Politics

Starmer urged to introduce wealth tax instead of cutting disability

Starmer urged to introduce wealth tax instead of cutting disability benefits Good morning. “You want
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UK’s Reeves floats ‘radical shake-up’ of bureaucracy to cut business

British chancellor to meet regulators on Monday to announce the ‘action plan’ for cutting red
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White House deports hundreds of alleged gang members to El

Inmates are seen in cells at CECOT in Tecoluca on Feb. 6, 2024 in San
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Amid all the noise about the UK’s ‘two-tier’ justice system,

As so often in such debates, the controversy over new guidelines for courts from the
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Ailing Pope Francis works on signature reform from hospital as

Francis was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital in February for double pneumonia. Pope Francis has
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Why people are arguing Nazi salutes are just a joke

Elon Musk salutes as he speaks during an inaugural event in Washington, DC, on Jan.
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Economists urge Rachel Reeves to bend fiscal rules instead of

Leading economists are urging Rachel Reeves to bend her fiscal rules or raise taxes instead
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Finnish court convicts Russian man for war crimes in Ukraine

Finnish court sentences Russian fighter to life imprisonment for war crimes against Ukrainian soldiers in
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government shutdown; Trump at DOJ; federal layoffs : NPR

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Streeting’s ‘shock’ at scale of NHS struggles inspires big political

Since Labour won power last July, Keir Starmer has repeatedly affirmed his deep affection for
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