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Labour ‘apologises to the people of Rochdale’ after George Galloway victory
The contest in Rochdale has seen accusations of intimidation and divisiveness, but resulted in a majority for Mr Galloway of more than 5,000 votes.
Asda to hike basic pay to £12.04 an hour in £150m investment
It is the latest supermarket group to increase pay rates, ahead of a rise in the national minimum wage in April.
Israeli troops ‘fire on people waiting for aid’ as Gaza death tolls hits 30,000
Witnesses later said Israeli soldiers opened fire as people pulled flour and canned goods off trucks.
Rwanda asylum scheme cost could soar to £500m, watchdog says
The Home Office is also set to pay hundreds of thousands more for each migrant sent to the African nation under the stalled plan, a report revealed.
Preventing Gaza famine ‘impossible’ under current restrictions, say MPs
MPs said they had heard ‘compelling evidence’ that breaches of humanitarian law were being committed by both sides of the Gaza conflict.
‘Keir Starmer – This is for Gaza’ – George Galloway by-election victory speech
The political firebrand was declared the new MP for Rochdale after a divisive campaign.
Putin’s nuclear threat over Ukraine ‘deplorable’, says UK foreign minister
The Russian leader made his remarks in a state-of-the-nation address.
Surge in number of people sleeping rough in England ‘a national shame’
There were 3,898 rough sleepers on a single night in autumn 2023.
MPs told to ‘act, not mourn’, as names of women killed by men last year read out
Jess Phillips told the Commons the ‘epidemic of violence against women and girls has not abated’.