Conservative leader launches Welfare That Works policy document The US military has reportedly evacuated aircraft from a second airbase in Britain after a threat from Iran, Jamie Grierson and Dan Sabbagh report. Lucy Powell , the deputy Labour leader and education secretary, was giving interviews on behalf of the government this morning. Asked about the RAF Mildenhall story, she told Sky News: I can’t comment on those sort of live operations, as you know. But we’re constantly keeping the security of our bases under review and, as we’ve seen with other cases recently, we take firm and quick action where we need to. Continue reading...
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