All news by author: John Stevens
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Boris the liar - the one word left to describe the ex-PM after Partygate report
Committee report exposes as hollow his claims that 'all guidance was followed in No10' during 2020’s illegal lockdown parties, first revealed by the Mirror in December 2021
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16 more gatherings at No10 and Chequers uncovered in Boris Johnson's diaries
Government lawyers have raised concerns about 'potentially problematic' entries in the former PM's diaries that suggested Covid guidance may not have been followed
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Boris Johnson 'must have known' he had broken lockdown rules, report will find
The Privileges Committee is expected to conclude that the former PM deliberately misled Parliament over lockdown-busting gatherings in Downing Street
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Boris Johnson sends 11th-hour letter to Partygate inquiry - delaying report
David Campbell Bannerman, chairman of the Conservative Democracy Organisation, said Tory MPs on the Privileges Committee should be “brought to book” as he warned they faced deselection
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Voters overwhelmingly back tougher penalties for owners of dangerous dogs
Four in five voters believe ministers should introduce tougher penalties for owners whose dogs are dangerously out of control amid calls for tighter curbs
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Rishi Sunak suggests ban on firms adding extra charges for buying items online
Ministers are assessing the damage of extra charges which are often added onto airline tickets and car hire - from taxes and fees to extras for luggage
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Boris Johnson's resignation statement in full as he lashes out over Partygate
The disgraced former PM said he was 'bewildered and appalled that I'm being forced out’ as he announced he would quit as the MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip immediately
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'Sugar-filled White House trip gives Rishi Sunak a high as he escapes troubles'
The razzmatazz of his first White House trip provided a welcome change from the troubles at home, writes the Mirror's John Stevens
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Joe Biden says US has 'no closer ally' than UK as Sunak cracks Churchill gag
The Prime Minister and the US President sat down for talks - where they joked and laughed - in the White House's Oval Office ahead of a formal press conference
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Rishi Sunak to meet boss of 'scary' US tech firm that wants jumbo NHS contract
The PM is to attend a baseball game in Washington DC with Alex Karp, chief executive of Palantir which has been described as the 'scariest' of the American tech giants
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Rishi Sunak denies he's embarrassed about Covid Inquiry seeing his WhatsApps
The PM denied he's trying to stop WhatsApps being handed over due to embarrassment of what they might contain yet the Cabinet Office is going to court to challenge the inquiry's request for unredacted messages
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Rishi Sunak claims voters don't mind him splashing cash on private flights
The Prime Minister has developed a taste for jetting around the UK on helicopters and planes, even when travelling short distances, such as 74-mile trip to Dover by chopper last week
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Voters demand PM prioritise US trade deal - as he ditches promise to strike one
Polling seen by The Mirror shows the public want the UK to strike a trade deal with the US more than any other country as the PM prepares to meet Joe Biden
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Nancy Pelosi, 83, shows Sunak how it’s done as he wimps out of baseball throw
The former speaker of the US House of Representatives was cheered as she threw the first pitch at a baseball game after Rishi Sunak turned down the invitation during his trip to the US
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Rishi Sunak wimps out of baseball pitch as agenda for US Biden visit explained
The PM is making a two-day visit to Washington DC where he will hold talks with Joe Biden at the White House - but he has declined invitation to throw opening ball at a baseball game
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NHS patients struggling with obesity to get weight loss jab after US popularity
Ministers will hold a two-year pilot costing £40million that is hoped will reduce pressure on the health service by helping people to shed pounds - it comes after NICE approved the drug's use earlier this year
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600,000 more children thrown into poverty as Tories cut Universal Credit
Research by the End Child Poverty Coalition revealed the total number of kids living in poverty soared to 4.2million in 2021-22 as the government axed the £20-a-week boost to UC
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Most people think Rishi Sunak is doing a bad job on pledges, damning poll finds
The Ipsos poll found more than 50% of people think the Government is doing a bad job on its priorities - as voters suggested Keir Starmer would do better
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Hospitals 'were dangerously understaffed' when Covid hit because of austerity
A TUC report today finds health and social care were in the 'danger zone' at the start of the pandemic as pay freezes had led to problems with recruitment and staff turnover
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'Shambolic' Tories have failed to open a single nuclear power plant in 13 years
The last Labour government approved 10 sites for new nuclear power stations in 2009, but construction has begun on only one plant that is not due to be ready until 2027
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Junior doctors vow to strike for three days each month 'for as long as it takes'
The co-chairmen of the British Medical Association's junior doctors' committee, Rob Laurenson and Vivek Trivedi, said they would stage walkouts until ministers back down
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Rishi Sunak gives $3million to rich US college as UK schools can't afford basics
Rishi Sunak and his wife donated a huge sum for a computing lab at Claremont McKenna in California, where Akshata Murty studied. The college fees are $86,500 a year for tuition and board
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Boris Johnson hands WhatsApp messages to Covid inquiry as allies slam ministers
Friends of the former PM accused Rishi Sunak’s ministers of going to court to challenge the request because they do not want to hand over the contents of their phones
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NHS should get cash boost to provide better meals for patients, MP says
The Liberal Democrats are calling on the government to step in and provide extra funding for cash-strapped NHS trusts to ensure they can afford to provide decent meals
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Leaked email shows Tory used civil servants for Labour attack in 'rule breach'
Labour warned that Transport Secretary Mark Harper had 'been caught red-handed misusing the civil service for political gain' after the Mirror got hold of a secret email
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