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Whether it’s bluster or not, a dangerous message has been sent to the rest of the world that the UK may be willing to backtrack on important promises.
International observers from Canada, India and Jamaica tour the Utah County election facilities on Nov. 6, 2018 in Provo, Utah.
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Many US states forbid foreign observers to monitor their elections, but as the 2020 presidential election nears, a poll finds broad public support for international election observers.
Tony Abbott: the future face of UK trade.
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Abbott has little experience on trade but he packs a symbolic punch.
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Talk of an ‘invasion’ is exactly what prevents meaningful action.
Gavin Williamson: not exactly rolling in end-of-term gifts.
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A government agency makes a convenient scapegoat for a minister out of his depth.
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Ministers should have seen this exam results fiasco coming.
Boris Johnson votes in December 2019.
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After months of delay in publishing a new report on Russian interference in British democracy, what can be done to protect it in future?
Russia report: dismissed by Johnson and Putin alike.
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A report by committee of MPs says the UK took its eye off the ball on Russian interference in British politics – but provides little concrete evidence.
Boris Johnson presents the latest information at a Downing Street afternoon briefing.
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The government’s decision to televise daily briefings from Downing Street may not be as much of a commitment to transparency as it’s claimed to be.
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Survey data shows British people continue to hold racist views and that minorities continue to face discrimination when applying for jobs.
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The prime minister has sought to shed his joker image to become a serious leader, but has ended up with a curious hybrid that works for no one.
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The government should be more honest about what it sees as an acceptable level of risk.
PA/Justin Tallis
Time and again, the British prime minister has sought to go his own way. But was this really a ‘world beating’ strategy?
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PODCAST: The fourth part of a series from The Anthill Podcast on how the world has recovered from past crises examines the aftermath of the second world war in the UK.
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Charities played a vital role in the reconstruction of post-war Britain. But they had a very different relationship with the government.
Marcus Rashford has turned his public profile towards helping people in crisis during the lockdown.
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How the Manchester United and England star gave the UK government a lesson in the power of moral leadership.
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Telling the public lockdown rules are just good common sense is irresponsible.
Protesters stand outside parliament during a Black Lives Matter demonstration in London.
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Matt Hancock’s assertion that the cabinet has ‘diversity of thought’ is not enough to address the sense of disillusionment being expressed on the streets of the UK.
Protesters throw statue of Edward Colston into Bristol harbour.
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After years of inaction by authorities, protesters have forced the point – opening a new chapter in this monument’s history.
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There’s an important difference between responses before and after people learned the prime minister’s chief adviser was not following the rules.