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Boris Johnson withdraws from the Tory leadership race as he fails to get the backing of the party and get to the threshold of 100 MPs to stand in the Tory leadership race. With the news breaking the pound strengthened against the dollar in the Eastern markets as they believe in the former Chancellor’s vision for the economy. Boris Johnson withdraws from the Tory leadership race Former PM Boris Johnson has ruled himself out of the race to replace Liz Truss, maintaining he had enough support but has decided it is not the right thing to do. He struggled to…

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  The Netflix series has faced criticism after the show was spotted filming the heartbreaking service, where child actors playing Prince Willaim and Prince Harry were seen walking behind a coffin. ​The Netflix series has faced criticism after the show was spotted filming the heartbreaking service, where child actors playing Prince Willaim and Prince Harry were seen walking behind a coffin. 

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Campaign celebrates nursing as varied and fulfilling, but union says only higher pay will make lasting difference The NHS is launching an effort to recruit tens of thousands of nurses to help fill the record number of vacancies that low pay, Covid and heavy workloads have created across the service. A multimedia blitz will try to raise nursing’s profile as a worthwhile career by featuring patients who benefited from nurses’ skills and dedication. Continue reading… ​Campaign celebrates nursing as varied and fulfilling, but union says only higher pay will make lasting differenceThe NHS is launching an effort to recruit tens…

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Our Future Health project to recruit 3m people to share health records, give blood samples and have DNA analysed A project to diagnose and treat diseases early – or even prevent them from developing – has been launched in the UK, with 3 million people to be invited to take part this autumn. The project, called Our Future Health, will eventually recruit 5 million or more people from all walks of life, with participants sharing their health records and giving blood samples, as well as having their weight, blood pressure and cholesterol measured, and their DNA analysed. Continue reading… ​Our…

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Laws from EU era, including equal pay and workers’ rights, may be poorly redrafted or accidentally repealed Leading lawyers have sounded the alarm over proposals for post-Brexit legislation that could result in 2,400 laws disappearing overnight – including a ban on animal testing for cosmetics, workers’ rights and environmental protections. Swathes of laws including equal pay for men and women, pension rights for same-sex married couples, food standards and aviation safety rules could accidentally disappear or be redrafted poorly, they warn. Continue reading… ​Laws from EU era, including equal pay and workers’ rights, may be poorly redrafted or accidentally repealedLeading…

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Figures reveal more than 6,000 households moved more than 20 miles amid concerns over legality Hundreds more homeless households across England are being uprooted and rehoused miles from their jobs and schools amid mounting concern about the legality of the practice and the number of lives it is disrupting. Figures obtained by the Guardian under freedom of information (FoI) reveal more than 6,000 households were shunted more than 20 miles from their local neighbourhood in out-of-area placements by 53 councils in the last four years. However, this is probably an underestimate given that the majority did not provide 2021-22 figures.…

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Boris Johnson ‘delivered Brexit and great vaccine roll-out’, says Rishi Sunak; Penny Mordaunt on 30 supporters as Sunak secures 165 ahead of 2 pm Monday deadline Sunak closes in on No 10 as Johnson pulls out of race Johnson’s withdrawal from the race late on Sunday puts pressure on Penny Mordaunt, the third candidate in the race, to withdraw and accept that Sunak had the support of the parliamentary party, with almost half of MPs backing him. She had only 30 public backers by Sunday night – 70 short of the number needed to get on the ballot paper. A…

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