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Nandy pledges crackdown on 'doxxing' after RNLI volunteers see personal details online

The Culture Secretary condemned how RNLI volunteers and others have had their addresses published online.

BBC Politics · 16 Sept 2026
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Democrats to send volunteers to polls this November to prevent voter intimidation

Democrats plan to send at least 10,000 volunteer "Democracy Protectors" to the polls during the midterms to deter voter intimidation.

NPR Politics · 16 Sept 2026
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Village votes to leave UK over asylum housing plan

Piddington residents vote over proposals to house up to 1,256 male asylum seekers nearby.

BBC Politics · 16 Sept 2026
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Mayors could be given powers to oversee water companies

The idea is to create nine new regional bodies responsible for planning, setting objectives and holding water companies to account.

BBC Politics · 16 Sept 2026
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UK in talks about joining global defence bank led by Canada

Supporters of the scheme say the bank would enable governments to get cheaper loans to spend on defence projects.

BBC Politics · 15 Sept 2026
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'One in, one out' scheme costs £56,000 per person returned to France, home secretary says

Shabana Mahmood says the policy has been "difficult" to scale up and the numbers involved are still "relatively small".

BBC Politics · 15 Sept 2026
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For many Pennsylvania Democrats, frustration with Fetterman is at a breaking point

A group of former campaign and Senate staffers for John Fetterman say they will soon begin dropping damaging stories about the Pennsylvania Democrat. Many of his constituents are already fed up.

NPR Politics · 15 Sept 2026
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Ministers could force phone companies to add 'anti-theft protections'

The government could legislate to force firms to act if there is not a drop in phone thefts, the policing minister says.

BBC Politics · 15 Sept 2026
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Villagers voting on independence over asylum plans

One voter in the symbolic referendum in Piddington, Oxfordshire, calls it the "Battle of Britain".

BBC Politics · 15 Sept 2026
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Dan Thomas resigns as Reform Wales leader after being reported to police

Dan Thomas says he was been released without charge by the police.

BBC Politics · 15 Sept 2026
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Government to end ban on Catholic and Jewish PMs' involvement in Church appointments

Andy Burnham, himself a Catholic, says it is "unacceptable for there to be a legislative bar against people of any faith performing all the functions of my office".

BBC Politics · 15 Sept 2026
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Fall in small boats down to law enforcement, agency says

But other factors, including developments in the Middle East, may also be playing a role.

BBC Politics · 15 Sept 2026
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Unions warn against 'out of control' political spending

In a joint statement, unions say donations totalling £72m to Reform UK threaten the "integrity of democracy".

BBC Politics · 15 Sept 2026
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Political donors could face tougher residency rules

It comes after Reform received donations totalling £72m from two British crypto-billionaires who have both recently lived abroad.

BBC Politics · 15 Sept 2026
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Trump says developing AI is a critical race, downplaying fears

President Trump continues to support frontier artificial intelligence development, despite industry fears such technology could destroy humanity, casting AI as a critical race against China.

NPR Politics · 15 Sept 2026
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Sen. Bernie Sanders says Congress has gotten a 'wake-up call' on AI risks

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders,I-Vermont, about his concerns over the risks of artificial intelligence.

NPR Politics · 15 Sept 2026
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Unions urge ministers to soften planned changes to immigration rules

The home secretary wants to double the time it takes for most migrants to qualify for permanent residence.

BBC Politics · 15 Sept 2026
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State pension likely to rise by £488 a year in April

The state pension rises by the highest of wage growth, inflation or 2.5%.

BBC Politics · 15 Sept 2026
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