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Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer speaks to supporters at a watch party for the results of the 2024 General Election in central London. Picture: Jeff Moore/PA Wire

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Jim Allister has written to defence secretary Grant Shapps saying the King’s Wider Service Medal affords an opportunity to 'right the wrong' of a lack of recognition for NI Security Guard Service staff. Picture by Stephen Hamilton

Allister requests medal for 'unnoticed' military security service

Defence Secretary Grant Shapps speaks to the media outside BBC Broadcasting House in London, after appearing on the BBC One current affairs programme, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg. Photo: Maja Smiejkowska/PA Wire

UK ‘disappointed’ at Israeli PM comments

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Iran and its allies need to 'cease and desist': Grant Shapps

Israeli soldiers lcarry a body of a person killed in Hamas attack in kibbutz Kfar Azza on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023. Hamas militants overran Kfar Azza on Saturday, where many Israelis were killed and taken captive. (AP Photo/Erik Marmor)

BBC rejects criticism over its decision not to call Hamas militants “terrorists”

The Prime Minister is reportedly "alarmed" by the ballooning costs of the HS2 [project amid rumours that his government may be about to announce that the Northern leg of the line will be scrapped. (Credit: Hollie Adams/PA Wire)

Breaking Rishi Sunak 'alarmed' by costs of HS2 project amid Cabinet split

Rishi Sunak is reportedly drawing up plans to slash inheritance tax as he looks to attract voters ahead of the next general election. Credit: Getty Images

Breaking Rishi Sunak considering inheritance tax cut

King Charles III and US President Joe Biden arrive to meet participants of the Climate Finance Mobilisation forum in the Green Drawing Room at Windsor Castle, Berkshire, during President Biden's visit to the UK

Tea and talks as King and President Biden meet at Windsor Castle

Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Grant Shapps speaks to the media outside BBC Broadcasting House in London, after appearing on the BBC One current affairs programme, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg.

Post-Brexit immigration controls stressed as figures climb

The official Tiktok page for 10 Downing Street on the TikTok app on an iPhone screen.

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Grant Shapps Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary. (Credit: Parliament)

Government change receipt rules on £200 Alternative Fuel Payment

Energy secretary Grant Shapps is set to appear on the Martin Lewis Money Show

Energy secretary Grant Shapps to appear on the Martin Lewis Money Show

An image of one of the driverless buses

Driverless bus service will soon start carrying passengers in east Belfast

DUP MP Sammy Wilson has defended voting in support of Tory anti-strike legislation.

Wilson defends support for Tory anti-strike legislation
DUP MP Sammy Wilson has defended voting in favour of controversial Tory legislation which will place restrictions on strikes.
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Screen grab from the Twitter feed of @Goosey30111568 showing Grant Shapps, tweeting in advance of a rocket launch from Spaceport Cornwall (right). The photo that accompanied the tweet appeared to show Mr Shapps enjoying a solitary visit to Spaceport in Cornwall. Social media users were quick to notice that Mr Johnson appeared to have been digitally erased, or photoshopped, from the original photo (left). Issue date: Tuesday January 10, 2023.

Boris Johnson apparently erased from Business Secretary Grant Shapps tweet

The secretary of state Chris Heaton-Harris has presided over a shambles

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Former Economy Minister Gordon Lyons

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Clarity needed on £600 payment for pre-payment electricity meter customers

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Nurses threaten fresh strikes in January if ministers fail to meet new deadline

Nurses at Belfast's City Hospital during an earlier dispute

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Grant Shapps is the new home secretary. Photo by Hollie Adams/Getty Images.

Who is new home secretary Grant Shapps?

Prime Minister Boris Johnson last night sacked Cabinet rival Michael Gove, right

Johnson sacks Gove and vows to stay in No 10 despite Cabinet revolt
Boris Johnson dramatically sacked Cabinet rival Michael Gove and rejected calls to quit as support for his leadership collapsed at Westminster.
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The then Conservative party chairman Brandon Lewis with Boris Johnson after it was announced that the latter had won the leadership ballot for the Tories. Mr Lewis, now NI secretary, is said to believe Mr Johnson's position is untentable. Photo: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Brandon Lewis among cabinet ministers to tell Boris Johnson to quit

A P&O ferry travelling from Scotland to Northern Ireland regained power after spending hours adrift in the Irish Sea on Tuesday.

