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4h Sunak warns of strike damage after teachers reject ‘insulting’ offer
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Councils seeking ‘urgent’ answers from Government over site for asylum seekers

Councils for the Bexhill area are seeking information on how to respond to residents’ queries about plans for the former Northeye prison.
Home Secretary Suella Braverman (Danny Lawson/PA)
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Rape victim criticises Home Secretary over system ‘flaws’ in letter shared by MP

Labour MP Jess Phillips said the victim had waited 562 days for the Home Office to recognise her situation.
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Who is Petteri Orpo? The politician likely to become Finland’s next PM

The Finnish leader will need to make tough decisions quickly to get the country back on track.

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Schools may face strikes into autumn as teaching union members reject pay offer

Teachers in England will strike on April 27 and May 2 after the National Education Union overwhelmingly turned down the Government’s deal.
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NHS should abolish raft of national targets, Patricia Hewitt review says

The former Labour health secretary was commissioned by the Government to examine the future of the health service.
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Sunak warns of strike damage after teachers reject ‘insulting’ offer

Fresh strikes set to take place on April 27 and May 2 after union rejects ‘insulting’ pay offer

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What is Nato? Finland to join group on Tuesday

Turkey’s President Erdogan had previously objected to Sweden’s application.

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Contingency plans to stop Easter Bank Holiday chaos at Dover - No10

Downing Street acknowledged ‘new processes’ introduced following Brexit had contributed to delays

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Keir Starmer says Jeremy Corbyn was ‘never a friend’

The Labour leader had previously described Mr Corbyn as a colleague and a friend in 2020

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Rishi Sunak pledges to end ‘political correctness’ over grooming gangs

The Prime Minister was warned against focusing on race as Labour said the ‘vast majority’ of sexual abuse cases do not involve ethnic minorities.
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Child predators not from ‘one background’, NSPCC tells Home Secretary

The Home Secretary singled out British Pakistani men as a major source of concern amid Government plans to crackdown on grooming gangs.
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Sunak promises crackdown on grooming gangs with new police taskforce

The Prime Minister will travel to northern England on Monday to announce the measures.
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Anti-social behaviour ‘community trigger’ widely underused, says Labour

Labour has accused the Government of letting communities down on anti-social behaviour.
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Ministers trying to ‘avoid scrutiny’ with recess document dump, says Labour

It comes after departments published a significant number of transparency documents just as Easter recess began for MPs.
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British men detained in Afghanistan hold ’emotional’ call with family

Home Secretary Suella Braverman said anyone travelling to dangerous parts of the world should take the utmost caution
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Braverman: Child sex abuse reporting duty will overcome ‘political correctness’

The Government is expected to set out on Monday details of a plan to tackle grooming gangs and better protect children.
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Tories ‘plan tactical voting push in bid to lock out SNP’

The SNP’s Westminster leader said the idea represents the ‘dreadful Better Together band announcing their reunion’.
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Afghan woman tells of relief as visa refusal overturned

Community activist Maryam has spoken out against the Taliban and its approach to women’s rights.
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Forbes plans ‘heavy thinking’ on policy while out of Scottish Government

One of Humza Yousaf’s key allies said the former finance secretary could come back to the Cabinet ‘when the time is right for her’.
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Suella Braverman declines to give deadline to begin Rwanda flights

The Home Secretary also insisted that ministers were looking at ‘all sorts of land and sites and vessels’ to house asylum seekers.
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Home Secretary not considering breaking up Met after damning Casey review

Suella Braverman said no one is shying away from the ‘big challenges’ that the Met faces.
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Government ‘in negotiations’ after British men detained by Taliban

Home Secretary Suella Braverman said anyone travelling to dangerous parts of the world should take the utmost caution
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Failing to report child sexual abuse to become illegal

The Government is expected to set out details of plans in the coming days to tackle grooming gangs

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‘Stevenage woman’ key to Labour success, says Starmer-backing think tank

Labour Together, a think tank with close ties to the party leader and his top team, has suggested that the party needs to win over Stevenage Woman’.
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Unionists should ‘bank the wins’ in new Brexit trading deal, says Julian Smith

The DUP is currently blocking devolution at Stormont in protest at post-Brexit trading arrangements.
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Opposition parties dismiss ‘pointless’ water company proposals

Ministers said that plans could see water companies facing unlimited fines and penalties as part of efforts to tackle pollution.
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No plans to delay EU laws ‘bonfire’ deadline, says Government

It follows reports that Downing Street is considering a six-month extension to the Government’s plan to amend, repeal and replace retained EU law

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SNP will work to ensure transparency – Humza Yousaf

The SNP National Executive Committee met in Glasgow on Saturday.
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Labour ‘united’ insists Starmer after Corbyn candidate exclusion

Sir Keir Starmer told local candidates and campaigners the May local elections were an ‘important step on the road to the next general election’

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Former minister hits out at Greens as he calls for end to powersharing deal

SNP rebel Fergus Ewing described the Scottish Greens as a ‘small group of fringe extremists’.
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Labour brands Government’s water company measures ‘flimsy’

Environment Secretary Therese Coffey is expected to vow to make polluters pay.
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Council launches legal action against Home Office’s migrant plan

The Minister for Immigration announced plans on Wednesday to use RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire as a site for up to 2,000 asylum seekers

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Water companies could face unlimited fines for polluting

Environment Secretary Therese Coffey is expected to announce next week plans ministers believe will ‘make polluters pay’

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Daniel Kebede elected new National Education Union general secretary

Mr Kebede will succeed Dr Mary Bousted and Kevin Courtney.
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Sunak accused of ‘complete re-hash’ of pothole announcement

The Prime Minister sought to focus on fixing Britain’s roads as he faced questions over whether he was out of touch as he campaigned in Darlington.
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Pledge to freeze council tax ‘not hypothetical’, insists Keir Starmer

The Tories say the commitment ‘isn’t worth the paper it’s written on’ because Labour has no plans to introduce it if in power.
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Age ratings considered for sex education in schools as part of review

The Department for Education said it would be leading the review but that it will be informed by an independent panel providing external expertise.