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Contingency plans in place for possible food shortages if Iran war continues, minister confirms – UK politics live
Government extends scheme to help firms in energy-intensive industries with fuel billsPeter Kyle, the business secretary, was giving interviews this morning to promote a government announcement that will help...
Chagos Islands treaty is now ‘impossible to agree at political level’, UK minister says
A treaty over ceding sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius has become “impossible to agree at political level” and the corresponding bill will not complete its passage through...
France accuses Hungary of ‘betrayal of solidarity’ over leaked call with Russian foreign minister – Europe live
Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureBut Hungary’s embattled prime minister Viktor Orbán rejected suggestions of close proximity to Russia, telling a rally that...
Reform UK’s ‘pro-family’ policies are an exclusionary sham, minister says
Reform UK’s “pro-family” policies are a sham and exclude non-traditional families, the government’s early years minister has said before the rollout of hundreds of new Sure Start-style family centres...
KP Sharma Oli: Nepal’s former prime minister arrested over alleged role in deadly protest crackdown
Nepal’s former prime minister, KP Sharma Oli, was taken into custody on Saturday as police investigate whether he was negligent in failing to prevent dozens of deaths during Gen...
No fuel shortage in Britain, says minister, as Reeves prepares to set out economic response to Iran war – UK politics live
Good morning. At lunchtime Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, will give a statement to MPs that will cover what the government is doing, and (more tentatively) might do, in response...
Family courts in England and Wales ‘not good enough’ for women and children, minister says
Family courts are “not good enough” and have treated women and children unfairly for decades, a government minister has said.Announcing a major overhaul of the family justice system in...
Minister claimed thousands of pounds on expenses for promotional videos
Labour minister Al Carns has claimed thousands of pounds on parliamentary expenses for promotional videos including one showing him doing pull-ups at a fire station in competition with a...
‘We need to think much bigger’: trade minister calls for greater ambition in UK-EU reset
It was all smiles and warm handshakes when the two men in charge of renegotiating the UK’s relationship with the EU met in Brussels this week.Maroš Šefčovič and the...
UK letting US use its bases is ‘participation in aggression’, Iran’s foreign minister tells Yvette Cooper – UK politics live
Iran's foreign minister tells Yvette Cooper UK letting US use bases is ‘participation in aggression’Iran’s foreign minister has warned the UK it sees its choice to let the US...