Day Headlines in Politics News: 2025-03-10
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Starmer says benefit system unfair and indefensible (BBC News - Politics 2025-03-10 23:15:17)
Some Labour MPs urge ministers to tackle the "crisis of economic inactivity", while others oppose cuts.
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Sentencing body defends changes after 'two-tier' row (BBC News - Politics 2025-03-10 20:43:21)
New guidance on sentencing offenders from ethnic monitories and other backgrounds is set to start in April.
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Former Bristol MP takes seat in House of Lords (BBC News - Politics 2025-03-10 18:32:36)
A former Bristol MP and shadow minister takes her seat in the House of Lords.
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Bills to rise by 80p to fund discounts for homes near pylons (BBC News - Politics 2025-03-10 18:00:15)
Households near new pylons are set to get up to £250 a year off their energy bills, under government plans.
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Mike Amesbury to stand down as MP over assault conviction (BBC News - Politics 2025-03-10 17:00:38)
Mike Amesbury says he "regrets" attacking Paul Fellows "every moment, every day".
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Households near new pylons to get hundreds off energy bills (BBC News - Politics 2025-03-10 12:57:12)
The government says it could help reduce opposition to new projects needed to deliver more clean energy.
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Labour has moral duty to get sick into work, MPs say (BBC News - Politics 2025-03-10 12:02:08)
Ministers are urged the tackle the "crisis of economic inactivity", in a letter from Labour MPs.
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Chris Mason: Reform row poses danger for party that wants to win (BBC News - Politics 2025-03-10 11:36:27)
This current spat involving Nigel Farage and the MP for Great Yarmouth, Rupert Lowe, has seen both sides flinging a lot of mud at each other.
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Government rejects call for inquiry into MP murder (BBC News - Politics 2025-03-10 11:16:19)
The family of Sir David Amess say the decision is "unacceptable" and "insulting".
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Conservatives call for salary hike on work visas (BBC News - Politics 2025-03-10 09:48:51)
Shadow home secretary Chris Philp said he wants to "bring to an end the era of mass migration".
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Starmer pitches reform to 'shackled' civil servants (BBC News - Politics 2025-03-10 09:05:07)
The PM writes to officials, telling them they "must be enabled to re-focus on your core purpose".
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Lawyer probing Reform UK row contradicts MP Lowe (BBC News - Politics 2025-03-10 03:24:15)
Comments attributed to the senior lawyer by the Great Yarmouth MP in his defence have been denied by her.
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Man charged after climbing Big Ben's Elizabeth Tower (BBC News - Politics 2025-03-10 00:39:52)
Daniel Day, 29, has been charged with causing a public nuisance and trespassing on a protected site.