Simon Israel
Living wage protest at heart of Westminster
David Cameron’s promised world of the “living wage” is already starting to look empty, even at the heart of government.
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Senior Tories say they would vote to leave EU
As Michael Gove and Phillip Hammond say they would vote to leave the EU, the former head of UK Trade and Investment tells Channel 4 News that political wrangling is deterring overseas investors.
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Chancellor urges businesses to accept Brexit
As we enter the last days before the next Brexit vote, the aircraft manufacturer Airbus has issued its starkest warning yet – saying it could move manufacturing out of the UK in the event of no deal. In Davos, the comments cast a shadow over a big business lunch, hosted by the Chancellor Phillip Hammond
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Unions demand pay hike for NHS staff
A pay rise to “stop the rot” – unions say a million NHS staff should get a 3.9% hike, plus an extra £800 for what they claim they’ve lost because of austerity cuts. That would cost the health service as much as £3bn, and it’s yet more pressure on Theresa May and the Chancellor Phillip Hammond after a week…
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Matt Frei
Militants, extremists… or murderous thugs?
By calling themselves Islamic State, the killers of James Foley have created a lie since they are neither a state nor very Islamic.
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Cameron will publish EU bill to quell rebellion
Amid growing calls from Tory backbenchers for a guaranteed EU referendum, David Cameron will publish a draft bill to assure a law on the referendum by 2017.
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Matt Frei
Can new US-Russian entente affect Syria policy?
The fallout from the Boston Marathon bombing has been a new line of communication between Russia and the USA. But can it help bring a diplomatic push to end the Syria crisis?
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BAE’s £28bn European merger fails to take off
A proposed merger between Britain’s BAE Systems and Europe’s EADS has been called off after opposition from the German government, a spokesman for EADS has said.
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Faisal Islam
To the left, the economic spoils of the Olympic Games
Economics Editor Faisal Islam blogs on the economic hangover of the Olympic Games.
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How will cuts hit Britain’s future defence role?
A 20 per cent cut in the size of the army is announced today. But as Britain continues to punch above its weight militarily, Carl Dinnen asks if this is the first step on the road to a beating.
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£1bn nuclear submarine contract set to be announced
A £1bn deal to build the UK’s next generation of nuclear submarines is set to be unveiled.
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U-turn on government’s aircraft carrier programme
David Cameron has signed off a U-turn on controversial plans for Britain’s aircraft carriers.
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Olympic Games: how will London cope?
With Typhoon jets arriving in London for a military exercise ahead of the Olympic Games, Channel 4 News looks at how the capital is gearing up for Britain’s “largest peacetime logistical exercise”.
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English councils get £100 million to fix potholes
An extra £100 million is being spent to fix damage to roads caused by the harsh winter. But the AA tells Channel 4 News “this is the chickens coming home to roost”.
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Faisal Islam
Is the Tory manifesto hiding post-election pessimism?
No one could accuse the Conservatives of failing to outline an original vision for Britain. Just flick back to “Are you thinking what we’re thinking?” and the difference is pretty clear. It is brimming with sunny pre-election optimism, the issue is: is this Blue Book hiding something a little more pessimistic post-election? The Labour charge is…
