crisis talks with Rishi Sunak
Kaleb Cooper, who became a sensation after appearing on the Amazon Prime show, attended a crunch No10 summit with supermarket bosses, farmers' leaders and industry executives
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Labour wants deal for British and German troops to work together after Ukraine
Shadow Defence Secretary John Healey revealed his plans to sign a new defence concord with Berlin within weeks if Labour gets into power
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Nigel Farage admits Brexit has failed as he hints at political comeback
The former UKIP chief and arch Brexiteer failed to rule out a return to frontline politics as he issued a scathing assessment of the Government's handling of EU withdrawal
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Liz Truss warns China 'biggest threat facing the West' ahead of Taiwan visit
Former Prime Minister Liz Truss ramped up her war of words with Beijing hours before flying to Taipei to show solidarity with the breakaway island
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Zelensky pleads for jets as Sunak promises pilot training school for Ukrainians
The Ukrainian President desperately wants warplanes so his forces can reclaim control of the air as Kyiv prepares for its highly-anticipated counter-attack
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Boris Johnson 'U-turns on knighthood for Michael Gove after leadership betrayal'
The former Prime Minister reportedly planned to reward his fellow Conservative in the resignation honours, but scrapped the idea after Michael Gove's intervention in the Tory leadership saga
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Nurses still in strong position in bitter pay row with Tories, says union boss
Royal College of Nursing general secretary Pat Cullen urged the Government to return to the negotiating table, as the RCN's annual congress got underway in Brighton
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Ukraine leader Zelensky arrives in UK to meet Sunak for crunch talks on war
The Prime Minister is hosting Mr Zelensky at his official retreat in the Chilterns countryside - and confirm the UK will donate more drones and air defence systems
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Britain faces Northern 'brain drain' as 4 in 10 young people to leave for work
Some 44% of 16 to 21 year olds expect to have to move from the North to improve their career chances, according to a study Atkins and the Northern Powerhouse Partnership think tank
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Nurses fear being taken to court over treating patients in corridors, warns RCN
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has revealed its members worries about being taken to court because of patient safety amid huge pressure on the struggling NHS
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Supermarket bosses hauled into No10 as inflation rips through family budgets
The crunch showdown comes as the Lib Dems revealed figures showing how customers are still being hit in the wallet even when production costs fall
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Fresh pleas to save steel industry as Business Secretary finally visits plants
Top Tory Kemi Badenoch waited almost three months to visit a steelworks then went to two in a fortnight, where she heard bosses plead for government support to save the struggling industry
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Manufacturing boom for towns, country and coast 'could pump £70bn into economy'
A study by the Centre for Progressive Policy think tank has calculated the potential impact of reviving heavy industry across swathes of Britain
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Labour looks at giving EU citizens and 16 to 17-year-olds general election vote
Millions of EU nationals could be given the right to vote in UK general elections under Labour, along with 1.4 million 16 and 17-year-olds in a major boost to the size of the electorate
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Joanna Lumley leads celebrities urging Rishi Sunak to keep animal welfare vows
The TV star leads a host of celebrities and animal welfare campaigners calling on the Government to deliver on its pledges about protecting animals and cracking down on abuse
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Coronation sword carrier Penny Mordaunt took painkillers before Abbey service
The Lord President of the Council was widely praised for her performance at the crowning of King Charles III - and has now revealed how she managed to maintain her poise
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UK sending Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine ahead of counter-offensive
The Defence Secretary confirmed the long-range weapons system was being donated to Kyiv as President Volodymyr Zelensky's regime prepares to launch its counter-attack against Russian invaders
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£15-an-hour wage for carers would deliver £7.7bn economic boost - see your area
Workers' leaders today demand a pay hike for carers in a move aimed at filling the 165,000 vacancies blighting the sector and easing gender and race pay gaps
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Number of Royal Navy ships to protect UK branded 'pathetic' by ex-defence chief
Former First Sea Lord Admiral Lord West blasted the Government over the dwindling number of surface warships as he urged ministers to order more vessels
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'Humiliated' youngsters with ID stopped from casting ballots in Tory crackdown
Some young voters were stopped from taking part in last week's local elections because their proof-of-age cards were not accepted, it is claimed