Day Headlines in Politics News: 2024-10-21
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New workers' rights 'to cost firms £5bn a year' (BBC News - Politics 2024-10-21 20:57:04)
Businesses will face additional costs over the measures which include boosts to sick pay and unfair dismissal rights.
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Braverman sent government documents to private email 127 times (BBC News - Politics 2024-10-21 20:07:30)
The emails, sent while she was attorney general, could amount to a breach of the ministerial code.
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Jokey reform ideas removed from NHS website (BBC News - Politics 2024-10-21 17:08:45)
The health department says it is removing "irrelevant" posts from an online consultation.
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New workers' rights to cost businesses £5bn a year (BBC News - Politics 2024-10-21 16:34:15)
Firms will face additional costs over the measures which include boosts to sick pay and unfair dismissal rights.
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Serious Fraud Office probe £112m Unite union hotel (BBC News - Politics 2024-10-21 16:02:39)
Unite spent £112m of its members’ money on the project in Birmingham, the BBC has been told.
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English smacking ban being considered by government (BBC News - Politics 2024-10-21 15:09:24)
Government ministers are considering outlawing physical punishment of children, Department for Education confirms.
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Rayner given security council seat after U-turn (BBC News - Politics 2024-10-21 14:42:36)
The deputy PM was initially not named among ministers attending the National Security Council.
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Fears children at risk due to taxi driver licensing (BBC News - Politics 2024-10-21 13:36:05)
Children are being put at risk of abuse across the UK due to less stringent taxi rules, a Labour MP warns.
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Woman admits hurling McDonald's milkshake at Farage (BBC News - Politics 2024-10-21 12:04:20)
Victoria Thomas Bowen threw the drink at the Reform UK leader as he was campaigning in June.
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Patients to get full access to record on NHS App (BBC News - Politics 2024-10-21 11:58:09)
Medical records, test results and letters to be available to all on NHS App in digital revolution.
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Jenrick accuses Badenoch of disrespecting Tories (BBC News - Politics 2024-10-21 10:05:19)
Robert Jenrick has attacked Tory leadership rival Kemi Badenoch for failing to set out detail policies.
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Foster: Conversion therapy vote triggered my removal (BBC News - Politics 2024-10-21 09:27:01)
Former DUP leader says her abstention on a vote to ban on gay conversion therapy was the last straw.
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Ex-Tory Gauke to lead review of prison sentences (BBC News - Politics 2024-10-21 08:55:37)
Sir Keir Starmer is to appoint former Tory justice secretary to lead a review of prison sentencing.
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Primary schools close as strikes target Swinney's constituency (BBC News - Politics 2024-10-21 07:05:03)
Unison members, which includes janitors and classroom assistants, have walked out over council pay.
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JK Rowling turned down House of Lords peerage twice (BBC News - Politics 2024-10-21 04:37:42)
The revelation comes after Kemi Badenoch said she would give Rowling a peerage for her stance on gender.
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Attacks on ex-wife hurt me most, Gove says (BBC News - Politics 2024-10-21 00:47:50)
The former minister opens up about his most difficult moments in politics, in his new BBC series.
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Attacks on ex-wife hurt me most, Michael Gove says (BBC News - Politics 2024-10-21 00:47:50)
The former minister opens up about his most difficult moments in politics, in his new BBC series.