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Tuesday, Apr 23

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Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda Bill finally passes after eight hours of painstaking debate

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Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda Bill finally cleared Parliament early on Tuesday morning after eight hours of debate as MPs and peers sat through the night to pass the flagship legislation.

Monday, Apr 22

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Friday, Apr 19

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Israel ‘launched missiles at Iranian nuclear defences’

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Israeli fighter jets fired several missiles at an air defence installation protecting an Iranian nuclear facility during Friday morning’s attack, a senior US official said.

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GB News to axe 40 jobs weeks after revealing heavy losses

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GB News is to cut 40 jobs as the opinionated broadcaster battles to keep down costs amid mounting losses.

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Fix ‘broken’ NHS to get more sick people back into work, Starmer tells Sunak

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Rishi Sunak should focus on fixing the “broken” NHS and reducing waiting lists if he wants to get more people back into work, Sir Keir Starmer has argued.

Thursday, Apr 18

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Iran threatens to build nuclear bomb if attacked by Israel

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This blog was closed on the 18th April 2024. You can follow today’s live coverage of Israel’s retaliatory attack against Iran here.

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IMF chief quotes Churchill as she warns of global chaos

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The head of the International Monetary Fund has urged countries to cut debt and slash red tape to revive growth as she warned the world was becoming more vulnerable to economic shocks.

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Police must investigate ex-Tory MP over £5,000 ‘ransom’ phone call, say Labour

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Sir Keir Starmer has called for the police to investigate Mark Menzies after he lost the Conservative whip while the Tories look into claims he misused campaign funds.

Wednesday, Apr 17

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Government ‘should have held votes through the night’ after Rwanda Bill blocked again

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Ministers have come under fire for failing to “run votes through the night” as peers blocked Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda Bill for a fourth time on Wednesday, threatening further delays to the first deportation flights.

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18 wounded in Hezbollah drone attack on Israel

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At least 18 people were wounded when a drone fired by Hezbollah slammed into a building in Northern Israel on Wednesday.

World faces permanently higher interest rates, warns Bank of England official

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Consumers face the prospect of permanently higher interest rates amid geopolitical tensions and “slower globalisation”, a Bank of England official has warned.

Tuesday, Apr 16

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Israeli strike kills senior Hezbollah commander

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An Israeli airstrike killed a Hezbollah commander in Lebanon on Tuesday, the IDF confirmed.

Monday, Apr 15

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MPs vote down Rwanda Bill amendments after Government accused of ‘flogging a dead horse’

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MPs have rejected all the Lords’ Rwanda Bill amendments, after the Government was accused of “flogging a dead horse” with the policy. The seven amendments included those that sought to require local authorities to complete age assessments…

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Israel plans ‘painful’ strike on Iran without casualties

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How Iran’s attack on Israel unfolded – minute by minute

Sunday, Apr 14

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How Iran’s attack on Israel unfolded - minute by minute

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Iran’s president has warned Israel against taking any “reckless” action after its overnight drone and missile attack.

Friday, Apr 12

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Hezbollah fires dozens of missiles at Israel

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Hezbollah fired a barrage of 40 rockets from southern Lebanon at Israel, as the country braced for a major attack by Iran.

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Angela Rayner: I will step down if I committed criminal offence

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Angela Rayner has said she would step down if it is found she had committed a criminal offence.

Thursday, Apr 11

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Tory MP apologises after backing Reform’s Lee Anderson

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A Conservative MP has been forced to apologise after he appeared to urge voters to back Reform UK’s Lee Anderson at the next election.

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Biden ‘must threaten Iran with devastating US response’

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Joe Biden must warn Iran that the US will join a “devastating” response if Israel is attacked, Republicans have said.

World risks ‘tepid Twenties’ as debt levels and inflation soar, warns IMF

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The world is at risk of a “sluggish and disappointing decade”, the head of the International Monetary Fund has warned, while urging vigilance to restore price stability and jumpstart economic growth.

Wednesday, Apr 10

Cameron warns US politicians against ‘appeasement’ of Putin’s Russia

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Lord Cameron has warned against the “appeasement” of Vladimir Putin and Russia as he stepped up calls for the US to release billions of dollars of new military aid for Ukraine.

Tuesday, Apr 9

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Cameron: We need a ‘Plan B’ in case Israel invades Rafah

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The West needs a “Plan B” in case Israel presses ahead with an invasion of Rafah, the Foreign Secretary has said.

Monday, Apr 8

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Putin seeks emergency petrol as Russia runs on fumes

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Russia has reportedly asked Kazakhstan to supply it with petrol as Ukrainian attacks on its refineries force it to import gasoline.

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Hezbollah shoots down ‘$5m Israeli drone’

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Hezbollah fighters have shot down an advanced Israeli drone worth an estimated $5 million.

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Scrap net zero drive to fund NHS, says Reform UK leader Richard Tice

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Reform UK would scrap the net zero emissions drive and use the money to improve the NHS, Richard Tice said this morning.

Sunday, Apr 7

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Israel withdrawing troops to ‘rest’ them, says US

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The Israeli military’s troop reduction in the southern Gaza Strip appears to be a “rest and refit” and not necessarily indicative of any new operations, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby has said.

Saturday, Apr 6

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Hamas refuse to ‘back down’ in fresh peace deal talks

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Hamas has said that it will not “back down” from its ceasefire demands as it confirmed that it will be sending a delegation to Cairo tomorrow for fresh peace talks aiming at bringing an end to the war on its six-month anniversary.

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Friday, Apr 5

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Gaza aid worker strikes ‘can never happen again’, warns Blinken

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Israel’s drone strike that killed seven aid workers in Gaza earlier this week “can never happen again”, Antony Blinken, the US secretary of state, has warned.

Fears grow over rate cut delays after US jobs shock

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Money markets have pushed back their expectations for the first interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve after shock US employment figures.