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Pressure is piling on the prime minister over the Mandelson scandal ahead of the local elections
Reform in turmoil: Deputy group leader of Cornwall Council defects
The bitter infighting and defections that have plagued Reform continue.
Nigel Farage refuses to commit to probing deputy’s corporation tax amid reports he failed to pay £100,000
Farage is choosing to bury his head in the sand
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UK has granted dozens of riot gear export licenses to the US since 2010
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A big dispute fund has been built up.
In the US and UK, racism is killing BAME people
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Jenny Jones: We entered lockdown too late and we’re relaxing it too early
Our infection rate isn’t low enough to open schools.
How charities plan to engineer an end to rough sleeping – forever
Charities are putting forward ambitious plans to end homelessness at last.
Ask how politics pays the piper to know who calls the tune
As a government sweetheart deal for big newspapers hits headlines, Jamie Beauvais asks if the concept of free and independent media has been lost.
Where the covid-Brexit double whammy will hit hardest – new report
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