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Coalition Government Survives Confidence Vote, but the Fault Lines Are Deepening
The government carried the vote by a margin of nine. The celebrations in the chamber were brief, and told their own story.
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Turnout Surges in Municipal Elections, Led by First-Time Voters
Preliminary counts point to the highest local turnout in thirty years, with under-25s the fastest-growing bloc.
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A Season of Protest Ends at the Negotiating Table
After fourteen weekends of marches, organisers and ministers have agreed on a framework both sides once dismissed as naive.
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The Housing Bill Nobody Loved Just Became the Law Everyone Watches
Passed with reluctant votes from every faction, the compromise now faces the only test that matters: rents.
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Farm Policy Gets a Rewrite, and Both Parties Claim the Harvest
The first agricultural framework in fifteen years trades blanket subsidies for soil-health payments — and everyone is taking credit.
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Health Committee Advances a Plan to Keep Rural Hospitals Open
A funding formula rewritten around distance rather than density could keep dozens of regional facilities off the closure list.
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Late-Night Vote Clears the Rail Modernisation Package
The decade-long programme — signalling, rolling stock, and seventy stations — passed at 2 a.m. with a majority of six.