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Rishi Sunak warns of tough few months as inflation soars
The chancellor says it won't be easy to tackle cost of living crisis as inflation hits 40-year high.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61497660?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
Ros Atkins on… the windfall tax debate
Why is the government facing growing pressure to announce a windfall tax on oil and gas companies?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61501912?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
Government windfall tax U-turn inevitable, says Keir Starmer
Boris Johnson does not rule out a tax on the energy giants, as he is accused of dithering by Labour.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-61495297?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
Alaa Abdel Fattah: UK urged to help jailed British-Egyptian activist
British citizen Alaa Abdel Fattah's prison conditions are "inhumane", the foreign secretary is told.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-61492443?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
Tory MP will not attend Parliament while police investigate rape allegations, says Speaker
Speaker Lindsay Hoyle also warns MPs against naming the Tory politician, who was arrested on Tuesday.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-61490957?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
Northern Ireland Protocol: Fact-checking claims about Brexit
Ministers have been talking about Northern Ireland taxation, trade and solar panels.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/61468750?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
Girls see physics as for white men only, MPs told
"If you are black or a woman, you don't see yourself fitting in," a leading female physicist says.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-61494903?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
Tory MP Michael Fabricant condemned over 'grotesque' tweet
Michael Fabricant's tweet related to the arrest of another MP who is accused of rape and sexual assault.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-61491785?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
PMQs: Davey and Johnson on help for farmers
British farmers are the best in the world and could play a "big part" in tackling the cost of living crisis, says Sir Ed Davey.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-61492840?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
Cost of living: Police officers 'struggling' with low pay
A North Wales Police detective says she has to borrow money from her mother at the end of the month.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-61487858?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
Finances: 'Could your family live on £1,200 a month?'
A police officer outlines to the home secretary difficulties with the cost of living for workers.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-61496478?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
PMQs: Blackford and Johnson on rising bills and help for families
Ian Blackford calls on the prime minister to sack his chancellor if he does not deliver an emergency budget to deal with the "cost of living crisis"
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-61492838?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
PMQs: Starmer and Johnson on windfall tax on oil firms' excess profits
The Labour leader wants to know if Boris Johnson now backs his party's plan for a one-off tax on North Sea oil and gas companies to reduce energy bills. .
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-61492839?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
Ban MPs accused of sexual offences from Parliament during police investigations, says union
The Prospect union says members accused of sexual offences should not be allowed on the Parliamentary estate.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-61491782?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
Jamie Oliver vs Boris Johnson: It's a grudge match
The BBC's Peter Henley recalls the first time the TV chef tangled with the PM over junk food.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-61483686?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
Conservative Party faces questions over donation, says Labour
Labour chair Anneliese Dodds demands answers over £450,000 donation from ex-Tory treasurer Sir Ehud Sheleg.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-61425441?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
The post-Brexit battle about borders rumbles on
The government "got Brexit done" by agreeing the Northern Ireland Protocol, but the row around it isn't over.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-61487922?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
NI Troubles: Legacy bill published by the UK government
The legislation allows legal immunity for those who work with a new information recovery body.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-61473251?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
Northern Ireland: Liz Truss sets out new law on post-Brexit trade deal
The foreign secretary says the proposed legislation would make changes to the Protocol to resolve the "grave situation".
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-61475899?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
The Northern Ireland Protocol: What does each side want?
Can the UK, the EU and parties in Northern Ireland find a solution to the Northern Ireland Protocol?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-61477844?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
Volunteer police officers to be armed with Taser stun guns
The Home Office says it will ensure they are not put at a disadvantage to their paid colleagues.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61473781?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
West Yorkshire and Devon by-elections to be held in June
The contests have been triggered following the resignation of two sitting Conservative MPs.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-61482003?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
Brexit: What is the Northern Ireland Protocol?
The Northern Ireland Protocol is at the centre of a dispute between the UK and the EU.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/explainers-53724381?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
Job vacancies outpace unemployment for first time
The unemployment rate falls to its lowest level for nearly 50 years between January and March.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61475720?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
MP Rachel Maclean cost of living comments prompt death threat
Rachel Maclean's much-criticised comments about workers doing more hours were "taken out of context".
