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Infected Blood Scandal: PM risks ending on ‘wrong side of history’

Campaigners warn that the government will be “on the wrong side of history” if it rejects a new compensation scheme for NHS infected blood scandal victims. Thousands died after being treated with contaminated blood products in the 1970s and 1980s. MPs backed plans to set up a new compensation scheme, following a rebellion on Monday by Tory MPs. The Haemophilia ...

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Stella Creasy: MP trolled as ‘unfit mother’ pushes for law change

An MP reported to social services as an unfit mother over her views is seeking to change the law, so no-one else has to go through such “distress”. Stella Creasy said being a victim of an online troll’s “campaign of harassment” left her family with a record that cannot be removed. “I sat in the court clutching myself to stop ...

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British lawyers could be based in Rwandan courts as part of asylum plans

British lawyers could be stationed in courts in Rwanda as part of a treaty to allow the UK government to send asylum seekers to the country. It would aim to address concerns from the Supreme Court, which ruled the Rwanda plan unlawful last month. Details are expected on Tuesday, with Home Secretary James Cleverly flying to Rwanda to sign the ...

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British soldier killed off duty in Kenya

A British soldier has died while off duty in Kenya, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said. The BBC understands 32-year-old Maj Kevin McCool was on a motorcycle trip off base when he was attacked. MoD officials confirmed the soldier’s next of kin have been informed, but said it would not be releasing any details of what happened. Defence Secretary ...

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Rishi Sunak agreed migrant deal, Suella Braverman’s allies say

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised to toughen up migration rules under a Tory leadership contest deal with Suella Braverman, the former home secretary’s allies say. The Telegraph newspaper says it has seen a copy of a plan Mr Sunak agreed with Mrs Braverman last year. The document includes a pledge to increase the salary migrants would have to earn to ...

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Covid Inquiry: Sadiq Khan says ‘lives could’ve been saved’ if government hadn’t kept him ‘in dark’

London Mayor Sadiq Khan said “lives could have been saved” if he had been allowed to attend early coronavirus Cobra meetings, claiming Downing Street kept him “in the dark”. Speaking at the UK Covid-19 Inquiry on Monday, Mr Khan accused the government of ignoring his repeated requests to attend the emergency meetings in March 2020. He said it left him ...

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Huge pro-Palestinian London march calls for permanent ceasefire

Hundreds of thousands of people marched through central London in a pro-Palestinian march on Saturday demanding a permanent ceasefire, a day after the exchange of hostages held in Gaza for prisoners held in Israel amid a four-day temporary ceasefire. Protesters old and young chanted for a ceasefire as they marched down Park Lane to Whitehall, some draped with Palestinian flags, ...

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British High Commission Dhaka hosts multi-stakeholder climate discussion ahead of COP28

The British High Commission Dhaka has organised a multi-stakeholder climate discussion at the High Commissioner’s Residence on 23 November 2023. “Towards COP28: Building momentum for climate action” titled discussion brought together representatives from policymakers, academic, private sectors, civil society, youth and media. The purpose of this discussion was to understand the expectations and views of different stakeholders to inform the ...

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Robert Jenrick pressures No 10 with own plan to cut migration

Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick has drawn up a set of proposals to attempt to cut immigration to the UK. The ideas, which he has shared with No 10, are not yet government policy, but are being discussed internally. Among the suggestions are a required minimum annual salary of £35,000 in order to receive a work visa. It comes after official ...

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Autumn Statement: Hunt denies tax cuts were pre-election giveaway

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has insisted he did not make “crowd-pleasing” tax cuts as giveaways ahead of the next general election in his Autumn Statement. Mr Hunt used Wednesday’s statement to announce a £10bn National Insurance cut for millions and an uplift in benefits. The Conservatives claimed they had delivered the biggest tax cuts in decades in a move to boost ...

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