Local councils to be given all business rates proceeds by 2020
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Local councils to be given all business rates proceeds by 2020

The batch of new powers will also allow the government to scrap the Uniform Business…

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Former Labour Transport Secretary Lord Adonis will chair National
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Former Labour Transport Secretary Lord Adonis will chair National

“Provided they have the support of the local business community, these mayors will be able…

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Regional daily reporter ‘spat at’ outside Tory conference
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Regional daily reporter ‘spat at’ outside Tory conference

About 7,000 people attended the rally organised by the Communication Workers Union in Manchester Cathedral,…

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George Osborne: Councils to keep £26bn business rates
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George Osborne: Councils to keep £26bn business rates

Osborne vowed to spark a “devolution revolution” by allowing local governments to keep the rates…

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Jeremy Corbyn backs Mirror’s No Vote No Voice campaign
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Jeremy Corbyn backs Mirror’s No Vote No Voice campaign

“But with that independence comes insecurity and risk – especially for those on the lowest…

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Jeremy Hunt mobbed by protesters at Conservative conference in Manchester
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Jeremy Hunt mobbed by protesters at Conservative conference in Manchester

Conservative delegates were egged and spat at by protesters during an anti-austerity march in Manchester.

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Jeremy Corbyn nuclear stance is defended by Aberavon MP Stephen Kinnock
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Jeremy Corbyn nuclear stance is defended by Aberavon MP Stephen Kinnock

Earlier, in an interview on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, the Labour leader said he…

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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn visits Scotland ‘to win back support’
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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn visits Scotland ‘to win back support’

One of the many unanswered questions hanging over the police’s undercover operations has recently become…

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Corbyn calls for ‘end to injustice’ in Britain
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Corbyn calls for ‘end to injustice’ in Britain

“So I don’t think this is going to be a short process”, she said, when…

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The line from Jeremy Corbyn’s first Labour conference speech that got the
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The line from Jeremy Corbyn’s first Labour conference speech that got the

Labour MPs appear to be broadly split into two camps on dealing with Corbyn: those…

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