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2 weeks ago | 
bbc.com | Tamara Kovacevic |Lucy Gilder
Row over Labour minister's small boat commentsTamara Kovacevic & Lucy GilderDarren Jones: "Majority of people in these boats are children, babies and women"A row has erupted after a senior minister said the majority of people crossing the English Channel in small boats he had seen were "children, babies and women". Treasury minister Darren Jones and Reform UK's Zia Yusuf clashed on the BBC's Question Time over the age and sex of people making the journey.
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1 month ago | 
bbc.com | Ben Chu |Tom Edgington |Tamara Kovacevic
Who are the winners and losers from the UK-EU agreement? Ben Chu, Tom Edgington and Tamara KovacevicGetty ImagesA deal to "reset" relations between the UK and the EU following Brexit has been agreed at a summit in London. The agreement covers a range of issues, including defence, fishing, the trade in food products and the ability of young people to move freely between the UK and the EU. BBC Verify has gone through the deal, picking out the potential winners and losers.
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1 month ago | 
bbc.com | Tom Edgington |Tamara Kovacevic
Why youth mobility and fishing are key issues ahead of UK/EU summitTom Edgington and Tamara KovacevicBBCThe right of young people to move freely between the UK and EU has emerged as a key negotiating point - along with fishing rights - ahead of a summit in London which the prime minister hopes will "reset" relations between the two sides. Before Brexit, people were allowed to come and go under "freedom of movement" rules.
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Jan 30, 2025 | 
yahoo.com | Ben Chu |Tamara Kovacevic
Five years ago, on 31 January 2020, the UK left the European Union. On that day, Great Britain severed the political ties it had held for 47 years, but stayed inside the EU single market and customs union for a further 11 months to keep trade flowing. Northern Ireland had a separate arrangement. Brexit was hugely divisive, both politically and socially, dominating political debate and with arguments about its impacts raging for years.
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Jan 30, 2025 | 
flipboard.com | Ben Chu |Tamara Kovacevic
14 hours agoTomorrow marks the fifth anniversary of the United Kingdom officially leaving the European Union. On Entre Nous we take a look at how Brits feel about it five years later. We also look into the challenges many Brits abroad now face. We also discuss why many Europeans are choosing not to make that …
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
bbc.co.uk | Tamara Kovacevic |Anthony Reuben |Gerry Georgieva
Farmers are protesting in Westminster over inheritance tax changes announced in the Budget, as the row grows over how many farms it might affect From April 2026, inherited agricultural assets worth more than £1m, which were previously exempt, will be liable to the tax at 20%, half the usual rate The National Farmers' Union calls the move “disastrous" - but the government insists the "vast majority" of farmers will not be impacted The largest estimate suggests 70,000 farms could be affected...
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Nov 1, 2024 | 
finance.yahoo.com | Tamara Kovacevic |Anthony Reuben |Gerry Georgieva
[BBC] There has been an outcry from many farmers following the changes to inheritance tax for farms announced in the Budget. Thousands will be traveling to London on Tuesday to lobby their MPs and a rally is also taking place near Parliament. From April 2026, inherited agricultural assets worth more than £1m, which were previously exempt, will have to pay inheritance tax at 20% - half the usual rate. We've seen a range of claims about how many farms will be affected.
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Sep 29, 2024 | 
bbc.co.uk | Mark Poynting |Tamara Kovacevic |Anthony Reuben
The four Conservative leadership candidates vying to replace Rishi Sunak have made their final pitches to the party's conference in Birmingham Kemi Badenoch was the last to speak, telling the audience that the Tories "must defend our beliefs and values" Just before her, Robert Jenrick said the “era of mass migration must end” Before them James Cleverly pledged to "sell the benefits of Conservatism with a smile", while first speaker Tom Tugendhat promised to rebuild trust through a "new...
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Sep 19, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Tamara Kovacevic
Ahead of the start of the party's conference, Reform UK's MPs have been repeating their claim that migrants who are intercepted while crossing the English Channel can just be taken back to France. It's part of the party's four point plan to "stop the boats". Both the party's leader Nigel Farage and party chairman Richard Tice have claimed that the UK is legally entitled to do this. AdvertisementBut BBC Verify has found no evidence that this is the case. What did they say?
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Jul 30, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Tamara Kovacevic |Anthony Reuben
Tamara Kovacevic - BBC Verify and Anthony Reuben - BBC VerifyJuly 30, 2024 at 4:21 PM·4 min readThe chancellor and shadow chancellor gave interviews on Tuesday morning, the day after Rachel Reeves blamed the previous Conservative government for leaving a £22bn shortfall in the public finances. They criticised each other and made a series of claims. We’ve looked at some of them.
