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Extension to British evacuation depends on G7 talks with US and Taliban - armed forces minister
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Extension to British evacuation depends on G7 talks with US and Taliban - armed forces minister

More than 1,800 more people have been evacuated by British troops from Kabul in the past 24 hours bu...

Dominic Raab defends not calling Afghan foreign minister while on holiday as he was 'prioritising security' at Kabul airport
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Dominic Raab defends not calling Afghan foreign minister while on holiday as he was 'prioritising security' at Kabul airport

Labour, the Liberal Democrats, the SNP and Plaid Cymru are mounting pressure on Mr Raab to depart hi...

Priti Patel defends scheme to resettle 20,000 refugees in the UK as critics say it's not enough
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Priti Patel defends scheme to resettle 20,000 refugees in the UK as critics say it's not enough

The government aims for up to 5,000 Afghans who are at risk due to the current crisis in their count...

In 2001, UK officials took a top-secret trip to Moscow for advice - the response was brutally prophetic
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In 2001, UK officials took a top-secret trip to Moscow for advice - the response was brutally prophetic

Sky's Deborah Haynes writes that by leaving Afghanistan in the careless way the United States has ch...

France travel row isn't just about an island 'thousands of miles away, says Grant Shapps
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France travel row isn't just about an island 'thousands of miles away, says Grant Shapps

A French minister has described the UK government's decision to keep quarantine measures for travell...

TIER WE GO Hope for Tier 3 as Matt Hancock says low infection areas ‘will get lifted out of tougher rules by December 16’
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TIER WE GO Hope for Tier 3 as Matt Hancock says low infection areas ‘will get lifted out of tougher rules by December 16’

AREAS with low Covid infection rates "will get lifted out of tougher Tiers" by December 16, Matt Han...

Keir Starmer accuses Boris Johnson of ‘suppressing’ evidence on economic hit from lockdown tiers amid clamour for ‘secret’ dossier to be released
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Keir Starmer accuses Boris Johnson of ‘suppressing’ evidence on economic hit from lockdown tiers amid clamour for ‘secret’ dossier to be released

The Government published some information ahead of last night's vote on the roll out of the new Covi...

Brexit: Johnson says sorry to Tory members for extending deadline
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Brexit: Johnson says sorry to Tory members for extending deadline

PM says failure to leave EU on 31 October is matter of ‘deep regret’ and blames parliamentBoris John...

Donald Trump Jr's Triggered: a litany of trolling and insults worthy of his father
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Donald Trump Jr's Triggered: a litany of trolling and insults worthy of his father

The first son’s 294-page rant against American liberals is more notable for what it doesn’t say than...

General election: Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn clash over NHS at pre-poll PMQs
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General election: Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn clash over NHS at pre-poll PMQs

The health service dominates exchanges between the prime minister and Labour leader in the Commons.B...

Pre-Christmas election backed by Labour ahead of major vote tonight
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Pre-Christmas election backed by Labour ahead of major vote tonight

Jeremy Corbyn dropped his opposition to a snap vote after the EU granted a Brexit delay until 2020,...

Why Boris Johnson is risking it all with his push for a Christmas poll
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Why Boris Johnson is risking it all with his push for a Christmas poll

The decision on whether to go for a Christmas poll has divided senior advisers to the PM, the cabine...

Brexit: EU prepares to grant UK three-month extension
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Brexit: EU prepares to grant UK three-month extension

Exclusive: UK may leave earlier if deal is ratified, leaked draft shows, as France drops objectionsT...

Lib Dems and SNP set to offer Johnson path to snap ballot
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Lib Dems and SNP set to offer Johnson path to snap ballot

The Lib Dems and SNP are preparing to give Boris Johnson the December poll he has been demanding - b...

Tory leadership race: Focus falls on immigration and tax
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Tory leadership race: Focus falls on immigration and tax

Mr Johnson believes the UK wants to see a merit-based system for immigration, while Mr Hunt's tax pl...

Boris Johnson: 'Simply unfair' to 'drag' my loved ones into politics
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Boris Johnson: 'Simply unfair' to 'drag' my loved ones into politics

The Tory leadership contender again declines to go into detail about what happened in a row involvin...

'Frightened' neighbour defends taping row as Boris Johnson ducks question five times
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'Frightened' neighbour defends taping row as Boris Johnson ducks question five times

The favourite for the Tory leadership brushes aside reports about his private life, as his popularit...

Convicted Tory MP Chris Davies loses seat triggering by-election
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Convicted Tory MP Chris Davies loses seat triggering by-election

Nearly a fifth of voters in the disgraced politician's Welsh constituency supported him being ousted...

Conservative leadership race: At least one more contender facing the axe following fractious TV debate
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Conservative leadership race: At least one more contender facing the axe following fractious TV debate

The five hopefuls to be prime minister used a TV debate to sign up to an inquiry into anti-Muslim ha...

Tory MPs' secret ballots to eliminate another leadership hopeful
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Tory MPs' secret ballots to eliminate another leadership hopeful

Boris Johnson remains the front runner but momentum builds for Rory Stewart after he gets some high-...