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‘Strong views’ for and against water charges 20 years ago, officials believed

Declassified files show the planning that was undertaken for the potential introduction of domestic water metering in Northern Ireland.

Evening Standard

Sinn Fein ‘ignored role of 3,000 deaths in damaging community relations’

A former NIO minister had launched a consultation on a new good relations strategy for NI in 2003.

The Independent UK

Luke Akehurst: who is Labour activist turned controversial candidate?

Described by critics as on the Labour right, Akehurst’s defence of Israel’s actions in Gaza has upset many in party and without

The Guardian - UK

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Labour MP urges government to review ECB plans to sell stake in Hundred

A Labour MP has called on the government to review any decision by the England and Wales Cricket Board to sell its stake in the Hundred franchises

The Guardian - UK

UK’s ‘limited’ Indo-Pacific presence criticised amid fears conflict not far away

Cash, equipment and personnel are needed if the UK is to play any significant role in the Indo-Pacific, the Defence Committee said.

The Independent UK

High stakes: how much sway does gambling lobby have in Westminster?

The Conservative Party has suspended an MP accused of offering to lobby on behalf of the gambling industry and leak confidential files in return for up to £4,000 a month.

The Week

Rugby and cricket games could always be FREE to watch live on TV under proposed new law

Labour MP John Spellar has put forward a Private Member's Bill calling for the law to be changed to ensure cricket test matches and Six Nations matches are permanently available to watch for free on TV

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Tories chose not to respond to looming nurse shortages 12 YEARS ago

A Labour backbencher has revealed the reply he received from a Conservative Health Secretary after raising fears about a cut in training places for budding nurses

Daily Mirror

Priti Patel accused of publicity stunt ‘as Navy quits migrant patrols’

Home Secretary’s migrant crisis plan was always destined to fail, critics say

Evening Standard

Government abandoned migrant pushback tactic after trial, MPs hear

Armed Forces Minister James Heappey told the Defence Committee that the Ministry of Defence initially recommended against the tactic.

The Independent UK

Priti Patel’s plan to end Channel crossings in disarray as navy threatens to ‘walk away’

Official figures reveal that number of migrants crossing in small boats has doubled since military brought in

The Guardian - UK

Friendly fire as Army chief hits out at Tories' cuts to troop numbers

General Sir Mark Carleton-Smith also called for a "reappraisal and additional scrutiny" of the landmark defence document which wielded the axe to thousands of soldiers

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