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Rishi Sunak's tree consultation pledge: Will it save our urban canopy or fall short of real change?

Rishi Sunak's tree consultation pledge: Will it save our urban canopy or fall short of real change?

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Sajid Javid said he quit because of Dominic Cummings' behaviour

Dominic Cummings was seeking to 'act as the Prime Minister in all but name', Covid inquiry hears

Keir Starmer hit out at Rishi Sunak over cancelling the meeting with the Greek Prime Minister amid an Elgin Marbles row

Starmer slams Sunak for 'trying to humiliate' Greek PM over Elgin Marbles row as he accuses him of 'small politics'

Sunak has invited the ire of Greece

'Even Israel and Hamas talk!': Rishi Sunak accused of 'disrespecting the Greek people' in Elgin Marbles snub

Lianne Sharabi, 48, and daughters Noiya, 16 and Yahel, 13, were killed by Hamas, while Eli is still in captivity

British families of Hamas hostages say UK government has 'abandoned' them

Downing Street said Greece was reviving ancient grievances over the Elgin Marbles

Downing Street accuses Greece of focusing on 'ancient grievances' in row over Elgin Marbles

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Susan Hall criticised Sadiq Khan after she was pickpocketed

Tory London mayoral candidate Susan Hall rages against Sadiq Khan after 'pickpocketing ordeal on Tube'

Nurses are angry at doctors being awarded a bumper pay deal

Nurses 'disgusted' as doctors reach bumper pay deal with government as they warn of more strikes

Consultant Doctors Strike in London.

Nurses' fury as consultants reach pay deal with government that could end strikes

Ms Coffey detailed her death threats and reiterated the reasons why the government introduced the ban.

'It's driving strong emotions': Thérèse Coffey sent death threats over XL Bully ban

Consultant Doctors Strike in London.

NHS strike breakthrough: Consultants reach pay deal with government that could end strikes

The Houses Of Parliament London

When will the next UK general election be? Britain to go to the polls within months

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Estate Agents Signs In Birmingham

New laws to ban leaseholds will help homeowners 'take back control' vows Michael Gove

The Home Secretary is "frustrated" at the focus on the Rwanda plan

Rwanda plan is not the 'be all and end all' to stop illegal migration, says James Cleverly

Mr Sunak is facing growing pressure to clamp down on migration

Suella Braverman leads Tory revolt as pressure grows on Rishi Sunak amid record immigration figures

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Nadine Dorries has told LBC that Rishi Sunak was a bad Chancellor

Rishi Sunak was a 'bad Chancellor who served himself not the country', Nadine Dorries tells LBC

Nella Rose and Nigel Farage clashed over immigration

'You want us gone': I'm A Celeb's Nella Rose accuses Nigel Farage of being 'anti-immigrant' in fiery clash

The Environment Secretary was speaking to LBC's Nick Ferrari

Migrant numbers 'need to be brought down' minister tells LBC as Tories at odds over immigration levels

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Michael Gove giving evidence to the Covid Inquiry

Michael Gove apologises to bereaved families for government mistakes during Covid

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Mark Harper defending the handling of the row over the Elgin Marbles

'It's not a snub, we offered them Oliver Dowden': Minister defends Sunak amid Elgin Marbles row

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Sunak snubbed Greece's PM over the Elgin Marbles

Sunak snubs Greek prime minister after he calls for Elgin Marbles to be returned and compares it to splitting Mona Lisa

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Sadiq Khan at the Covid Inquiry on Monday morning

Sadiq Khan tells Covid Inquiry 'lives could have been saved' had he been invited to Cobra meetings earlier

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Migrants coming to the UK should be filling roles that no British citizen can occupy or have legitimate asylum claims rather than being “economic migrants” who undercut existing British workers, the Business Secretary has told LBC

Migrants coming to the UK 'have to be the right sort of people' Kemi Badenoch says slamming 'far too high' 2022 numbers

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Michael Gove has insisted soaring migration does not represent a betrayal of Brexit

Soaring migration 'not a betrayal of Brexit', Michael Gove tells LBC, as he insists Govt will drive down numbers

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Rishi Sunak agreed to increase the salary threshold for migrant workers to £40,000, it is reported

Rishi Sunak 'agreed to raise the salary threshold for migrants to £40,000 in deal with Braverman'

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Boris Johnson spoke to LBC from the anti-Semitism march

‘Israel should exist’: Boris Johnson condemns rise in anti-Semitism as he attends 100,000-strong march in London

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Rishi Sunak

More tax cuts to come? Sunak hints National Insurance cut was just the 'start of a journey'

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Snow could be on the way very soon

Fresh weather forecast predicts 'snow blizzard' as temperatures hit -10C

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Sir Keir Starmer played the flute, piano and violin as a child.

Keir Starmer picks EU anthem as song that 'sums up Labour Party' and invokes memories of Berlin Wall's collapse

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David Cameron will meet with Palestinian leaders on Friday

David Cameron to meet with Palestinian leaders as UK pledges further £30m in Gaza aid

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James Cleverly has aplogised for calling a Labour MP "s**t".

James Cleverly apologises for calling MP 'sh**', but denies calling Stockton a 'sh**hole'

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UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron visits Israel as four day truce is delayed until Friday morning.

'I've seen things I will never forget': David Cameron visits Israel as four-day truce with Hamas delayed

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Houchen hit out at Cleverly over his alleged comments about Stockton

Tory Teesside mayor demands apology from James Cleverly as home secretary denies calling Stockton a 'sh**hole'

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Fears for hostage baby Kfir Bibas after Hamas say he was killed in airstrike, as Israel investigate claims
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Ada Sagi was released by Hamas on Tuesday.

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Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick (l) has said action needs to be taken as the shortage occupation list is being looked at

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