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Parental leave and pay for new parents to be reviewed by ministers

The amount of time off and pay new parents can get after the birth of a child will be looked…

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Prime minister’s benefit cuts U-turn leaves backbenchers feeling bruised

Henry Zeffman Chief Political Correspondent Reuters “What an absolute bloody shambles!” When we tell you that this is the unvarnished…

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Environment

UK ministers to restart approval process for two North Sea oilfields | Oil

Ministers will restart the approval process for two controversial oilfields on Thursday, even as new figures show the UK will…

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Politics

Asylum sites to be expanded as ministers bid to end hotel use

Large asylum seeker sites like Wethersfield air base in Essex are set to be expanded under plans to end the…

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Politics

Row over Labour minister’s small boat comments

A row has erupted after a senior minister said the majority of people crossing the English Channel in small boats…

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Environment

Ministers pledge UK action to ratify high seas treaty by end of year | Environment

Britain will take action to ratify the high seas treaty by the end of this year, a landmark agreement that…

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World

UK sanctions far-right Israeli ministers for ‘inciting violence’ against Palestinians

Thomas Mackintosh BBC News AFP via Getty Images Itamar Ben-Gvir (left) and Bezalel Smotrich are key members of PM Benjamin…

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Environment

Natural England chair rejects ministers’ claim that nature blocks development | Natural England

The government’s leading environmental adviser has said ministers are wrong to suggest nature is blocking development. Tony Juniper, the chair…

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Politics

Ministers considering scrapping two-child benefit cap

Kate Whannel Political reporter PA Media Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has said the government is looking at scrapping the two-child…

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Environment

Ministers to block Thames Water paying bosses bonuses out of emergency loan | Thames Water

Ministers plan to use new powers to block bosses from Thames Water taking bonuses worth hundreds of thousands of pounds…

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