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Jaguar Land Rover enters competition for new military vehicle contract
STORY Jaguar Land Rover has established a dedicated defence division and entered the competition to supply the Ministry of Defence with a new generation of light military vehicles. The company has also begun discussions…
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Matthew Pennycook – 2026 Speech at the Housing Community Summit
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Chris Elmore – 2026 Statement on the Nepal-China Flash Flooding
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Angela Eagle – 2026 Speech on Back British Farming Day
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Andy Burnham – 2026 Joint Statement on Israel and Palestine
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Ed Miliband – 2026 Statement on Israel-Palestine
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Martin McCluskey – 2026 Speech on AI for clean energy vision
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Keir Starmer – 2026 Resignation as MP Statement
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Greg Hands – 2026 Statement Confirming Not Standing at Next Election
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Andy Burnham – 2026 First Speech as Prime Minister
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Keir Starmer – 2026 Final Answer at PMQs
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Ed Davey – 2026 Comments on Keir Starmer at the Final PMQs
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Kemi Badenoch – 2026 Comments on Ann Widdecombe and Keir Starmer
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British politics 100 years ago
Contemporary reports from Britain’s political past.
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One hundred years ago
NEWS FROM 100 YEARS AGO : 28 August 1926
28 AUGUST 1926 The verbatim report of the conference between Ministers and miners’ leaders at Downing Street makes it clear that the…
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One hundred years ago
NEWS FROM 100 YEARS AGO : 27 August 1926
27 AUGUST 1926 A conference took place at 10 Downing Street between miners’ leaders and members of the Government. A bulletin was…
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One hundred years ago
NEWS FROM 100 YEARS AGO : 26 August 1926
26 AUGUST 1926 At a Privy Council at Balmoral, a new Proclamation of Emergency was signed. A second Proclamation summons Parliament to…