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                            <a href="uk/darren-jones-defends-rachel-reeves-for-misrepresenting-tax-increases-to-cabinet.php" title="Darren Jones defends Rachel Reeves for misrepresenting tax increases to cabinet">Darren Jones defends Rachel Reeves for misrepresenting tax increases to cabinet</a>
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                        <p class="rail-excerpt">PM’s chief secretary denies any lying as Reeves faces claims she hid OBR surplus forecasts.</p>
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                        <p class="rail-excerpt">According to a senior commander, he alerted the leadership of the UK special forces, but they "consciously decided" to conceal it.</p>
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                            <a href="uk/whats-new-in-this-months-redesigned-uk-passports.php" title="What’s new in this month’s redesigned UK passports?">What’s new in this month’s redesigned UK passports?</a>
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                        <p class="rail-excerpt">The Home Office says this is the first fully new UK passport design in five years. Here are the key changes and their impact.</p>
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                    Sir Keir Starmer termed Rachel Reeves' controversial wage, social, and child poverty budget a "moment of personal pride." Quote: "There was no misleading." Despite a £4 billion excess, Reeves denied deception. As Starmer explains, welfare makes people impoverished.
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                            <p>Revolut failed to notify UK authorities that CEO Nik Storonsky lived in the UAE before documents showed this, raising worries while the fintech awaits a banking licence. After his family office listed him in the UAE and Revolut in the UK, authorities requested reassurance, but the company said the transfer had no influence on management.gement.
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                            <a class="link1" href="uk/us-and-uk-agree-to-zero-pharmaceutical-tariffs.php" title="US and UK agree to zero pharmaceutical tariffs">US and UK agree to zero pharmaceutical tariffs</a>
                            <p>In exchange for three years of no tariffs on British drugs, the UK agreed to spend more on NHS drugs and make it harder for new treatments to get approved. The government says the move protects a major export industry after threats of US tariffs, but experts say it could cost the NHS billions as pharmaceutical companies leave the UK.
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                        <p>Donald Trump’s comments on Greenland spark concern across NATO, with the UK and European allies urging restraint. The debate over Greenland’s future raises tensions amid shifting Arctic dynamics.</p>
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                            Keir Starmer’s allies launch a campaign to block Burnham’s return to Parliament amid Gorton by-election tensions. Will Burnham challenge Starmer’s leadership?
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                            <a href="politics/the-obr-chair-quits-after-an-investigation-into-how-the-budget-draft-was-sent-out-early.php" title="The OBR chair quits after an investigation into how the budget draft was sent out early" class="headline-title">
                                The OBR chair quits after an investigation into how the budget draft was sent out early
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                                Richard Hughes takes "full responsibility" for the watchdog mistake while Starmer tries to get the job of chancellor.
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                            <a href="politics/angela-rayner-stressed-labours-commitment-to-workers-rights-from-the-start.php" title="Angela Rayner will propose a change to expedite the workers' rights bill" class="feature-title">Angela Rayner will propose a change to expedite the workers' rights bill</a>
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                                <span class="byline">Emily Hargreaves</span>
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                                   Angela Rayner has confirmed that Labour’s forthcoming workers’ rights bill will introduce day-one protections against unfair treatment, with ministers preparing to move the legislation forward early in the parliamentary term. The reforms, which form a key part of Labour’s New Deal for Working People, are designed to modernise employment rules, improve job stability and strengthen enforcement.
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                                    Trade unions have broadly backed the plans, while businesses are responding with caution but remain willing to engage. Rayner says the changes will be introduced swiftly to address long-standing weaknesses in the labour market and to build a fairer and more predictable system for both employees and employers.
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                                        Despite business concerns, the UK will move forward with the 2027 Carbon Border Tax
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                                      The UK will put a carbon border tax in place by 2027. This will make things that emit a lot of carbon, like cement and steel, more expensive. Businesses say it could raise costs and cause problems in the supply chain.
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                                    watchdog discovered serious shortcomings in vetting and misconduct checks, Met Police is under increased scrutiny
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                                   Thousands of policemen may have been hired without adequate background checks, according to the HM Inspectorate.The Metropolitan Police have come under more fire after a watchdog found serious problems with their screening and misconduct procedures.
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