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Firefighters vote overwhelmingly to strike in historic 999 walkout
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) today said members had voted overwhelmingly for industrial action after more than a decade of real-terms pay cuts and a "derisory" offer by the government
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Boris Johnson's biggest fan Nadine Dorries to interview him on her new TV show
The shamed former Prime Minister, who was booted out of office last year after a rebellion by his own MPs, will be the first guest on new show Friday Night With Nadine, TalkTV has announced
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Police experience lost after Tory cuts will take years to replace warning
By next year it is estimated that 38% of officers in England and Wales will have less than five years' experience - more than three times higher than a decade earlier.
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Jeremy Hunt twice refuses to say if he's paid a tax fine before changing mind
The Chancellor claimed that people at home were not 'remotely interested in personal tax affairs' after delivering a speech on the government's economic priorities
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MP demands Tory Jonanthan Gullis makes public apology for 'fanning hatred'
Jonathan Gullis sparked outrage when he heckled a Labour MP asking about the disappearance of migrant children from Home Office-run hotels - saying they 'shouldn't have come here illegally'
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Nadhim Zahawi's predecessor says Tory chairman's position is 'unsustainable'
Jake Berry said that there needs to be a "mechanism" for ministers who are under investigation to stand down, saying it is "unsustainable" to remain in post while an investigation is going on
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Tory MP Jonathan Gullis branded 'pound shop Farage' over missing children heckle
Former schools minister Jonathan Gullis is accused of saying migrant children feared to have been snatched by criminals ""shouldn't have come here illegally"
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Bill for Boris Johnson's Partygate defence soars to £222k - and could rise more
Today a senior civil servant confirmed that the estimated cost in defending the shamed former Prime Minister had soared by more than £90,000 since 2022
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Man, 61, charged with assaulting Matt Hancock after 'aggressive' Tube encounter
The former Health Secretary was allegedly harangued by a man who followed him through the barriers at Westminster Underground station and onto a train
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Sale and possession of laughing gas may be made illegal in drug crackdown
A Home Office source told The Mirror that a crackdown on nitrous oxide, known as "hippy crack" is being weighed up by ministers - with drug laws expected to be updated later this year
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Rishi Sunak whisks Cabinet to 'hideaway' as ministers absent from TV yet again
The Prime Minister's top team will today meet for an away day at his grace-and-favour country house, Chequers, in Buckinghamshire as pressure mounts over Nadhim Zahawi's tax penalty
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'New level of cruelty' as minister says children could be sent to Rwanda
Immigration minister Robert Jenrick today said no decision had been reached on whether families with children should be deported under the controversial Rwanda project - but hinted the government favours the move
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Matt Hancock assaulted at Tube station in 'aggressive and unpleasant encounter'
The alleged attack on the former Health Secretary happened yesterday morning at Westminster Underground station, close to the Houses of Parliament
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Tories on verge of breaking pledge to recruit 20,000 police officers by March
Figures released today by the Home Office reveal the government must recruit a massive 3,427 officers by the end of March, amid fears low pay is putting off would-be coppers
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Michael Gove appears to brand North 'defence full of holes' in Messi analogy
The Levelling Up Secretary admitted that wealth, influence, high-wage jobs and high quality schools are concentrated in the South East, after a damning report lifted the lid on the north-south divide
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Archbishops call for 'radical redesign' of 'broken' care system
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York today warn that parts of the UK have become "care deserts", while millions of unpaid carers are "largely invisible and frequently exhausted".
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£140,000-a-year levelling up directors could be scrapped amid cash waste anger
The 12 positions were advertised by Michael Gove's department last year - but minister Dehenna Davison today told a cross-party committee that this is now under review
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Harry's comments about he and Meghan attending coronation as plans unveiled
Following a string of revelations and allegations, it is unclear whether Prince Harry will be in attendance at May's ceremony - or if he'll be invited in the first place
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King Charles Coronation three-day plans in full - including Bank Holiday
The monarch will take centre stage on Saturday, May 6, after a difficult start to his reign, with huge crowds expected to gather around Westminster Abbey - and two more days of celebrations
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Deprived areas that missed out and wealthy winners in levelling up chaos
A massive £2.1 billion was distributed between 111 places across the UK whose bids for cash were accepted, but many of the decisions have been met by a massive outcry
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Keir Starmer blasts PM for swerving world leaders talks as he makes energy vow
The Labour leader said politicians and business chiefs he had spoken to at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, were surprised Rishi Sunak had not attended - and outlined plans for a global energy alliance
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'Bad taste' Tory MP blasted for using own staff to back up food bank claim
Lee Anderson, who has previously claimed people can cook meals from scratch for 30p, posted a picture of one of his staff members, claiming she earns less than £30,000 but can afford to live in central London and go on foreign holidays
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Nurse confronts Health Secretary during hospital visit in awkward encounter
Steve Barclay was given the stark message at Northwick Park Hospital in Harrow, North London, on the day thousands of nurses walk out in a bitter dispute over pay and patient safety
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Police branded 'institutionally sexist' by MPs in wake of David Carrick scandal
Andy Cooke, who heads HM Inspectorate of Constabulary told MPs there are "significant issues" around sexism and misogyny as he faced a tough grilling in the wake of the David Carrick scandal.
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Rishi Sunak confronted over 'lethal chaos' in NHS after death of woman, 26
Labour leader Keir Starmer told MPs about the tragic case of a woman called Stephanie, from Plymouth, whose mum called 999 - but the ambulance failed to arrive in time
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