Suella's asylum plan - why dozens of Tory MPs aren't backing it.

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Keir Starmer: Britain’s passive Prime Minister?

Just over a year ago, Lewis spoke to Gabriel Pogrund and Patrick Maguire, co-authors of the authoritative account of Keir Starmer's rise to power 'Get In: The Inside Story of Labour under Starmer'.Their book shone a light on the weird political inertia at the heart of the Starmer ...  Show more

Sophie De Goede: crowdfunding to become World Rugby Player of the Year - The Sports Agents

Playing in front of a record 80,000 fans at Twickenham, captaining your country in a World Cup final and winning World Rugby’s Player of the Year… all in a day's work for Sophie De Goede. All that despite returning from a huge ACL injury just one month before the World Cup, Canad ...  Show more

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