All news by author: Dave Burke

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Tory MPs beg Jeremy Hunt to abandon tax cuts that will only help the rich
More than 100 members of the One Nation group of Tory MPs have called on Jeremy Hunt to abandon cuts to inheritance tax and focus on childcare, stamp duty and first time buyers
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Deputy PM makes bizarre defence of Liz Truss in Tommy Robinson 'hero' row
Oliver Dowden claimed Liz Truss may not have heard ex-Donald Trump advisor Steve Bannon describe Tommy Robinson as a 'hero' after she was criticised for not challenging him
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Lee Anderson wouldn't have been suspended if he'd said sorry, says Deputy PM
Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden told the BBC's Sunday withLaura Kuenssberg that he doesn't believe Lee Anderson intended to be Islamophobic and defended Suella Braverman
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RMT union will support Jeremy Corbyn if he stands as independent says Mick Lynch
RMT boss Mick Lynch said Keir Starmer won't get a 'free pass' and said he would support Jeremy Corbyn if he stands as an independent candidate at the general election
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Lee Anderson's worst moments as Nigel Farage tries to woo him amid racism storm
Ashfield MP Lee Anderson was suspended by the Tories after refusing to apologies for remarks he made about Sadiq Khan, with Nigel Farage saying he should join Reform UK
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Sunak urged to kick Liz Truss out of Tory Party for 'damaging' conspiracy rants
Labour has written to Rishi Sunak calling on him to punish Liz Truss after she blamed a 'deep state' for her failure and failed to challenge claims Tommy Robinson is a 'hero'
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Hotel Rwanda hero says UK asylum deal may trigger bloodshed and warns of war
Paul Rusesabagina, who saved hundreds of lives during the Rwandan genocide, pleaded with Rishi Sunak to scrap the asylum plan, warning his homeland could soon be a war zone
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73 armed forces personnel referred to Home Office extremism scheme since 2018
Armed Forces Minister James Heappey confirmed that 73 armed forces personnel have been referred to the Prevent programme, which tackles potential terrorists, between 2018 and 2023
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Paula Vennells formally stripped of CBE by King Charles over Post Office scandal
Ex-Post Office chief Paula Vennells has been stripped of her CBE following an outcry about the Horizon IT scandal which saw hundreds of postmasters wrongly convicted
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Downing Street slaps down minister's call for Vladimir Putin to be toppled
Laura Farris told a BBC Question Time audience that victory in Ukraine is the only way 'we can remove Putin from power' - but No10 said it's for Russians to decide
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No10 hits back at Post Office after it said it stands by over 300 Horizon cases
Downing Street said the Government is "undeterred" from finally getting compensation to postmasters, despite Post Office boss Nick Read saying he'd oppose hundreds of appeals
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Strict new limits on how much you can gamble on online slot games from September
New measures announced by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) follow dire warnings about the link between gambling and suicide among young adults
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Post Office Horizon scandal victims to finally have names cleared under new law
Kevin Hollinrake, who is responsible for postal affairs, said an inquiry into the Horizon IT scandal has identified prosecutors whose behaviour was 'egregious'
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All the MPs who have demanded Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle quit after Commons chaos
The full list of MPs who have signed a motion declaring they have no confidence in Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle who is fighting to stay in post after row over Gaza debate
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Top official in Post Office row breaks silence on compensation delay claims
Senior civil servant Sarah Munby was claimed to have told ex-Post Office chief Henry Staunton not to focus on "long-term issues" and ordered him to "hobble" into election
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Rishi Sunak refuses to repeat Kemi Badenoch claim ex-Post Office chief is lying
Keir Starmer challenged Rishi Sunak at PMQs to endorse the extraordinary claim Tory frontbencher Kemi Badenoch made about former Post Office boss Henry Staunton
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Libby Squire's mum tells MPs her murderer will kill again if he's ever released
Lisa Squire, whose daughter Libby was murdered by Pawel Relowicz, said he should spend the rest of his life behind bars and called for harsher sentences for non-contact sex offences
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Michelle Mone's horse among favourites to win Grand National amid backlash fears
Monbeg Genius, who was reportedly bought by Michelle Mone for £80,000 as a wedding gift for husband Doug Barrowman, has odds of 16-1 to win the Grand National in April
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Unearthed memo shows Post Office boss was told don't 'rip off the band aid'
Ex-Post Office chairman Henry Staunton is locked in a row with Kemi Badenoch over claims he’d been told to stall on compensation for postmasters such as Alan Bates
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Teachers to be banned if they don't report child sex abuse under new law
Teachers and health workers could be banned from working with kids if they don't report child sex abuse cases, the Government said - a move David Cameron promised back in 2015
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Top immigration inspector sacked for warning private jet flights weren't checked
David Neal was sacked after claiming that hundreds of private jet passengers were allowed into the UK without going through proper checks, which he branded a "scandal"
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Prince William told 'stick to BAFTAs' by Nigel Farage after Gaza statement
Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage said Prince William should 'stick to the BAFTAs' after the royal issued a statement saying too many people had died in the Middle East conflict
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Top Tory defends 'flood' of party donors into Lords as Truss allies take oath
Lord Robert Douglas-Miller was challenged after Jon Moynihan and Matthew Elliott took their places in the House of Lords after being elevated in Liz Truss's resignation honours
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Ofcom announces probe into Rishi Sunak 'People's Forum' event on GB News
Regulator Ofcom has announced it is investigating the hour-long 'People's Forum: The Prime Minister' broadcast on GB News, which saw Rishi Sunak plead with voters to back him
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Wes Streeting suggests Rochdale by-election voters could spoil ballot papers
Labour's Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting said he would spoil his ballot if he was a Rochdale voter after the party withdrew support for candidate Azhar Ali