Politics

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Home Office 'risking lives' by seizing medicines in detention centres - watchdog
Suella Braverman was asked how she would feel if one of her loved ones had their medicines taken off them as serious concerns were raised with the Home Office policy
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Dozens of Rwandans granted asylum in UK as Braverman's safety claim savaged
Analysis of official data reveals that over 40 Rwandans have applied for asylum in the UK since 2020, while 37 people were granted asylum between 2011 and 2021 as the Government tries to convince judges the country is safe
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Keir Starmer says he wouldn't be able to go to university now because of cost
Keir Starmer, who has been criticised for ditching a pledge to scrap tuition fees, warned it would be a 'deep betrayal of aspirational Britain' if young people can't go to university
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UK faces 'perma-backlog' with asylum system 'set to get worse by election'
A damning report by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) says there is 'little realistic prospect' that people who arrive by small boat will be removed to a third country in large enough numbers, even if the Rwanda plan ever comes in
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Tories egged on train bosses to announce closure of railway ticket offices
A railway industry source told the Mirror that ministers had sent train firms 'charging over the hill' with the proposal to shut ticket offices at 974 stations across England
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Rishi Sunak refuses to commit to stopping small boats by next election
The PM has repeatedly pledged to stop the boats - appearing several times at a podium bearing the ambitious slogan - but swerved questions on when he will deliver
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Nadine Dorries 'abandoning' voters as she delays quitting as MP for 10 weeks
Ex-Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries announced she was stepping down as an MP on June 9 'with immediate effect' after being snubbed for a peerage, but she is still clinging onto her job weeks later
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Rishi Sunak 'wouldn't have gone to men's World Cup final either' claims minister
The Prime Minister was criticised for not attending the World Cup final in Australia, where the Lionesses missed out on glory with a 1-0 defeat to Spain
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'I shudder about Johnson as PM - a low point that could have been even worse'
The first-past-the-post system has many flaws but it has tended to prevent factions from the far-right and far-left from getting a toehold in Parliament
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Anger as employment tribunal waits soar by 60% under the Tories
Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner hit out at Tory "mismanagement" after figures showed people are waiting a massive 49 weeks between receiving their employment tribunal claim and their first hearing - 18 weeks higher than in 2010
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Fatal train disaster warning amid fears over driver working conditions
Mick Whelan told the Mirror he feared an accident could happen because train drivers are increasingly facing fatigue, long hours and a need to work irregular overtime shifts
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Rishi Sunak mocked for botched Lionesses tribute after World Cup defeat
The PM told the England team they had left 'absolutely nothing' on the pitch following their World Cup final defeat in Sydney in a post that was mercilessly mocked
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Rally against rail ticket office cull on PM's doorstep as 400,000 respond
The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) said it will take the fight to Downing Street with a large protest outside No10 on August 31
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More women back Labour than at any point in last 50 years, figures show
Latest data released by think tank Labour Together shows 52% of women would vote Labour at the next General Election compared to 46% of men - a massive turnaround since the end of World War Two
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Anger as suspects locked up in limbo for up to three years as lives fall apart
A growing number of suspects are being locked up in limbo while they wait sometimes years for a trial, as campaigners warn people should be considered innocent until proven guilty
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11 times politicians have jumped on football bandwagon and it's backfired
Ahead of the Lionesses' World Cup final against Spain, we can no doubt expect politicians to jump on the bandwagon. But doing so is not without risks, as David Cameron and Boris Johnson will admit
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'Lioness legacy' fears after Tories agreed to sell off 75 vital school fields
Analysis by the Liberal Democrats found almost 65,000 schoolchildren would be impacted by the field selloffs
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Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner hail 'inspirational' Lionesses
In a personal letter to the squad, Labour leader Keir Starmer wrote of the pride he felt after taking his daughter to watch the team in the Euros semi-final last year, saying she had been “immediately absorbed.”
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Tories told 'stop toadying up' to posh schools as public-state gap widens
The party’s analysis of this year’s A-level data found pupils in private schools were more than twice as likely as those in comprehensives, sixth form colleges and academies to get A or A* grades.
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'Never mind life advice from Gillian Keegan - I'd rather listen to Kevin Keegan'
The Education Secretary was on the airwaves this week talking about A-level results - I think she was trying to help out people who might have not have done as well as they hoped
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Liz Truss racked up £1.8 million bill for travel on government jets last year
Government documents show Ms Truss was responsible for some 51% of government spending on foreign flights, accommodation and meals during 2022
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Cream teas are MPs' favourite sweet treat as top confectionary list revealed
Despite Britain facing a worsening obesity epidemic, MPs and staff members tucked into more than 50 orders of scones and tea a day in 2021-22
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Labour MP Dawn Butler reveals horrifying racism her family face
Brent Central MP Dawn Butler reveals she shared a kiss with The Wire and Luther star when she was younger and that their relationship could have have turned serious
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Tories blasted as 1 in 10 social housing residents claim to live in unsafe homes
Labour's Lisa Nandy called the figures 'scandalous' and promised the party would spearhead a warm homes programme and give greater rights and protections to renters
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Vital £400 energy scheme 'completely flopped' with '4 in 5 missing out'
Alarming figures released by Age UK found that 735,240 households missed out on payments from the Government's heavily-criticised Energy Bills Support Scheme (EBSS) Alternative Fund