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Losing candidate claims ‘false statement’ was made about him

Germany, Spain and others are reportedly willing to accept Indian-made doses of the AZ vaccine

Shortage caused by Brexit and the pandemic, Road Haulage Association says

Kim Leadbeater sees off Tory candidate Ryan Stephenson by just 323 votes

Candidate twice declines to comment on Sir Keir’s popularity in the consituency

Exclusive: ‘The government is incredibly old fashioned. I’m pretty sure these policies were made by middle-aged men decades ago’, Kirsty Keating says

The Independent’s chief political commentator, John Rentoul, will be on hand to answer questions after the surprise result of the Batley and Spen by-election – a result that could transform British politics

Pollsters, political commentators and bookies all predicted a comfortable Tory win here. But shortly before 5am on Friday morning, blue hopes were dashed

Exclusive: ‘People who are willing to use violent rhetoric share responsibility in the consequences,’ says Brendan Cox

She said her ex-partner and his family had been told to ‘distance themselves’ over fears of bad press

Some 443 cats have been recently diagnosed with Pancytopenia, of whom 284 died

Countries agreeing to the deal represent more than 90 per cent of the world’s GDP

Andrew Rosindell, who represents Romford in the London Borough of Havering, dismisses claims his seat is in the capital

PM’s ‘dealings with ministers accused of misbehaviour show that he is willing to sacrifice those high standards in return for short-term political benefit’, paper says

Williams accused the officers of racism, saying the problem comes from the ‘top’ of the Metropolitan police force

German chancellor will become the first foreign leader to address the UK cabinet since Bill Clinton in 1997

The individual admitted he was running a campaign which “involved the systematic dissemination of false and defamatory allegations” against Mr Nolan

‘She was just so beautiful – I’m definitely in the Princess Diana camp’

Prime minister says he will be setting out exactly what situation will look like after July 19

Watch the latest UK weather forecast from the Independent for today.

Labour leader insists he will not resign if party loses content

The family’s case was raised by Labour leader Keir Starmer at Prime Minister’s Questions

90% of UK households increased calorie intake during lockdowns

E-scooter users warned to avoid drinking andto refrain from carrying passengers.

Health secretary says UK must ‘learn to live’ with virus

Lewis Hughes, 24, apologises after being sacked from his estate agent job

Organisers chose six projects from a total of 30 applications

Thirty-six-year-old was found dead at shop in Bedfordshire town in 1981

‘Restrictions such as bubbles in schools are causing ongoing and severe disruption,’ MPs say

Business secretary says Uefa ‘made the case for people coming in’

‘Hard to comprehend’ how government commission ignored systemic racism