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Fact check: Did Rachel Reeves work for the Bank of England for six years?
During her stint with the Bank, Ms Reeves spent some time on secondment to the British Embassy in Washington.
Diane Abbott says she is ‘banned’ from standing as Labour candidate in election
The veteran MP was suspended in April 2023 over comments she made on racism.
Telegraph says young people should welcome National Service to say thank you for furlough
Hamish de Bretton-Gordon says it is time young people "repaid their debt to the nation", despite 18 year-olds being of school age during the pandemic.
Biden campaign sends De Niro to Trump trial to put focus on 2021 Capitol attack
Trump adviser Jason Miller suggested that the Biden team’s presence validated Donald Trump’s contention that his criminal issues were ‘all politics’.
Labour vows to send teams into hospitals to set up evening and weekend clinics
Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to cut treatment backlogs, which currently stand at 7.54 million.
Sunak insists he has not given up on young voters amid pensioner tax breaks
The Prime Minister has proposed mandatory national service for 18-year-olds.
Laura Kuenssberg tipped to host BBC election coverage
David Dimbleby, Victoria Derbyshire and Jeremy Vine are also in the running.
Labour’s plans require no more tax rises, Reeves says
The shadow chancellor said Labour’s manifesto would ‘bear the imprint’ of engagement with businesses.
Europe could be doing a ‘hell of a lot more’ to reach ceasefire in Gaza
Simon Harris made the comments on the day that Ireland is to formally recognise a Palestinian state in a joint move with Norway and Spain.