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UK Treasury Unit Targets Billions in Spending Cuts
The UK government's Office for Value for Money (OVfM) aims to cut £4 billion in annual departmental spending, starting with investigations into short-term accommodation costs, including those for asylum seekers (reaching £2.3 billion in 2022-23), and multi-billion pound "mega-projects".
UK Treasury Unit Targets Billions in Spending Cuts
The UK government's Office for Value for Money (OVfM) aims to cut £4 billion in annual departmental spending, starting with investigations into short-term accommodation costs, including those for asylum seekers (reaching £2.3 billion in 2022-23), and multi-billion pound "mega-projects".
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52% Bias Score
UK Conservatives Propose Sweeping Changes to Deport Foreign Criminals
The Conservative Party in the UK proposed amendments to the Labour government's borders bill to allow deportation of all foreign criminals, regardless of sentence length, and to stop issuing visas to countries refusing repatriation; this follows 104,000 convictions of foreign nationals (including 38...
UK Conservatives Propose Sweeping Changes to Deport Foreign Criminals
The Conservative Party in the UK proposed amendments to the Labour government's borders bill to allow deportation of all foreign criminals, regardless of sentence length, and to stop issuing visas to countries refusing repatriation; this follows 104,000 convictions of foreign nationals (including 38...
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60% Bias Score
UK to Streamline Planning Rules to Speed Up Development
The UK government is reforming planning rules to reduce the number of organizations consulted on development projects, aiming to speed up building and address delays; this follows criticism of the government's own numerous reviews and consultations.
UK to Streamline Planning Rules to Speed Up Development
The UK government is reforming planning rules to reduce the number of organizations consulted on development projects, aiming to speed up building and address delays; this follows criticism of the government's own numerous reviews and consultations.
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48% Bias Score
UK Government to Expand Land Seizure Powers for Housing
The UK government is introducing a bill to increase councils' powers to seize land via compulsory purchase orders (CPOs), removing the 'hope value' to lower costs and speed up housebuilding, despite concerns from rural groups about potential impacts on farmers and green spaces.
UK Government to Expand Land Seizure Powers for Housing
The UK government is introducing a bill to increase councils' powers to seize land via compulsory purchase orders (CPOs), removing the 'hope value' to lower costs and speed up housebuilding, despite concerns from rural groups about potential impacts on farmers and green spaces.
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36% Bias Score
UK Government Halts Post-Brexit Farming Payment Scheme
The UK government unexpectedly halted its post-Brexit Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) program, leaving 224 farmers without funding and causing widespread anger among agricultural groups due to the lack of a replacement plan and slow application processes.
UK Government Halts Post-Brexit Farming Payment Scheme
The UK government unexpectedly halted its post-Brexit Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) program, leaving 224 farmers without funding and causing widespread anger among agricultural groups due to the lack of a replacement plan and slow application processes.
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52% Bias Score
UK Government Pledges to Eliminate Sewage Discharge into Windermere
The UK government announced a plan to eliminate sewage discharge into Windermere by 2035, involving a £200 million investment from United Utilities to upgrade wastewater treatment and reduce storm overflows, alongside broader efforts to improve water infrastructure and boost the local economy.
UK Government Pledges to Eliminate Sewage Discharge into Windermere
The UK government announced a plan to eliminate sewage discharge into Windermere by 2035, involving a £200 million investment from United Utilities to upgrade wastewater treatment and reduce storm overflows, alongside broader efforts to improve water infrastructure and boost the local economy.
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48% Bias Score
UK Parliament Removes High Court Oversight from Assisted Dying Bill
The UK Parliament's committee reviewing the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill voted to replace High Court approval for assisted dying with expert panels, sparking controversy among MPs and advocacy groups; the bill now requires approval from a three-member panel including a senior legal figur...
UK Parliament Removes High Court Oversight from Assisted Dying Bill
The UK Parliament's committee reviewing the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill voted to replace High Court approval for assisted dying with expert panels, sparking controversy among MPs and advocacy groups; the bill now requires approval from a three-member panel including a senior legal figur...
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56% Bias Score
UK Arrests Militant; Deportation Blocked, Raising Security Fears
A Palestinian militant, Abu Wadee, with a history of anti-Semitic statements and ties to a violent group, was arrested in the UK after arriving illegally via a migrant boat; however, his deportation is blocked due to legal limitations, raising serious national security concerns.
UK Arrests Militant; Deportation Blocked, Raising Security Fears
A Palestinian militant, Abu Wadee, with a history of anti-Semitic statements and ties to a violent group, was arrested in the UK after arriving illegally via a migrant boat; however, his deportation is blocked due to legal limitations, raising serious national security concerns.
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72% Bias Score
Met Police Investigates Reform UK MP for Alleged Threats
Suspended Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe is under Metropolitan Police investigation for alleged verbal threats made between December 2024 and February 2025 against party chairman Zia Yusuf, prompting internal party divisions and raising questions about workplace bullying allegations.
Met Police Investigates Reform UK MP for Alleged Threats
Suspended Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe is under Metropolitan Police investigation for alleged verbal threats made between December 2024 and February 2025 against party chairman Zia Yusuf, prompting internal party divisions and raising questions about workplace bullying allegations.
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60% Bias Score
Internal Conflict Rocks Reform Party
Reform MP Rupert Lowe was removed from the party after criticizing leader Nigel Farage, creating internal conflict and attracting attention from Elon Musk, who may financially back Lowe.
Internal Conflict Rocks Reform Party
Reform MP Rupert Lowe was removed from the party after criticizing leader Nigel Farage, creating internal conflict and attracting attention from Elon Musk, who may financially back Lowe.
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64% Bias Score
Labour's Planned Welfare Cuts to Push 700,000 Disabled People into Poverty
Keir Starmer's Labour party plans to cut disability and out-of-work benefits in the UK, potentially pushing 700,000 disabled people into poverty, reflecting a broader trend of increasingly punitive welfare policies across the political spectrum.
Labour's Planned Welfare Cuts to Push 700,000 Disabled People into Poverty
Keir Starmer's Labour party plans to cut disability and out-of-work benefits in the UK, potentially pushing 700,000 disabled people into poverty, reflecting a broader trend of increasingly punitive welfare policies across the political spectrum.
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76% Bias Score
Octopus Energy's Powerful Lobbying Push for U.K. Electricity Market Overhaul
Octopus Energy, the U.K.'s largest energy provider, is lobbying the Labour government to overhaul electricity pricing, a move that would benefit its tech-driven business model and potentially lower consumer bills, but faces opposition from other energy firms.
Octopus Energy's Powerful Lobbying Push for U.K. Electricity Market Overhaul
Octopus Energy, the U.K.'s largest energy provider, is lobbying the Labour government to overhaul electricity pricing, a move that would benefit its tech-driven business model and potentially lower consumer bills, but faces opposition from other energy firms.
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44% Bias Score
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