13,787 source-backed politics facts - each attributed to a named person and a number, linked to the original source. Page 8 of 138.
“will be unable to bid for any Australian government contracts until September 2026”
“The council has poured tarmac over three beautiful cherry trees at Crystal Palace Triangle.”
“The decision to hold a sixth round of talks came after discussions between the government and several student groups over Friday and Saturday failed to break the deadlock.”
“his $500 million extension from last year.”
“French President Emmanuel Macron called the fires 'completely unprecedented'”
“Top partners and auditors at KPMG Australia, Eileen Hoggett and Paul Rogers, were named in parliament in March as having allegedly shared Lendlease’s confidential information”
“The Real IRA broke away from the Provisional IRA in 1997”
“Doctors recorded his blood glucose level at 53.”
“His .358 slugging percentage on the year would be a career low.”
“We will have to replant and rebuild a different kind of forest because we must adapt to the structural conditions of climate change," he said this week.”
“it had opened a formal investigation into KPMG and issued multiple compulsory notices to the firm”
“later merged with the vigilante outfit Republican Action Against Drugs in 2012 to form the New IRA”
“students have been protesting since July 25.”
“winning seven of their last ten games”
“part of a tranche of about 450 acres that the Israeli authorities are taking possession of”
“Brussels could "impose 50% local content on energy transition products sold in Europe," such as solar panels, wind turbines, electrolyzers, batteries and electric vehicles.”
“But a petition to stop them seeing their freedom early has surpassed a staggering 800,000 signatures already.”
“The JCM submitted five demands, including cancellation of the 14th JPSC Civil Services Examination.”
“four consecutive series”
“Last week, Israel allocated roughly 113 million shekels (£27.8m), external to expanding its control over archaeological sites in the West Bank.”
“The billionaire backed Sir Keir Starmer at the 2024 general election but says he feels “misled” by the Labour party and hopes to switch his allegiance back to the Tories.”
“The NSUI submitted six demands, including a CID investigation into all JPSC and JSSC examinations under suspicion within 90 days.”
“the entire Soviet Union disintegrated, with all 15 republics breaking away”
“Recently here, too, Israel has begun to expropriate land - this time about 80 acres - for what it says is the 'preservation and development' of the site.”
“Caudwell says Labour’s decision to end the non-dom regime, which ended tax breaks for foreign residents, was “disastrously unfair”.”
“former JPSC panel chairperson L Khiangte has been questioned four times since July 28.”
“That bill passed its first reading in parliament in May but is now on hold as elections are coming up.”
“Labour’s “draconian” Budgets are “driving people off,” Caudwell says, “but that’s not the end story, because if you drive people out, how do you attract new people that are not in?””
“the government panel met Chief Minister Hemant Soren for around four hours on Saturday evening.”
“The voters of Clacton are preparing to choose an MP for the sixth time in 12 years”
“The government’s policies – including the end to non-dom status and its hikes to minimum wages and national insurance contributions – have undermined its ability to help the most vulnerable, Caudwell says.”
“his daughter was duped into marrying a conman who had allegedly married around 25 women using fake identities and cheated them.”
“Clacton by-election attracts 34 candidates”
“pay a €20 fee to receive authorisation.”
“Tiwari also levelled the allegations in a social media video posted on August 6”
“The forthcoming by-election was triggered by Farage's resignation from Parliament following questions and an investigation into his finances.”
“lasts up to three years”
“Tiwari’s daughter Pragya married Prakhar Trivedi, son of Anuj Trivedi and a resident of Chandrawal in Mishrikh, in 2024.”
“unlikely to be rolled out this year”
“Prakhar had been involved in around 25 marriages.”
“a 2026 launch was no longer possible”
“In July, Saudi news outlet Al Hadath, citing an Israeli security source, reported that Khamenei was “not in Iran”.”
“around 1.4billion visa-exempt visitors to the EU will have to register with the Etias system”
“February 28”
“transition period of at least six months”
“EES had originally been scheduled to start in 2022, but was repeatedly delayed and is only now coming into effect.”
“the system was “not perfect” but a full suspension was “not needed” and “not possible””
“most of the problems at border crossings were linked to factors unrelated to the EES, like insufficient staff or lack of adequate infrastructure”
“travellers should apply for their travel authorisation in this period, but those without one will not be denied entry if they fulfil the remaining entry conditions”
“The European Union will inform about the specific date for the start of ETIAS several months prior to its launch”
“The main group that this will affect is tourists but it also applies to people coming to Europe to see family or other short breaks - including second-home owners who do not have a visa”
“ETIAS will not apply for non-EU residents of EU countries, so for example Britons with a valid residency card for France or Austria will just need to show that at the border”
“It also isn't needed for those non-EU travellers who need a visa to travel to the Schengen area, so Indian citizens for example”
“Andy Burnham’s top adviser has called for capital gains and inheritance tax to be hiked and the fiscal rules to be loosened so the government can borrow billions.”
“‘a fundamental redesign of the UK tax system is required’”
“City entrepreneurs telling City PM on Thursday Burnham must pull back on the so-called exit tax or else risk a wave of Britain’s wealth creators leaving the country.”
“With midterm elections looming in November, the US House of Representatives passed a symbolic vote, backed by opposition Democrats and a handful of Republicans, calling for the president to halt the war.”
