All news by author: Sophie Huskisson

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Tories scrapping cap on millionaire bankers' bonuses as Sunak keeps Truss plan
Liz Truss's policy to get rid of a cap on multimillion-pound payouts for bankers was one of the only policies to survive her disastrous mini-budget that sent economy into meltdown
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Rishi Sunak says missile that killed hundreds in hospital was launched from Gaza
The PM revealed the findings of a British intelligence investigation into the deadly missile strike on Al-Ahli hospital in Gaza, which found it had not been launched from within Israel
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Top cop tells Suella Braverman it's her job to change law to ban jihad chants
Sir Mark Rowley had a meeting with Home Secretary Suella Braverman to discuss why Scotland Yard had not taken action against a protester chanting 'Jihad' at a rally this weekend
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Labour surges to stunning double win in devastating blow for Tories - recap
Labour has secured an incredible pair of victories in Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire, as the Tories suffer a disastrous night at the polls in the latest blow for PM Rishi Sunak
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Keir Starmer on path to landslide win bigger than 1997 after by-election wins
Boris Johnson's Partygate scandal - uncovered by the Mirror - and the Liz Truss mini-budget were blamed for driving Tory voters away amid two humiliating by-election defeats
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Moment Tory strops off stage as both losers make swift by-election exits
Both the Conservative candidates for Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire rushed off the stage and were ushered out by Tory activists after suffering embarrassing by-election defeats
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Laughing pal of Tory says 'I only back winners' in video - hours before he loses
A woman named Thea tells the Tory candidate for the Tamworth by-election she 'only ever backs winners' and that she always gets 'what I want because I'm that kind of a girl'
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WhatsApps show top Covid scientist's chilling two-word nickname for Rishi Sunak
Chief Scientific Adviser Dame Angela McLean criticised Rishi Sunak in the WhatsApp exchange shown to the Covid Inquiry. He launched the Eat Out To Help Out scheme as Chancellor
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House of Commons may lie empty for 20 years because of building's hidden problem
The Houses of Parliament faces a raft of urgent issues, including crumbling reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac), asbestos, holes in the floor and leaking ceilings
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Who will win Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire by-elections - all you need to know
Rishi Sunak faces a huge test of popularity this Thursday as voters go to the polls for two by-elections after Nadine Dorries and Chris Pincher both resigned earlier this year
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Top Tory 'threatened' by alleged fake policeman who pursued him, court told
The ex-Education Secretary, who gave evidence in court today, said he was 'fearful' after being pursued by a 'very aggressive man' that he could be the victim of a knife attack
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Keir Starmer demands medicines, food, fuel and water must go to Gaza immediately
The Labour leader warned of a 'humanitarian catastrophe' unfolding as he emphasised the need to support Palestinian people in Gaza, where food, water and medicines are running out
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Labour's frontbencher says her family shop was repeatedly targeted by thieves
Shadow Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood vows to tackle shoplifting as she told The Mirror how her family was racially abused as the till was stolen from their shop when she was younger
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Refugees returning to war-torn Ukraine for dental treatment amid NHS crisis
The warning comes seven months after the Mirror revealed Richard Howe, who had severe toothache, was forced to return to Kyiv after being unable to book an NHS appointment
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Criminals to dodge jail a year after Rishi Sunak promised to lock up more people
Rishi Sunak said he wanted to 'charge more people... and have them in jail' last year, but it has emerged judges have been advised not to send people to prison due to lack of space
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New smoking law plan coming in weeks amid vape crackdown - what it means for you
The Prime Minister is ready to ban disposable vaping if necessary and wants to set out plans to raise the smoking age by 'one year, every year' as early as next month
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SNP MP quits her party to join Tories after 'toxic and bullying treatment'
Lisa Cameron said she does not 'feel able to continue in what I have experienced as a toxic and bullying SNP Westminster group, which resulted in my requiring counselling'
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'Sparkle with Starmer' t-shirt sold out after heckler covers him in glitter
Shadow Cabinet Office minister Jonathan Ashworth joked Britain will get its 'sparkle' back under a Labour government after his boss was covered in glitter by a protestor
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Teacher with cancer given terrible news after four-month treatment delay
Nathaniel Dye, 37, who lives in Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting’s Ilford North constituency, introduced the frontbencher’s speech at Labour conference in Liverpool
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Labour to stop rape victims having to hand in irrelevant texts and medical data
In an interview with the Mirror, Shadow Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood revealed plans to stop women feeling like 'like their entire lifetime is put on trial'
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Prisons branded 'societal dustbins' as pregnant mums abandoned during labour
Newborn baby Aisha Cleary was found dead in a prison cell after her mum was left alone for 12 hours and forced to cut the umbilical cord with her teeth, a Labour event heard
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Rayner gets standing ovation as gag-filled speech has conference in stitches
Angela Rayner achieved a standing ovation and rapturous laughter as she joked Rishi Sunak was the Ken to Liz Truss's Barbie world as she declared Labour is 'hungry for change'
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Protester trying to disrupt Labour conference given clear message by members
The protester's attempt to disrupt the conference did not dampen the room, with Angela Rayner later having the audience in stitches at her jokes and getting a standing ovation
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Rishi Sunak defends his smoking ban as he's asked if he's ever had a cigarette
The legal age to smoke will be raised by 'one year, every year' to stop children from ever picking up the habit, meaning the next generation will grow up smoke-free
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Alison Hammond gives Rishi Sunak brutal warning on Suella Braverman migrant rant
Asked three times whether he would condemn Suella Braverman's language, the Prime Minister dodged the question, failing to either back or explicitly criticise her