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University of Exeter News
about 2 months ago
Dr
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about the challenges facing the Royal Navy
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https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/royal-navy-doom-loop-ships-working-hard-4342631
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Angela Raynerâs speech on Tuesday has sparked a backlash in some quarters of the PLP. MPs have accused Rayner of âselfishâ behaviour, of being on âobviousâ leadership manoeuvres and of talking âbollocksâ with her immigration intervention. Our
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story
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'Load of b******s': Labour Red Wall MPs angered by Rayner's migration attack
Sources close to the former deputy prime minister deny she is making a leadership pitch
https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/bollocks-labour-red-wall-mps-rayner-migration-4302212
2 months ago
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NEW POLL - BMG for
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Reform UK: 27% (-5) Labour: 20% (no change) Conservatives: 18% (+1) Greens: 14% (+1) Lib Dems: 12% (+1) -Lowest Reform vote share with BMG in a year -Highest Green vote share with BMG to date (1,503 GB adults, 4/5 March)
3 months ago
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BMG Research poll for
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finds that 47% of British public oppose UK joining US and Israel in airstrikes on Iran, with 22% in support
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UK voters say no to joining Trump's Iran war, poll shows
An exclusive poll for The i Paper shows almost half of responders are against air strikes
https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/uk-voters-no-joining-trumps-iran-war-poll-4276359
3 months ago
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: Reform is mulling rolling out new grammars if Nigel Farage wins the next election. A senior Reform source said the party did not believe in âbanning things for the sake of banning thingsâ & "selection is something that we shouldn't distrust"
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New grammar schools set to return if Farage becomes PM
The creation of new selective schools was outlawed by New Labour in 1998
https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/new-grammar-schools-return-farage-becomes-pm-4256703
3 months ago
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UK is working on plans to evacuate British nationals from the Gulf. RAF planes could be used to fly UK citizens out of the region, while land routes from the United Arab Emirates and Qatar into Saudi Arabia are also being looked at,
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understands
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UK planning to evacuate Britons from Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha as Iran strikes escalate
British officials are discussing scenarios for a mass rescue, including land routes into Saudi Arabia, The i Paper understands
https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/uk-planning-evacuate-britons-dubai-abu-dhabi-doha-iran-strikes-escalate-4266632
3 months ago
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: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor must repay money if he is found to have misused taxpayersâ funds, Rachel Reeves has said
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Reeves also said she was glad she had never met Andrew, who was described by a minister yesterday as ârude, arrogant & entitledâ
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Andrew must repay any misused taxpayer money, says Reeves
Chancellor says she has never met the former Duke of York and it is 'probably for the best'
https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/andrew-must-repay-any-misused-taxpayer-money-says-reeves-4258064
3 months ago
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Can a crowd of 1,100 people predict how UK politics will unfold in 2026? What about a forecaster who has consistently outperformed the 'Wisdom of the Crowd'? My
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piece on
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's great prediction game
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Starmer out, and Badenoch too? The crowd-sourced political predictions for 2026
The Wisdom of the Crowd proves strikingly effective at correctly guessing future events
https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/starmer-badenoch-crowd-sourced-predicting-politics-2026-4224750
3 months ago
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A senior Reform source said the party had already received more than 1,000 applications from supporters wanting to stand as parliamentary candidates (with each paying a ÂŁ250 fee). Farage set to unveil the first tranche of his prospective cabinet next week
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Inside Farage's plans to put Reform on an 'election war footing'
A senior Reform party source said that the goal is to have a 'plan for government by the end of this year, start of next year'
https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/farage-plans-reform-election-war-4226177
3 months ago
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In Wales, Labour have the longest election winning streak anywhere in the world. But is that going to end in May, and how does it feel to be the Labour FM who may go down in history as losing Wales? My
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interview with Eluned Morgan
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Labour faces extinction in Wales â in a sign of what lies ahead for Starmer
With voters angry, polls collapsing and Reform and Plaid surging, Wales's First Minister, Eluned Morgan, is fighting for her political life.
