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<title><![CDATA[Voting under way as polls open for local elections]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Kate Forbes not in the running for SNP leadership]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The former finance secretary confirms she will not challenge John Swinney to be Scotland's next first minister.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[UK forecast for slowest growth of richest nations next year]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The UK economy will remain “sluggish” due to the impact of interest rate rises, the OECD says.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Voting under way at local polls in England and Wales]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Voters can cast their ballots for local councillors, mayors and police and crime commissioners.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Civil servants in court challenge over Rwanda law]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The government argues the act, passed last week, does not breach the law or the civil service code.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 21:17:44 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sunak rules out asylum seeker returns from Ireland]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Irish government can not "cherry-pick" its promises about the border with Northern Ireland, the PM warns.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Belarus firm accused of bypassing UK sanctions]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[MP claims a garage door parts company is getting round import bans imposed after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Failed asylum seeker given £3,000 to go to Rwanda]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The asylum seeker went to the east Africa country under a scheme separate to the forced returns scheme.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 11:34:13 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Police should probe hacking 'cover up' - Brown]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Gordon Brown believes his phone may have been hacked while he was PM and is considering legal action.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[PM calls for independent probe into Gething donation]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Vaughan Gething will face votes on his controversial campaign donations in the Senedd on Wednesday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ministers accept three-month deadline for blood scheme]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A final compensation scheme could be running by the year's end after ministers agree to a Labour-led demand.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ireland to redesignate UK as 'safe' for asylum]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2024 17:56:13 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA['Brexit trade checks will cost me £200,000 a year']]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Firms warn of higher costs but the government says its new border model will improve biosecurity.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2024 14:20:35 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NHS to stress biological sex in ward allocations]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Transgender women should not be put on single-sex female NHS wards in England, the government is proposing.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Thousands more refugees become homeless in England]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Refugees classed as homeless quadrupled, as the government worked to clear the asylum backlog.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2024 12:52:39 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Shipman damaged end-of-life care - David Davis]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Parliament debates assisted dying after more than 200,000 signed a petition backing a law change.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2024 21:39:10 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Minister warned against Gaza troops deployment]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[MPs urge government to rule out putting UK boots on the ground in Gaza as part of an aid delivery plan.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ex-England cricketer to stand for Galloway's party]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Monty Panesar is among hundreds of MP candidates being lined up by the Workers Party of Britain.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2024 16:43:11 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Who can I vote for in the 2024 local elections?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Use our lookup to see if there is an election in your area and who you can vote for on 2 May]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2024 18:43:08 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Why can't I vote online in UK elections?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Experts consider when UK voters might be permitted to vote in elections online.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 04:52:16 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[What are Thursday's elections and how can I vote?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Voters in parts of England will elect councillors, mayors and police commissioners in May.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2024 07:24:07 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[What photo ID do you need to vote in elections?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[People need to show photo ID at polling stations when voting in the local elections on 2 May.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2024 07:24:55 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Can I take children or pets to a polling station?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The rules on everything from dogs, children, ID and selfies to voting while drunk.]]></description>
<link>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/explainers-56849080</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2024 07:29:11 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Election poll tracker: How do the parties compare?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[How do people say they will vote in the UK general election? Our poll tracker measures the trends.]]></description>
<link>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68079726</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 07:44:48 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Councils to watch in the 2024 local elections]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Where might the main political parties make gains and losses in the local elections on 2 May?]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 00:19:32 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[PMQs: Leaders clash over National Insurance plans]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Sir Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak clashed over each other's economic policies during PMQs.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 12:10:59 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA['Workable offer' for Gaza ceasefire says PM]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[SNP questions Sunak over Gaza.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 12:20:49 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[PM: UK won't accept returns of migrants from Ireland]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[DUP MP Carla Lockhart used her question at PMQs to ask about the Irish border.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 12:35:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Watch: The 12 days that ended Humza Yousaf’s time in power]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Look back on a turbulent time in Scottish politics which concluded with the first minister quitting his job.]]></description>
<link>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-68921855</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2024 12:27:18 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA['The NHS deserves better' says defecting Tory MP]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Dr Poulter, who works part time as a doctor, says he struggled to "look my NHS colleagues in the eye".]]></description>
<link>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68913779</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2024 16:51:43 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Watch: Humza Yousaf resigns as first minister]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Humza Yousaf has resigned as first minister of Scotland, triggering a leadership contest.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2024 11:18:54 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Conservative voters 'politically homeless', says Streeting]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting hopes Conservative voters will "give change a change" at the general election.]]></description>
<link>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68915199</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2024 09:48:06 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Chris Philp says Rwanda-Congo question was 'rhetorical']]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Tory MP made headlines when appearing confused by the relationship of the two African countries on Question Time.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2024 09:15:16 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[See reaction when minister asks if Congo is different country to Rwanda]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Question Time audience were surprised when Chris Philp answered an audience member's question about DR Congo.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2024 21:52:21 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Election poll tracker: How do the parties compare?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[How do people say they will vote in the UK general election? Our poll tracker measures the trends.]]></description>
<link>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68079726</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 07:44:48 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Is the Rwanda policy driving migrants to Ireland?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Irish government claims over 80% of asylum seekers have crossed the border from Northern Ireland.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Who is Humza Yousaf? The rise and fall of a first minister]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[What is the UK's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The UK government has passed new legislation to let it send some asylum seekers to Rwanda.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2024 10:02:52 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[When is the next general election?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The next UK general election has to be held by 28 January 2025, but could take place earlier.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2024 09:44:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Who is Kate Forbes, potential SNP leader?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The former finance secretary is considering whether to stand as leader of the SNP.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2024 08:56:27 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A simple guide to the Angela Rayner house row]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Labour's deputy leader has been dogged by questions over her living arrangements before she was an MP.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2024 14:50:19 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The councils selling the family silver to pay bills]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Cash-strapped local authorities are selling off land, buildings and antiques to clear their debts.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2024 00:32:09 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[What are Thursday's elections and how can I vote?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Voters in parts of England will elect councillors, mayors and police commissioners in May.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2024 07:24:07 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Councils to watch in the 2024 local elections]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Where might the main political parties make gains and losses in the local elections on 2 May?]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 00:19:32 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Watch: The 12 days that ended Humza Yousaf’s time in power]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Look back on a turbulent time in Scottish politics which concluded with the first minister quitting his job.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2024 12:27:18 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The candidates vying to be the next London mayor]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The campaign to be the next London mayor has begun with the election due to be held on 2 May 2024.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2024 08:05:51 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Local elections 2024: Is there an election in my area?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Use our lookup to see if there is an election in your area and who you can vote for on 2 May]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2024 18:43:08 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[When is the next general election?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The next UK general election has to be held by 28 January 2025, but could take place earlier.]]></description>
<link>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-62064552</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2024 09:44:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tees Valley Mayor: What's the role and who's running?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The position is currently held by Conservative Ben Houchen who was re-elected in May 2021.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2024 15:26:02 GMT</pubDate>
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