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PPE Medpro, connected to Michelle Mone, to repay £122m after supplying 25 million unsafe gowns
A company associated with Tory peer Michelle Mone is required to repay the Government nearly £122 million for violating a PPE contract, according to a High Court ruling.
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Bridget Phillipson: “Yes, I’ve faced sexist briefings — but I’ll keep going”
Cabinet Minister Bridget Phillipson said she "completely" believes she has been subjected to sexist briefings.
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Starmer prepares landmark move on Palestinian statehood as Israel intensifies Gaza offensive
The Prime Minister is expected to recognize Palestinian statehood on Sunday while also announcing new sanctions on Hamas.
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More than 1,000 migrants cross Channel in one day despite government deal with France
More than a thousand people crossed the English Channel in small boats on Friday as the Government sent a third person back to France.
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Migrant deportations have not yet started as Downing Street denies allegations of being a ‘shambles’
Deportations of migrants under the Government’s “one in, one out” deal with France have not yet started, amid further reports of planned removals being halted.
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Government explores measures to reduce energy bills ahead of budget
Rachel Reeves is formulating plans to lower household energy bills as part of an economic overhaul.
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30,000 pupils now free from dangerous crumbling RAAC concrete
The government has stated it is making progress in addressing schools that are ‘crumbling’ due to unsafe concrete, as it announced 30,000 students are now learning in schools free from RAAC.
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Entire French government dismissed following no-confidence vote
French lawmakers voted to remove Prime Minister François Bayrou Monday, plunging the country into a new political crisis and leaving it without a government at a time of increasing economic strain and geopolitical tensions.
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The UK experiences daily cyberattacks as experts warn that civilians could be the next target
Britain is already under daily cyberattack, and the next casualty may not be a hacked network or paralysed business but ordinary people, a leading security expert has warned.
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Israel’s supreme court orders government to improve food for Palestinian prisoners
Israel’s supreme court has ruled that the government has failed to provide Palestinian security prisoners with adequate food for basic subsistence and ordered authorities to improve their nutrition.
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Baroness Poppy Gustafsson steps down as UK investment minister after serving for less than a year
UK investment minister Baroness Poppy Gustafsson is reportedly stepping down less than a year after being appointed to the role, following her tenure as the former boss of cybersecurity firm Darktrace.
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Minister defends potential Government meeting with Israeli president in the UK
A minister has defended the possibility of UK Government figures meeting Israeli president Isaac Herzog during his visit to Britain next week, amid criticism from within the Labour Party.
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MoD is unable to determine the actual cost of the Afghan data leak relocation scheme
The Government is unable to calculate the total cost of a secret relocation plan it set up following the Afghan data leak, Britain’s public spending watchdog has said.
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Keir Starmer holds first Cabinet meeting since reshuffling as Labour confronts economic and migration challenges
Sir Keir Starmer will convene his Cabinet for its first meeting following a major overhaul of his Downing Street team, as he aims to refresh his Government after a challenging summer.
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Starmer government plans Palestinian recognition as Netanyahu hardens position
David Lammy will tell MPs on Monday that the UK still intends to recognise a Palestinian state in September, with Israel having shown no sign of meeting the government’s demands.
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No escape for drivers: Dartford Crossing toll rises by 40% as the government classifies it as a traffic measure
The newest financial burden on the nation’s drivers is scheduled to take effect tomorrow (1 September) when the Government raises the Dart Charge in Kent by an astonishing 40 percent.
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Government vows to close all asylum hotels by end of Parliament despite Bell Hotel ruling
Epping Forest District Council had been granted an interim injunction by the High Court, stopping the hotel’s owner, Somani Hotels, from using the hotel to accommodate asylum seekers beyond September 12.
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UK to evacuate 40 Palestinian students from Gaza for university scholarships
The government has approved plans to permit approximately 40 students from Gaza to travel to the UK in the upcoming weeks to begin funded university scholarships.
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England may face 5.5% train fare increase next year
An inflation figure frequently utilized to determine increases in the cost of train travel will be announced on Wednesday.
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Arla survey: 13% of farmers ready to quit dairy production due to staff shortage
The Arla cooperative says five in six farmers receive very few or zero applications for job vacancies
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Foreign criminals in Britain to be deported immediately after sentencing
Foreign criminals will be sent "packing" and deported immediately when they receive a custodial sentence, the Justice Secretary has pledged.
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First boat migrants detained for deportation to France under new agreement
Detentions began for those who arrived on a small boat on Wednesday - with those being held expected to be sent back within a fortnight
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Head of Ofwat to resign amid government plans to abolish the water regulator
The CEO of Ofwat will resign at the end of August as the challenged water regulator gets ready to be dissolved.
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Epping protesters ‘upset for legitimate reasons’ over migrant hotel, says UK minister
Jonathan Reynolds says ‘I understand the frustrations people have’, as police brace for further unrest
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Data leak of 18,000 Afghans: How the government hid the disaster behind an unprecedented constitutional ban
The government spent nearly two years employing an unprecedented superinjunction to stop the public from learning about a catastrophic Ministry of Defence data breach that exposed the personal details of thousands of Afghans who had worked with UK forces.
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