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Adam Payne and Caitlin Doherty

Rishi Sunak Facing Struggle To Get Rwanda Legislation Past Lords
Home affairs
By Adam Payne and Caitlin Doherty
Rishi Sunak Facing Struggle To Get Rwanda Legislation Past Lords
The House of Lords would “probably” be the point at which the government runs into issues trying to pass its emergency legislation on the Rwanda policy, a parliamentary expert has said.
Fire Brigades Union Yet To Hear From Government Over 'Potential Death Trap' Bibby Stockholm
Home affairs
By Adam Payne and Caitlin Doherty
Fire Brigades Union Yet To Hear From Government Over "Potential Death Trap" Bibby Stockholm
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has yet to meet with the government about the Bibby Stockholm barge, over a week after it demanded a discussion about the "potential death trap".
Boris Johnson Urges Rishi Sunak To Send Jets To Ukraine After Historic Zelensky Speech
Defence
By Adam Payne and Caitlin Doherty
Boris Johnson Urges Rishi Sunak To Send Jets To Ukraine After Historic Zelensky Speech
Boris Johnson has called on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to help bolster Ukraine's defences against Russia by giving President Volodymyr Zelensky the British jets he is asking for.
Treasury Is Unlikely To Come Up With More Money To Break Strike Deadlock
Health
By Adam Payne and Caitlin Doherty
Treasury Is Unlikely To Come Up With More Money To Break Strike Deadlock
The treasury does not plan to grant additional money to departments to fund public sector pay settlements, the possibility of which unions say are a condition of agreeing to negotiations that would end strikes, PoliticsHome understands.

Opposition Parties Say Parliament Must Be Recalled After Major Central Bank Intervention
Economy
By Adam Payne and Caitlin Doherty
Opposition Parties Say Parliament Must Be Recalled After Major Central Bank Intervention
MPs should be recalled to Parliament to discuss sliding markets, opposition parties have said, after the Bank of England warned of a “material risk to UK financial stability”.
Liz Truss U-Turns On 'Politically Suicidal' Public Sector Pay Plans
Political parties
By Adam Payne and Caitlin Doherty
Liz Truss U-Turns On "Politically Suicidal" Public Sector Pay Plans
Liz Truss has been forced into a U-turn over public sector pay this morning, after her proposals sparked a fierce Tory backlash and were described as “politically suicidal”.