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Articles predominantly based on historical research, official reports, court documents and open source intelligence.
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The Truth About Megxit: How Dan Wootton and a ‘Cash-For-Leaks’ Scandal Split the Royal Family
As Scotland Yard probes the journalist Dan Wootton over allegations of blackmail and serial sexual catfishing after a three-year special investigation by Byline Times, this newspaper can now reveal how his payments to the partner of a top royal aide forced the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to run from the UK
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Strikes by Ambulance and Border Force Staff now ‘Effectively Banned’ After Minimum Service Levels Pass By Government Diktat
When workers now vote to strike in key sectors, they could be forced to attend work by order of a ‘work notice’
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UK’s Next General Election is Wide Open to Foreign Interference, Corruption Watchdog Warns
The Conservatives have made Britain’s elections more exposed to risky foreign donations, according to Spotlight on Corruption
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Pressure for a Windfall Tax on Banks Grows As ‘Big Four’ Net Huge Profits
Four of the biggest banks in the UK amassed £41 billion in pre-tax profits in the first nine months of the year alone.
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A Message to White Environmentalists: Demanding a Fossil Fuel Phase Out is Not Enough
The poverty blindness of too many climate activists overlooks the huge complexities facing the world’s poorest
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Government has ‘No Vision’ for Preparing UK for Extreme Weather, New Report Finds
The lack of a risk strategy to tackle weather crises means ministers are not properly informed about how to tackle problems, according to the National Audit Office
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The British Public Have Made Their Minds Up About Rishi Sunak and it Doesn’t Look Good
A damning new poll finds that three quarters of voters now see the Prime Minister as weak, Adam Bienkov reports
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‘Red Wall’ Voters No Longer Trust the Conservative Party and are Switching to Labour
Polling of so-called ‘Red Wall’ Constituencies shows those voters that abandoned Labour in 2019 are now returning to the fold
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Half of all Local Authorities in England at Risk of Going Bust Next Year
MPs have warned Michael Gove that large numbers of councils could soon be in severe financial distress
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Government Refuses to Expand List of Accepted Voter IDs Despite Thousands Being Turned Away From Polls
More than 100,000 voters could be turned away at the next General Election according to one forecast
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Revealed: Police Officer Misconduct Hits Record High with Quarter of Offences Being Sexual
There has been a surge in serious offences committed by police officers, reports Andrew Kersley
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Government Challenged Over Massive Hike to Election Spending Limit Which is Set to Benefit Conservatives
The change means parties will now be allowed to spend over £30m in order to win a General Election
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New Charity Launched to Tackle Abuse by the Press as Government Starts to Repeal Leveson Inquiry Law
Campaigners say press standards have barely improved with newspapers still allowed to mark their own homework
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Extinction Rebellion-linked Group’s Legal Battle Against Telegraph Over Climate Crisis ‘Denial’
EXCLUSIVE: A climate group is planning legal action against the under-sale Telegraph Media Group over the outlet’s climate coverage.
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Revealed: The British Army is Training Soldiers From Countries that have had Recent Coups
Dr Iain Overton, executive director of charity Action on Armed Violence, reveals new evidence of British-trained cadets from countries that have had military coups or have poor human rights records
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MPs Slam Parliament’s Slow Rebuilding Programme Progress – As Executives Receive Hundreds of Thousands in Bonuses
The Public Accounts Committee delivers a stinging rebuke to the Delivery Authority, tasked with the rebuilding scheme
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All the Bad News Jeremy Hunt Buried in His Autumn Statement
Details buried in the Chancellor’s statement show we are heading for years more of tax rises, low growth and public sector cuts thanks to his Government, reports Adam Bienkov
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Revealed: Police Regulator Investigating Fewer Than 1% of All Complaints
Shockingly few complaints are being properly investigated by either police forces or the independent regulator
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Did Boris Johnson’s Circle Try to ‘Fix’ Who Became Head of Ofcom?
A potential cover-up I unearthed in the weeds of Nadine Dorries’s book remains a mystery. It has damaged the BBC, the broadcast regulator, and the process of public appointments
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Elections Watchdog is ‘Powerless’ to Stop AI-Generated Deepfakes From Sabotaging the General Election
UK authorities have alarmingly few powers to prevent bad actors from interfering with our democracy
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Naz Shah Effectively Quits Labour Frontbench in Defiance of Starmer on Gaza Ceasefire
Multiple Labour MPs are expected to face the sack after defying the Labour whip by backing a ceasefire in Gaza
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Nearly 6 Million Homes at Risk of Flooding as Rishi Sunak Cut Flood Protection Schemes
As the UK experiences more extreme weather, spending watchdog criticises Government cuts, reports David Hencke
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David Cameron’s Appointment to Cabinet ‘Another Reminder Why the House of Lords Must Go’
The disgraced former Prime Minister has been handed a seat in the Lords for life.
