Tag: United Kingdom
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Conservative election guru Isaac Levido warns MPs path to victory could get ‘narrower and steeper’
The Conservative Party’s campaign chief has dismissed a poll which predicted a 1997-style drubbing for Rishi Sunak at the next election, calling on MPs to… Read More
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Through the looking glass: Inside the topsy-turvy world of the Rwanda Bill
The Safety of Rwanda Bill, which returns to the House of Commons this week, must be one of the strangest laws ever proposed by a… Read More
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Clyde & Co fined £500k for anti-money laundering failures
Former partner also sanctioned International law firm Clyde & Co has been fined £500,000 by the Solicitor’s Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) after failing to conduct the… Read More
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Senior Conservative suggests Rwanda bill rebels are ‘betraying’ party traditions
A senior Conservative MP has suggested his colleagues vowing to “toughen up” the Rwanda bill during its committee stage this week are betraying his party’s… Read More
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Sunak ‘absolutely’ can turn things around, says minister as poll predicts 1997-style wipeout
Grant Shapps has insisted the Conservatives “absolutely” can turn around their electoral fortunes in the wake of a poll that suggests the party is heading… Read More
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A&O Shearman sets out City office plans
Merger gathers pace Allen & Overy (A&O) and Shearman & Sterling have revealed where their UK and New York lawyers will be based once the… Read More
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Paula Barker: ‘How an exhibition tells the true stories of people suffering homelessness’
On the first day back after Christmas recess we launched a week-long exhibition in the Upper Gallery in Parliament called Outsiders. Outsiders is a documentary… Read More
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Week-in-Review: How Ed Davey found himself at the centre of the Post Office storm
The phrase “of course, I regret… ” is a locution deployed by politicians when all other means of avoiding the phrase “I’m sorry” are exhausted.… Read More
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Taiwo Owatemi: ‘How many must suffer the horrific consequences of knife violence before we act?’
As a nation, we face an epidemic of knife crime. The statistics paint a sobering picture. 99 people aged under 25 were murdered with a… Read More
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Rishi Sunak says UK strikes on Houthi targets were ‘necessary’ and ‘in self-defence’
British and US forces have launched an attack on Houthi targets in Yemen. The attacks reportedly took place in the capital, Sana’a, and the governorates… Read More