All news by author: Sophie Huskisson

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Andrew Bridgen expelled by Tories for comparing Covid vaccines to Holocaust
The controversial Conservative MP said the life-saving jabs were "the biggest crime against humanity since the Holocaust" in an incendiary tweet that was widely condemned
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Keir Starmer attacks Rishi Sunak for 'smiling through cost of living crisis'
In a fiery exchange, Keir Starmer attacked Rishi Sunak for being 'so removed from the country that he boasted that he didn't know a single working class person' and demanded the PM scrap the non-dom status that his wife has benefited from
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Just 85,000 people applied for free Voter ID certificate - despite 2m without ID
The deadline to apply for the free document closed at 5pm - fears are now setting in that millions of people will be at risk of being turned away from polling stations
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ID will make voting harder for Black and minority ethnic people, Labour MP says
Labour’s Clive Lewis, who chairs the all-party parliamentary group on race, said Voter ID 'undermines the very cornerstone of our democracy' - and urged the Government 'to address the issue of political exclusion'
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Midwives plead for targets to end FOUR times higher black maternal death rate
One of Britain's leading midwives pleaded for ministers to set targets to reduce Black women dying in childbirth as she said: 'They have set targets for stillbirths, for premature births, but never for black women'
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Put cameras in cells so killers can't hide from victims’ families, top Tory says
Sir Robert Buckland, a former justice secretary, urged the newly appointed Justice Secretary to take action to punish convicted criminals who refuse to attend sentencing hearings
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Families told use less water now as officials warn hot, dry summer may be on way
The National Drought Group revealed plans for a hosepipe ban as it said it is "preparing for the worst case scenario of another hot, dry spell this summer"
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Rishi Sunak may have broken two rules in MPs code in row over wife's shares
The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards has extended an investigation into the Prime Minister over over his alleged failure to declare his wife's interests in a childcare firm boosted by the Budget
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'Policing needs extraordinary, once in a generation superhero to tackle racism'
For the 30th anniversary of Stephen Lawrence's murder, the Mirror interviewed top lawyer Abimbola Johnson who is tasked with stamping out police racism. We asked her what needs to happen to enforce real change in UK policing
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Wes Streeting says NHS must stop 'pouring more money into hospitals'
In a stark statement, the Labour frontbencher said the health service is 'still salvageable' as he vowed his party could 'turn the situation around' in its first term if it was in government
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Brits 'right to be concerned' about ministers reading your WhatsApp messages
Lord Clement-Jones said ministers need “to answer what the extent of that power is” after messaging firms raised concerns - as peers are seeking to amend the legislation
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Shadow minister 'mortified' after calling SNP leader Humza Yousaf 'Mohammad'
Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Kyle has apologised after this morning calling the SNP leader Mohammad Yousuf, who is a Muslim batsman and former captain of Pakistan's cricket team
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UK 'faces higher taxes' as PMs have been 'too squeamish' to tackle obesity
The Institute for Government warned that a repeated failure to tackle the obesity epidemic will result in higher taxes and spending - with the problem already costing the NHS £6.5billion every year
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Tories must stop Black women being four times more likely to die in childbirth
MPs said they are 'concerned' ministers and NHS leaders have 'underestimated' the extent racism plays in the inequalities
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Women in late labour could be waiting up to two-and-a-half days for ambulance
Figures obtained by Labour revealed it took 65 hours for paramedics to get to one person in the North West in December - 32 times the two-hour target for a category 3 call
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Elections chief admits still 'unanswered questions' on Voter ID
Peter Stanyon, who is chief executive of the association of electoral administrators, admitted the upcoming local elections are unlikely to be delivered to the standard 'that everybody would want to achieve'
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Influencers could be banned from promoting vaping after sharp rise in TikToks
Ministers are currently collecting evidence to see how teen vaping can be stamped out. Some 7% of 11 to 17-year-olds were 'current users' of vapes in 2022 - up from 3.3% the year before
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Windrush victims 'violated' by 'lunacy' of compensation scheme, campaigners warn
Victims of the Windrush Scandal are sometimes waiting years to even get an offer of compensation - which then often turns out to be inadequate, a report by Human Rights Watch warned
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Stephen Lawrence's mum Doreen blames Tory youth service cuts for violence surge
Doreen Lawrence, whose son was killed 30 years ago next week, warned that children have "nowhere to go" as she spoke at an event to mark the anniversary of his death
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Tearful Joe Biden meets priest who conducted ceremony for President's dead son
On the final day of his visit to Ireland, the US President met Fr Frank O'Grady, the priest who gave the last rites to his son Beau Biden before he died of brain cancer in 2015
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Britain in talks to boost support for Ukraine as Russia 'beheads soldier'
The PM and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky spoke after gruesome footage emerged apparently showing a Ukrainian soldier being beheaded by a Russian serviceman
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Council official 'T-Dawg' records wacky rap video to warn about Voter ID
Trevor Holden of Broadland and South Norfolk councils bounces in the crab position and waves his hands around while wearing a bucket hat during the 56-second clip
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Families could save £500 on energy bills under plan to insulate coldest homes
Around 19 million of Britain's coldest homes will get extra insulation to help families save on their energy bills if Labour gets into power, the party has pledged
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Rishi Sunak refuses to rule out Boris Johnson joining his cabinet
Rishi Sunak swerved a question on whether the door was closed to Boris Johnson joining his cabinet in an interview by ConservativeHome's editor Paul Goodman this afternoon
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Matt Hancock under investigation for 'lobbying' Parliament's sleaze watchdog
The ex-Health Secretary is facing a probe over claims he tried to influence the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards when they were making a decision into a breach of the Code of Conduct