Laura Parnaby
UK6 Nov 2023
What is conversion therapy? Ban not thought to be in King’s Speech
What is the practice, how many people have experienced it, and does it have a future in the UK?
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Youngsters trust politicians less than influencers to give truthful news – poll
The poll was conducted by Survation and commissioned by BBC Education.
19 Jun 2022
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Terror victim’s daughter remembers ‘one of most gentle human beings’
Makram Ali, 51, died five years ago when a terrorist drove a van into a crowd of worshippers outside a mosque in north London.
19 Jun 2022
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Prince William and Kate release heart-warming Father’s Day photograph
William is pictured with his children in Jordan in a photograph released by Kensington Palace
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Finsbury Park attack victim remembered at on five-year anniversary
Makram Ali died when Darren Osborne ploughed a hired van into worshippers gathered outside the Muslim Welfare House in north London.
19 Jun 2022
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Prime Minister warns ‘we need to steel ourselves for long war’ in Ukraine
Boris Johnson has written an article in The Times on his return from Kyiv.
19 Jun 2022
UK18 Jun 2022
Camilla reveals she plays Wordle with her granddaughter
The duchess spoke with British Vogue for a lengthy piece ahead of her 75th birthday
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Camilla says domestic abuse is ‘terrible hidden secret’ for many women
The future Queen Consort spoke with British Vogue ahead of her 75th birthday.
18 Jun 2022
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Prime Minister misses northern Tory conference to make surprise visit to Kyiv
Boris Johnson had been due to address Tory MPs and party members during a Northern Research Group event but travelled to Ukraine instead.
17 Jun 2022
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Boris Johnson thinks he is honest, says Tory by-election candidate
But Tiverton and Honiton candidate Helen Hurford twice declined to say the Prime Minister is trustworthy.
17 Jun 2022
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Government accepts recommendations of damning report on Covid response
A report by MPs found the UK’s pandemic preparation was far too focused on flu, and delays in enforcing the first lockdown cost lives.
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‘Rich and powerful witnesses should not be able to avoid giving evidence to MPs’
The Committee of Privileges has published a report recommending legislation which would allow Parliament to make witnesses attend inquiries.
16 Jun 2022
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Russian officials sanctioned after ‘barbaric’ treatment of Ukrainians
The Foreign Office has announced fresh sanctions on Vladimir Putin’s allies.
16 Jun 2022
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William and Kate’s attendance at Grenfell service hailed as ‘huge’ for community
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were among those who observed a 72-second silence at the base of the tower in north Kensington.
14 Jun 2022
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Grenfell area ahead of Government on protecting disabled tenants – council
Elizabeth Campbell, leader of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea authority, spoke to the PA news agency five years on from the fire.
13 Jun 2022
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Grenfell ‘a tragedy in three acts’ as told by survivor who predicted the blaze
Ed Daffarn described Grenfell as a ‘tragedy in three acts’, with the final act being half a decade of ‘betrayal’ by the housing department.
13 Jun 2022
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Ukraine: How might the Government free the two captured Britons?
Why are Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner being treated as criminals, and what can ministers do to help them?
10 Jun 2022
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Minister defends Johnson after Government tsar says he is not a good role model
Schools minister Robin Walker has disagreed with the social mobility tsar’s comment that Boris Johnson is not a good role model for children.
10 Jun 2022
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Greensill scandal could happen again, Tory peer warns
Lord Pickles, who chairs the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments, discussed the issue with MPs on Thursday.
9 Jun 2022
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Jeremy Hunt condemns Government decision to allow gas drilling in rural Surrey
The move is also opposed by Conservative-run Surrey County Council.
9 Jun 2022