All news on the topic: Liam Byrne

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UK minister accused of misleading MPs over Israel arms exports as briefing contradicts claim
Chris Bryant told a parliamentary committee that UK-made aircraft parts would not benefit Israeli fighter pilots. His briefing said otherwise.
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Downing Street pauses push to cut 25% US levy on steel imports
A proposed deal to eliminate US tariffs on British steel has been shelved, it has emerged on the eve of Donald Trump’s second state visit.
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Leader of Salford gang Anti A-Team admits supplying weapons and drug trafficking via Encrochat
Jamie Rothwell, a key figure in Salford’s feared Anti A-Team gang, was caught supplying deadly weapons and moving huge quantities of drugs through messages on an encrypted phone network
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Thomas Kavanagh must pay €1.7m in criminal profits or serve extra 12 years behind bars
Senior Kinahan cartel boss Thomas ’Bomber’ Kavanagh has been ordered to pay the British State over €1.7 million following a proceeds-of-crime investigation - or spend 12 more years behind bars.
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World-famous jumper dies after failed landing from 2.5 km height
24-year-old British wingsuit champion Liam Byrne tragically died during a jump from Mount Hitchen in the Swiss Alps.
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Claims about the short-seller made in UK Parliament are linked to a private intelligence firm hired by Steward Health Care
In March 2023, a member of parliament publicly questioned whether a prominent short-seller had ties to Russia. Leaked records suggest that the question was planted by Audere International, a private intelligence firm conducting a smear campaign paid for by Steward Health Care.
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Tories told to compensate Alan Bates and Post Office victims instead of fighting
Liam Byrne, chair of the Commons Business Committee, demanded Post Office bosses and ministers end the blame game and get cheques in the post to victims of the Horizon scandal
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UK-Canada trade talks have not 'broken down' says business secretary
The Business and Trade Secretary said "multiple discussions" are ongoing with Canada, while negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) have been "paused"
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'As private jet sales to rich hit all time high, food banks are running empty'
If we don’t change things pronto, this inequality of wealth that divides our nation is going to get worse and worse. On current trends, Britain’s super-rich are set to multiply their fortunes by 91 times more than everyone else by 2028
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Tetchy Rishi Sunak asked if he lies awake at night thinking about the poor
Appearing before the Commons Liaison Committee, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was asked if lies awake at night thinking about the gulf between the rich and poor in Britain
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Tories 'jeopardising national security' over steel furnace shutdown, say MPs
Business Minister Nusrat Ghani was hauled to Parliament for a grilling over plans to shut blast furnaces at Scunthorpe, which comes weeks after Tata announced a similar move at Port Talbot