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The papers reportedly suggest Rishi Sunak was not convinced by the Rwanda plan when it was being drawn up. Now Labour has called on the PM to publish the papers

Owners of the Hargreaves Cafe, near one of Mr Sunak's campaign stops in Buxton, Derbyshire, advertised an extra 5% off for customers who say "go home Rishi"

It comes amid warnings that the Tories doubling the spending limits ahead of elections risked damaging the transparency of political donations and public confidence in elections

Allwyn, owned by a Czech billionaire, was handed the licence to run the National Lottery in 2022 - and in November they gave cash to the Conservative Party

In Australia junior doctors can earn £30 an hour from basic pay alone, compared to around £16 an hour in the NHS. “Some of the best doctors I’ve worked with have gone to work in Australia,” Sumi Manirajan, an A&E junior doctor said. “And I don’t know if they’re ever coming back.”

It’s now illegal to sell, rehome, abandon or allow XL Bullies to go stray in England and Wales. They must also be muzzled and kept on a lead in public - from February 1 it will be illegal to own one unless registered exempt

The former deputy Labour leader says his treatment has been successful and latest scans show no trace of cancer - but the shock of the diagnosis made him reflect on how we talk about low-risk cancers

A mega poll found more voters said they wanted Keir Starmer to seek a closer UK-EU relationship - and those in the crucial 'undecided' column feel even more strongly

The Tories have been accused of failing to deliver on a manifesto commitment to reopen railway lines and train stations closed under the Beeching cuts in the 1960s

In a festive message to the nation, the Labour leader said: “During the holidays many of you will be serving your community, and our country…On behalf of the Labour Party, I send my heartfelt thanks and gratitude to all of you for what you do.“

It comes as a new poll found two thirds of Brits were making Christmas cutbacks - with 47% saying the cost of living crisis would make this Christmas "worse than previous ones"

Newcastle-under-Lyme MP Aaron Bell won big money during a prolific run of appearances on Deal or No Deal, the Krypton Factor, Only Connect and more in the 2000s

Tabled by former leader Tim Farron, the amendment seeks to ensure that live reindeer cannot be taken out of Britain for slaughter elsewhere

Analysis of Arts Council England data shows that the number of choirs in English state schools has dropped by a third in the last decade

It comes as British charity workers renewed calls on UK ministers to follow Australia and issue temporary visas to children and their families fleeing the war

Martin Griffiths, who has served as a councillor for 17 years, and is a former leader of Wellingborough Borough Council, said the area needs an “honest MP. Someone with integrity who puts residents first.”

Households are expected to spend an average of £279 on Christmas presents this year, but a typical family is likely to be hit with £800 worth of tax hikes as a result of Mr Hunt’s decision to freeze income tax thresholds

Officials privately accepted it is likely to take “a number of years” to resolve the RAAC crisis in documents seen by the Mirror

The Prime Minister travelled to a political event in Teesside by train yesterday - meanwhile a taxpayer-funded RAF jet was flown up to wait overnight for him, before flying him to a far-right political conference in Rome, in apparent breach of the ministerial code

Rishi Sunak will appear at the Covid inquiry on Monday - and is expected to be given a grilling on Eat Out To Help out, his missing WhatsApps and Partygate

Just 23% of respondents said such a move was acceptable - with more than double - 49% - saying it was not acceptable.

The taxpayer-funded “career transition” scheme would see ex-MPs given free CV writing advice from a designated career coach to help them “stand out in the crowd”

The “executive car service” - unusually supplied by a private company - guaranteed Mr Gove a top of the line Jaguar XJL saloon car and his own dedicated driver

In an interview with ITV’s Love Your Weekend programme to be broadcast on Sunday morning, Mr Starmer spoke movingly to host Alan Titchmarsh about his upbringing and his late mother’s illness.

Speaking to the Sunday Mirror Unite General Secretary Sharon Graham urged fellow leaders to commit to acting “outside the law” if necessary in solidarity with workers and other unions sanctioned under the legislation