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New review by UK ministers again finds no reason to stop arms exports to Israel | Israel-Gaza war

UK government ministers have reviewed a further three months of the IDF’s presence in Gaza and found no reason to…

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Environment

UK ministers to be challenged in human rights court over protest injunctions | Injunctions

The government is to be challenged at the European court of human rights over its use of “confusing and opaque”…

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Politics

Ministers clawing back £251m from carers hit by DWP’s allowance failures | Carers

Ministers are clawing back more than £250m from unpaid carers over benefit infringements that occurred largely as a result of…

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Politics

Ministers knew about carer’s allowance problems three years ago, report reveals | Carers

Ministers were warned three years ago that unpaid carers were being treated unfairly and forced to repay huge sums for…

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Politics

Ministers dismiss claims Maria Caulfield pushed ‘15-minute cities’ conspiracy theory | Conservatives

Government ministers have dismissed allegations one of them pushed a conspiracy theory in campaign literature. Maria Caulfield, a health minister,…

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Politics

Ministers consider making UK’s carbon targets easier to meet | Greenhouse gas emissions

Ministers are considering plans to weaken the UK’s carbon-cutting plans by allowing the unused portion of the last carbon budget…

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Politics

Schools should bond communities: faith schools divide them. Why are ministers making that worse? | Simon Jenkins

To gain admission to the local church school near my home, parents were always advised to attend church. Otherwise, they…

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Politics

Make ministers declare WhatsApp contact with lobbyists, MPs say | Lobbying

Ministers should have to publicly declare contact from lobbyists on WhatsApp or face a ban on its use on official…

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Politics

UK ministers acknowledge detention of asylum seekers to be sent to Rwanda | Immigration and asylum

UK ministers have acknowledged for the first time that they are detaining asylum seekers to be removed to Rwanda, prompting…

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Politics

Work and pensions committee chair tells ministers to fix carer’s allowance issues | Carers

Ministers have been told to “immediately” fix the issues causing tens of thousands of unpaid carers to incur “enormous accidental…

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