The European Causeway, which can carry up to 410 passengers, later docked at Larne Harbour.

It left Cairnryan at about 12:00 BST and was due to arrive at Larne Harbour at 14:00 but got into trouble at 13:30.
P&O said the incident was caused by a mechanical issue that had been resolved and a full inspection would take place when it docks in Larne.

P&O ferries 'should not sail on safety grounds' says union

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Former P&O workers protest with union colleagues at the Port of Larne, Co. Antrim. The ferry company laid off 800 workers across the UK last week.

Picture by Jonathan Porter/PressEye

Criminal and civil probes launched into P&O sackings

Former P&O workers protest with union colleagues at the Port of Larne, Co. Antrim

Reinstating workers would collapse business: P&O boss

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Former P&O workers protest with union colleagues at the Port of Larne, Co. Antrim. The ferry company laid off 800 workers across the UK last week.

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P&O Ferries refuses plea from Grant Shapps to reverse decision to sack workers

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P&O sackings: Hundreds march in protest at ports in ‘fight for justice’

New mobile phone driving law tightens rules for all UK motorists

New P&O staff members during safety training at the Port of Dover in Kent after the ferry giant handed 800 seafarers immediate severance notices last week and services remain suspended. Picture date: Monday March 21, 2022. PA Photo. See PA story SEA Ferries. Photo credit should read: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

Tory MPs refuse to vote on motion against P&O owners

P&O Ferries suspended sailings and handed 800 seafarers immediate severance notices last week. Photo: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

Ministers ‘knew of P&O Ferries’ plans to slash jobs’

Travellers at Gatwick Airport on July 30, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Major changes to UK Covid travel rules come into effect

P&O halted all sailings today, including on the Larne-Cairnryan route. Picture: Pacemaker

P&O Ferries sacks 800 staff and suspends sailings for several days

Pacemaker Press Intl: 170322 Members of the Crew disembark the P&O Causeway in Larne Harbour today. As news breaks that the entire Crew of Officers are getting laid off with immediate effect. It is understood ship will be run by agency staff.

P&O Ferries paused its services "in preparation for a company announcement" later on Thursday.
The ferry operator said it was not going into liquidation but all ferries had been instructed to stay in port.
As a result some sailings scheduled for today have been cancelled, with passengers told to use other companies that sail their routes.
P&O services scheduled today include 14 between Dover and Calais and three between Liverpool and Dublin. Photo: Pacemaker Press

P&O Ferries: Fears of major job losses as sailings suspended

All P&O sailings at Larne Port have been halted. Picture: Colm Lenaghan/Pacemaker Press

P&O Ferries has suspended sailings ahead of a “major announcement”

The vessel Seacod

Unions refuse to unload oil cargo

Covid passenger locator forms are expected to be axed before Easter (Photo: Getty Images)

‘Complicated’ Covid travel requirement set to change ahead of Easter

Passengers would be entitled to compensation in the event of a delayed domestic flight (Photo: Getty Images)

More passengers to get payouts for delayed domestic flights under new plans

A plane landing Heathrow Airport.

New plans for delayed flights compensation

New smart motorways roll-out halted amid safety concerns

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Forty-seven countries have been taking off the red list including (from top left, clockwise) Indonesia, Mexico, Thailand and South Africa (Shutterstock)

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Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has said ministers hope to announce in the next few days the switch from a PCR to a lateral flow test for eligible fully-vaccinated travellers taking their day-two Covid test (Photo: Shutterstock)

PCR Covid tests to be scrapped ‘before half-term’ - which could save families £2...

The traffick light system for international travel has been scrapped.

Simpler travel rules come into force

New rules to make travel to the UK from overseas easier and simpler have come into force (Photo: JORGE GUERRERO/AFP via Getty Images)

UK’s travel rules change: what you need to know as amber list is scrapped

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