British News Media
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Government to Nationalise Railways And British Airways
LONDON---The Prime Minister passed legislation to nationalise the railway operating sector and British Airways. The thought is competition in both areas is encouraged but the public sector will be there as quasi-backup. Energy and public utilities are next up.
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Government Introduces Windfall Tax
London---The Government added a 2% windfall taxes on energy company profits. It is said that that income will help with broadband maintenence.
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Government Reinstates Universal Basic Income
LONDON---Due to its popularity, the Government will put forward legislation to reinstate universal basic income of £3,500 on Monday. The Prime Minister is keen on this.
"Why should we tell the British people what to do with that money when they know what they need," said Sir Keir Starmer.
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Government Gives Public Workers 5% Real Terms
LONDON---The Government has given public workers a 5% pay rise in real terms. It has been expected as the former government kept wages stagnant. This pay rise will be paid for by an increase in the 45p rate of tax.
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Government Tackles Motorway Traffic
LONDON---The Starmer Government is taking on motorway traffic by adding a lane in each direction, investing in augmenting public transport , and expanding ev stations. They want to tackle congestion and environmental policy at the same time.
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Man City, Liverpool, Man U, Tottenham, Chelsea Top Premier League
As expected, Manchester City tops the Premier League with a 10-3 record. Liverpool, United, Tottenham, and Chelsea round out the top 5.
In Rugby Premiership, Leicester remains the team to beat. They're closely followed by Dublin.
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Government To Reform Immigration
LONDON---The Home Secretary Yvette Cooper unveiled plans to reform immigration. First on the agenda is hiring more civil servants. Second is to improve the digital processing. Third is to send more foreign aid.
"A lot of the issue we've seen is people coming to the United Kingdom are doing so for a better lif," Cooper said. "So improving conditions abroad actually helps in the long term."
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Irish, Welsh and Yorkshire Elections On The Docket
DUBLIN---Ireland, Wales and Yorkshire will all go to the polls next year. Ireland, if recent trends go could see centrist Fianna Fail, centre-right Fine Gail could form the Irish government with Labour and Sinn Fein would make the opposition. Cardiff sees a clear majority for Labour. Same is true for Labour in Yorkshire.
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Government Tackles Taxes; Eliminates Loopholes
LONDON---The Government, with the Greens, passed several changes in taxation. It contains a 5p levy on incomes over £1 million to pay for universal basic income. Capital gains are taxed at all levels at 20p. It eliminates the non-dom status and pays for HMRC to do better scrutiny.
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Early Polling Suggests Fine Gael Ahead
DUBLIN---The election of the Dail and Seanad is crucial for the national Labour government and its approval. In recent polling, it shows Fine Gael (the Irish branch of the Tories) has a lead. Labour, the Greens, Fianna Fail all could in theory form government, thanks to single transferable vote.
39%-Fine Gael
18%Fianna Fail
28%-Labour
12%-Green Party
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Irish election: Fine Gael minority government likely
DUBLIN---The upcoming election in Ireland shows Leo Varadkar's Fine Gael is on track to be the largest party but not a majority. A potential Labour-Green alliance is very possible. However the Greens have said their willing to work with Fine Gael. Independents could hold the balance of power as well as smaller parties.
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Irish elections: Results indicate Fine Gael minority
DUBLIN---The polls in Ireland have closed and the campaigns keenly watch the results. From what Sky has estimated, Fine Gael has won a minority government on 43%.
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Breaking: Knife attack at the Palace of Westminster
LONDON---There has been a knife attack has occured at the Palace of Westminster, with 20 people stabbed at various locations including 5 MPs.
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Metropolitan Police have apprehended suspect
LONDON---The Metropolitan Police have brought the stabbing attack suspect into custody. This person was born in Dublin in 1971 and was reportedly vehemently opposed to the UK Government's stance on Svarna Surya and the United Kingdom's chequered past. Many in the Government, particularly Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, hope the legal proceedings will be swift.
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Home Secretary Promises Swift and Steady Progress
LONDON---Being the Home Secretary is a difficult job already; add in a terror attack and its worse. So, in our modest opinion, she's not doing great. Under her watch, the United Kingdom has been vulnerable. 2013-2022 was Tory rule, and not once during that time did any attacks happen. Two Labour Governments: two attacks. The Home Secretary said she would prioritise a swift justice amidst grilling from the Shadow Home Secretary suella Braverman. She critised The Government for making police be soft on crime and persuing weak crime policy with the London Assembly.
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London Terror Suspect Found Guilty
LONDON---In a procedure that lasted two months, the suspect in the London terror attack was found guilty. The Crown made sure all rights were strictly enforced. The suspect still will be sentenced next week.
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Beth Rigby: It's the end of conference season and while there was a more upbeat tone from Labour and the Greens, the Tories and Lib Dems were less so. Meanwhile, Fine Gael and the SNP promoted their subnational achievements. The Prime Minister and Labour continually referred to improved cost and quality of living. Tories and Lib Dems hounded the tax burden and both promised to cut taxes.
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Scottish Elections: Labour-SNP likely
EDINBURGH---The Scottish Parliament is currently dissolved ahead of the May election. As of now, Labour is on 26%, the SNP have 24%. Scottish Tories have 18%, Scottish Lib Dems have 12%, Greens also on 12%, and various parties and independents collectively make 8%. Politics on this side of Hadrian's Wall seems to reflect an electorate that is moderately progressive; the SNP hasn't successfully linked progressivism with Scottish identity, like Nicola Sturgeon did. Labour, on the other hand, seems to be enjoying a slight Westminster bump but plainly has work to do.
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YouGov Scottish Parliament Poll
SNP: 28%
LAB: 27%
CON: 17%
GRN:9%
LIB: 8%AlBA: 4%
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Local Gov't Results Show Westminster Is Popular
BIRMINGHAM---Local elections have happened and across the country, Labour and the Greens did quite well. Westminster evaluation has been very positive with centrist economic policy and centre-left social policy. The usual Tory stronghold of Southern England turned out better than expected.
LAB---38%
GRN---12%
CON---30%
REF---10%
LIB---10%
