For Kemi, being the Nasty party is not toxic but a badge of honour | John Crace
But a thought nonetheless. When Theresa May told the Tory conference in 2002 that under Iain Duncan Smith the Conservatives had become "the Nasty party", many members took that to mean they had become undesirable. Within…
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Le calendrier chargé d’Emmanuel Macron complique sa venue à la COP31
A peine un mois après son élection, en juin 2017, le président de la République avait ainsi trouvé un écho international en prononçant le discours “ Make our planet great again ”, en réponse à Donald Trump qui venait…
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As it happened: Israel condemns Green party passing ‘Zionism is racism’ as a ‘stain on history of UK’
In the statement, the foreign ministry said: The shocking resolution adopted today legitimises armed struggle, calls for a Palestinian state "from the river to the sea" - meaning the destruction of the State of Israel…
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The Guardian view on nurseries: some things are going right for under-fives | Editorial
It is widely understood by many ordinary people, as well as experts, that what happens to us when we are very small, and our brains are at their most malleable , has lasting effects. As the Organisation for Economic…
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I'm a classic old-school Conservative, says Kemi Badenoch
"I believe in common sense, people working hard and being rewarded for that effort," she told the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg. She added that welfare should be a "safety net, not a lifestyle". The Tory leader is trying to…
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Letters to the Editor – week ending 4th October 2026
Find out how to share your own views here . Hope Again My father was a Labour member for 50 years, but withdrew his membership with Blairs blue politics. I know, if my father was alive today, he would rejoin the party he…
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Moscow says it will step up strikes on Ukraine after Kyiv vows to hit Russian oil refineries
“It is Zelenskyy who bears full personal and political responsibility for this.” In an interview with Reuters , Zelenskyy said Saturday that Ukrainian forces “have to respond in any way we can” to Russian attacks, which…
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The demands of Welsh devolution are simple: just give us what Scotland has | Will Hayward
But there was no mistaking it: the Welsh nationalist party feels that Andy Burnham is a man it can work with. When I interviewed Welsh first minister Rhun ap Iorwerth , he indicated he was hopeful – in a way he never was…
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Badenoch unveils plan to end £100,000 childcare 'cliff edge' ahead of Tory conference
Speaking to the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg, the Conservative Party leader said: "What we want to see is that people who work harder don't get punished for doing so." The earnings limit means only families where no parent…
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Court quashes block on mothers and children in Gaza joining families in UK
Families abroad who have had their applications approved to reunite with loved ones in the UK usually have to undergo biometric checks, including fingerprinting and facial images at a visa application centre. But the VAC…
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