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Get ready for 'misogyny and abuse' women MPs warned
The Independent

Get ready for 'misogyny and abuse' women MPs warned

Record number of females elected into 'biggest boys' club'

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July 08, 2024
Minister flip-flops on Blair's proposal for digital ID cards
The Independent

Minister flip-flops on Blair's proposal for digital ID cards

A Labour cabinet minister has ruled out the introduction of digital ID cards after Tony Blair called for their use to help control migration.

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July 08, 2024
Home secretary launches small boats border squad
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Home secretary launches small boats border squad

Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda plan has been scrapped by Labour

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July 08, 2024
Far right stunned by left in French election turnaround
The Independent

Far right stunned by left in French election turnaround

Leftists and centrists use 'republican front' to thwart Le Pen

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July 08, 2024
Saka shines as England win shootout for semi-final spot
The Independent

Saka shines as England win shootout for semi-final spot

England win 5-3 on penalties

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July 07, 2024
Fifth House Democrat calls for Biden to pull out of race
The Independent

Fifth House Democrat calls for Biden to pull out of race

Minnesota representative Angie Craig has now become the fifth House Democrat to call for president Joe Biden to remove himself from the 2024 presidential race, warning that there is \"simply too much at stake to risk a second Donald Trump presidency\".

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July 07, 2024
Reformist Pezeshkian wins Iran's presidential run-off
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Reformist Pezeshkian wins Iran's presidential run-off

Former surgeon has balanced his backing for moderate causes with demonstrations of loyalty to Shia theocracy

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July 07, 2024
Oscar-winning Titanic and Avatar producer dies at 63
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Oscar-winning Titanic and Avatar producer dies at 63

Sir Peter Jackson has remembered Titanic and Avatar producer Jon Landau as \"a monumental figure in the film industry\" following his death at the age of 63.

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July 07, 2024
Public safety 'endangered by toxic nursing regulator'
The Independent

Public safety 'endangered by toxic nursing regulator'

Official report to find evidence of bullying and gaslighting

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July 07, 2024
Lib Dems win Inverness seat after two recounts
The Independent

Lib Dems win Inverness seat after two recounts

The Liberal Democrats have defeated the SNP in the final UK constituency to be declared in the general election results.

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July 07, 2024
Youngest MP just 22 with oldest 58 years his senior
The Independent

Youngest MP just 22 with oldest 58 years his senior

There is now a 58-year age gap between the oldest and youngest MPs, as Britain's first representative born in the 21st century is elected. When Sir Roger Gale was first elected to parliament in 1983, Sam Carling - now MP for North West Cambridgeshire - was 19 years from being born.

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July 07, 2024
Reform MP who quit the City for the Commons
The Independent

Reform MP who quit the City for the Commons

Reform UK's fifth MP James McMurdock is about to take one of the biggest pay cuts in Westminster to take his seat in parliament.

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July 07, 2024
How Farage won my town...Starmer should be worried
The Independent

How Farage won my town...Starmer should be worried

Almost exactly 20 years ago, on 14 June 2004, I sat in my mum's living room, turned on the TV and watched footage of my hometown, Boston, in Lincolnshire, burning. The previous day, more than 100 people had rioted in the town, reports said.

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July 07, 2024
'I sipped a cup of tea at 4am and reflected on everything'
The Independent

'I sipped a cup of tea at 4am and reflected on everything'

Nigel Farage maps out his plans in the early hours, and it does not involve the Conservatives, he tells

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July 07, 2024
Farage narrowly missed beating Tories into third by few hundred thousand votes
The Independent

Farage narrowly missed beating Tories into third by few hundred thousand votes

Nigel Farage's Reform UK would have needed to win over just 364,474 more voters to gain more seats than the Conservatives in Thursday's election, shock analysis reveals.

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July 07, 2024
This is what Labour should attempt in its first 100 days
The Independent

This is what Labour should attempt in its first 100 days

Drawing no direct comparisons with the current contenders for the White House, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was a president who obviously left behind a famous legacy. One of his few mistakes, however, was to invent the concept of \"the first 100 days\".