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Revealed: Met Police Scans Almost Quarter of a Million Faces Using Facial Recognition Technology in 2023
This newspaper has found officers in London have been zealous users of the system, which automatically scans the faces of passers-by and matches them against a watchlist
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‘Once in a Generation’ Plan to Fix Social Care Crisis Is In Crisis After Sunak Slashes Its Budget
Part of the financial crisis facing social care has been the huge rise in inflation and interest rates following former Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s controversial budget
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Rishi Sunak U-Turns on Palestine March Protest Ban in Clash With Conservative London Mayoral Candidate
Susan Hall says the protest should have been “refused” permission – but the PM now says they have the right to march
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Conservative Government’s Rhetoric on Palestine Protests is ‘Stoking Far-Right Threat’ and Putting ‘Fundamental Rights at Risk’
Organisers believe the Met Police is being strong-armed into opposing the Gaza protests.
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What Can the UK Teach the World About AI Safety?
For all the PR of the AI Safety Summit, what is the UK Government actually doing to safeguard its citizens from the dangers of AI, data misuse and prejudicial algorithms?
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Why Are the Conservatives in a ‘Union’ with Viktor Orbán and Narendra Modi?
Peter Geoghegan examines the membership and funding of the International Democracy Union.
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Boris Johnson ‘Prioritised Views of Telegraph Over the Science’, his Director of Comms Tells Inquiry
The disgraced ex-PM also claimed “COVID is just nature’s way of dealing with old people” the official inquiry heard.
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Johnson and Williamson Ignored COVID Safety Warnings in Schools as Ministers ‘Didn’t Want to Give an Inch to Unions’
England was the last of the four nations to require masks in schools following heavy resistance from the then Prime Minister and Education Secretary
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Why Did Boris Johnson Meet Evgeny Lebedev Twice in Days Before First COVID Lockdown – With No Civil Servants Present?
The then Prime Minister held unminuted meetings with the press baron he later elevated to the House of Lords despite security concerns
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Resignations and Anger Mount as Rising Number of Labour Councillors and MPs Demand Keir Starmer Backs a Ceasefire in Gaza
Left-wing and Muslim MPs and councillors are urging the Labour leader to back a pause in the Israeli bombing of Gaza, following Hamas’ terror attacks.
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The ‘Postcode Lottery’ of Emergency Ambulance Wait Times
Services in the south-west and east of England are disproportionately affected by problems, a new report by MPs has found
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Government Rejects Voters’ Calls to Make Lying to Parliament a Crime, Over ‘Freedom of Speech’ Fears
Lying to a court is a crime with a prison sentence. Lying to Parliament can lead to a temporary suspension.
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Nine UK Areas Breach Legal Pollution Limits as Manchester Tops League
Campaigners say the most polluting vehicles must be taken off the roads to save lives
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Conservative ‘Politicisation’ of the Civil Service Has Damaged Public Trust, Warn Peers
A Parliamentary investigation found senior civil servants were being ousted by the Government for ‘ideological’ reasons
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Police Body Led by Conservative Mid Beds Candidate Paid Out Over £100,000 in Settlements to Former Staff
Opponents of the Conservative candidate to replace Nadine Dorries described the payments as “startling”, Josiah Mortimer reports
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‘Farcical’: Disbelief as Disgraced Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson is Appointed as ‘Democracy Union’ Adviser
Johnson was found to have unlawfully suspended Parliament and lied to MPs.
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‘Scrap Voter ID to Save Cash’, Democracy Group Tells Jeremy Hunt Ahead of Autumn Statement
Mandatory voter ID rules are expected to cost the taxpayer £120m over the next decade.
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Greta Thunberg Arrested During Climate Protest Against Glitzy ‘Oil and Money’ Conference
Activists point the finger at the Prime Minister as they disrupt the gathering of leading polluters and politicians
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Surge in Petrol-Guzzling SUVs Means Carbon Emissions From Petrol and Diesel Cars Are No Longer Falling
Bigger, flashier 4x4s in urban centres are reversing progress in reducing emissions from petrol and diesel cars.
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Keir Starmer ‘Waters Down’ Labour Commitment to Overhauling Unelected House of Lords
Only last December, Sir Keir backed plans for a “new second chamber” which would have “electoral legitimacy”.
