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Sadiq Khan sets out stall ahead of mayoral election
Sadiq Khan, speaks to PA after launching a new poster campaign to spell out the 'clear choice' facing voters in the London mayoral elections in Central London.
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press conference with new Fine Gael leader Simon Harris
Simon Harris speaks at a press conference after becoming the new Fine Gael leader.
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Irish referenda: Taoiseach confirms Government 'defeated comprehensively'
Ireland's premier Leo Varadkar said referenda to change the Constitution have been "defeated comprehensively". The referenda proposed amending the Constitution to include non-married relationships in the meaning of family and to replace...
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Leo Varadkar: Government 'got it wrong' over the referenda
Irish premier Leo Varadkar said he accepts the government has been defeated in its referenda to change the Constitution of Ireland. Mr Varadkar admitted the Irish government “clearly got it wrong” as the final counts of the two...
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Ireland to resume beef exports to China following premier’s visit
Ireland’s premier Leo Varadkar has said China is reopening its market to Irish beef after it suspended imports in November due to the detection of atypical BSE (mad cow disease) in one Irish cow. The announcement came following a...
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Government considering opening Community Recognition Fund to new applicants - Varadkar
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said that the government will consider opening the 50 million euro Community Recognition Fund, launched last year, to new applications. “We have a Cabinet sub-committee on Ukrainian migration in the last week...
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Parliament should be informed in the event of a sustained military operation, says Sir Keir Starmer
Parliament should be informed in the event of a sustained military operation, says Sir Keir Starmer after his address at the Jewish Labour Movement conference
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Starmer weakens pledge on military action votes in Parliament
Sir Keir Starmer has watered down promises to introduce a law giving MPs a vote before military intervention and to stop selling weapons to Saudi Arabia. The Labour leader insisted on Sunday that there is “no inconsistency” between his...
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Labour does support this operation against Houthi rebels, says Sir Keir Starmer
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer speaks to the media after a visit to Bury college in Lancashire, to see first-hand the learning facilities being used to train the dental nurses of the future.
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Reaction after meeting of the Independent Horizon Compensation Advisory Board
Kevan Jones Labour MP for North Durham and Professor Chris Hodges, Chair of Independent Advisory Board, speak after a meeting of the independent Horizon Compensation Advisory Board at the Department for Business and Trade.
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Mayor heralds first Elizabeth line stations to get high-speed mobile coverage
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan speaks about the introduction of 4G and 5G into four new stations on the Elizabeth Line. He also speaks about the upcoming ceasefire vote in the UN and the most recent inflation figures.
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Kevin Bakhurst aims to ‘minimise uncertainty’ as job cuts among plans for RTE
RTE director general Kevin Bakhurst has said he wants to “minimise uncertainty” for staff as redundancies are among the proposed cost-cutting plans for the broadcaster. The Government has agreed to provide 56 million euros in additional...
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Taoiseach says Government doing its 'best' to get around 40 Irish citizens out of Gaza.
Irish premier Leo Varadkar has said the Government is doing its “best” to get around 40 Irish citizens out of Gaza. Speaking to reporters in Co Cork, Mr Varadkar said: “There are in and around 40 Irish citizens in Gaza and we’re doing...
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Mayor of London says security minister should stop 'posturing' about Pro-Palestine protests
Sadiq Khan has said Tom Tugendhat should stop “posturing”, after the security minister wrote to the Mayor of London regarding pro-Palestine protests over Remembrance weekend. Mr Khan told the PA news agency: “If this security minister...
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Sadiq Khan hails report into ULEZ expansion
Interview with Mayor of London Sadiq Khan. He comments on Ulez, as the first report comes out on the scheme, as well as the ongoing conflict in Israel.
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University of Sydney's Mayroz on Gaza Ground Invasion
Eyal Mayroz, Senior Lecturer, Peace and Conflict Studies, at the University of Sydney discusses the latest developments on the Israel-Hamas conflict. He speaks with David Ingles and Yvonne Man on "Bloomberg Markets: China Open".
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UK Deputy PM Dowden on Tackling AI Risks and Regulation
UK Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden discusses the aim to build frameworks to tackle the risk of AI and unregulated environments. He speaks with Bloomberg's Francine Lacqua on the sidelines of the Future Investment Initiative...
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EU will not renegotiate over nitrates derogation, says agriculture minister
he EU is “crystal clear” that there will be no renegotiation on the reduction of Ireland’s nitrates derogation, the agriculture minister has insisted. Charlie McConalogue has faced criticism from farming organisations, which have...
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Sadiq Khan speaks of ‘epidemic of violence against women and girls’
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said there was “an epidemic of violence against women and girls” in the UK, while speaking at a community meeting held following the death of teenager Elianne Andam. Mr Khan met with community leaders at the...
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Garda Representative Association hold briefing on dispute with Commissioner Drew Harris - Full
The Garda Representative Association (GRA) has said it does not see a way forward in its dispute with Commissioner Drew Harris. The deterioration in relations comes after almost 99% of gardai who voted in a ballot organised by the GRA...
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Health overspend could affect other budget decisions, says Finance Minister
A projected one billion euro health overspend could affect budgetary decisions in other areas, the Finance Minister has said. Michael McGrath said there had been a “pattern of overspending” in the health department for a significant...
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Ubisoft 'Independence' Key to Microsoft's UK Approval, CMA Says
The head of the UK's competition authority says allowing the French gaming publisher Ubisoft to make "independent" decisions from Microsoft about its content distribution was a key concession in clearing its acquisition of Activision...
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'We will continue to protect the most vulnerable in our society' - Sinn Fein MLA Conor Murphy
Sinn Fein MLA Conor Murphy, outside Newry Town Hall, gives reaction to Northern Ireland secretary Chris Heaton-Harris’s formally directing Stormont departments to launch public consultations on proposed options for raising money.
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SNP candidate ‘up to the task’ at Westminster, says Black
The SNP candidate for an upcoming by-election is “up to the task” at Westminster, Mhairi Black has said. The party’s deputy Commons leader and MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire South joined SNP candidate Katy Loudon on the campaign trail...