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House of Lords watchdog has been examining Earl of Shrewsbury over his work for healthcare firm A Conservative hereditary peer appears to have misled the House of Lords standards watchdog during an investigation into his alleged misconduct. The House of Lords commissioners for standards have been investigating the Earl of Shrewsbury over claims he misused his parliamentary position to lobby for a healthcare firm that was paying him. Continue reading… ​House of Lords watchdog has been examining Earl of Shrewsbury over his work for healthcare firmA Conservative hereditary peer appears to have misled the House of Lords standards watchdog during…

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Police say 79-year-old man was known to victim and has been taken into custody for questioning A 79-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was killed in the latest fatal shooting on Merseyside. Police found the body of the woman, who was in her 50s, at 1.45am on Sunday after being called to an address in Moreton on the Wirral. Continue reading… ​Police say 79-year-old man was known to victim and has been taken into custody for questioningA 79-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was killed in the latest…

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Sinn Féin’s first minister designate lambasts DUP for not accepting result as unionist leader Jeffrey Donaldson says issue is protocol The DUP is “continually denying” the outcome of the election in Northern Ireland, according to first minister designate, Michelle O’Neill. After the Northern Ireland secretary’s announcement on Friday that another assembly election will be held, O’Neill said the DUP had “failed to accept the outcome of the election” that took place in May and handed a landmark victory to Sinn Féin. Continue reading… ​Sinn Féin’s first minister designate lambasts DUP for not accepting result as unionist leader Jeffrey Donaldson says…

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