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Ministers could be banned from lobbying for up to five years after leaving office and face possible penalties if they break the rules, the committee on standards in public life has said. My colleague Rajeev Syal has the story here.
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Q: What should happen about the Northern Ireland protocol?
Starmer says Boris Johnson signed this. Now he is complaining about it.
