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Campaigners call for dedicated Secretary of State for Women and Girls
The major political party leaders have been sent an open letter saying that too often women experiencing disadvantage and misogyny are stigmatised.
Key moments from the first Sunak-Starmer debate
The leaders of the two main parties went head-to-head for the first time in the General Election during a debate on Tuesday night.
Audience laughs at Rishi Sunak over NHS figures on ITV leaders debate
The leaders of the two main parties made their opening pitch to voters.
Palestinians recover 360 bodies in north Gaza killed in Israeli offensive
Palestinian health officials in the Gaza Strip said Israeli strikes killed at least 11 people overnight.
BBC drama to explore Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s imprisonment
The 46-year-old British-Iranian citizen was detained in Iran in 2016 and only returned to the UK in March 2022.
Britain’s biggest police force heading for lowest staffing level in a decade
In March 2025 there will be 310 police officers per 100,000 Londoners, down from 350 in March 2012, and 342 in March 2023.
No return to austerity under Labour government, says Reeves
The shadow chancellor said Anas Sarwar had clearly set out Labour’s fiscal policy.
Sunak and Starmer urged to set out plans to tackle poverty in first TV debate
Current poverty levels are ‘a stain on the moral conscience of our nation’, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation said.
Next government needs plan for growth within 100 days, says CBI
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) wants an immediate focus on the economy following the General Election.