Gary Gibbon
Philip Hammond gets his way on social care
No. 10 this morning emphasised that the problems in social care provision weren’t just about money. Theresa May will have hated the idea of throwing money at the problem.
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Transgender woman found dead in male prison
It’s emerged a transgender woman was found dead in her prison cell at an all male prison in Doncaster after apparently taking her own life. Jenny Swift had asked to be moved to a womens’ prison. Her friend has said Jenny was upset at being refused hormone treatment and being called ‘Mr’ by staff.
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Gary Gibbon
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Nigel Farage: ‘Put country before party’
Nigel Farage says achieving a British exit from the EU in the forthcoming in/out referendum is more important than Ukip.
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FactCheck: where are the missing 6,000 Lib Dems?
Shoring up the party faithful, Tim Farron, new Lib Dem leader, promised that “20,000 new members had joined” since May. FactCheck’s been trying to find them.
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Alex Thomson
How football is tarnished and damaged by ignoring free speech
Gratifyingly, with the new season and the new rash of clubs busy censoring the media, the Great Banning Debate is now very much alive. Good.
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Disability protesters blocked from Commons chamber
Police stop disability rights protesters from entering the Commons chamber during prime minister’s questions in a noisy demonstration against the end of the independent living fund.
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Gary Gibbon
Is Ukip a threat to Labour in the north?
Is Labour facing an existential threat in Northern seats from Ukip that could eat at a heartland just as the SNP has in Scotland?
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Geoff White
Does Facebook really know all about you?
Facebook allows you to see why it’s sending you the ads it selects for you. But just how accurate is the world’s best-informed social network?
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Is Nick Clegg on course to lose his seat?
Nick Clegg will lose his seat at the general election in May if a poll by respected Conservative pollster Lord Ashcroft remains true.
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Michael Crick
Explain your expenses: Ukip demands details from Neil Hamilton
Discord in the party? Ukip demands a full explanation from would-be candidate Neil Hamilton for expenses he has claimed.
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Five teenagers die in Conisbrough car crash
Five teenagers die after a crash late on Saturday night involving two cars in Conisbrough, near Doncaster.
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Michael Crick
Labour’s by-election – but all three main parties are in despair
Labour has won the South Yorkshire crime commissioner by-election – but all three main parties are gloomy about their general election prospects.
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Is William Hague really our greatest living Yorkshireman?
…and what about Yorkshire-women? David Cameron’s claim was probably his biggest Tory conference announcement (well, almost), but does it stack up? We asked for your views on Yorkshire’s finest.
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Michael Crick
Are Nigel Farage and Ukip divided over air strikes?
Nigel Farage is against UK air strikes in Iraq – but his deputy chair supports them. This illustrates several things about Ukip.
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Gary Gibbon
Ramsgate, Uxbridge and election menace
Nigel Farage and Boris Johnson both announced the seats they would like to go for in the next election. Both hold menace for David Cameron – one is blatant and the other better concealed.
