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Kemi Badenoch reveals how she told on exam cheat as teenager
Brian Wheeler Political reporter Watch: Kemi Badenoch says she “didn’t get praised” for accusing fellow pupil of cheating Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has told the BBC how she stood up in an exam and accused a fellow pupil of cheating, leading to him being expelled from school. In a wide-ranging interview with Amol Rajan, the…
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Inner London to lose out in funding rebalance, says IFS report
Councils in inner London are set to become the biggest losers under a government plan to update council funding rules, a think tank says. The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) found some London boroughs could see their funding levels drop up to 12% once inflation is taken into account. But areas in outer London are…
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Three people charged with supporting Palestine Action
Two women and a man have been charged with showing support for proscribed terror group Palestine Action following a protest in central London. Jeremy Shippam, 71, of West Sussex, Judit Murray, 71, of Surrey, and Fiona Maclean, 53, of Hackney are due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 16 September, the Metropolitan Police said….
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MPs issue plea over Gaza biometric student visa deferral
Jess Warren & Lauren Stanley BBC News Reuters The Islamic University of Gaza has been bombed during the war More than 70 MPs are calling on the government to defer biometric checks for students from Gaza who have secured a university place in the UK for the upcoming academic year. MP for Brent West Barry…
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UK says British Steel’s Chinese owners demanding millions
Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds is set for a showdown with the Chinese owners of British Steel after the government claimed they demanded hundreds of millions in taxpayer money for the steelworks at Scunthorpe. A search for a new buyer has stalled after Jingye asked for the cash to complete the transfer of the company. The…
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Gordon Brown urges Rachel Reeves to hike gambling taxes at Budget
Gordon Brown has called on Chancellor Rachel Reeves to hike gambling taxes so she can lift benefit restrictions at her autumn Budget. The former Labour prime minister and chancellor told the BBC Britain was facing a “social crisis” with a growing need to take children out of poverty. Hiking taxes on the “undertaxed” gambling industry…
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Rachel Reeves defends way Wales is funded by UK government
David Deans Political reporter, BBC Wales News Matthew Horwood/Getty Images Rachel Reeves: “We already spend more per head in Wales than we do in England” The chancellor has defended the way the UK government funds Wales despite calls within her own party for changes. Welsh Labour Party members voted in June for reform of the…
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UK gives China two weeks to explain blanked-out embassy plans
Paul Seddon & Chris Graham BBC News Watch: See where China plans to put its controversial mega-embassy Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has given China two weeks to explain why parts of its plans for a new mega-embassy in London have been blanked out. Beijing’s plans for the sprawling new embassy have sparked fears its…
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UK interest rates cut to lowest level in more than two years
Dearbail Jordan Business reporter, BBC News EPA The Bank of England has cut interest rates to 4%, taking the cost of borrowing to the lowest level for more than two years. The cut, from the previous rate of 4.25%, is the fifth since August last year, but was only narrowly backed by the Bank’s policymakers…