“The incident also triggered a petition signed by over 1,000 employees at cutting‑edge AI companies calling on the US government to help slow the release of the most advanced AI models.”
“Under the framework, developers such as OpenAI, Anthropic and Google would give the government access to their most powerful models for up to 30 days before planned release.”
“its measures had been based on “heroic growth assumptions”.”
“He claimed the 10-year plan from the government would eventually bring the country’s tax regime back to a reasonable level, and that the 50p tax rate for those earning over £150,000 was part of that plan.”
“We need a budget proposal with cuts in all areas adding up to several hundred billion euros," Merz said at a press conference alongside Micheal Martin, prime minister of current EU presidency holder Ireland. The European Commission has pro…”
“This agreement we seal today is the most important in the history of football,” said Real Madrid president Florentino Perez, who was re-elected on Sunday.”
“Michel Barnier, former French prime minister and former European Commissioner, led the negotiations on the terms of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union for more than four years.”
“Ten years after the British referendum of June 23, 2016, he looks back on the episode and its consequences in an interview with Le Figaro”
“For the British, leaving the EU meant leaving 600 agreements covering every subject imaginable—maritime affairs, space, trade, and more.”
“After Brexit, the European Union will have ceased to exist.”
“A Trump administration official specified that the ban covers robots that are fully assembled, as well as those assembled on US soil with more than 35 percent of their components manufactured abroad.”
“France Cricket lost government recognition on January 1, when its mandate to run the sport through France's baseball and softball federation lapsed and was not renewed.”
“the broadcaster reported in December that its recognition would soon lapse.”
“Balane's resignation, to take effect on July 17.”
“Rachel Reeves said: ”While the war in the Middle East pushes prices up globally, we have got the right economic plan and inflation has held steady.””
“Everyone in Westminster and Manchester knows it, even anyone living under a rock knows it: Andy Burnham will become the next Prime Minister.”
“With two and a half years to the next election, the electorate will judge his government on three things,” said Sanjay Raja, chief UK economist at Deutsche Bank, “one, has the cost of living improved?; two, do people feel better off (ie ha…”
“The Wolverhampton MP confirmed he had not apologised to Rachel Reeves over the newly-released messages.”
“over the last year”
“Business secretary Peter Mandelson said the government had 'not ruled out making a financial contribution' to help secure the future of carmaker Vauxhall amid fears Germany would seek to protect domestic jobs at the expense of the two UK c…”
“"In Germany it is illegal to finance political parties from abroad," Merz said, adding, "For our part, we do not interfere in American elections. Conversely, I do not want the American government or institutions close to the government…”
“The US initiative in question offers grants of up to $3 million for European charities, thinktanks and individuals that "address national sovereignty, migration, censorship and lawfare challenges in line with shared political philosophy, l…”
“At last year’s Labour Party conference, Sir Keir Starmer announced the government would ditch a target to get 50 per cent of school-leavers into university.”
“He said there would be a new target towards getting two thirds of young people on a “gold standard apprenticeship” by the age of 25, shifting the emphasis towards employment prospects.”
“Healey is a loyal, unshowy, safe pair of hands who has spent 21 of the past 25 years on Labour’s front bench.”
“Thursday sees the Makerfield by-election which is likely to return his would-be assassin Andy Burnham to the House of Commons”
“Yes, I want him to have a big role in government.”
“he would look to become Labour leader – and therefore Prime Minister – if he wins the by-election on Thursday.”
“one of the biggest by-elections that we’ve ever fought, because of the scale of it”
“it’s really important to my mind that the whole of the Labour Party and Labour movement focuses on that, which is the next most immediate task.”
“I don’t think there should be a challenge. I think history, particularly the last government, shows that that isn’t a successful way for a government to behave. If there is a challenge, then I intend to fight. “I’m not going to walk away f…”
“The by-election is set to be a crunch moment for Labour and the country’s leadership”
“he delivered a speech focusing on driving growth by passing legislation to allow critical infrastructure to be built quickly.”
“Reform said it would reverse the rise in the tax rate but not the drop in the salary threshold, which was viewed by economists as the more damaging side of the tax cut.”
“Policies have also more closely addressed immigration, with Reform also proposing to scrap indefinite leave to remain for foreign nationals and to not allow visas for some migrant workers to be renewed.”
“AfD topped the polls with 31 percent in Marzahn”
“AfD last week topped the polls for the first time there, scoring 19 percent in an Insa survey”
“Burnham is set to push for water firms to come under public control. He told The Guardian that taking over Thames Water was “absolutely an option” for a Burnham government.”
“The newspaper was told that Burnham was prepared to introduce a one-year freeze on private rents, a cap on bus fares and reductions to energy bills by stripping net zero levy costs, which would be passed onto general taxation.”
“In an interview with The Times, he also said he would tighten regulation on government procurement to get companies to hire more Britons.”
“I am not squeamish about saying that the plan would be to reduce the welfare bill,” Burnham also said. “It is not the traditional Westminster way of just crude cuts, short-term cuts that then create a backlash and create more political tur…”
“A More in Common and UCL poll showed that Burnham was set to beat Reform UK’s Robert Kenyon in the upcoming by-election. Burnham is projected to win 45 per cent of the vote while Kenyon would get around 40 per cent.”
“Kenyon’s defeat would come as Rupert Lowe’s Restore Britain party would get eight per cent of the vote share, stripping some of the support from Reform UK.”
