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Crown prince lobbied Cameron over Saudi dissident, documents reveal

Exclusive: Records obtained via FoI request relate to critic of Saudi royal family living in UK under asylum protection

The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2024

'Thatcherite language': Rachel Reeves slated for public spending crackdown

RACHEL Reeves has been accused of using “Thatcherite language” in her latest crackdown on public spending.

The National (Scotland) · Dec 10, 2024

Savings target different to Osborne’s austerity-era cuts, says Reeves

The Chancellor said there would be a ‘real-terms increase’ in Government spending despite departments being told to meet the target.

The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2024

Getting Britain to work without blaming ‘scroungers’ – can Starmer change the narrative?

At face value, the government’s approach to “get Britain working” marks a pointed departure from the toxic anti-welfare rhetoric of recent decades.

The Conversation · Nov 29, 2024

Friday briefing: The history, controversy and morality behind the assisted dying bill

In today’s newsletter: Today, MPs debate one of the most significant laws ever to go before parliament. Here’s how the vote came about and what the result might mean

The Guardian - UK · Nov 29, 2024

Kemi Badenoch says the Tories got it wrong on immigration. She’s right – but not for the reasons she thinks

For 14 years, the Tories presided over a muddle of unrealistic pledges. Labour should try a little honesty instead, says the former civil servant Jonathan Portes

The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2024

Matt Hancock urges MPs to back assisted dying after constituent’s cancer tragedy changed his mind

Exclusive: The former health secretary told The Independent he can remember the moment he changed his mind on assisted dying

The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2024

David Cameron says he has changed mind on assisted dying and now supports bill

Ex-PM, who previously feared vulnerable people may be pressured to end lives, says legislation has ‘extremely strong’ safeguards

The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2024

Esther Rantzen defends Starmer’s silence on assisted dying debate

PM has faced criticism for refusing to reveal his stance ahead of the crunch vote

The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2024

UK politics live: Starmer says Tories used Brexit to run ‘open borders experiment’ in migration speech

Net migration drops 20 per cent this year after record high of 906,000 last year, official figures show

The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2024