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UK politicsMPs back bill changes to prevent medics raising assisted dying with under-18sNext week’s final vote finely balanced, with scrutiny growing over loopholes and who will deliver the

system5h agoMinisters step up efforts to quell growing rebellion over UK welfare bill5h agoUK government says it gave no military support for Israel’s attack on Iran5h agoHigh court

dismisses challenges against adding VAT to UK private school fees10h agoCouncils in England warn of mass bankruptcies as Send deficits soar11h agoSickle cell patients to have quicker and

more accessible treatment in EnglandMichelle O’Neill accuses DUP minister of inflaming racial tensions on social mediaAll storiesThe politics sketchOpinionHideThe Guardian view on riots in

Northern Ireland: racist violence does not express ‘legitimate grievance’Editorial: Politicians must analyse the forces behind mob unrest, but not in terms that make excuses for it5h

agoLabour had the chance to finally kill off HS2. Instead, it’s throwing more money into the pitSimon Jenkins10h ago…… commentsDigested week: Remorseless Reeves and Sarah Vine’s masterpiece

of self-delusionJohn Crace11h ago…… commentsWhy does Nigel Farage get to play British politics on easy mode?Andy Beckett…… commentsI call on the UK to join the world majority – and recognise

the state of PalestineHusam ZomlotThe Guardian view on Gibraltar and the EU: a post-Brexit deal with something for everyoneDemob-happy IFS director tears into Rachel Reeves’s spending

reviewJohn Crace…… commentsAll storiesThe politics sketch Politics Weekly UK Every Thursday, Guardian political columnist John Harris hosts a cast of voices from up and down the country as

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Crace8h agoDoes Labour’s spending review signal a return to austerity?‘I’m a dad first, an MP second’: Labour’s Luke Charters on breaking paternity leave tabooReeves’ review shows Labour

plans to take on the right over net zeroAll featuresAll analysisCartoonsHideBen Jennings on Reform UK’s new chair – cartoonDavid Bull, a former presenter of TV’s Most Haunted, takes the role

recently vacated by Zia YusufRebecca Hendin on Labour’s reinstatement of winter fuel payments – cartoon…… commentsFrom Keir Starmer’s position on immigration to an old non-stick pan: Edith

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Unionist PartyMost viewedHideMost viewed in politicsMost viewed Across the guardianMost viewed in politicsRussia adviser Fiona Hill’s alarming conclusionMinisters step up efforts to quell

growing rebellion over UK welfare billMinisters to offer olive branch on welfare plans to avert Labour rebellionDavid Cameron left daughter behind after pub visitReeves rules out disability

benefit cuts U-turn but says rules may be tweakedRussia is at war with Britain and US is no longer a reliable ally, UK adviser saysDemob-happy IFS director tears into Rachel Reeves’s

spending review‘A moment of grave peril’: David Lammy urges restraint after Israeli strikes on Iran – videoMichael Gove refuses to say if Murdoch sat in on Trump interviewUK politics: Reeves

only a ‘gnat’s whisker’ from having to raise taxes in autumn, says IFS – as it happenedMost viewed Across the guardianLiveIran’s UN ambassador says 78 killed, 320 wounded in Israeli strikes

as Tehran retaliates in Tel Aviv – live‘Miraculous’: how did passenger in seat 11A survive Air India crash?Trump scrambles to claim credit for Israel’s Iran attack he publicly

opposedIranian missiles hit Tel Aviv as Netanyahu warns attack on Iran ‘just the beginning’‘I saw people dying in front of my eyes’: British survivor describes Air India crashSo social media

has broken even Elon Musk. I’m forced to ask: U OK hun?Israel’s air might and Iran’s nuclear bunkers may make for lengthy conflictMillions in US expected to join ‘No Kings’ protests against

TrumpTrump fails to overturn $5m damages award to E Jean Carroll for defamationIsraelis in triumphant but foreboding mood after unprecedented Iran strikes