A year since Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ duties on US trade partners, many had to negotiate ‘reciprocal’ trade agreements to avoid tariffs

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Night flights ruled illegal by a public enquiry continue to operate but Leeds City Council could now take action to restore control

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New Green MP Hannah Spencer is a breath of fresh air in the Palace of Westminster, but the smell of alcohol is getting up her nose

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Local councillors united across party lines to reject harmful gas drilling near Scarborough showing why local democracy remains vital

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A decisive York council vote underscores cross-party action as the key route to drive national electoral reform

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AI hasn’t suddenly become dangerous. Built to be exploitable, profitable and someone else’s problem, vulnerability is a feature, not a bug

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Those tell-tale signs of spring mean it must be time to look forward to the return of the north of England’s biggest flower show

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Yorkshire and the Humber is still used in official language –but the region it describes no longer exists in any meaningful sense

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On how the labels we use to define each other can be used to justify false answers to complex truths

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The removal of senior civil servant Sir Olly Robbins highlights much deeper failures in vetting, timing, and political accountability

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When the history of Brexit is written, the Lib Dems’ decision to let Johnson hold this election will be seen as a key strategic error.

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We can kick Johnson out. So brave the elements and vote for the candidates with the best chance of beating the Tories.

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Relying on the WTO for our trade was always a terrible idea. Now that the US president has ripped a hole in it, it’s economic suicide.

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Good news from YouGov poll is Tory lead is shrinking. Bad news is they are still ahead because too many pro-European votes are being wasted.

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A Tory victory means more chaos. The only way to end the arguments over Brexit and fix our real problems is to vote them out.

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Johnson yesterday hinted he would axe the licence fee. This had two purposes: cover up his NHS blunder and pummel the BBC into submission.

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PM rips off Love Actually in his video but misses out the punch line: “Just because it’s Christmas and at Christmas you tell the truth.”

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Right-wing press has branded Corbyn unelectable. They are right - he is. Not for the reasons they suggest, but because of simple maths.

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To cover up Johnson’s NHS disaster, Tories fabricate story about Labour activist punching Hancock aide.

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Not only is Johnson lying about surrendering to the EU demand for an internal UK border, he isn’t ready to deliver a deal by December 2020.

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