https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/labour-faces-extinction-wales-lies-ahead-starmer-4203096
4 months ago
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Labour MP: âThe plane is nosediving.. the passengers have been told there is going to be an extended period of turbulence â except the passengers are not entirely confident the pilots are trained to navigate this weather, or that the pilots are in fact in the cockpit..â
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âThe plane is nosedivingâ: Inside mortified Starmerâs doomsday week
Allies believe the PM is hard as nails and will ride this latest storm out â and should
https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/plane-nosediving-inside-mortified-starmers-doomsday-week-4216733
4 months ago
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âWe really couldn't contemplate a kind of clean break with the Americans... without massive damageâ For my latest
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read, I looked at what diverging from Trump's America would really mean for the UK- for our nukes, intelligence, defence, diplomacy & trade
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How cutting off Trump would spell disaster for UK's nuclear deterrent
The Trident missile system is US-built, with Britain relying on America for scheduled maintenance
https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/how-cutting-off-trump-disaster-uk-nuclear-deterrent-4195224
4 months ago
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The ÂŁ400k-a-year chief executive of South East Water Dave Hinton is facing renewed calls to quit after his company was responsible for a second massive water supply failure in two months. Our
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story:
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ÂŁ400,000 water CEO's 'staggering lack of self awareness' as he's urged to quit
Minister expresses 'shock' at 'lack of accountability' after second supply failure in two months
https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/water-ceos-staggering-lack-self-awareness-quit-4164410
4 months ago
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Challenged on whether she is âtalking London downâ with her portrayals of a crime-infested capital, Reformâs Laila Cunningham told me: âIf someoneâs an alcoholic and you tell them âyouâre an alcoholicâ, youâre not talking them downâ
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5 months ago
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Nato allies are mindful of the escalation risk with Russia if further shadow fleet tankers are seized. On the US capture of the Marinera, one (learned) diplomat said: âQuod licet Iovi, non licet boviâ (âWhat is permitted to Jupiter is not permitted to an ox.â)
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North Atlantic is new front line in UK's grey war with Putin's ghost fleet
Starmer ally says Britain is ready to use 'hard power' against Russia, after shadow ship is seized
https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/north-atlantic-front-line-grey-war-putins-fleet-4156548
5 months ago
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MPs in Labour, the Lib Dems & other centre-left parties believe voters lending their support to candidates who arenât their 1st preference could be key to locking Farage out of No10. A Lib Dem MP said work was already under way to marshal anti-Reform tactical voting
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Inside the left-wing plot to stop Farage entering No 10
Green, Lib Dem and Labour MPs are already planning how to unite progressive voters to defeat Reform in 2029
https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/inside-left-wing-plot-stop-farage-no10-4099716
5 months ago
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âIt definitely could happen elsewhere.â I have written a long read for
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on the Tunbridge Wells water outage, including: -Why it happened -Why the risk of similar incidents is increasing -What we can do to stop them
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The nightmare water disaster in a Kent town that could be coming to you
The fact that a British town in 2025 could go without guaranteed clean water for approaching two weeks raises urgent questions about the state of our infrastructure
https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/nightmare-water-disaster-kent-town-coming-to-you-4097298
6 months ago
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Reform UK have been accused of a Monty Python-style farce on Kent County Council after two of their expelled councillors formed a rival âIndependent Reformers Groupâ Reform has lost 9 councillors (latest one today) - or 15% of its contingent - since May's local election
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Reform breakaway group forms on flagship Kent council
Kent County Council is crucial to Reform's hopes for national power
https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/reform-split-as-breakaway-group-forms-on-flagship-kent-council-4025330
7 months ago
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Keir Starmer insists that Digital ID will be âvoluntaryâ. Unless, er, you want to have a job
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Digital ID to be voluntary... unless you want a job (or benefits)
Keir Starmer has relaunched the controversial policy, stressing its use for every day life
https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/digital-id-voluntary-job-benefits-3998711
7 months ago
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Reform's administration on Kent County Council has been rocked by a leaked video of a chaotic internal meeting, with four councillors suspended as a result. I took a look for
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on whether the infighting could hurt Nigel Farage's party nationally
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What Reform's Kent nightmare means for Farage's dream of becoming PM
Reform is hoping to prove it is fit for government by the way it runs local authorities
https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/reforms-kent-nightmare-farages-dream-pm-3994714
7 months ago
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Bridget Phillipson announced today that tuition fees will rise annually in line with inflation (although unis will need to meet quality standards to benefit after two yearsâ time).
