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Labour derides £1.2tn Tory costing claims as ‘work of fiction’

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Labour derides £1.2tn Tory costing claims as 'work of fiction' Parties clash over spending plans as Conservatives reveal ‘true cost of Corbyn’s Labour’Latest election news - live updatesLabour has dismissed a Tory dossier claiming Jeremy Corbyn’s policies would cost £1.2tn as “an absolute work of fiction”, as the two parties clashed again over their plans for the economy.The Conservatives are keen to portray Corbyn’s party as reckless when it comes to public spending, and published a 36-page document setting out their claim that Labour’s proposals would carry a price-tag of £1.2tn. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Academics protest as Cambridge fellow told to leave Britain

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Academics protest as Cambridge fellow told to leave Britain Letter warns immigration rules may damage UK universities’ ability to attract global talentMore than 250 academics have written to the Home Office in protest at its decision to deny a Cambridge research fellow leave to remain in the UK, preventing her from continuing to study and teach at the university.Their open letter warns that the government’s harsh application of immigration rules risks alienating international researchers and damaging the ability of UK universities to attract global talent. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Brexit: minister backs Johnson’s seemingly contradictory Northern Ireland remarks

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Brexit: minister backs Johnson’s seemingly contradictory Northern Ireland remarks Business minister Kwasi Kwarteng says PM’s comments were ‘absolutely on the money’ Latest election news - live updatesOne of Boris Johnson’s business ministers has insisted the prime minister was correct in arguing that businesses in Northern Ireland will not have to fill in forms to export goods to the rest of the UK after Brexit, despite this being an apparent part of the departure deal.Kwasi Kwarteng said Johnson was “absolutely on the money” when he told Northern Irish exporters last week that they would not need to fill in extra paperwork, prompting accusations the prime minister was misleading the public. Continue reading... Go to Source
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‘Labour is our only hope’: Jess Phillips calls on party to stay united

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‘Labour is our only hope’: Jess Phillips calls on party to stay united In a week of party strife, the Yardley candidate defends ‘this brilliant vehicle for social change’Latest election news - live updatesJess Phillips today pleads with fellow Labour MPs, activists and supporters to stick with the party and not follow Tom Watson out of politics, arguing that it is “the greatest vehicle for positive, hopeful change” that this country has ever created.After a week in which both the Tories and Labour have suffered campaign setbacks and controversies ahead of the 12 December general election, Phillips writes in the Observer that quitting Labour now would mean abandoning the best and only vehicle for fighting division and injustice at a crucial moment. Continue reading... Go to Source...
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Remembrance Sunday: thousands gather to honour the fallen

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Remembrance Sunday: thousands gather to honour the fallen Royal family and politicians join veterans at Cenotaph, while services held across UKThousands of veterans and service personnel marched past the Cenotaph in London as Remembrance Sunday services were held at churches, cemeteries and war memorials across Britain in tribute to those killed in past and recent conflicts.The prime minister, Boris Johnson, and the opposition leader, Jeremy Corbyn, joined other party leaders at the memorial to “The Glorious Dead” on Whitehall. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Asda could face consumer backlash as it enforces new contracts

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Asda could face consumer backlash as it enforces new contracts Staff have been pressed to accept changes to working conditionsAlmost all Asda’s 120,000 workers who are paid by the hour have signed new contracts with the supermarket chain ahead of a deadline it extended to midnight on Saturday.The retailer, owned by US giant Walmart, has been at the centre of a lengthy and high-profile row over the imposition of the new contracts, which it says help it remain competitive in a “challenging market”. Continue reading... Go to Source
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NSW and Queensland fires: Sydney to face catastrophic fire danger for first time

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NSW and Queensland fires: Sydney to face catastrophic fire danger for first time More than 130 bushfires continue to burn, with three people dead and 150 properties destroyed, and conditions set to worsenThe greater Sydney region will face catastrophic fire danger on Tuesday for the first time since the rating was introduced and fire authorities say conditions in other parts of New South Wales could also be set to worsen.The warning was issued as more than 80 fires continued to burn in the north of the state late on Sunday. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Fury as decision on police inquiry into PM shelved until after election

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Fury as decision on police inquiry into PM shelved until after election Labour ‘shocked’ as police watchdog freezes investigation into Jennifer Arcuri scandalThe scandal over Boris Johnson’s friendship with technology entrepreneur Jennifer Arcuri was reignited on Saturday after the Observer revealed that the independent police watchdog has delayed its announcement on whether the PM should face an investigation into possible criminal misconduct until after the election.The decision prompted fury from Westminster politicians and London assembly members who said it appeared that a ruling had been “suppressed” in order to protect Johnson from potentially damaging headlines at a crucial stage of the election campaign. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Bolivian police in La Paz join ‘mutiny’ against Evo Morales

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Bolivian police in La Paz join 'mutiny' against Evo Morales Officers in country’s main city join colleagues across Bolivia in declaring support for protests Police in Bolivia’s main city, La Paz, have declared themselves in mutiny, joining anti-government protests and fellow officers in at least six other cities. The move puts in serious doubt the president Evo Morales’ ability to hang on to power after weeks of unrest over disputed election results.Local news reports on Saturday indicated that groups of police in the cities of Tarija, Oruro and Beni had joined their colleagues in Santa Cruz, Sucre and Cochabamba in rebelling against Morales’ government. Continue reading... Go to Source
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