Politics

A grandmother of 14 has called on politicians to take more action to combat knife crime in a passionate speech on the BBC's Question Time from Tottenham. She accused the panel of inaction, telling them: "We are not supposed to be burying…
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The Conservatives have been plunged into controversy after a video showed a minister grab and manhandle a protester who disrupted the chancellor’s Mansion House speech. Police began looking into the incident on Thursday night after footage…
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionClimate change protesters interrupt Chancellor Philip Hammond's speechGreenpeace has accused Foreign Office minister Mark Field of assault, after he pushed a female activist out of…
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Image copyright Getty ImagesThe next phase of the contest to elect a new Conservative leader has begun amid claims tactical voting prevented Michael Gove reaching the final two. Boris Johnson's team has denied such tactics - but at least…
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Image caption The Northern Powerhouse aims to encourage growth outside London and south-east EnglandThe Northern Powerhouse is being "undermined" by austerity despite signs of economic growth, a think-tank says. Five years since its…
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The government says it wants to end the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2040, but with only one in four drivers saying they would buy electric, the move to less polluting cars is not gathering speed. In Milton Keynes, a government…
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Image copyright UK Parliament Image caption Antoinette Sandbach has been a Conservative MP for Eddisbury in Cheshire since 2015The government's chief whip has promised to investigate messages sent to a female Conservative MP by a colleague…
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Image caption Chris Davies has apologised to his constituents for "making such an error"A Welsh Tory MP convicted over a false expenses claim will find out later if he has been unseated by a petition. In March, Brecon and Radnorshire MP…
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Image copyright EPAClimate change protesters have disrupted the beginning of Chancellor Philip Hammond's Mansion House Speech. They were removed from the City of London event for the financial services industry and Mr Hammond was able to…
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Image copyright Conservative Party Image caption Heather Wheeler has been an MP since 2010A minister has apologised for using "inappropriate language" in an email discussing rough sleepers. Homelessness Minister Heather Wheeler said rough…
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