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Claire Ellicott

Reporter · GB

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Sep 30, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Claire Ellicott

    New electoral system 'opens door to racist' candidates - Chancellor (opens the original)

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    Electoral reform could open the door to 'racist, bigoted, eccentric' candidates playing a greater role in government, the Chancellor has warned. As Andy Burnham looks to rip up the current rules, it has emerged that John Healey said axeing the first–past–the–post model could hand more power to fringe parties under an 'unfair, perverse' system. The Prime Minister used his Labour conference speech to announce the creation of a new 'national commission' to look at electoral reform. Mr Burnham, a lo

  2. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Claire Ellicott

    Bring down cost of licence fee so more people will pay, MPs tell BBC (opens the original)

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    MPs have told the BBC to bring down the £180 cost of the licence fee to encourage more people to pay for it. They made their recommendation after it emerged that 94 per cent of the country use the broadcaster but only 80 per cent have a licence. They also urged the corporation to expand the fee to all devices including mobiles and laptops rather than link it only to television sets. And ministers should keep open the option of getting rid of the fee and instead levying a charge on all households

  3. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Claire Ellicott

    Tories launch legal challenge to cuts which forced council tax hike (opens the original)

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    Kemi Badenoch last night instructed lawyers to challenge Government cuts which Tory-run Wandsworth Council says has forced it to increase council tax by 94 per cent. The Tory leader said it was 'outrageous' that the amount was increasing so much but said it was due to 40 per cent cuts to their funding by Labour. She said the Conservative Party would challenge the decision in court because of the principle behind it. Ms Badenoch told BBC Newsnight: 'We have actually instructed lawyers, as the Con

  4. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · Claire Ellicott

    Flights should increase by hundreds of pounds to meet Net Zero (opens the original)

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    Flights should increase by hundreds of pounds to meet Net Zero by decreasing demand, Government advisors have said. They estimated that £150 could be added to the cost of a family holiday to Alicante in Spain by 2050 to meet legally binding climate targets. The Climate Change Committee (CCC) also warned that there is ‘no credible pathway’ to building a third runway at Heathrow without reducing emissions. Ministers have given the go ahead to a proposal for a third runway at the airport, though An

  5. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · Claire Ellicott

    No hard feelings, eh? Rayner stokes Streeting rivalry (opens the original)

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    Angela Rayner has taken revenge against Wes Streeting as she mocked his failed attempt at a leadership challenge earlier this year. The Housing Secretary used an after-dinner speech to poke fun at her Cabinet rival who is now the Defence Secretary. Mr Streeting resigned from Sir Keir Starmer's Cabinet earlier this year and called on him to quit as prime minister. He was widely expected to run for the leadership though following days of speculation and suggestions he lacked support, gave his back

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