Minister raised concerns over closure of SAS war crimes investigation

Veterans minister Johnny Mercer suspected UK special forces may have unlawfully killed unarmed Afghans.

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Labour's Rachel Reeves to set out plan to recover Covid fraud billions

An anti-corruption commissioner would target £7.2bn lost to fraud, the shadow chancellor will say.

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Labour stands with the people of Israel - David Lammy

The shadow foreign secretary says would like any response "to be proportionate, and to be within into national law".

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Don't tilt too far towards unions, warns Peter Mandelson

The key architect of New Labour says the party needs to ensure it can attract private investment.

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Boris Johnson's ex-wife Marina Wheeler is Labour's sex harassment adviser

Marina Wheeler KC is looking at how to strengthen the law to protect women who are bullied at work.

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Sycamore Gap tree: Site plans are complicated, says MP

Discussions over the site are ongoing but the issue is not simple, Hexham MP Guy Opperman says.

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Doctors up for longer hours for more overtime pay, says Keir Starmer

The Labour leaders says NHS staff in England will volunteer for longer hours to cut waiting lists.

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