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Swinney suggests Scots will not travel further for health care under reforms

Plans are in motion to cut Scotland's mainland health boards from 14 to two, but questions remain about how they would work in practice.

BBC Politics · 6 Sept 2026
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Police slow to respond to Dover protest, says council boss

The "exceptionally well organised" protest "caught several agencies on the hoof", the leader says.

BBC Politics · 6 Sept 2026
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Minister to meet Jaguar Land Rover boss as thousands of job cuts expected

The company is struggling with the impact of tariffs as well as the fallout from a major cyber attack last year.

BBC Politics · 6 Sept 2026
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What big issues are on the agenda as Stormont returns after summer?

What challenges face assembly members and ministers as Stormont returns after the summer recess?

BBC Politics · 6 Sept 2026
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Farage's family want him to 'pack it in and walk away'

Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, says that for the first time in his career his family he doesn't have his family's support,

BBC Politics · 5 Sept 2026
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Nigel Farage tells BBC he 'wasn't listening' to foreign donor talks filmed undercover

The Reform leader also told the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg that his family are "begging" him to leave his job.

BBC Politics · 5 Sept 2026
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Why Reform UK undercover donations claims are legally complicated

A look at the key allegations concerning foreign donations and where they sit with the law.

BBC Politics · 5 Sept 2026
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Chris Mason: Reform winded by donations row as insiders call for shift in approach

Nigel Farage's admirers in the party are calling for a stronger operation as the party aims for power.

BBC Politics · 5 Sept 2026
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Trump administration to dig at triumphal arch site despite no final federal approvals

The Trump administration says it will break ground on a 250-foot triumphal arch in Washington, D.C., without final federal approval and despite an ongoing lawsuit.

NPR Politics · 5 Sept 2026
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Trump administration to dig at triumphal arch site despite final federal approvals

The Trump administration says it will break ground on a 250-foot triumphal arch in Washington, D.C., without final federal approval and despite an ongoing lawsuit.

NPR Politics · 5 Sept 2026
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Week in Politics: Trump's face on the coin; reshaping the capital; the midterms

President Trump is the first living president to have his face on a coin. He's also reshaping Washington in his image, and working to influence midterm elections.

NPR Politics · 5 Sept 2026
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Reform supporters say how Britain could be better

Young supporters give their views as the Reform UK party conference takes place in Birmingham.

BBC Politics · 5 Sept 2026
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Do supporters think Reform UK has lost momentum?

BBC Politics · 5 Sept 2026
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Why do ex-MPs join the 'Chiltern Hundreds' list?

Sir Keir Starmer is the latest person to take the office as a means of resigning as an MP.

BBC Politics · 5 Sept 2026
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Reform promises to increase tax-free personal allowance to £15,000

The party says the tax cut will be paid for by reducing public spending by £80bn.

BBC Politics · 5 Sept 2026
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'Hidden tribunals:' Immigration court due process in tumult with new locations

The new effort appears to be another tactic in a broader Trump administration strategy to short-circuit immigrants' already limited due process options in order to speed deportations.

NPR Politics · 4 Sept 2026
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El-Sayed divided Michigan Democrats. Whether they unify could decide Senate control

After a bruising primary, Democrats in Michigan are working to unify their coalition ahead of what is expected to be a razor-thin Senate race this fall for a seat they need to hold if they hope to ret

NPR Politics · 4 Sept 2026
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Trump's response is key as Argentina's Falklands demands get louder

With Argentina's President Milei promising "winds of change" over the Falklands, will Donald Trump shift his stance on British rule?

BBC Politics · 4 Sept 2026
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