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Hundreds of UK jobs will be lost as Nestlé moves production of popular sweets to EU
“This will have a devastating impact on workers and their families,” GMB union national officer Ross Murdoch said.
Michael Gove’s ‘levelling-up’ plan appears to be partly copied from Wikipedia
The Lib Dems said the paper, which is meant to present how poorer areas in the UK will have better lives, is "something cobbled together in a rush".
Dorries calls PM’s critics ‘a handful of egos’ but gets left with egg on her face
"Hello, is that The Irony Helpline?"
REVEALED: Government ‘did not set out what the strategy to steer away from gas is’
"The government and energy companies should explain to bill payers why switching away from gas and insulating our homes is not only important in tackling climate change, but also a route to reducing energy bills," a government committee chair has said.
Watch: Priti Patel’s ‘asylum shopping’ remark is met with outrage
"This is how easily those in power will just make up terms to dehumanise people," wrote one person on Twitter.
EU calls out ‘absolute breach of international law’ after Northern Ireland Brexit checks halted
“This announcement has created uncertainty and unpredictability and certainly no stability, so I’m not sure what the purpose of this move is … it’s an absolute breach of international law," an EU official has said.
Astonishment as Blair to discuss ‘morality’ with the Archbishop of Canterbury
"Irony is dead", wrote one person on Twitter.
Woman who lived in the UK for most of her life is refused British citizenship
“I am basically British but because of a few technicalities I am treated differently, I just think it’s fundamentally very unfair," she told The London Economic.
Energy crisis: Price cap to soar by more than 50%, Ofgem says
The energy regulator confirmed that bills will rise by nearly £700 per year.