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Northern Tories Plot Campaign To Unseat Angela Rayner At The Next Election
Political parties
By Adam Payne and Kate Proctor
Northern Tories Plot Campaign To Unseat Angela Rayner At The Next Election
The Northern Research Group of Conservative MPs (NRG) is planning to target Angela Rayner's seat at the next general election, as well as those of senior Labour figures Ed Miliband and Yvette Cooper, PoliticsHome understands.
Angela Rayner Speech Derailed By Surprise Reshuffle Of Labour Shadow Cabinet
Political parties
By Adam Payne and Kate Proctor
Angela Rayner Speech Derailed By Surprise Reshuffle Of Labour Shadow Cabinet
Labour leader Keir Starmer has begun a surprise reshuffle of his Shadow Cabinet.
Boris Johnson Is 'Puzzled' By France Fishing Row As UK Threatens To Disrupt EU Boats
Brexit
By Adam Payne and Kate Proctor
Boris Johnson Is "Puzzled" By France Fishing Row As UK Threatens To Disrupt EU Boats
The government has warned Brussels that it plans to disrupt European boats fishing in UK waters if France goes ahead with its threats to obstruct British trade.
Government Doubles Aid Spending On Afghanistan, Reversing Controversial Cut
Foreign affairs
By Adam Payne and Kate Proctor
Government Doubles Aid Spending On Afghanistan, Reversing Controversial Cut
The government has announced it is doubling aid spending on Afghanistan in anticipation of a humanitarian crisis in the country, after setting out plans to slash it just weeks ago.
Ministers Told Not To Say 'It's Coming Home' Ahead Of England Final
Culture
By Adam Payne and Kate Proctor
Ministers Told Not To Say 'It's Coming Home' Ahead Of England Final
Exclusive: A briefing note sent to government officials today urges them to encourage ministers not to say "It's Coming Home" when talking about the England football team because it annoys other countries.
Matt Hancock Says Cummings Claim That He Lied During Pandemic Planning Is 'Not True'
Coronavirus
By Adam Payne and Kate Proctor
Matt Hancock Says Cummings Claim That He Lied During Pandemic Planning Is "Not True"
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has struck back at Dominic Cummings, describing the allegation that he lied several times during the coronavirus pandemic as false.
Pigs Heads Are Rotting In Rotterdam As Brexit Delays Hit The British Meat Industry
Environment
By Adam Payne and Kate Proctor
Pigs Heads Are Rotting In Rotterdam As Brexit Delays Hit The British Meat Industry
Tonnes of rotting meat is stuck at European ports as a result of "eye-watering" post-Brexit paperwork, UK meat industry leaders have told PoliticsHome – including a lorry carrying British pork that has been stuck in Holland since 1 January.