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‘Strong views’ for and against water charges 20 years ago, officials believed

Declassified files show the planning that was undertaken for the potential introduction of domestic water metering in Northern Ireland.

Evening Standard · Dec 30, 2025

Sinn Fein ‘ignored role of 3,000 deaths in damaging community relations’

A former NIO minister had launched a consultation on a new good relations strategy for NI in 2003.

The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2024

Luke Akehurst: who is Labour activist turned controversial candidate?

Described by critics as on the Labour right, Akehurst’s defence of Israel’s actions in Gaza has upset many in party and without

The Guardian - UK · May 31, 2024

Tories chose not to respond to looming nurse shortages 12 YEARS ago

A Labour backbencher has revealed the reply he received from a Conservative Health Secretary after raising fears about a cut in training places for budding nurses

Daily Mirror · Jan 19, 2023

Priti Patel accused of publicity stunt ‘as Navy quits migrant patrols’

Home Secretary’s migrant crisis plan was always destined to fail, critics say

Evening Standard · Aug 16, 2022

Government abandoned migrant pushback tactic after trial, MPs hear

Armed Forces Minister James Heappey told the Defence Committee that the Ministry of Defence initially recommended against the tactic.

The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2022

Priti Patel’s plan to end Channel crossings in disarray as navy threatens to ‘walk away’

Official figures reveal that number of migrants crossing in small boats has doubled since military brought in

The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2022

Friendly fire as Army chief hits out at Tories' cuts to troop numbers

General Sir Mark Carleton-Smith also called for a "reappraisal and additional scrutiny" of the landmark defence document which wielded the axe to thousands of soldiers

Daily Mirror · Apr 12, 2022