A fire at the site of a peace gate in Belfast during the unrest.
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Loyalist groups stand accused of encouraging young people to riot. Research suggests paramilitary groups do continue to wield significant power in certain areas of Northern Ireland.
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Brexit is only the latest episode of cynicism and scaremongering at the top of unionism
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Beyond the immediate questions of NHS funding and the timing of decisions, some controversial governance choices need to be urgently addressed.
Regional inequality has been a key theme in British politics since the Brexit referendum.
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Differences between regions has been a major political theme in recent years and it shows in the polling.
Johnson: on a vaccine roll.
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More voters trust the Conservatives with the pandemic – and the pandemic is the most important issue of the day.
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Protest has not been explicitly outlawed during the pandemic. So let’s not pretend Clapham protesters should have expected the police response.
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In the absence of a brand, the Labour leader’s opponents are creating one for him.
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The town just so happens to be right next to the chancellor’s constituency.
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If we care that MPs treat all their constituents fairly, we should support work that tests them on their biases – even the implicit ones.
Keir Starmer delivers a speech virtually.
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Empty chambers and cancelled conferences deny the public a vital feedback loop when politicians are presenting their ideas.
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If anything, the past few years have shown us why it should be difficult for a prime minister to call an election at will.
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Significant steps need to be taken for elections to go ahead safely in May.
Robert Jenrick: personal power to block councils over statues.
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Robert Jenrick says due process is under attack – so he’s handing himself the power to grant the final say about statues and street names.
Volunteers prepare food bags for children left without free school meals during the holidays in October 2020.
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Spending decisions can often be explained by looking at who voted for the party in government.
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No one ever ‘triggered’ a treaty article before Brexit and Article 50.
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The negotiating teams have achieved something monumental but this is nevertheless really only the beginning of the future relationship.
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There are three tricky issues left on the table, and one of them seems impossible to resolve.
Labour party leader Keir Starmer said “Islamophobia has no place in our party or society” after receiving the report.
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Again and again revelations about this form of prejudice are revealed and ignored.
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Leaving the shared system will make it harder to get criminals out of European countries when they are suspected of a crime.
How’d you figure that, Boris?
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It might not have been good for Johnson, but things seem to be working out well for Scottish workers.