Summary

  • Barack Obama says David Cameron was 'distracted' after the 2011 intervention in Libya

  • In a magazine interview, the US president also says he told the PM to 'pay your fair share' on defence spend

  • The White House issues a statement praising the close relationship between the PM and the president

  • Labour is to announce a new "fiscal credibility rule" to balance "day-to-day" spending with the amount it raises in taxes

  • Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby says people worried about immigration are not racists

  1. PM urged to explain funding of flat refurbishmentpublished at 17:40 British Summer Time 24 April 2021

    It comes after Dominic Cummings claimed Boris Johnson had once had plans to get donors to fund the work.

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  2. Council chief recalled over NI Protocol letterpublished at 18:43 British Summer Time 23 April 2021

    There have been calls for Anne Donaghy to resign following a testimony she gave on Thursday.

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  3. Ponies held over Brexit forms reunited with ownerpublished at 18:09 British Summer Time 23 April 2021

    The Dartmoor ponies, bought by a County Down woman for her daughter, were detained for a month.

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  4. The week ahead in Parliamentpublished at 15:43 British Summer Time 23 April 2021

    Prepare for ping-pong and housekeeping as Westminster winds towards the end of this session.

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  5. Why ministers have two mobile phonespublished at 14:35 British Summer Time 23 April 2021

    Critics say ministerial messaging desperately needs regulation - but not everyone agrees.

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  6. 'My city needs to make cycling safer'published at 12:55 British Summer Time 23 April 2021

    Candidates in a mayoral election answer the question of how can cycling be made safer.

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  7. Business owners call for contracts to stay localpublished at 11:59 British Summer Time 23 April 2021

    Spending in their own area would give mayors much more value for money, says one company boss.

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  8. Election 2021: What about parish councils?published at 07:01 British Summer Time 23 April 2021

    Jackie Weaver put them in the international spotlight, but what do parish councils actually do?

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  9. Is this Scotland’s climate election?published at 06:41 British Summer Time 23 April 2021

    We take a look at one of the big issues of this election – and one of the biggest facing the world.

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  10. Ponies detained over Brexit forms to be releasedpublished at 16:23 British Summer Time 22 April 2021

    The Dartmoor ponies were bought by a County Down woman as a gift for her daughter.

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  11. Council defends withdrawal of Larne Port staffpublished at 13:10 British Summer Time 22 April 2021

    The mayor and chief executive of Mid and East Antrim Council deny the decision was political.

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  12. 'No contradiction' over independence and recoverypublished at 12:14 British Summer Time 22 April 2021

    Co-leader Patrick Harvie says Scotland's ability to recover from the pandemic was hindered by the UK government.

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  13. Can unionists block another independence referendum?published at 06:03 British Summer Time 22 April 2021

    In the second of two Scottish election pieces, we look at the parties opposing another vote on independence.

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  14. Fruit farmer concerned over harvesting workforcepublished at 18:57 British Summer Time 21 April 2021

    The government has scrapped a scheme encouraging British people to work on the land.

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  15. The candidates standing to be Norfolk's PCCpublished at 18:55 British Summer Time 21 April 2021

    Voters will head to the polls to elect the county's Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) on 6 May.

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  16. The candidates standing to be Cambridgeshire's PCCpublished at 18:41 British Summer Time 21 April 2021

    Voters will head to the polls to elect the county's Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) on 6 May.

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  17. Why politicians dived into the ESL football rowpublished at 15:47 British Summer Time 21 April 2021

    Loads of people hated the European Super League. Here's why politicians did.

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  18. SNP's Blackford urges PM to publish Dyson textspublished at 13:44 British Summer Time 21 April 2021

    Ian Blackford also asked Boris Johnson "how many more Covid contracts he had personally fixed".

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  19. New Zealand-style agri-food deal 'would help NI'published at 13:24 British Summer Time 21 April 2021

    Irish Sea checks could be reduced if the UK had similar arrangements to EU-NZ trade, MPs are told.

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  20. Axing of 'lifeline' bus service 'is heartrending'published at 06:24 British Summer Time 21 April 2021

    The closure of the service has left people who depended upon it feeling stranded.

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