UK’s decision to rejoin EU’s Erasmus scheme is supported by majority of Britons, poll finds
The government says that up to 100,000 people of all ages could benefit in the first year.
Nigel Farage faces second investigation over claims he broke electoral law
Anna Turley, the Labour party chair, has called on Farage to “urgently come out of hiding” and explain whether his party spent more than the £20,660 limit for campaigning.
Depoliticising the elections regulator is a no-brainer for Labour
Democracy depends not just on rules, but on confidence that those rules are enforced without fear or favour.
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New legislation needed to end plastic pollution crisis
MPs joined Friends of the Earth and National Federation of Women’s Institutes to launch anti-plastic bill.
Court set to rule on outsourced workers’ trade union rights
The landmark case would affect over 3m people
Sarah Wollaston backed mandatory by-elections for party switchers
Former Conservative MP Sarah Wollaston once called for MPs switching parties to face automatic by-elections. Wollaston herself has just switched parties but refused to hold a by-election. She was elected as a Conservative MP for Totnes but has now lefttest
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Immigration lawyers: Attempts to strip Shamima Begum of citizenship are likely to be illegal
Begum was born, bred and radicalised in the UK. Javid will not succeed in stripping away her citizenship, argue two immigration lawyers.
It’s no wonder politics is in turmoil: the elite are incapable of understanding the public
Without change, this crisis is only going to get worse.
New analysis reveals how much austerity has cost each person in the UK
‘Fixing’ the public sector finances has suppressed Britain’s economy, according to official figures.
Tory spokesperson denies existence of the Bedroom Tax
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