All news by author: John Stevens

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Half of local bus routes have been axed in last decade under Tory rule
Labour warned that communities are being left stranded as it vowed to reverse the decline by allowing communities to take back control of local bus services
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Rishi Sunak rejects bid to oust Nadine Dorries as MP for refusing to turn up
Downing Street insisted it was for the ex-Cabinet minister's constituents to decide whether they were 'well served' after Sir Chris Bryant suggested MPs could forcibly remove her
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Tories refuse to ban Bully XL killer breed behind wave of horror dog attacks
American Bully XL dogs have killed at least nine people in the past two years including 10-year-old Jack Lis, who was mauled by an eight-stone dog named Beast, and 17-month-old Bella-Rae Birch
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Mick Lynch warns Tories will pay price unless they ditch rail ticket office cull
The general secretary of the RMT said the boarded up ticket offices at train stations will be a permanent reminder of the Government's "vandalism" of the industry if closures go ahead
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Tanni Grey-Thompson warns disabled people are being driven off railways
The Paralympics legend accused railway bosses of being 'disingenuous' by claiming that plans to shut 974 ticket offices across England may actually help disabled passengers
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Carrie Johnson's pal takes brutal swipe at Nadine Dorries as she lingers as MP
Campaigner Nimco Ali asked the former Culture Secretary when she's actually going to resign - almost seven weeks after the ex-Culture Secretary announced she was quitting as MP for Mid Bedfordshire
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Train companies delay ticket office cull in victory for campaigners
Passengers have been given an extra five weeks to have their say on devastating plans to close ticket offices at 974 railway stations across England as the consultation is extended until September 1
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Jeremy Hunt tried to stop rail ticket office closures in own area before cuts
Passengers only have until Wednesday to have their say on the devastating proposals put forward by train operators to close ticket offices at 974 stations across England
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BBC apologises to Nigel Farage for reporting he lacked funds for Coutts account
The former Ukip leader was furious after the broadcaster claimed that Coutts had closed his account because he was no longer wealthy enough
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Keir Starmer slams 'silly sod' Tory for comparing new MP to 'The Inbetweeners'
The Labour leader joked that Tory veterans minister Johnny Mercer will soon be 'history' after he mocked 25-year-old Keir Mather for being young as he won Selby and Ainsty by-election
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Uxbridge Tory refuses to back down over call to abolish NHS as by-election held
As voters go to the polls in the crunch Uxbridge and South Ruislip by-election, Reem Ibrahim stood by her criticism of the health service that she wants to scrap
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'Shameless' rail firms shutting tickets offices gave £160million to shareholders
Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh demanded ministers claw back some of the dividend cash after £16billion was handed to rail firms in subsidies during the pandemic
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Labour legends honour Margaret McDonagh who was essential force behind 1997 win
Labour's first female general secretary Margaret McDonagh was hailed by Keir Starmer who said she 'changed the lives of so many' as mourners gathered for her funeral in London
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Uxbridge by-election campaign in chaos as Tory says NHS should be abolished
Reem Ibrahim has repeatedly attacked the health service, which she described as a “mistake”. The campaigner signed the nomination papers for the Tory candidate in Uxbridge and South Ruislip Steve Tuckwell
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Passengers have seven days to stop devastating railway ticket office closures
Members of the public have just one week left to have their say on the proposals put forward by train operators to shut ticket offices at 974 stations across England
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Just hours left to stop your local railway station ticket office being closed
Passengers have got until September 1 - which is Friday - to give their feedback on devastating proposals to shut ticket offices at 974 train stations across England
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Train firms face legal action over plan to close almost every ticket office
The Labour mayors for Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, Liverpool City Region, South Yorkshire, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough are preparing to go court unless train operators halt closures of 1,000 ticket offices across England
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Tory minister gives virtual reality tour of 40 new hospitals as they don’t exist
Labour's Wes Streeting said patients need a government in the 'real world' as Steve Barclay resorted to hosting reality tours of hospitals that haven't been built
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Lee Anderson loses half his audience as viewers turn off his £100k GB News show
The Conservative deputy chairman’s Friday night programme has been hit by plummeting ratings as viewers grow tired of the politician nicknamed '30p Lee' after just three episodes
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Tory claim that axing private school tax breaks would lead to exodus debunked
The Institute for Fiscal Studies rejected Conservative Party warnings that removing tax perks would lead to large numbers of pupils moving into the state schools system
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MPs told not to name BBC star as they threaten to reveal identity in Parliament
Cabinet minister Mel Stride said it would be 'ill-advised' for MPs to use parliamentary privilege to name the suspended BBC presenter after a senior Tory suggested they could be unmasked on Thursday
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Lee Anderson under investigation for using taxpayer-funded offices for TV show
The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards has opened a sleaze probe into the deputy Tory chairman after the Mirror revealed he had recorded a plug for his GB News show on the Parliamentary Estate
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Tory MPs want to block overseas workers from UK care homes in extreme plan
In a challenge to Rishi Sunak’s authority, Tory deputy chairman Lee Anderson will speak at the launch of the New Conservatives Group that wants to block social care workers getting visas
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Super-teacher hit squads to rescue failing schools under Labour plans
Shadow Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said new improvement teams will target poorer areas as figures show ­children from those ­backgrounds are almost twice as likely to go to an ­inadequate school
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Lee Anderson suggests eating cat food in new low for his £100,000-a-year TV show
The hypocritical Conservative deputy chairman has begun hosting a weekly programme on GB News despite previously ranting about MPs taking second jobs