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FactCheck: how can David Cameron be foreign secretary and not an MP?
It’s not the first time this has happened.
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Ohio votes to protect abortion rights in state constitution
In the United States, the Democrats have been celebrating a series of election victories across the country – including Ohio, where voters overwhelmingly backed access to abortion.
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Israel-Hamas war: Biden under pressure for a short-term cessation of hostilities in Gaza
While US secretary of state Antony Blinken is in the Middle-East, 14 Democratic senators released a joint statement calling on Biden for a short-term cessation of hostilities to let humanitarian aid in and to increase the focus on releasing the hostages.
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Met Police under pressure over handling of pro-Palestinian rally
Rishi Sunak told MPs that calls for jihad are a threat to the Jewish community and to Britain’s “democratic values”.
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House of Representatives remains without elected speaker
The hardline Republican congressman Jim Jordan says he won’t force a third vote on his bid to become speaker of the US House of Representatives after failing to win over enough support among fellow Republicans.
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Biden under fire over new border wall in Texas
The New York City Mayor has travelled to Mexico with the message that his city is full. This, as President Biden comes under fire from both Republicans and Democrats for his decision to use Trump-era funding to build a new stretch of border wall in Texas.
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US government shutdown increasingly likely
In the United States, a government shutdown is looking increasingly likely unless agreement over spending levels can be reached between Republicans and Democrats in Congress within hours.
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Lib Dem leader calls for cancer treatment reform
The Liberal Democrat Leader Sir Ed Davey has put the reform of NHS cancer treatment at the heart of his party’s appeal to voters.
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Schengen border needs to be ‘modernised’ says Swedish MEP
The Swedish Christian Democrat MEP Sara Skyttedal joins us from Croatia, where the centre-right EPP group is gathering to discuss their strategy ahead of next year’s European elections.
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France to remove troops and ambassador from Niger after coup
France is withdrawing its ambassador from Niger – and says it will pull out its troops there by the end of the year – after the democratically elected president was overthrown by a military coup.
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Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey announces plan to drop national housing targets
The Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has suffered a defeat at his party conference after members rejected his plan to drop national housing targets.
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Could the 14th amendment be used to stop Trump from running for presidency again?
In the United States, Republican and Democratic opponents of Donald Trump are considering using a rarely-used section of the constitution to stop him from running in next year’s presidential election. The 14th amendment, written after the civil war, has been used in two major lawsuits already stating that the former president is constitutionally ineligible to…
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‘Second amendment not more important than second graders’, says Tennessee state representative on gun violence
Justin Jones is a Democrat Tennessee state representative. In April, he was expelled from the chamber after calling for gun reforms during a protest on the House floor. But he told me he refuses to be silenced.
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Parties prepare for by-election after Nadine Dorries resigns
The Conservatives are facing what could be another challenging by-election after Nadine Dorries resigned from her Mid Bedfordshire seat with a scathing attack on Rishi Sunak. Tory ministers admitted they would have to “work hard” to win over votes – while Labour and the Liberal Democrats are both keen to snap up the seat, ruling…
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DRC violence: ‘trail of war crimes’ left by rebels say human rights groups
Murders, rapes, kidnappings – human rights groups say M23 rebels have left a trail of war crimes behind them as they sweep through eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.