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Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson sentenced to 15 years for child sexual offences
Donaldson was found guilty in June of 18 counts of sexual abuse including one rape between 1985 and 2008 Jeffrey Donaldson has been sentenced to 15 years for sexual offences against two women who were children when he abused them, paving what was described as a “catastrophic descent into disgrace”. The sentence at Newry crown court completed the downfall on Thursday of a former Democratic Unionist party (DUP) leader who once dominated unionism in Northern Ireland. Continue reading...
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John Healey vows to give ‘breathing space’ to consumers and businesses in first budget
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UK threatens to ban Eritreans over returns policy
Move comes after east African country abruptly withdrew returns cooperation earlier this year UK politics live – latest updates Eritreans could be stopped from coming to the UK unless the country agrees to accept more rejected asylum seekers and criminals, Shabana Mahmood has warned. VIPs and officials from the east African country have already been stripped of fast-track access to UK visas after their government refused to cooperate with the return of its nationals, the home secretary said. Continue reading...
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Reform faces criticism after councillors filmed making racist comments
Reform says all of those people filmed by ITV are under investigation having resigned or been suspended.
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UK threatens to ban Eritreans over migrant return policy
Move comes after east African country abruptly withdrew returns cooperation earlier this year UK politics live – latest updates Eritreans could be stopped from coming to the UK unless the country agrees to accept more rejected asylum seekers and criminals, Shabana Mahmood has warned. VIPs and officials from the east African country have already been stripped of fast-track access to UK visas after their government refused to cooperate with the return of its nationals, the home secretary said. Continue reading...