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July 07, 2024
Most powerful politicians in Starmer's leadership 'quad'
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Most powerful politicians in Starmer's leadership 'quad'

As leader of the opposition, Keir Starmer tended to keep decision-making close, but as prime minister, he may have to consult more widely. He has promised to lead a team at the top of government, although the make-up of the inner ministerial circle is not clear. Journalists have been briefed about a \"quad\" of top cabinet ministers modelled on the four-person ruling group in the coalition government: Starmer, Rachel Reeves, Angela Rayner and Pat McFadden.

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July 07, 2024
Just 10% of Labour's cabinet educated at private schools
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Just 10% of Labour's cabinet educated at private schools

Sir Keir Starmer's new cabinet could be the most representative ever of wider UK society in terms of education, with just 10 per cent having attended private schools.

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July 07, 2024
Blair keeps texting Starmer advice as he moves to No 10
The Independent

Blair keeps texting Starmer advice as he moves to No 10

Sir Keir Starmer has revealed that he regularly receives texts from former prime minister Tony Blair with advice on what he needs to do.

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July 07, 2024
Rwanda flights 'dead and buried' says prime minister
The Independent

Rwanda flights 'dead and buried' says prime minister

Starmer also admits 'tough decisions' coming on tax rises

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July 07, 2024
Tiafoe takes Alcaraz to the brink in five-set cliff-hanger
The Independent

Tiafoe takes Alcaraz to the brink in five-set cliff-hanger

The bare facts are that Carlos Alcaraz is through to the fourth round of Wimbledon and Frances Tiafoe is not, but that does not begin to explain the theatre that unfolded under Centre Court's closed roof. The crowd hung on every ball in a match soundtracked by gasps and hollers, as the third and 29th seeds put on a show.

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July 06, 2024
Straight-sets victory eases Raducanu into fourth round
The Independent

Straight-sets victory eases Raducanu into fourth round

As Emma Raducanu hoisted up a backhand lob on the run that almost brushed the rafters on Centre Court, the Wimbledon crowd held their breath as the ball began its descent.

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July 06, 2024
France win shootout to dispatch gifted Portugal
The Independent

France win shootout to dispatch gifted Portugal

France won 5-3 on penalties

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July 06, 2024
Spain saved by late header as hosts Germany bow out
The Independent

Spain saved by late header as hosts Germany bow out

There's no second summer fairytale for Germany, as it's instead Spain who have the happy ending. For now. Mikel Merino ensured they rose above it all, with a brilliant header in the 119th minute. The big question as to whether they go and actually win Euro 2024 is what the cost of this 2-1 victory over the hosts will be. Toni Kroos didn't get his grand farewell, either, as he instead contributed to a match that often turned ugly.

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July 06, 2024
Why markets welcomed the scale of the Starmer victory
The Independent

Why markets welcomed the scale of the Starmer victory

Barring some unforeseen event, things really may be about to get better for UK plc under a new PM, says Chris Blackhurst

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July 06, 2024
Sunak's error? Promising too much and delivering too little
The Independent

Sunak's error? Promising too much and delivering too little

After such an emphatic - if not downright rude - rejection by the electorate, it takes more than a little imagination to recall the day that Rishi Sunak became prime minister. On 25 October 2022, Sunak stood outside No 10 and made his first speech in charge of the country. In it, he made his first mistakes, too.

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July 06, 2024
Jailed Putin critic is moved to Siberian prison hospital
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Jailed Putin critic is moved to Siberian prison hospital

Jailed British-Russian opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza has been transferred to a Siberian prison hospital, his wife has said.

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July 06, 2024
France ‘on edge' as election is rocked by violent attacks
The Independent

France ‘on edge' as election is rocked by violent attacks

France's election campaign has seen more than 50 violent attacks on candidates and activists, a senior government minister has warned, as the country braces for a crunch final round of voting.

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July 06, 2024
Has Harris got what it takes to win if Biden bows out?
The Independent

Has Harris got what it takes to win if Biden bows out?

The VP is now polling better against Trump than her boss and is the obvious choice if he goes, writes

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July 06, 2024
Executioner's song heralds brutal humiliation of Truss
The Independent

Executioner's song heralds brutal humiliation of Truss

The scalp of the first former prime minister since 1935 to lose their seat was the greatest 'Portillo moment' on the bloodiest of nights for the Conservatives, says Sean O'Grady

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July 06, 2024