Exclusive: As Labour ministers prepare long awaited strategy, campaigners accuse them of sidelining experts

Leading organisations have criticised the development of the government’s flagship violence against women and girls strategy, calling the process chaotic, haphazard and “worse than under the Tories”.

Ministers are gearing up for a policy announcement blitz before the publication of the long-awaited plan next week.

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A federal lawsuit argues that proposed work by ConocoPhillips could threaten delicate ecosystems in the largest tract of public land in the U.S.

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Gregg Phillips, who spread unsubstantiated claims of mass voter fraud in the 2016 election, will join the agency’s leadership, the Trump administration confirmed.

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