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Elon Musk In 'Negotiations' With UK's Nigel Farage Over Funding
Tech billionaire Elon Musk is in talks with UK anti-immigration firebrand Nigel Farage about donating to his hard-right party, the British lawmaker has said.
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UK's Aristocratic Lawmakers Prepare For Life After The Lords
UK hereditary lawmaker Richard Fletcher-Vane, better known as Lord Inglewood, will soon no longer commute the few hundred miles from his country house in northwest England to the House of Lords in London -- and he is not happy about it.
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British MPs Debate On Legalising Assisted Dying
UK lawmakers debated whether to advance emotive legislation to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill people in England and Wales ahead of an expected vote on Friday, as competing protesters made their voices heard outside parliament.
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UK May Soon Bring 'Assisted Dying' Law. Lawmaker Explains Its Safeguards
A proposed law allowing terminally ill adults in England and Wales to end their lives was published on Tuesday, setting out safeguards such as ensuring the approval of doctors and judges to try to ease concerns in Britain over its possible misuse.
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UK Labour Lawmaker Suspended After Punching A Passerby On Night Out
A lawmaker from the governing Labour Party was suspended from the party on Sunday after he appeared to punch a passerby who he said had been threatening him after a Friday night out
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UK's New Government Vows To Remove 92 Unelected Peers From Upper House
The UK government on Wednesday announced plans to axe 92 House of Lords seats retained for hereditary lawmakers, resurrecting reform of the unelected chamber started under Tony Blair's Labour government in the 1990s.
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UK's First Black Woman Lawmaker Says Labour Party "Banned" Her From Polls
Diane Abbott, the first black woman to become an MP in the UK, on Wednesday said the Labour party has "banned" her from standing as its candidate in the general election.
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Veteran UK Minister Latest To Quit After Rishi Sunak's Poll Announcement
A key member of UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's government on Friday became the highest profile Conservative lawmaker to join a growing parliamentary exodus ahead of the July general election.
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UK's "Bionic MP" Who Lost Hands, Feet To Sepsis Returns To Parliament
A British lawmaker received a standing ovation in parliament on Wednesday, as he made his first appearance since having his hands and feet amputated due to sepsis.
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US, UK, New Zealand Accuse China Of Cyber Attacks, Beijing Responds
China said it had issued a "strong" rebuke to the United States on Tuesday after Washington and two key allies accused Beijing of being behind a series of hacks into lawmakers and key democratic institutions.
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"Mob Rule" Replacing Democracy In UK, Need To Change That: Sunak To Top Cops
Britain is descending into "mob rule" and police will do more to protect the country's democracy, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday, after the government announced extra funding to keep lawmakers safe.
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UK Conservatives Suspend Lawmaker Who Said Islamists Control London Mayor
Britain's ruling Conservatives on Saturday suspended their former deputy chairman from the parliamentary party, after he refused to apologise for saying London's Labour mayor Sadiq Khan was controlled by Islamists.
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UK Government Plans to Bring New Rules for Stablecoins, Crypto Staking in Next Six Months
The UK government plans to get new rules governing stablecoins and staking services for cryptoassets approved by lawmakers within the next six months as pressure ratchets up to deliver on specific proposals ahead of an impending general election.
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UK's Rwanda Plan "Not Compatible" With Rights Obligations: Lawmakers
The UK government's latest legislation to revive its controversial plan to send migrants to Rwanda is "not compatible" with the country's rights obligations, a watchdog panel of British lawmakers warned Monday.
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UK Lawmaker Charlotte Nichols Calls For Allowing Citizens To Change Their Gender After Death
A lawmaker in the United Kingdom has called for a law that would allow transgender people to have their legally recognised gender changed to match their gender identity after their death.
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Elon Musk In 'Negotiations' With UK's Nigel Farage Over Funding
Tech billionaire Elon Musk is in talks with UK anti-immigration firebrand Nigel Farage about donating to his hard-right party, the British lawmaker has said.
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UK's Aristocratic Lawmakers Prepare For Life After The Lords
UK hereditary lawmaker Richard Fletcher-Vane, better known as Lord Inglewood, will soon no longer commute the few hundred miles from his country house in northwest England to the House of Lords in London -- and he is not happy about it.
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British MPs Debate On Legalising Assisted Dying
UK lawmakers debated whether to advance emotive legislation to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill people in England and Wales ahead of an expected vote on Friday, as competing protesters made their voices heard outside parliament.
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UK May Soon Bring 'Assisted Dying' Law. Lawmaker Explains Its Safeguards
A proposed law allowing terminally ill adults in England and Wales to end their lives was published on Tuesday, setting out safeguards such as ensuring the approval of doctors and judges to try to ease concerns in Britain over its possible misuse.
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UK Labour Lawmaker Suspended After Punching A Passerby On Night Out
A lawmaker from the governing Labour Party was suspended from the party on Sunday after he appeared to punch a passerby who he said had been threatening him after a Friday night out
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UK's New Government Vows To Remove 92 Unelected Peers From Upper House
The UK government on Wednesday announced plans to axe 92 House of Lords seats retained for hereditary lawmakers, resurrecting reform of the unelected chamber started under Tony Blair's Labour government in the 1990s.
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UK's First Black Woman Lawmaker Says Labour Party "Banned" Her From Polls
Diane Abbott, the first black woman to become an MP in the UK, on Wednesday said the Labour party has "banned" her from standing as its candidate in the general election.
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Veteran UK Minister Latest To Quit After Rishi Sunak's Poll Announcement
A key member of UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's government on Friday became the highest profile Conservative lawmaker to join a growing parliamentary exodus ahead of the July general election.
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UK's "Bionic MP" Who Lost Hands, Feet To Sepsis Returns To Parliament
A British lawmaker received a standing ovation in parliament on Wednesday, as he made his first appearance since having his hands and feet amputated due to sepsis.
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US, UK, New Zealand Accuse China Of Cyber Attacks, Beijing Responds
China said it had issued a "strong" rebuke to the United States on Tuesday after Washington and two key allies accused Beijing of being behind a series of hacks into lawmakers and key democratic institutions.
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"Mob Rule" Replacing Democracy In UK, Need To Change That: Sunak To Top Cops
Britain is descending into "mob rule" and police will do more to protect the country's democracy, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday, after the government announced extra funding to keep lawmakers safe.
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UK Conservatives Suspend Lawmaker Who Said Islamists Control London Mayor
Britain's ruling Conservatives on Saturday suspended their former deputy chairman from the parliamentary party, after he refused to apologise for saying London's Labour mayor Sadiq Khan was controlled by Islamists.
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UK Government Plans to Bring New Rules for Stablecoins, Crypto Staking in Next Six Months
The UK government plans to get new rules governing stablecoins and staking services for cryptoassets approved by lawmakers within the next six months as pressure ratchets up to deliver on specific proposals ahead of an impending general election.
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UK's Rwanda Plan "Not Compatible" With Rights Obligations: Lawmakers
The UK government's latest legislation to revive its controversial plan to send migrants to Rwanda is "not compatible" with the country's rights obligations, a watchdog panel of British lawmakers warned Monday.
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UK Lawmaker Charlotte Nichols Calls For Allowing Citizens To Change Their Gender After Death
A lawmaker in the United Kingdom has called for a law that would allow transgender people to have their legally recognised gender changed to match their gender identity after their death.
