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‘Profound anger’ among black voters over Kemi Badenoch’s slavery remarks

Operation Black Vote chair says Tory leader’s claim that Britain should not apologise has caused ‘hurt and disbelief’ The Conservative leader, Kemi Badenoch, has caused “profound anger, hurt and disbelief” among many black voters with her comments about transatlantic slavery, according to the chair of Operation Black Vote (OBV), who urged the prime minister, Andy Burnham, to apologise for Britain’s involvement without delay. David Weaver, a former government adviser, said the Labour and Tory leaders risked alienating black voters with their handling of the issue of a state apology for slavery,

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International

COP31 faces tough test as climate threats mount

Nearly 200 nations gather for the COP31 summit in Turkey on Monday but tensions over geopolitics, finance and fossil fuels are tempering expectations of a major breakthrough in tackling the climate crisis.

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International

États-Unis : après les midterms, quel candidat pour unir les démocrates ?

Forts de leur victoire majeure aux midterms et d'une nouvelle majorité, les démocrates abordent la course à la présidentielle de 2028 en position de force. Des gouverneurs modérés du Midwest aux figures de la gauche militante, plusieurs profils émergent désormais pour incarner le rassemblement.Les précisions de Lex Paulson, chercheur à l'Ecole d'intelligence collective à l'Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique à Rabat.

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Finance

UK house prices fall at steepest rate in more than three years

October drop of 0.6% leaves average price of property at £296,285, says Lloyds, as high mortgage rates hit market UK house prices fell at the steepest rate in more than three years in October, marking the fourth consecutive monthly decline, as high mortgage rates hit the housing market. The average price of a typical UK property stood at £296,285 last month as prices unexpectedly dropped 0.6% compared with September, the steepest fall since the lender Lloyds recorded a 1.6% drop in August 2023. Continue reading...

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