@theipaper.com
revealed that indexation was coming back in August Our story from then:
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University tuition fees heading for ÂŁ10,000 - as students face new hike every year
Ministers are mulling plans for automatic tuition fee hikes each year linked to inflation, though no formal decisions have yet been made
https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/university-tuition-fees-students-face-new-hike-every-year-3860917?srsltid=AfmBOooY45paFM9wrouq0sGK_t4OEItG8mjC9-W_GezIicx7RAQhSyHf
7 months ago
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Starmer is facing a challenge from MPs on the Left to strip Prince Andrew of his dukedom. MPs, including Labour left-wingers, Jeremy Corbyn and the Westminster leaders of the SNP and Plaid Cymru want Parliament to formally remove Andrewâs titles
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Starmer faces fight with Jeremy Corbyn over Prince Andrew's titles
MPs, including Labour left-wingers Jeremy Corbyn and the Westminster leaders of the SNP and Plaid Cymru, want Parliament to pass legislation to formally remove Andrewâs titles
https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/starmer-faces-fight-jeremy-corbyn-prince-andrews-titles-3990774
7 months ago
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The Home Office is brokering extra police officers from forces outside the West Midlands so the ban on Israeli fans attending next monthâs match at Aston Villa can be overturned
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Starmer set to overturn police ban on Israeli football fans
Ministers are racing to overturn a ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans attending Aston Villaâs Europa League match after police safety concerns sparked a political row
https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/starmer-set-to-overturn-police-ban-on-israeli-football-fans-3986985
7 months ago
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Will Hazell
The i Paper
7 months ago
Reform pledged to cut costs and taxes in local government with a 'Doge'-style approach, but instead their council taxes are rising âĄ
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: Ministers are looking at introducing salary sacrifice schemes for rooftop solar panels as part of efforts to cut energy bills
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Salary sacrifice for rooftop solar panels in new tax-break scheme
The policy may feature in the Governmentâs Warm Homes Plan, which is expected this month, The i Paper has been told
https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/salary-sacrifice-solar-panels-new-tax-scheme-3976274
7 months ago
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Rachel Reeves has been warned that making changes in the Budget to the amount of cash people can withdraw tax-free from their pensions is a âhigh risk strategyâ which would create a âpolitical stormâ
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Reducing pension tax-free lump sum to ÂŁ100k a 'high risk', Reeves warned
Pensions minister Torsten Bell has previously called for the tax-free cash amount to be capped
https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/pension-tax-free-lump-sum-100k-reeves-3976177
8 months ago
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The collapse of a case involving two men accused of spying for China is a âmessâ which is âdamagingâ to Keir Starmer, an ex-head of MI6 has said. Sir Richard Dearlove told
@theipaper.com
that if the Govt had âcavedâ to Chinese pressure then it was âabsolutely outrageousâ
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Former head of MI6: Starmer is damaged by spy trial row - China is a threat to UK
Sir Richard Dearlove, who led MI6 between 1999 and 2004, told The i Paper that China was indisputably a national security threat
https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/former-head-mi6-starmer-damaged-spy-trial-row-china-3966379
8 months ago
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Jenrick is on his best behaviour in Manchester. But Tory insiders think he is playing a long game, knowing that any explicit show of disloyalty could fatally damage his reputation among the membership
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Jenrick is a picture of loyalty. But Tory insiders insist Badenoch should be worried
The shadow Justice Secretary is a popular draw amid the struggles of the party leader
https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/jenrick-loyalty-tory-badenoch-worried-3961488
8 months ago
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House sellers will be forced to disclose problems with their homes before sale under plans by the Government to cut costs for buyers and speed up purchases
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House sellers will be forced to list problems with their homes before sale
The Government wants to speed up sales and cut costs of house buyers
