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Nigel Farage rows back on small boats pledge

Nigel Farage rows back on pledge to stop small boat crossings two weeks after taking power

The Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage, has backtracked on his pledge to stop small boats crossing the Channel within two weeks of entering government.
Sir Keir Starmer's new chief secretary has denied that the Cabinet reshuffle is evidence of a government in crisis.
Police have made around 150 arrests at a demonstration in London in support of the banned group, Palestine Action.

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