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Feb 16, 2025 | 
msn.com | Luke Mintz |Chas Geiger
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Feb 16, 2025 | 
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Sir John Major has warned that democracy is under threat as the United States steps back from its leading role in the world. The former prime minister told the BBC that US President Donald Trump's policy of American "isolation" was creating a power vacuum that would embolden nations like Russia and China.
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Feb 13, 2025 | 
yahoo.com | Chas Geiger |Alex Forsyth
Work on a number of new towns will begin before the next general election after more than 100 locations across England were put forward, Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook has pledged. The government says most proposals are to extend existing towns or cities, alongside a "smaller number" of new standalone settlements. The aim is for each new town to have at least 10,000 homes, contributing towards Labour's 1.5 million five-year housebuilding target.
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Feb 13, 2025 | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | Chas Geiger |Alex Forsyth
Work on new towns to begin by 2029, minister saysWork on a number of new towns will begin before the next general election after more than 100 locations across England were put forward, Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook has pledged. Most proposals are for extensions to existing towns or cities, alongside proposals for new standalone settlements. The aim is for each new town to have at least 10,000 homes, contributing towards the 1.5 million Labour has pledged to get built by 2029.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
yahoo.com | Chas Geiger |Sam Francis
Major infrastructure projects like nuclear plants, train lines and wind farms will be built faster under new planning rules, the government has pledged. Prime Minster Sir Keir Starmer said Nimby (Not in My Back Yard) "blockers" of major infrastructure projects will have fewer chances "to frustrate growth" through repeated legal challenges. Currently, infrastructure schemes can be challenged in the courts up to three times - ministers intend to reduce that to once in most cases.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | Chas Geiger
The UK should negotiate a new customs union deal with the European Union, Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has said. In a speech in London, he argued it was needed to boost Britain's economy and its ability to deal with the incoming Donald Trump presidency from a position of strength. The policy was a practical move to "turbocharge" the economy and a step towards the eventual Lib Dem goal of rejoining the EU, a party source told the BBC.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
msn.com | Chas Geiger
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
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The UK should negotiate a new customs union deal with the European Union, Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey is to say. In a speech on Thursday, he will argue it is needed to boost Britain's economy and its ability to deal with the incoming Donald Trump presidency from a position of strength. A Lib Dem source told the BBC the policy was not a step towards rejoining the EU, but a pragmatic move to "turbocharge" the economy.
