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Green Party MP Siân Berry asked an Urgent Question on potential airport expansion during yesterday’s session in the House of Commons. On Sunday, Chancellor Rachel Reeves hinted that the government would support a third runway at Heathrow, saying “sustainable aviation and economic growth go hand in hand”. Responding, Mike Kane, the transport minister, reiterates that…
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I drive past a cheap hotel, staking out my prey. It’s almost midnight and the air is cold. It’s tucked at the back of a service station off the motorway —dingy and deserted, the perfect spot. Pete* has told me he’ll be dressed in a light beige coat and jeans, lurking a few feet from…
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A government minister who avoided being murdered “by the skin of my teeth” is stepping down as an MP at the next general election over fears for his personal safety. Mike Freer, Conservative MP for the north London constituency of Finchley and Golders Green, has faced a series of death threats and was targeted by Ali Harbi…
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Shadow environment secretary Jim McMahon has confirmed he is stepping down from his role in Sir Keir Starmer’s shadow cabinet, as a Labour Party reshuffle begins. In a lengthy letter to Sir Keir, Mr McMahon said he has faced “a number of personal challenges in the last year coming back from a serious illness”. He…
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