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UK growth forecast upgraded but higher energy prices to hit economy next year (BBC News - Politics 2026-10-13 09:38:54)
The prediction from the IMF comes as final preparations are being made for the first Budget under Prime Minister Andy Burnham.
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Welsh government and Labour strike budget deal with £60m for additional learning needs (BBC News - Politics 2026-10-13 09:29:03)
The Plaid Cymru-led administration had failed to pass its spending plans during the summer.
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Why are hundreds of prisoners being released early? (BBC News - Politics 2026-10-13 07:55:58)
More people going to prison, and for longer, is why governments including the current one have had to release prisoners early.
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UK growth forecast upgraded but energy prices and rates to hit in 2027 (BBC News - Politics 2026-10-13 07:33:57)
The prediction from the IMF comes as final preparations are being made for the first Budget under Prime Minister Andy Burnham.
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UK growth forecast upgraded but energy prices and rates to bite in 2027 (BBC News - Politics 2026-10-13 05:55:12)
The IMF report comes as final preparations are being made to the first Budget under Prime Minister Andy Burham.
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Chronic UTIs made MP 'feel like a drug user' (BBC News - Politics 2026-10-13 05:38:00)
Dr Allison Gardner MP has been living with the "searing pain" of recurring infections for a decade.
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Why the prime minister wants to talk about Brexit again (BBC News - Politics 2026-10-13 01:27:59)
For the first time since the UK left the EU, we have a prime minister who will "unflinchingly" debate Brexit, says the BBC's political editor Chris Mason.
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Votes of no confidence in Sinn Féin ministers fail (BBC News - Politics 2026-10-12 19:53:16)
The attempt to oust them failed as it required cross-community support from a majority of both unionists and nationalists in the assembly.
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Motion of no-confidence in Sinn Féin ministers 'pointless' - O'Neill (BBC News - Politics 2026-10-12 18:01:24)
The motion against Michelle O'Neill and three other Sinn Féin ministers will be debated after receiving the backing of unionist parties last week.
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Burnham to push for new post-Brexit deals at EU summit (BBC News - Politics 2026-10-12 17:38:15)
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said the prime minister was "unpicking" the deal the UK signed with the EU.
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It is inconceivable to think Russia did not try to interfere in Brexit vote, says PM (BBC News - Politics 2026-10-12 17:33:50)
Andy Burnham says he is not questioning the legitimacy of the 2016 vote after facing questions from MPs.
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Government expands police support to political figures who are not MPs (BBC News - Politics 2026-10-12 17:24:27)
Shabana Mahmood says there is "insufficient protection" for those who play a role in public life.
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Baroness Campbell: People with disabilities can achieve almost anything with right support (BBC News - Politics 2026-10-12 16:40:18)
Disability rights campaigner Baroness Campbell speaks about her experience as a peer in the House of Lords.
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Michelle O'Neill and other Sinn Féin ministers face no-confidence vote (BBC News - Politics 2026-10-12 16:31:35)
The motion against will be debated after it received the backing of unionist parties last week.
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Britain won't tolerate threats on our soil, Miliband says as he summons Iran ambassador (BBC News - Politics 2026-10-12 16:14:39)
The prime minister says Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard "almost certainly" directed the RAF Fairford incident.
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PM believes Brexit vote was legitimate despite Russia interference claims, No 10 says (BBC News - Politics 2026-10-12 12:53:06)
It is "inconceivable" that Russia did not try to use the referendum to its advantage, No 10 said, but the PM believed it did not succeed in influencing the result.
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Reform pledges to suspend UK's asylum system for up to five years (BBC News - Politics 2026-10-12 12:05:26)
All asylum applications would be rejected and existing ones voided, with all claimants marked for deportation.
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Sinn Féin ministers facing no-confidence vote after Drumcree dispute (BBC News - Politics 2026-10-12 10:59:44)
The motion against Michelle O'Neill and three other Sinn Féin ministers will be debated after receiving the backing of unionist parties last week.
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Burnham says it is 'clear' Russia interfered with Brexit vote (BBC News - Politics 2026-10-12 08:38:43)
The prime minister says voters were not "sufficiently" informed about how foreign actors sought to disrupt UK democracy.
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Reform pledges to suspend asylum system for up to five years and deport claimants (BBC News - Politics 2026-10-12 08:00:25)
All asylum applications would be rejected and existing ones voided, with all claimants marked for deportation.