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Starmer clarifies position on EU after Lammy talks up customs union
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Stocks slide and pound dives as bond yields spike
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Reeves’ authority not dented by reshuffle, No 10 says in bid to calm markets
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Cooper denies Reeves being ‘sidelined’ after No 10 shake-up
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Starmer insists Downing Street shake-up is ‘second phase’ not reshuffle
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Repeated calls for pay restraint among university leaders ‘could be dangerous’
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Minouche Shafik: Interest rates ‘wrong tool’ on housing
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