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    Anna Gross

    Political correspondent

    Anna is a political correspondent, covering the Liberal Democrats, as well as health, education, immigration, levelling up, culture, and technology policy.

    She previously covered telecoms and technology, and before that science and health during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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    • Monday, 27 November, 2023
      UK immigration
      Home secretary insists UK still committed to Rwanda asylum plan

      James Cleverly says scheme is ‘incredibly important’ after downplaying it as not ‘be all and end all’

      James Cleverly
    • Thursday, 23 November, 2023
      UK immigration
      Sunak under pressure as net migration to UK hits record 745,000

      Ex-home secretary Suella Braverman calls 2022 figures slap in face for public but ONS signals levels may be coming down

    • Wednesday, 22 November, 2023
      Autumn Statement
      Labour holds back from direct criticism of Autumn Statement

      Shadow chancellor says she supports national insurance cut and making full expensing regime permanent

      Rachel Reeves
    • Wednesday, 22 November, 2023
      UK immigration
      Home Office looks at ways to cut legal migration to UK

      Options include raising visa salary thresholds and limiting number of dependants accompanying care workers

    • Tuesday, 21 November, 2023
      Daily Telegraph
      Telegraph auction paused while Lloyds reviews RedBird IMI offer

      Former minister David Davis among those calling for greater scrutiny of proposed deal

      Copy of the Daily Telegraph
    • Monday, 20 November, 2023
      UK Covid inquiry
      Boris Johnson was ‘bamboozled’ by scientific data, UK Covid inquiry told

      Diary entries by then chief scientific adviser Patrick Vallance reveal how pandemic modelling ‘confused’ former PM

      Sir Patrick Vallance giving evidence at the Covid inquiry on Monday
    • Saturday, 18 November, 2023
      English devolution
      Hunt to outline further devolution plans for England’s elected mayors

      Chancellor’s proposals expected to fall short of some regional leaders’ ambitious demands

      Aerial view of Manchester city centre
    • Friday, 17 November, 2023
      Autumn Statement
      UK chancellor warns of inflation risks as calls mount for tax cuts

      Jeremy Hunt pledges to boost growth as he unveils £4.5bn in new funding for industry

      Jeremy Hunt in the study of Number 11 on Friday
    • Thursday, 16 November, 2023
      UK immigration
      UK vows Rwanda asylum plan can be compatible with international law

      Prime minister has proposed emergency legislation to deem African country legally ‘safe’ after court defeat

      James Cleverly
    • Wednesday, 15 November, 2023
      ExplainerUK immigration
      Why the UK Supreme Court ruled against Sunak’s Rwanda policy

      Judges feared asylum seekers sent to Africa could be threatened with forcible repatriation to their home countries

      Montage of Rishi Sunak and court house
    • Wednesday, 15 November, 2023
      UK immigration
      Sunak pledges to change the law after Supreme Court rules against Rwanda policy

      Prime minister tries to rescue showpiece immigration policy after judges highlight risk of repatriation to countries of origin

      Rishi Sunak said at a Downing Street press conference he still intends to put asylum seekers on planes to Rwanda ‘in the spring next year’
    • Tuesday, 14 November, 2023
      UK politics
      Braverman claims Sunak ‘repeatedly failed’ on immigration

      Stinging letter comes a day after dismissal as UK home secretary

      Suella Braverman and her letter to Rishi Sunak
    • Tuesday, 14 November, 2023
      News in-depthDavid Cameron
      David Cameron brings experience and baggage as he returns to politics

      For the first time since the 1970s, a former UK prime minister is returning to cabinet

    • Monday, 13 November, 2023
      Conservative Party UK
      Is this the age of churn in UK politics?

      Some policy experts say rapid turnover of cabinet positions since Brexit vote has undermined effectiveness of government

    • Friday, 10 November, 2023
      UK politics
      Met warned to ignore political pressure in policing pro-Palestine march

      Saturday’s protest is due to go ahead in central London despite coinciding with Armistice Day commemorations

      Heavy police presence as pro-Palestine protesters march in Regent Street, London, on Saturday last week
    • Friday, 10 November, 2023
      Michelle Mone
      Experts warn on libel tactics after Baroness Mone admits PPE Medpro links

      Conservative peer previously denied any ties to medical equipment company through her lawyers

      Doug Barrowman and Michelle Mone
    • Friday, 10 November, 2023
      UK economy
      UK’s flagship vocational qualification failing to attract students

      Association of Colleges survey finds fewer than expected numbers signing up for T-levels

      Students using drilling machines in a college workshop
    • Thursday, 9 November, 2023
      UK politics
      Braverman’s job on the line after she defied Sunak

      UK prime minister under pressure to sack home secretary after Times piece criticising Met police provokes fierce backlash

      Suella Braverman, pictured in October
    • Thursday, 9 November, 2023
      News in-depthSuella Braverman
      ‘She’s toast’: Braverman dares Sunak with provocative rhetoric

      UK home secretary risks the sack as she builds her leadership ambitions on a foundation of controversial remarks

      Composite photos of Suella Braverman and Rishi Sunak
    • Wednesday, 8 November, 2023
      Newport Wafer Fab Ltd
      Nexperia sells Newport Wafer Fab to US chip company for $177mn

      Deal draws line under years of uncertainty surrounding fate of UK’s biggest chipmaker

      Workers in the clean room for silicon semiconductor wafer manufacture at the Newport Wafer Fab
    • Wednesday, 8 November, 2023
      National Health Service
      Hunt rejects calls for £1bn for NHS in England to cover strike costs

      Decision will come as blow to health secretary, who had been pressing for extra funding

      Surgeons carry out an operation
    • Tuesday, 7 November, 2023
      UK politics
      King’s Speech begins countdown to next UK general election

      Package marks Rishi Sunak’s last legislative pitch to voters ahead of poll expected by autumn 2024

      King Charles, sitting next to Queen Camilla, delivers his speech in the House of Lords
    • Tuesday, 7 November, 2023
      Cyber Security
      Tech groups fear new powers will allow UK to block encryption

      Signal president urges ministers to clarify provisions in proposed legislation

    • Tuesday, 7 November, 2023
      UK politics
      King’s Speech: a guide to the UK’s new legislative programme

      PM Rishi Sunak wants to enact 21 bills before the next election ranging across energy, crime and technology

    • Monday, 6 November, 2023
      UK politics
      King’s Speech to set out political battle lines ahead of UK election

      Rishi Sunak will try to sharpen the political divide with bills on tougher sentencing and North Sea oil drilling

      Prince Charles delivers the Queen’s Speech during the state opening of Parliament at the House of Lords on May 10 2022
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