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Starmer to formally apologise to victims of forced adoptions
The practice saw thousands of babies taken from their mothers between 1949 and 1976.
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At the start of the war it helped save Ukraine, now Bulgaria says it has done ‘enough’
Bulgaria, once quietly funnelling Soviet-calibre shells that kept Ukraine from collapse, is now invoking war fatigue and religious…
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They say Andy Burnham is ‘good at politics’ – but the proof will only come in time | Zoe Williams
The PM-in-waiting brings the promise of likability and a mission voters can believe in. He’ll need all that and more to survive Th…
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Why is Nigel Farage being paid so much to promote a gold bullion company?
Reform UK leader was paid £270,000 for 12 hours’ work – but who is behind Direct Bullion and what does it do? Tell us: have you in…
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Newsletter: EU enlargement climbs the political agenda
Good morning, I’m Mared Gwyn. Today: An exclusive on Brussels' planned redistribution of Western Balkans funding, why enlargement …
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Europe Today: Clash over EU cash set to dominate today's Budget Conference
The battle over the EU's next long-term budget will be on full display at today's Annual EU Budget Conference as member states cla…
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RAF Barnham asylum plan meets local resistance
There is cross-party agreement that the proposal for the Suffolk/Norfolk border is inappropriate.
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EXCLUSIVE: EU set to reallocate Western Balkans funding in favour of accession 'frontrunners'
The EU will redirect Western Balkans reform funding towards frontrunners Montenegro, Albania and North Macedonia, as other countri…
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Burnham’s No 10 North: could two-centre government be made to work?
Plan to move part of Whitehall to Manchester wins praise but would involve major logistical challenges and costs ‘It’s a stellar i…
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Starmer’s goodbye gift to Britain: a US pharma deal that could be more lethal than Covid | Aditya Chakrabortty
This shadowy treaty on medicine imports will cost the NHS billions and take funding away from doctors, nurses, cancer scans and th…
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‘It’s a stellar idea’: readers on Andy Burnham’s No 10 North plans
Some hail the opportunities greater devolution could bring, while others question the cost Burnham’s No 10 North: could two-centre…
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England’s mayors should be given sweeping new powers, says devolution expert
Exclusive: Burnham-aligned thinktank calls for devolution of public services including social care, childcare and skills Mayors sh…
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Andy Burnham urged to be radical on economy to help Labour win next election
Exclusive: Poll shows policies such as rent control and higher wealth taxes could fend off Reform UK in key seats Andy Burnham is …
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US-UK drug deal could result in 229,000 excess deaths in England, analysis suggests
Analysis reveals extent of impact on NHS of placating Donald Trump over price of British medicine exports The NHS will have to div…
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Committee tasked with post-war Gaza governance says Cyprus talks 'highly productive'
Participants reviewed plans for reconstruction, security and governance, while developing a framework to ensure transparency and a…
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Majority of Senedd defends Nation of Sanctuary as Reform call for Welsh policy to be scrapped
Most of the Senedd defends the Welsh government's Nation of Sanctuary policy in a heated debate.
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The Guardian view on yet another immigration bill: law as performance is a failing model | Editorial
Legislation drafted around an agenda of proving ‘toughness’ is a method that was tested to destruction by the Tories An act of par…
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Norway’s Arctic oil and gas pitch to Europe is built on exaggeration, not energy security
Norway's prime minister Jonas Gahr Støre has been vigorously touring the continent since the start of the US-Israeli war with Iran…
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Ben Jennings on Keir Starmer’s defence investment plan – cartoon
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There is no immediate military threat to Britain. We should spend less on defence | Simon Jenkins
Parliament, media and thinktanks are united in their view that more military spending is still not enough. But sacrificing domesti…
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Starmer gives Burnham a £4.7bn hole in defence spending as a goodwill token | John Crace
The PM bats away criticism from Kemi Badenoch over military funding but leaves behind a headache for his likely successor The sear…
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Andy Burnham says ‘nothing off table’ in case of Rochdale grooming gang leader
Labour leader-in-waiting wants to close loophole preventing deportation of sex offender Andy Burnham will explore “all possible op…
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Von der Leyen’s party backs mapping ‘Islamist networks’ and scrapping key EU asylum protection
The European People's party wants authorities to map Islamist organisations networks, cut funding to civil society, and trigger mo…
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Burnham calls for grooming gang ringleader to be deported
The Labour leadership hopeful says he will "ask the home and foreign secretaries to review all possible options".