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The absurdity of funding ‘diverse’ research

January 20, 2025

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The questions that need answering on the Chagos Islands deal

January 16, 2025

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How to stop Gerry Adams’s taxpayer-funded pay day

January 15, 2025

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Trump’s presidency could spell the end of Iran’s regime

January 13, 2025

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The Chagos Islands deal is uniquely terrible

January 10, 2025

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The Chagos plan is fast turning into Labour’s Rwanda debacle

January 10, 2025

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Computer says nothing – Joshua Rozenberg Substack

January 21, 2025

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Attorney-general ‘must answer Gerry Adams compensation questions’

January 20, 2025

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Donald Trump to rule on Labour’s Chagos deal after Britain put future of islands ‘on hold’ at request of president-elect

January 20, 2025

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Tories bid to get answers about Keir Starmer’s Attorney General amid ‘conflict of interest’ row suffers a setback – after Labour law chief successfully lobbies Commons Speaker to block a debate

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Attorney General accused of hiding over Gerry Adams

January 20, 2025

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Trump to rule on Starmer’s Chagos deal

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