https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/house-sellers-forced-list-problems-homes-before-sale-3959558
8 months ago
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The Home Office is looking at introducing outright bans on protests which risk intimidating minorities or threaten serious disruption,
@theipaper.com
understands
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Home Office could outright ban protests that risk âintimidationâ or âserious disruptionâ
The Home Secretary is considering giving police new powers to ban protests
https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/home-office-ban-protests-risk-intimidation-serious-disruption-3959507
8 months ago
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As Kemi Badenoch prepares for the Conservative Party conference in Manchester, Tory MPs have warned she is âin the last chance saloonâ. Hereâs our
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weekend long read
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âItâs f**king seriousâ: Badenoch's last chance as Jenrick coronation threat looms
Some Tories preparing for their conference are contemplating 'amalgamation' with Reform UK after a series of dire poll ratings
https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/badenochs-last-chance-jenrick-coronation-threat-3956300
8 months ago
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: Sir Ed Davey has been told to raise his game by Liberal Democrat MPs amid growing concerns that the party is failing to cut through with the public
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Ed Davey told by his MPs to raise game and drop âbullsh*t stuntsâ
Dissatisfaction has been fuelled by a feeling that the party have not received the media attention that many MPs expected after their election performance
https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/ed-davey-mps-raise-game-drop-stunts-3908970
8 months ago
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Will Hazell
The i Paper
10 months ago
Some Labour MPs have backed proposals to tax private healthcare, but the industry has hit back đ´
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reports
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EXCLUSIVE: Tory to Reform switcher David Jones has told
@theipaper.com
he is talking to current Conservative MPs who are thinking about defecting too
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Reform defector says senior Tories want to join him - in blow for Badenoch
Nigel Farage is bolstering his party with defections - but it's a strategy not without risks
https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/reform-defector-says-senior-tories-want-to-join-him-in-blow-for-badenoch-3824077
10 months ago
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Sir Keir Starmer has ruled out granting a Bank Holiday if the Lionesses win the Euros in Switzerland on Sunday,
@theipaper.com
understands
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Starmer rules out bank holiday if Lionesses win Euros
The England women's team is likely to get an open-top bus parade through central London instead if they triumph against Spain
https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/starmer-rules-out-bank-holiday-if-lionesses-win-euros-3826774
10 months ago
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Our latest
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weekend long read is on the fallout from Starmerâs strike against Labour rebels and the apparent refusal of the UK economy to play ball with Reevesâ growth plans
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âWeâre told to eat s**tâ: Resentment builds on Labour benches as economy stalls
Fears among MPs of a slide towards populist authoritarianism unless living standards are raised and backbenchers say they're treated like 'robots'
https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/resentment-labour-benches-economy-stalls-3814023
10 months ago
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Labour MPs knew a VIP was imminent in Parliamentâs old smoking room because when they turned up Mini Cheddars had been left out in advance. Sure enough, the PM arrived to schmooze them. Our
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long read is on Starmer's bid to reset his troubled government
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âMinisters are f**king sh*tâ: Inside divided Labour as MPs prepare to rebel again
Starmer's on a charm offensive. But his rank and file think No 10's 'a mess' and are contemptuous of their frontbench colleagues
https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/ministers-fking-sht-divided-labour-mps-rebel-3801942
11 months ago
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My latest
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read is on Putinâs âshadow fleetâ of sanction-dodging oil tankers. Is the fleet being used for sabotage and hybrid warfare operations? How can it be stopped? And could it trigger a clash between Russia & NATO?
