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Long-Bailey and Thornberry launch Labour leadership bids
Two more would-be Labour leaders have launched their campaigns, Emily Thornberry and Rebecca Long-Bailey set out their pitch.
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Author Tayari Jones on Trump: ‘I do not believe he represents the soul of our nation’
Trump’s America has become a battleground for racial equality, LGBT rights and most recently reproductive rights, with extreme abortion laws introduced in Ohio, Alabama, Missouri and Georgia.
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Pro-choice protesters in US hold national day of action
Pro-choice demonstrators have held a National Day of Action across America to protest against the growing number of States which are passing laws to restrict women’s access to abortion clinics.
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Lyra McKee’s friends feel ‘worthless’ after Northern Ireland Office spends just £318 on LGBT rights
Ruth Davidson says she will go back to Theresa May over PM’s promise to advance LGBT rights in Northern Ireland
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Lyra McKee’s partner: Theresa May ‘derelict in her duties to Northern Ireland’
In an exclusive interview with Channel 4 News, Sara Canning reveals Lyra had been planning an ‘incredibly romantic’ proposal – and they were supposed to get engaged this week. She also accuses her killers of being ‘no better than paedophiles’.
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Is Google search “rigged” against Trump?
Is Google News really “suppressing voices of Conservatives”?
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Ireland prepares for Pope visit amid Catholic abuse and adoption scandals
The last time a Pope visited Ireland, it was John Paul II in 1979. Almost half the population turned out to see him. Back then around nine out of ten Irish Catholics would attend weekly mass. Contraception, divorce and abortion were illegal. It will be a very different Ireland Pope Francis will visit this time. While there…
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Northern Ireland facing pressure to reform after referendum
Theresa May has congratulated Irish voters on their decision to liberalise abortion laws – but she’s now under pressure to reform Northern Ireland’s strict laws too, with MPs across the political spectrum calling for the “anomaly” to be resolved.
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Betsy McCaughey: ‘Working people feeling tangible results of Trump’s economic policy’
Former economic adviser to Donald Trump, Betsy McCaughey, discusses the President’s position on abortion and other aspects of his first year in power.
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Government shutdown fears as Trump completes year in office
In the United States, the government is lurching towards a financial shutdown unless a last-minute deal can be reached. The chaos on Capitol Hill is perhaps a fitting metaphor for Donald Trump’s first year in office – a year which has seen controversy after controversy, some broken promises but other ones delivered. His approval rating…
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Here are 10 Tory U-turns since the election was called
FactCheck takes a look at 10 key Tory U-turns since the election was called.
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Government wins Queen’s Speech vote
Theresa May has overcome a crucial Parliamentary test this evening – winning the vote on the Queen’s Speech with the support of Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party.
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Here’s where the DUP and the Tories might disagree
Gay marriage, abortion and climate change. A few policies where the two partners might not have as much in common as they’d like to think.
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Conservatives begin talks with DUP over alliance
The government Chief Whip Gavin Williamson has been in Belfast for talks with the Democratic Unionist Party. The DUP has been at the centre of attention since winning 10 of Northern Ireland’s 18 seats and finding itself the party of choice to help the Conservatives. Many are questioning what any such alliance could mean given…
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FactCheck: The promises Trump broke on his first day
America’s new president made a lot of promises on the campaign trail about what he would do on his very first day in office.