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Badenoch denies housing benefit cuts plan would make people homeless (BBC News - Politics 2026-09-10 11:43:09)
The Conservatives say £4bn could be cut from the housing benefit bill to help fund increased defence spending.
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Ex-Tory campaign chief pleads guilty over election bet (BBC News - Politics 2026-09-10 11:03:37)
Anthony Lee passed confidential information to his wife Laura Lee about when the 2024 election would be held.
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England's mayors to be given power to introduce tourist tax (BBC News - Politics 2026-09-10 07:17:03)
The government is expected to detail how local leaders will be able to impose levies on overnight stays.
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Tax banks to give some households energy bill cut, unions tell Burnham (BBC News - Politics 2026-09-10 00:06:33)
The TUC says a bank surcharge should be reversed - and estimates it would raise £9bn over four years.
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Tax banks to cut energy bills, unions tell Burnham (BBC News - Politics 2026-09-10 00:06:33)
The TUC says a bank surcharge should be reversed - and estimates it would raise £9bn over four years.
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Camden leader to stand for Keir Starmer's old seat (BBC News - Politics 2026-09-09 20:20:59)
Sagal Abdi-Wali will contest Holborn and St Pancras for Labour on 8 October.
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PM would consider independence referendum if 'clear consensus' emerges (BBC News - Politics 2026-09-09 17:32:11)
Andy Burnham had previously told First Minister John Swinney that a second referendum is "off limits".
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Phillipson sets up 'class unit' as social mobility advisers ditched (BBC News - Politics 2026-09-09 17:02:48)
The equalities minister says the move will bring government efforts to tackle disadvantage "in-house".
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Police launch criminal investigation into Reform UK donations (BBC News - Politics 2026-09-09 14:19:43)
The investigation, which follows a broadcast by Channel 4 News, is being folded into the inquiry that has been underway into other donations.
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Miliband rejects chief rabbi's claim British Jews in greater danger after sanctions move (BBC News - Politics 2026-09-09 13:28:58)
The foreign secretary disagrees that sanctions on Israeli settlements could put British Jews at greater risk.
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National security can't come at expense of social security, Burnham says (BBC News - Politics 2026-09-09 13:19:45)
The prime minister says he will fund defence and get the welfare bill down in "the Labour way".
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Chris Mason: Burnham looks to show he will go further than Starmer with West Bank sanctions (BBC News - Politics 2026-09-08 23:52:28)
It is hoped that coordinated action minimises the blowback to any one country from Israel or America, our political editor writes.
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Thousands of teens missing education 'under the radar' of official stats, report warns (BBC News - Politics 2026-09-08 23:33:16)
The children's commissioner for England says many are enrolled at college but aren't showing up.
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Commentator Tim Montgomerie quits Reform following suspension (BBC News - Politics 2026-09-08 18:54:41)
The political commentator, who defected from the Tories 18 months ago, was suspended from Reform UK last month.
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Highest paid world leader to get $1m salary increase (BBC News - Politics 2026-09-08 18:51:58)
Singapore's government says it will raise the annual salaries of its ministers and other office holders, including its prime minister who is the highest paid political leader in the world.
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UK announces sanctions on West Bank settlements prompting furious Israeli response (BBC News - Politics 2026-09-08 17:59:07)
Britain's foreign secretary accuses settlers of carrying out the "ethnic cleansing" of Palestinians, as Israel responds by shutting the UK consulate in East Jerusalem.
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New law to force tech firms to stop children taking or sharing nude images (BBC News - Politics 2026-09-08 16:48:29)
The government said it will legislate "as soon as they can" but may "reassess" its plans if firms make the desired changes sooner.
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Reform UK would ban full-face coverings in public (BBC News - Politics 2026-09-08 14:57:04)
It comes after masked men gathered in Dover to protest against small boat crossings.
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Some veterans to be called up to test UK's war resilience (BBC News - Politics 2026-09-08 11:01:19)
An exercise next year on a scale not seen for a "very long time" will test the UK's preparedness, a minister says.
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Public opposed to disability benefit cuts, major survey suggests (BBC News - Politics 2026-09-08 09:37:44)
Around 7% of those polled wanted disability benefit cuts, according to the latest British Social Attitudes survey.