Ministers are warned using the word ‘Christmas’ will offend minorities
Civil servants have blocked the word ‘Christmas’ from efforts to avert a winter Covid crisis, as they fear it would offend minority religions.
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November 26, 2021 UK ministers urged to ‘stop playing politics’ over Channel crossings
More lives will be lost in the Channel unless urgent action is taken to stop “playing politics with people’s lives”, ministers were warned as desperate refugees vowed to keep attempting the perilous journey.
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November 25, 2021 Callow Cabinet Secretary blamed as Boris Johnson’s popularity hits all-time low
Boris Johnson’s popularity ratings have dropped to their lowest ever levels in the wake of a series of mis-steps that have been blamed on a weak Downing Street operation.
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November 22, 2021 Tory MPs suggest sending migrants to UK to the Falklands
Conservative MPs are urging ministers to send people travelling to the UK by small boats to offshore centres as far away as the Falkland Islands as concern grows that the party is losing support among red wall voters.
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November 21, 2021 PM’s Irish Sea bridge shelved as too difficult and expensive
Boris Johnson has shelved his dream for a bridge or tunnel connecting Northern Ireland with Scotland, after a review concluded it would be too technically challenging and expensive.
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November 20, 2021 US Republican leader tries to block Biden’s bill with eight-hour speech
The Republican leader in the US House of Representatives delivered a record-breaking eight-hour speech in order to hold up President Joe Biden’s new domestic policy bill.
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November 18, 2021 Jeremy Corbyn takes legal action over Tory councillor’s tweet about Liverpool terror attack
Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is taking legal action over a tweet posted that appeared to be mocking the Liverpool terrorist attack.
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November 16, 2021 Edinburgh council chiefs accused of abandoning pledge to reintroduce free bulky uplifts
The SNP’s manifesto at the last council elections in 2017 promised to scrap charges for collecting unwanted large items such as furniture and carpets. And the policy was among the coalition commitments agreed by SNP and Labour councillors when they formed the administration.
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November 15, 2021 Labour demands investigation into Jacob Rees-Mogg’s £6m of loans
Labour has called for an investigation into whether the Tory cabinet minister Jacob Rees-Mogg broke the financial rules for MPs by failing to declare he got £6m of cheap loans from one of his companies.
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November 14, 2021 Labour records first poll lead over Tories since January
Labour has recorded its first poll lead over the Conservatives for almost a year in the wake of the row over Tory sleaze and second jobs, according to the latest Opinium poll for the Observer.