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-61478541?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
Hemel Hempstead MP Sir Mike Penning to retire at next election
Sir Mike, 64, said it was now time for "a new candidate to come forward".
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-61477200?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
Obesity strategy delay immoral, shallow and weak - ex-Tory leader
Lord Hague says the government is "shallow" and "politically weak" for delaying plans to curb obesity.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61474541?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
Northern Ireland: Could the EU and UK face a trade war?
As tensions build over Northern Ireland, concerns of an EU-UK trade war have surfaced.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61466142?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
Parliament must not be divided by relocation, peers argue
Peers criticise Michael Gove for proposing the temporary relocation of the Lords outside London.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-61470317?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
Help must come, says former PM John Major on cost of living crisis
Sir John Major warns about rising prices, as a minister is criticised for advocating people working more hours.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-61465436?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
Foreign aid: UK cuts funding to UN in change of strategy
A new strategy cutting funding to the UN is more focused on trade than poverty relief, charities say.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61466163?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
Analysis: PM faces knotty challenge in Brexit deal talks
Boris Johnson grapples with a four-dimensional diplomacy dilemma in Northern Ireland.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-61463207?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
Energy bills shake-up plans to avoid price shocks
Ofgem says a review every three months would allow households to benefit sooner from falling prices.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61462584?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
Cost of living: Labour to call vote on windfall tax for oil and gas companies
It is shameful not to raise extra money from oil and gas firms amid the rising cost of living, Ed Miliband says.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-61456268?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
Wakefield Labour candidate chosen after committee walks out
The selection of Simon Lightwood comes after local members criticised the way candidates were chosen.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-61458020?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
Move out of London during Parliament renovation, Michael Gove tells peers
The levelling up secretary wants peers based outside the south of England while Parliament is renovated.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61453638?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
NHS prescription charges in England to be frozen
Not raising the fees for the first time in 12 years puts money back in people's pockets, ministers say.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61451005?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
Elections 2022: What is it like to win a seat by coin toss?
Two candidates explain how their fate in the local elections was decided by the toss of a coin.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-61382309?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
Northern Ireland Protocol: What did Boris Johnson say?
Boris Johnson says the Northern Ireland Brexit deal he negotiated is "turning into a political problem".
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/58001530?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
Sadiq Khan in the USA: London's mayor sticks to script
Even a visit to a Los Angeles cannabis dispensary didn't leave London's mayor in the weeds.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-61431858?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
Anger at Boris Johnson cools but Partygate is far from over
The Met Police could yet shape Boris Johnson's future as more fines for Covid breaches are issued.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-61431313?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
NI election results 2022: What does Sinn Féin's vote success mean?
Sinn Féin's election success means a nationalist party is the largest at Stormont for the first time.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-60786728?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
NI election 2022: What do voters think of NI Protocol?
The part of the Brexit deal relating to Northern Ireland is a major talking point following the election.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-61420762?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
New homes: What's happened to the government's housebuilding target?
Michael Gove failed to commit to the government's new-homes target, so what's happening to it?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/61407508?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
Will government do more on cost of living?
Ministers wrestle with financial consequences of the pandemic, but face calls for more help now.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-61400934?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
Keir Starmer: Why is he gambling with his political career?
The Labour leader's political fate is now in the hands of the Durham police.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-61388101?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
NI election 2022: Will Sinn Féin's remarkable achievement be a turning point?
The party's road to election success is remarkable - but how well can they and the DUP work together?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-61370983?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
Why is the DUP against the Northern Ireland Protocol?
The party says it will not allow a new government to form unless changes are made to the Brexit deal.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-61366306?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
Anxious wait for Sue Gray report continues in Westminster
Boris Johnson's critics and supporters await more twists and turns in the story about lockdown parties.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-61262219?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
Angela Rayner row: Does Parliament have a problem with misogyny?
Claims about Angela Rayner have been dismissed as sexist, but is it a sign of a wider problem in Westminster?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-61214507?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA