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Grant Shapps was appointed defence secretary last week

New defence secretary Grant Shapps confuses RAF with Royal Navy on second week of job while speaking to LBC

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The move to overturn an onshore wind farm ban doesn't go far enough, campaigners say

'There are still hurdles to navigate': Government plan to overturn ban on onshore wind farms slammed as 'not far enough'

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Rishi Sunak is ‘set to overturn onshore wind farm ban amid party pressure’

Rishi Sunak 'to overturn ban on onshore wind farms' amid concerns over Tory rebellion

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More than 800 migrants crossed the English Channel in small boats on Saturday,

Channel migrant crossings hit new daily record for 2023 as 872 people cross on 15 small vessels

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Jeremy Hunt has insisted the government's plan to halve inflation is working

'Time to see the job through': Jeremy Hunt promises pressure on families will 'ease' as he insists inflation is falling

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Suella Braverman has slammed 'woke' police officers for 'eroding public trust'

Home Secretary slams cops for 'taking the knee' and 'dancing with activists' as she orders review into 'woke' policing

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The Junior Doctors strike action is timed to coincide with the Conservative Party conference in October

Junior doctors strikes timed to 'target' Tory party conference - BMA representative reveals to LBC

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Penny Mordaunt has backed proposals for a new National Service schemes for 16-year-olds

New National Service scheme for teenagers backed by Cabinet Minister Penny Mordaunt to 'boost community spirit'

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Ben Wallace

Ben Wallace steps down: Former Defence Secretary's best LBC moments

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Grant Shapps has replaced Wallace

Grant Shapps replaces Ben Wallace as defence secretary after warnings world becoming 'more insecure and more unstable'

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Ben Wallace has formally resigned

Ben Wallace formally quits as defence secretary as he warns 'the world will get more insecure and more unstable'

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The Chairwoman of the Foreign Affairs Committee believes Rishi Sunak's car was bugged by China.

Top Tory hits out at 'dependence' on Chinese technology amid warnings Beijing could have tracked Sunak's car

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LBC understands the final say on whether officers can stay in post or be sacked will be given to Chief Constables, rather than independent lawyers on misconduct panels

Home Office set to make it easier for police chiefs to sack dodgy cops found guilty of misconduct

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Environmental groups have warned the plans could pollute England's rivers

Michael Gove planning to rewrite water pollution rules in bid to boost housebuilding

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Suella Braverman

'We're exploring all options': Braverman refuses to rule out using electronic tags to track fleeing migrants

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The Home Secretary will issue police forces with new guidance to investigate all thefts in a new push to increase solution rates for low-level offenses.

Every theft should be investigated, Braverman tells police, as she threatens 'special measures' for failure

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The FBU is preparing a new legal challenge to ministerial plans to resume housing migrants on the Bibby Stockholm barge, moored in Dorset

Bibby Stockholm plans face fresh legal challenge over Government's 'callous disregard' for safety

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Justice secretary Alex Chalk will oversee the new guidelines

'Life means life': Government to expand whole-life prison sentences for most depraved killers

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