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Exclusive: Charities working with victims say it should not be taken away from the safeguarding minister The Home Office has taken the modern slavery brief away from the minister responsible for safeguarding and classed it as an “illegal immigration and asylum” issue, updated online ministerial profiles show. The move is seen as a clear sign that the department is doubling down on Suella Braverman’s suggestion that people are “gaming” the modern slavery system and that victims of the crime are no longer being prioritised. Continue reading… ​Exclusive: Charities working with victims say it should not be taken away from the…

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PM wants to prevent panels on 58% of farmland but business secretary says renewables need to be boosted Jacob Rees-Mogg: I’m no green energy sceptic Liz Truss is facing a rebellion from Jacob Rees-Mogg’s business department over plans to ban solar power from most of England’s farmland. The prime minister and her environment secretary, Ranil Jayawardena, want to ban solar from about 41% of the land area of England, or about 58% of agricultural land, the Guardian revealed earlier this week. Continue reading… ​PM wants to prevent panels on 58% of farmland but business secretary says renewables need to be…

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