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Exclusive: forecasts predict exports will fall to £707bn next year and target will not be reached until 2035 Ministers have been accused of leaving a “record of failure and broken promises” as internal forecasts show Britain will be 15 years late in achieving its £1tn annual export target after being hit by Brexit. Projections from the Department for International Trade (DIT) show the value of UK exports will not reach £1tn until 2035, based on current trends, with the total due to fall to £707bn next year. Continue reading… ​Exclusive: forecasts predict exports will fall to £707bn next year and…

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Angela Rayner says Rishi Sunak should come clean about any concerns raised with No 10 about ex-chancellor and HMRC penalty Nadhim Zahawi’s political future appeared under increasing threat on Sunday night, after Labour pushed hard for answers about his tax issues and government colleagues offered little support for his plight. After a weekend dominated by questions over the Conservative party chair’s tax position, Labour signalled its intention to pin the controversy on to Rishi Sunak, demanding the prime minister explain if he knew about the issue when he appointed Zahawi to his cabinet. Continue reading… ​Angela Rayner says Rishi Sunak…

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Immigration experts scathing about Home Office plans to tighten access to services for people without legal status Home Office plans to reheat “thoroughly discredited” hostile environment policies show the government has not learned lessons from the Windrush scandal, immigration experts have said. A taskforce to crack down on illegal immigration is being set up, the Home Office announced on Sunday. As well as blocking access to banking for those without immigration status, it intends to find new ways of checking individuals’ immigration status when they use schools or the NHS. Continue reading… ​Immigration experts scathing about Home Office plans to…

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Parents of 16-year-old stabbed in Stretford urge people to ‘do the right thing’ as police offer £50,000 reward The parents of a 16-year-old boy who was stabbed to death in Manchester have urged anyone with information to “do the right thing” as police announced a £50,000 reward on the anniversary of his killing. Joan Dixon and Glen Carter said they “can’t move on” until the person who stabbed “cheeky chappy” Kennie Carter on 22 January last year is brought to justice. Continue reading… ​Parents of 16-year-old stabbed in Stretford urge people to ‘do the right thing’ as police offer £50,000…

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Labour asks watchdog to examine recruitment process after reports Richard Sharp helped former PM with personal finances Labour urges inquiry into claim BBC chair ‘helped Boris Johnson’ Boris Johnson made a surprise appearance in Ukraine on Sunday as he denied any conflict of interest over his role in appointing a new BBC chairman while in No 10. Labour has asked the watchdog for public appointments to examine the recruitment process after it was reported Richard Sharp helped Johnson with his personal finances during the interview process for the role at the corporation. Continue reading… ​Labour asks watchdog to examine recruitment…

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Dean of St Mary’s Cathedral alleged to have invited worshippers to his living quarters during lockdown The Vatican is investigating rumours of a “sex party” at a British cathedral which is alleged to have happened during lockdown. As part of an investigation into the circumstances of Robert Byrne’s resignation as the Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle, the Catholic church is looking into claims one of his priests invited worshippers to a private party at his lodgings. Continue reading… ​Dean of St Mary’s Cathedral alleged to have invited worshippers to his living quarters during lockdownThe Vatican is investigating rumours of a…

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