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Starmer proclaims British-German treaty but will it bear fruit?
Britain and Germany will start work on a “bilateral cooperation treaty” to deepen relations across a range of topics from migration to defence and trade. Unlikely to radically change existing British-German positions, both leaders hope it might at least provide an economic boost.
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Starmer under pressure from some of his MPs to scrap two-child benefits limit
The political row escalated in July when seven Labour MPs had the whip suspended after they rebelled and voted for an SNP amendment to the King’s Speech, calling for the two-child limit to be scrapped.
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Will Reeves raise taxes after government borrowing surges?
New figures show government borrowing unexpectedly surged in July – adding to the intense pressure on Rachel Reeves as she prepares her first budget.
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Immigration law firms targeted by far-right groups says Law Society President
We’re joined by Nick Emmerson – president of the Law Society of England and Wales. Some of the members are now under threat from the far-right.
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US-Russia prisoner swap ‘momentous moment’, says Putin critic
We’re joined by financier Bill Browder, who is a friend of Vladimir Kara-Murza. He’s been an outspoken critic of Russia’s President since the death in a Moscow prison of his lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, who’d uncovered massive fraud involving Russian officials.
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FactCheck: what pay rise are junior doctors being offered – and will they accept?
The new Labour government has offered junior doctors in England a pay rise in a bid to end industrial action. FactCheck takes a look.
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Labour ‘failing a generation’ by scrapping social care cap
The Chancellor’s decision to scrap bringing in a cap on how much people pay towards their social care is a “tragedy” according to the architect of the plan.
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‘There were a whole string of projects that were never funded’ says chief secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones
The chief secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones joined us from Westminster.
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How big is the ‘black hole’ Labour says is in public finances?
The Chancellor Rachel Reeves has told MPs the Government has inherited a £22 billion overspend from the Tories – and set out plans to reduce the deficit over the next two years.
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Pay disputes ‘another problem left by the Tories’, says Labour MP
We’re joined by Labour MP Meg Hillier, who’s Chair of the Public Accounts Committee.
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Government considering above inflation public sector pay rises
Independent pay review bodies are said to have recommended a 5.5% pay rise.
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‘The way we find more money is to grow the economy’ – Chief Secretary to the Treasury
We spoke to Darren Jones, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury.
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NHS going through “worst crisis in its history” says Health Secretary
We spoke to the Health Secretary Wes Streeting and asked him if he was prepared to think the unthinkable when it comes to the NHS?
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How will Labour meet new housing targets it has set?
Krishnan Guru-Murthy: As we’ve just heard, the Chancellor promised to ‘get Britain building again’ with a wave of planning reforms this morning. But how will this actually work? Our economics correspondent Helia Ebrahami has been to one so-called grey-belt site to find out.
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What to watch out for on election night
Many high-profile Conservatives are at risk of losing their seats, giving us the prospect of many so-called Portillo moments on Thursday night. Our Data Correspondent Ciaran Jenkins has been looking at which constituencies to watch out for as the results come in.
