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Gordon Brown says replace peers with elected senateEx-PM says Brexit vote means UK should rethink constitutional structures to weaken case for Scottish independence -
Theresa May urged to reshape welfare with 'social insurance'Firmer link between contributions and receipts is on table as PM calls first cabinet meeting since summer break
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Corbyn plans Sanders-style campaign for next general electionLabour leader wants to ‘harness advances of new technology to organise political campaigning like we’ve never seen before’
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Pro-EU group of MPs challenge Theresa May to protect employment rightsCross-party Vote Leave Watch, chaired by Chuka Umunna, calls on PM to enshrine EU laws, such as working time directive, into British legislation
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A million people gather for Notting Hill Carnival – videoIt’s day two of Notting Hill carnival and partygoers are covered with paint and chocolate.
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This year’s autumn statement, the new chancellor’s first, is a very big deal indeedAfter Brexit, Philip Hammond can make a strong case for stimulus
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After Brexit, Philip Hammond can make a strong case for stimulusThis year’s autumn statement, the new chancellor’s first, is a very big deal indeed
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The NHS secret is out. And local communities won't like itThe government must now prepare for serious scrutiny and major political battles. They could be the least of its problems
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Two women who restored pride to a blighted town can show Jeremy Corbyn and his colleagues what a social movement could be used forLife after community death: this food bank has a lesson for Labour
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Living wage has positive impact on care industry, research showsStudy of 80,000 social care workers shows 57% have benefited from raise with ‘no evidence of hours cut to foot the bill’
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NHSNHSWomen 50% more likely to be misdiagnosed after heart attack – studyBHF says differences are ‘alarmingly high’ but better tests are being developed for female heart attack diagnoses
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CrimeCrimeMan in red dress holds up Liverpool sex shop at gunpointPolice seeking man who threatened a member of staff and took money from counter at Nice’n’Naughty shop
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Huge tailbacks as M20 pedestrian bridge collapses on lorry – videoCars are at a standstill on the M20 on Saturday morning after a pedestrian bridge collapsed onto a lorry, injuring one person
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I thought we'd grown up: Corbyn retaliates to Owen Smith's query over his EU vote – videoJeremy Corbyn tells Labour leadership contender Owen Smith to grow up over his question as to which way he voted in the EU referendum
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The problem with Prevent: 'I was investigated by the government's anti-radicalisation programme' - videoRahmaan Mohammadi finds out more about the anti-radicalisation programme Prevent and speaks to others who have been investigated as well as MPs and community leaders
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Burkini ban protesters stage beach party outside French embassy – videoProtesters gather outside the French embassy in London for a ‘wear what you want’ beach party against the burkini ban in some resorts in France
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Camber Sands deaths: eyewitnesses describe rescue efforts – videoWitnesses describe three people being pulled out of the sea and treated on Wednesday at Camber Sands beach, East Sussex
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'They're the same man': what Trump supporters make of Nigel Farage – videoDonald Trump supporters discuss Nigel Farage after the former UKIP leader appeared alongside the Republican presidential nominee at a rally
Labour Emily Thornberry accuses NEC of trying to quash Corbyn
Boundary review Labour accuses Tories of abuse of power