Caitlin Doherty
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Lammy labels Gaza famine ‘utterly horrifying’
The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification said on Friday that famine is occurring in Gaza City and could spread further south.
22 Aug 2025
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Water firms would be foolish to increase salaries to get around bonus ban – Reed
Six firms have been banned from paying bonuses to senior bosses under new rules that came into force on Friday.
6 Jun 2025
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Keir Starmer to meet head of Nato amid speculation over spending commitments
Mark Rutte will visit Sheffield Forgemasters with Defence Secretary John Healey, and give a speech at Chatham House.
5 Jun 2025
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Badenoch to launch review examining whether UK should pull out of ECHR
It comes ahead of a speech Conservative leader Mrs Badenoch is expected to make on Friday.
5 Jun 2025
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Head of Nato suggests alliance should look to ‘equalise’ US defence contribution
Mark Rutte said allies will find themselves ‘in great difficulty’ if the current 2% GDP spending target is maintained.
4 Jun 2025
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UK appears to have been spared immediate hit of Trump’s 50% steel tariffs
The US President has decided to ‘provide different treatment’ to the UK after a deal that was struck between Washington and London last month.
3 Jun 2025
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RAF chief set to be new head of armed forces – reports
Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton is thought to be in line to be the next Chief of Defence Staff.
3 Jun 2025
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Steel industry braced for 50% Trump tariff despite UK-US deal
Last week US President Donald Trump announced he was doubling tariffs on the imports of steel from 25% to 50%.
3 Jun 2025
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AI, drones and missile defence investment part of UK new defence plans
The SDR marks the ‘most profound change for about 150 years in how you think about armies, navies and air force,’ one of the authors suggested.
2 Jun 2025
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Key points of the Strategic Defence Review
Key points at a glance as Prime Minister and Defence Secretary unveil plan to keep Britain safe against rise in foreign threats
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£1.5bn in extra funding for military homes as part of defence review – Healey
The review, expected soon, will set out the money, which will be put towards work to improve housing and unlock further development.
31 May 2025
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'Nazi' row: Attorney General regrets 'clumsy' language in ECHR speech
Shadow paymaster general Richard Holden said Lord Hermer’s isn’t ‘fit to be our Attorney General’
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Schools and hospitals ‘not over hurdle’ of unsafe concrete, says minister
Catherine McKinnell said officials have ‘identified all the Raac’.
30 May 2025
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Millionaires should not get subsidy for energy bills, says Treasury minister
Darren Jones has said that winter fuel payments will ‘still be targeted to those that need it the most’.
30 May 2025
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Reform now accepting donations in Bitcoin, says Farage
Nigel Farage was speaking at the Bitcoin Conference in Las Vegas.
29 May 2025
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Bank of England head welcomes UK efforts with EU
The Windsor Framework, agreed between the UK and the EU in 2023, amended the Northern Ireland Protocol.
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Jenrick says authorities should ‘reassert basic rules’ after fare dodging video
The shadow justice secretary posted a video on social media on Thursday in which he confronted people who forced their way through ticket barriers.
29 May 2025
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Government ‘not going to rule anything out’ amid benefit cap pressure
The Government has been under pressure to axe the system which restricts certain benefits to the first two children in most households.
27 May 2025
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Lammy to host European counterparts for Ukraine talks
The Foreign Secretary will also welcome counterparts from France, Italy, Germany Spain and Poland for a meeting at Lancaster House.
12 May 2025
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Starmer to pledge ‘every area’ of immigration system ‘tightened up’
Migrants will be told they need to spend a decade in the UK before they can apply for citizenship and English language requirements will increased.
11 May 2025
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Industry and union attack plans to ban overseas care worker recruitment
Care England has labelled the change a ‘crushing blow to an already fragile sector’.
11 May 2025