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Miliband apologises to Palestinians and admits Britain was 'too slow to act' on ICJ ruling

Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband told UK Fact Check Britain owed Palestinians an apology, but rejected calls...

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Labour picks Camden leader Sagal Abdi-Wali to fight Starmer's old seat

Camden Council leader Sagal Abdi-Wali will contest the Holborn and St Pancras by-election on 8 October,...

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Met launches criminal inquiry into £32,500 polls funded for Reform UK; Farage calls it entrapment

The Metropolitan Police says it is investigating potential party funding offences after a Channel 4 News...

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Polanski demands Burnham publish unredacted intelligence report on ecosystem collapse

Green Party leader Zack Polanski urged Prime Minister Andy Burnham to release in full the redacted...

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Israel closes UK consulate in Jerusalem after Miliband bans settlement goods

Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband announced an import ban on Israeli settlement goods and new sanctions;...

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England's 15-year-olds beat OECD averages in PISA, but maths still trails 2018

England scored 516 in science, 497 in reading and 492 in maths against OECD averages of 482, 461 and 463,...

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Police injured at Portsmouth asylum protest, Miliband to ban settlement...

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More than half of mental health trusts expect to cut clinical staff,...

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Farage pledges 24-hour Parliament and hundreds of new peers, but rules...

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Green leader Polanski seeks to contest Starmer's vacated London seat

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