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But while senior figures in Brussels have said they are keen to discuss such an idea, they also want to see the UK begin to start paying for access to the European schemes it says it wants. This weekend five European…
Read moreThe conservatives “will promote agreements to establish return centers in third countries,” following in the footsteps of other EU countries such as Denmark and Germany, which are already exploring this option. They will…
Read moreThis is summed up by a good anecdote about a former chancellor (Ken Clarke, according to some versions, but it could have been any of them), who gave this reply when asked for cuts that would save £1bn: So, do you want…
Read moreIn the corridors, and occasionally in press conference rooms, negotiators voiced concerns about the pledge’s alignment with emissions-slashing efforts, the financial aid needed to implement the goal, and whether a…
Read moreLet's face it. There comes a time in every Conservative politician's life when you have to say enough is enough. That it's just not fair on the rest of us. Now, MPs might just have enjoyed a five-day mini-recess, but…
Read moreThe policy is one of a series of measures which the party says will save £36bn from the welfare budget. Shadow work and pensions secretary Helen Whately said the system risked putting children on a "conveyor belt"…
Read moreBuyers can receive government grants of up to €6,000 per vehicle. In early October, Germany's BAFA export control agency, which administers the scheme, said it had already approved 100,000 applications and paid out more…
Read moreSiemens was one of the main proponents of exempting products covered by the EU’s machinery rules from the bloc’s flagship AI law — a tweak EU legislators agreed to in the summer and which is now part of the law. Siemens…
Read moreIran’s ambassador to France has been summoned to the foreign ministry after French prosecutors said that they were opening an investigation into the hacks. According to French investigators, Iran’s cyber unit linked to…
Read moreThe Independent reported in January 2026 that Morgan Stanley found British job losses linked to AI were double the international average. In addition, The Guardian reported that, in July, graduate job vacancies fell by…
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