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Brexiters tasked with working on customs partnership, with ‘max-fac’ option studied by remainersTheresa May has divided her cabinet into two groups to fight out their differences over Britain’s post-Brexit customs arrangements, intensifying speculation that she is preparing to delay her Read more

'Some reports suggest that stalking is as widespread as domestic abuse so if that is the scale of it, we are talking about potentially thousands that are unrecorded' Via: Stalkers should be forced to wear GPS trackers to alert victims Read more

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Calibri; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} Labour leader will also accuse the Conservatives of 'thrashing' the UK's shipbuilding tradition and attempting to accelerate its decline Via: Jeremy Corbyn set to call for Read more

Public Accounts Committee says gap has impact on Britain's 'ability to prepare for serious challenges in national defence' Via: UK's armed forces short of up to £21bn for equipment needed over next decade, MPs warn

Steve Lamey was appointed despite concerns raised by civil servants, watchdog saysMinisters appointed a head of the Student Loans Company, who was later sacked, despite concerns raised by civil servants during recruitment, Whitehall’s spending watchdog has disclosed.Politicians, including Jo Johnson, Read more

Armed forces do not have enough funds over next decade to purchase equipment needed, says reportThe UK’s armed forces are facing a £21bn funding shortfall over the next decade, a critical report from parliament’s spending watchdog has warned.The public accounts Read more