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How Putin's shadow fleet of ageing oil tankers could trigger a war with Nato
The foreign ships Russia uses to evade sanctions on oil exports are already suspected of sabotage. Now it is feared they could spark a major conflict
https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/putin-oil-tankers-war-nato-3762592
11 months ago
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Exclusive: One of the frontrunners to be the next Chancellor of Cambridge has said he fears Reform could launch a Trump-style assault on UK universities. Lord Chris Smith, Blair's first culture secretary, said: âPopulism is always driven by a wish to kick the elite"
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Reform 'could launch a Trump-style assault on UK universities'
Labour peer Chris Smith, one of the favourites in the contest to be chancellor of Cambridge University, talks to The iPaper about Farage's threats, tuition fees and free speech
https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/reform-could-launch-a-trump-style-assault-on-uk-universities-3760376
11 months ago
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Will Hazell
Robert Shrimsley
12 months ago
Everything you need to know about the British voting public
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Oleksandr Shepotylo
12 months ago
It is certainly positive news for UK universities. The question is still how substantial it is going to be
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Could Trump's decision to go to war with US universities inadvertently save the UK's cash-strapped higher education sector? UK uni sources have told me they are already seeing foreign students who had intended to go to the US coming here instead
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My
@theipaper.com
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Trump's 'act of self-harm' could accidentally save UK universities
The US Presidentâs clampdown on foreign students could rescue British universities facing tighter restrictions on their own overseas recruits
https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/trump-save-uk-universities-3721854
12 months ago
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Will Hazell
Sunder Katwala (sundersays)
12 months ago
The case for using "global majority" by institutions should be rejected unless + until it can be shown - most people understand what it means (most don't) - most people it is about would like it used (most don't) I find it a deeply incoherent fiction + a highly regressive term in some many ways
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Nigel Farageâs plan to slash tax and increase benefits would cause a market shock up to twice the size of Liz Trussâs mini-budget, independent economists have told
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Farage's policies would risk Truss-style mini-Budget market chaos, economists warn
Independent economists predict that Farage's policies could cause a market shock up to twice the size of the former PM's mini-Budget
https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/farages-policies-risk-truss-mini-budget-market-chaos-economists-3717092
12 months ago
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Can Nigel Farage really become PM? I took a look for
@theipaper.com
at what heâd need to poll, target seats, what Reform has to do over the next 3-4 years, as well as the obstacles (including his proximity to Trump and tactical voting)
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Can Farage really become PM? Why electoral chaos could mean power for Reform
Reform's big poll lead suggests first past the post may flip to work to the party's advantage. But many obstacles still lie in the way
https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/farage-pm-electoral-chaos-power-reform-3712418
about 1 year ago
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Will Hazell
Dylan Difford
about 1 year ago
It's worth emphasising the existential problem for the Tories right now - they no longer lead among older Britons, in the South of England or among the middle classes, while holding a 17pt deficit among Leave voters. Their islands of strength are gone and they're becoming a party for nobody.
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Excellent thread. The extent to which explicit racism, antisemitism etc has become ubiquitous on social media (I see it most on X but thatâs one of the main platforms I use) is shocking and horrific.
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about 1 year ago
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Rachel Reeves is pinning her hopes on planning reforms unlocking extra fiscal headroom to avoid raising taxes again this year,
@theipaper.com
understands
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Treasury has 'things up sleeve' in desperate bid to avoid tax hikes
Labour insider says changes to planning system among possible measures to buy extra headroom for the Budget
https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/reeves-sleeve-desperate-bid-tax-hikes-3696670
about 1 year ago
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Starmer pointedly didn't mention Reform in his immigration speech & the White Paper has been in the works for months, but Farage's rise is of course the context to all this. I took a look here at whether Reform could take Wales next year
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Labour in fight of its life as Reform sets sights on running Wales
Nigel Farage hopes winning Wales next year will be a springboard to No 10 - but can he really win it?
https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/labour-fight-lifes-reform-sets-sights-running-wales-3685004
about 1 year ago
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