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Fact check: Defence spending was mentioned in autumn Budget

Rachel Reeves made clear references to increasing money for the Ministry of Defence while announcing the Government’s financial measures.

Evening Standard

Ken Eastham obituary

Trade union shop steward and city councillor who served Manchester Blackley for 18 years as a Labour MP

The Guardian - UK

Hansard scrubs Reynolds’ Higgins slip, Taiwan talking points revealed, and NBC’s ‘both sides’ fail

This week we go behind the scenes of Australia’s diplomatic response to the Taiwanese election, and note a bit of generous editing in Hansard.

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Thirty years on, Shane Warne’s ball of the century echoes far beyond cricket

Sunday marks the 30th anniversary of Mike Gatting’s Ashes dismissal, a sporting moment quoted in songs, poems and Hansard

The Guardian - UK

Ardern and Seymour to auction Hansard record of insult: ‘We’re helping pr***s everywhere’

David Seymour says auction will help raise money for prostate cancer charity

The Independent UK

Knightmare: Victorian opposition leader refers to ‘King Arthur’ during condolences for Queen

Hansard was amended to read ‘King Alfred’ after Matthew Guy said he ‘misspoke’ during his tribute to Elizabeth II and her royal history

The Guardian - AU

‘He taught me about love, affection and great sex’: the untold story of Terrence Higgins

Britain’s best-known HIV charity was launched 40 years ago, but little is known about the man who inspired it. The trust’s co-founders, a former partner and a close friend, reflect on his extraordinary life and legacy

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Offence trigger warnings for Hansard spark criticism amid free speech fears

Concerns are raised at Westminster over the alert feature, with accusations it is ‘a clear breach of centuries of convention’.

The Independent UK

Helen Haines says the current government has gagged debate in parliament more than any government in history. Is that correct?

Independent MP for the seat of Indi, Helen Haines, says the current government has moved to gag debate in parliament more than any government in history. RMIT ABC Fact Check crunches the numbers.

ABC News

Misleading the country: Boris Johnson and ministers have made dozens of false statements to parliament

Exclusive investigation : Labour accuses government of ‘litany of lies and falsehoods’ as calls for corrections are ignored

The Independent UK

Misleading the country: Boris Johnson and ministers have made dozens of false statements to parliament

Exclusive investigation : Labour accuses government of ‘litany of lies and falsehoods’ as calls for corrections are ignored

The Independent UK

Morrison is the gag man — but the joke is on us

Silence is golden — particularly when your political enemies keep bringing up topics you don’t want to talk about.

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