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British steelmaking facing 'lethal cliff edge' as thousands wait to hear fate
Labour frontbencher Stephen Kinnock, who chairs the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Steel, attacked the ongoing uncertainty surrounding Britain's biggest steelworks
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Keir Starmer rejects call for him to quit as Labour councillors join Gaza revolt
The Labour leader has called for short 'humanitarian' pauses in the fighting to allow aid into Gaza and hostages out while allowing Israel to continue its fight against Hamas
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Out of touch Rishi Sunak says people should give up jobs to take risks
Labour's Jonathan Ashworth said the Prime Minister 'hasn't got a clue' after be suggested workers should be prepared to give up secure jobs in an online Q&A with Elon Musk
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Voters accuse MPs of manufacturing culture wars to distract from failings
A study by King’s College London’s Policy Institute examined how people would feel about being called 'woke' - and how big a problem culture wars are for democracy
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Rishi Sunak 'haunted by Tory imagination ghosts', says Keir Starmer
The Labour leader will use a speech in the North East to outline what he hopes to hear in next week's King's Speech - Charles' first State Opening since becoming monarch 14 months ago
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Hancock wanted to decide who lived or died if NHS couldn't cope, inquiry told
The former boss of NHS England Lord Stevens said Matt Hancock 'took the ­position that he, rather than the medical profession, should decide who should live and die'
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'Reality TV show appearances won't­­ rehabilitate Matt Hancock in our eyes'
The latest claim by Simon Stevens, former NHS England chief, is another nail in the reputation of the incompetent Conservative Health Secretary during the pandemic
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Humans can curb impact of AI on lives as Rishi Sunak hails tech summit outcome
The Prime Minister made the claim after reaching an agreement with technology firms to vet their models before their release, at the event at former codebreaking HQ Bletchley Park
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Growing fears Tories will axe rusting British warship linked to Parliament
Uncertainty surrounds the future of the Type 23 frigate HMS Westminster as she languishes in a basin at Devonport naval base in Plymouth with no guarantees she will sail again
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Rishi Sunak heaps praise on Elon Musk hours before bromance date night
In what could be an unusual event, Rishi Sunak will sit down with tech billionaire Elon Musk this evening to discuss the risks and benefits of artificial intelligence
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Ex-NHS chief says 'I try to see best in people' when asked if Matt Hancock lied
Lord Simon Stevens, former chief executive of NHS England, told the Covid Inquiry that there were "occasional moments of tension and flashpoints", but squirmed as he was asked about Mr Hancock's honesty
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Boris Johnson told he'd be 'finished' if he recklessly killed Queen - watch live
Bombshell witness statements from former advisor Dominic Cummings say the then-PM had to be "stopped" from seeing the Queen days before lockdown
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BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg gives update after missing Sunday show for four weeks
The BBC presenter hasn't appeared on her Sunday Morning With Laura Kuenssberg show since the beginning of last month with colleague Victoria Derbyshire stepping in
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Boris Johnson told Cabinet 'confidence is contagious' as he went on Covid break
Minutes of a Cabinet meeting show the PM insisted it would be wrong to 'overreact' after the first patients in UK tested positive for coronavirus, before he took 10-day holiday
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31 key things we learned from No10 aides in blistering 3 days at Covid Inquiry
In an often foul-mouthed and frequently chilling three days, Downing Street insiders shared memories and WhatsApp messages that demonstrated the scale of the turmoil in Boris Johnson's government
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Rishi Sunak swerves questions about Elon Musk 'special welcome' ahead of chat
The Prime Minister will sit down with the owner of Tesla, SpaceX and X - formerly Twitter - for a chat to be broadcast on the social media platform this evening after a speech on AI
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GPs told to get missing kids back to class as absence crisis leads to GCSE slump
The Children's Commissioner found around 20,000 pupils finishing their GCSEs last summer had missed half or more of their classes in one of their final two years of school
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Rishi Sunak denies he's planning secret new career after Downing Street
The Prime Minister shot down rumours he is plotting a surprise change in career as he welcomed world leaders and tech bosses for a summit on Artificial Intelligence
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US Vice-President warns AI is 'currently causing harm' in London speech
Joe Biden's deputy warned concerns about Artificial Intelligence must go beyond 'existential' fears about threats of cyber attacks or bioweapons as she laid out how the tech could harm
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Disabled people still feel a collective trauma from start of Covid
Mirror columnist Rachel Charlton-Dailey blasts the government after the shambolic Whatsapp reveals from the Covid Inquiry starring Dominic Cummings and an imaginative use of swear words
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Top aide claims women lost lives in pandemic as macho No10 focused on hunting
Helen MacNamara, who was Britain’s most senior female civil servant, said Boris Johnson let the country down by not tackling the 'toxic' culture in Downing Street
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Are you surprised by the Covid Inquiry findings - vote in our poll
The Covid Inquiry has shined light on the chaos in No10 in the lead up to the first lockdown, with Boris Johnson suggesting Covid is "nature’s way of dealing with old people"
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3,000 steelworkers in limbo as Tata shelves crunch Port Talbot announcement
The Indian giant had been due to make an announcement after a board meeting in Mumbai today, but it decided to delay revealing its redundancy plans for the South Wales site
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Boris Johnson asked experts if you could kill Covid by blowing hairdryer up nose
The then-PM questioned Government health experts on whether people could get rid of coronavirus with hot air after he watched a YouTube clip that suggested this
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King Charles gives unexpected speech at AI summit warning 'urgency' needed
The King gave an unexpected speech to the AI summit in which he has warned global leaders the need to 'address the risks presented by AI with a sense of urgency'