Tag: United Kingdom
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Angela Rayner: Keir Starmer has discussed with me how ‘I’d lead if he fell ill’
Deputy leader of the Labour Party Angela Rayner has revealed that Keir Starmer once discussed with her how she would lead if he fell ill. … Read More
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SRA warns of AI risks – but also recognises benefits
Confidentiality and accountability among top concerns A new report by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has highlighted the benefits, and risks, of artificial intelligence (AI)… Read More
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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to deliver ‘autumn statement for growth’ — politics live
Jeremy Hunt will announce a series of measures to boost Britain’s economy as he delivers his second autumn statement today. In what will be one… Read More
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Freshfields becomes third Magic Circle player to embrace solicitor apprenticeships in London
From 2025 Magic Circle law firm Freshfields will take on in its first solicitor apprentices in September 2025, as the list of City outfits embracing… Read More
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Chris Packham: ‘The government has forgotten fish for decades – this World Fisheries Day, it’s time for that to stop’
What do you picture when you think of farmed animals? I think of chickens, pigs and cows, or maybe sheep. But farming has radically changed… Read More
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New parliamentary boundaries: video
The electoral battleground in the UK has been redrawn. Updates to the parliamentary constituencies in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland will play a significant… Read More
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The rise of ‘alternative budgets’ shows Rishi Sunak is trapped
There is a new phenomenon taking the SW1 scene by storm: the “alternative budget” — a fiscal plan produced by some dispossessed faction and designed,… Read More
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‘No evidence, no transparency, pure dogma’: Sunak’s Treasury under the spotlight at Covid inquiry
Sir Patrick Vallance, the government’s former chief scientific adviser, accused the Treasury during the pandemic of “pure dogma”, private notes written at the time reveal. … Read More
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Trowers: More lawyer roles at risk amid ‘continued slowdown’
Cut 18 jobs last month Trowers & Hamlins has launched a second redundancy consultation across its UK offices, just weeks after it cut lawyer roles… Read More
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Citizens told they have ‘duty’ to work as government mulls benefits system changes
Tomorrow’s autumn statement is set to include measures to get hundreds of thousands of people with mobility and mental health problems into work as part… Read More