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Athena Stavrou, Political Reporter
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Athena Stavrou, Political Reporter
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Belfast stabbing shakes Westminster |
MPs and party leaders from all sides of the political spectrum have expressed their shock at an "abhorrent" stabbing attack on the streets of Belfast.
A man suffered severe injuries when he was attacked with a kitchen knife on Monday night by a man in his 30s believed to be from Sudan.
The prime minister condemned the attack as "sickening", saying he has "absolutely no tolerance for abhorrent scenes of violence like this on our streets".
Reform UK and Restore Britain announced they would introduce a total ban on visas for Sudanese people in the wake of the incident, as it was revealed the suspect had been granted leave to remain until 2028 after travelling from Dublin to Belfast to claim asylum.
A DUP MP told the Commons that protests are being planned in Northern Ireland following the attack, prompting calls for calm from Downing Street and police chiefs.
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Why are we treating children as a problem to be solved, says James Moore – it’s time to admit they’re a lot wiser than adults
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Kemi Badenoch is using the Henry Nowak murder to launch a new attack on equalities legislation but political editor David Maddox warns that the speech is more about taking on Reform than justice for the 18-year-old
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What else you need to know
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- Trade union leaders and Labour MPs have reacted with fury to Nigel Farage’s invitation for unions to affiliate with Reform UK.
- A leading Brexiteer says his eight-year-old daughter was asked to leave her school in a “nasty” unprovoked backlash against those who led the campaign to leave the EU.
- The UK is set to defy Donald Trump over young people’s use of social media after the US warned against a blanket ban for under-16s.
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Should young people be allowed to take a lump sum from their state pension?
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John Rentoul, Chief Political Commentator
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John Rentoul, Chief Political Commentator
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The Social Market Foundation has come up with an interesting idea: that young people should be given the choice of receiving the first year of their state pension early as a lump sum.
That would mean having £12,500 to help buy a home, clear a debt or pay for training in return for taking their state pension a year later.
I have written our “Politics Explained” feature about it.
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‘Never had full consent’: Why readers think Brexit failed
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Our community reacts to Sir John Curtice’s polling showing a shift in public opinion a decade on from Brexit, with the majority agreeing that it has failed to live up to expectations.
Here’s what you had to say:
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I suspect most people didn't support it in the first place. Johnson's Brexit deal wasn't what even the Brexit campaign led voters to believe, and therefore never properly had the nation's consent. It was mission creep as soon as the result was announced, with any opposition marginalised, shut out or mocked. It is much too late now to get back into the EU, for various reasons. However, I do support and admire The Independent's campaign to bring us closer to the EU and that, I am pretty sure, is what the majority want.
ThomasS
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On 4 July 2016, just mere days after the Brexit referendum, Nigel Farage resigned as UKIP leader, saying he had “done his bit”, which was to get Britain “out of the EU”, and that he now “wanted his life back”.
So there you have it, Farage had no interest in negotiating Brexit. Sorry for those who hold onto the belief that Farage would have delivered a purer Brexit. The moment his big dream had to deliver, he ran for the hills. A pattern of behaviour that is quite familiar now. Farage does best when he is doing his bluster at the pub, but he can't cut it when it comes to getting round a table and getting it done.
TalkingSense
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Mandelson files: 1,504 pointless pages? |
After 83 days of waiting, the government has finally released the second tranche of files on the appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador to Washington. We dissect the files, picking out the parts that do really tell us a lot - in particular about how Peter Mandelson himself operated behind the scenes.
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Mandelson files: 1,504 pointless pages? |
After 83 days of waiting, the government has finally released the second tranche of files on the appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador to Washington. We dissect the files, picking out the parts that do really tell us a lot - in particular about how Peter Mandelson himself operated behind the scenes.
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