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Nail bars and car washes to see immigration raid blitz, says Home Secretary
Yvette Cooper said she had redeployed 1,000 staff who had been working on the Rwanda scheme into a new immigration enforcement programme.
Starmer faces more backbench pressure over ‘heinous’ and ‘sexist’ benefit cap
Rosie Duffield likened the policy to the dystopian world of The Handmaid’s Tale, in which women’s rights have been taken away.
SNP calls for suspension of Israel arms sales in letter to Foreign Secretary
David Lammy has said there would be no ‘blanket ban’ on arms sales between the UK and Israel.
Conduct Tory leadership bid ‘with civility’, Lord Houchen urges Braverman
It came after the former home secretary said the party could do better than being ‘a collection of fanatical, irrelevant, centrist cranks’.
Rachel Reeves hints at above inflation public sector pay rises
The Chancellor said a decision will be made soon amid reports of a recommended 5.5% rise for teachers and NHS staff.
Mason Greenwood: Man United urged to donate £30m transfer fee to women’s charities
Manchester United have just made millions from selling-on Mason Greenwood - in a deal which has sparked a huge backlash.
ICJ says Israel’s presence in occupied territories is illegal and must end
Israel has built well over 100 settlements and has annexed east Jerusalem. It considers the entire city to be its capital.
US tourist charged £5,300 for new flights after IT outage leads to cancellations
Stephanie Thompson said she could not reach either of the airlines she had booked her cancelled flights with so rebooked herself.
Hoyle tells MPs to smarten up if they want to speak in the House of Commons
"Parliament is a formal place, not a hipster hangout.”