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FINE COMPANY
The government is cosying up to crypto-assets exchange OKX, which was recently hit with financial penalties totalling more than $500m in the US.

ALARM BELLS RESTART
The plan to embed "job advisers" in GP surgeries is a rebranded Tory scheme led by contractors that were criticised by Labour when in opposition.

ARMS WAY
While the foreign secretary was urging "restraint" by India over Pakistan, the defence secretary was lining up a £350m sale of UK missiles to India.

BILL WITHERS
Figures show that the authorities believe the watered-down legislation on mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse will see few abusers jailed.

CALLED TO ORDURE
Early debates about digital ID cards have been problematic for government whips, who can't find Labour backbenchers to speak up for the policy.

LOAN SNARK
Lord (Michael) Forsyth has attacked the FCA over its hard line on dodgy car finance sales practices. The Tory peer's job history offers a clue as to why…

GOING CARACAS
Boris Johnson praised Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado when she won the Nobel Peace Prize – but his actions don't reflect his rhetoric.

SANS GILL
Senior Reform figures have been tying themselves in knots over the recent bribery conviction of Nathan Gill, the party's former leader in Wales.

MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE
Lord Houchen was, unsurprisingly, present at the lavish wedding reception of the son of one of the local businessmen who have profited from his generosity.

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