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As the RMT prepares to hold a rally in Whitehall, responses to the public consultation on plans to shut ticket offices at 974 railway stations have hit half a million

Documents written by the rail companies themselves lay bare the true impact of the railway ticket office closures on disabled, elderly and vulnerable passengers

There were 7,060 ambulance breakdowns in England last year. The Lib Dems said the figures were 'yet more evidence that the Conservatives have left our NHS to crumble'

A survey of 47 local authorities found 14 are concerned they will not be able to balance their books and are considering a freeze on all non-essential spending

Sheila Cross, who uses Northallerton railway station in Rishi Sunak’s constituency, accused the Prime Minister of failing to understand what life is like for ordinary passengers

The Mirror is hosting an online event to fight railway ticket office closures TODAY at 5pm. You can watch live on this page or our YouTube channel

Ministers have insisted the changes are being made to free up railway station staff so they can help passengers, but the Mirror can reveal it's really a cost-saving plan

Bexhill in East Sussex where Huw Merriman is the MP is one of 974 railway stations across England where the ticket office is set for the chop under the controversial plans

The Save Our Ticket Offices online rally will be live on The Mirror website and our YouTube channel at 5pm on Thursday as we fight the plan to shut counters at 974 railway stations

A railway industry source told the Mirror that ministers had sent train firms 'charging over the hill' with the proposal to shut ticket offices at 974 stations across England

A Mirror poll, conducted by Redfield & Wilton, found only one in five people are in favour of plans by train companies to shut ticket counters at 974 railway stations in England

Gillian Keegan ignored the findings of economists when she launched into a rant on Twitter, wrongly claiming that Labour's plan to bring in VAT charges on fees for schools like Eton could cost taxpayers money

Labour leader Keir Starmer handed out posters after Chilli, a crossbred retriever and springer spaniel owned by his friends, went missing for several days after falling 360ft off a cliff

Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick has slammed the proposal to shut ticket offices at his local railway stations despite it being pushed through by his own Government

The Tory former minister announced on June 9 she was quitting with 'immediate effect' after she was snubbed for a peerage, but she still hasn’t resigned as MP for Mid Bedfordshire

Chief Secretary to the Treasury John Glen defended Theresa Villiers after the Mirror revealed she didn't declare she had over £70,000 of shares in Shell while Environment Secretary

The Conservative Deputy Chairman is raking in an extra £100,000 a year by moonlighting on the controversial TV channel despite previously ranting about MP second jobs

Doctors can log if patients are willing to travel, and how far - and if an NHS or private hospital has spare capacity, it can offer to step in and provide the necessary care

The Carlton Club and its political committee have lavished the cash on Conservative MPs and their local assocations, including Party Deputy Chairman Lee Anderson who got £15,000

Rishi Sunak has said he won't back an attempt to remove the ex-Cabinet minister who has not spoken in Parliament for longer than a year and has done nothing to discipline her

Justice Secretary Alex Chalk has commissioned polling that critics warned could lay the ground for the early release of prisoners as jails struggle with overcrowding

The Conservative Deputy Chairman said the Government had allowed the situation to get "out of control" as he defended telling asylum seekers they should "f*** off back to France"

Mayor of Portland Carralyn Parkes has accused the Home Secretary of failing to get the necessary planning permission for the Bibby Stockholm that will house up to 500 migrants

Justice Secretary Alex Chalk, who previously warned about 'ugly bigotry' in British politics, defended the Conservative Party Deputy Chairman by insisting he'd said 'nothing unreasonable'

Ministers are under pressure to act after 17 people were mauled to death in the past two years alone, but the Tories are refusing to commit to strengthening the law