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Customers to get three months' notice of bank account closure amid Farage row
The Government will force Banks to provide a full explanation for terminating an account after Coutts Bank allegedly shut Nigel Farage's account amid concerns he is seen as 'xenophobic'
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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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Gay Tory fights back tears over 'damage' suffered hiding his sexuality in Army
Crispin Blunt spoke movingly about being gay in the armed forces, as MPs discussed the landmark Etherton Report into the historical treatment of gay people in the military
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Ministers blast Coutts for 'calling Nigel Farage a grifter and shutting account'
The former UKIP leader has lashed out at Coutts, which is owned by Natwest, and released 40 pages of documents which he says back up his claim that he was booted out because of his political views
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Rishi Sunak apologises to LGBT veterans for 'horrific' historical treatment
The Prime Minister followed the recommendation of a Government-commissioned review and issued an apology to troops who suffered bullying and were booted out of the military over their sexuality
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Nuked blood: Test veterans told to search for their own missing medical records
Nuclear veterans whose blood records are mysteriously missing from records of Cold War radiation tests have been refused government help to find them
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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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Tories select Trump fan who celebrated Truss mini-budget to run for London mayor
The race to be Tory mayoral candidate was rocked by Partygate rows, while mayoral hopeful Daniel Korski withdrew his challenge after he was accused of groping a woman in Downing Street
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Keir Starmer says Labour must be 'ruthless' as MPs 'seething' over benefits row
Appearing alongside Tony Blair at a conference in London, Keir Starmer said people only agreed with making difficult choices as an idea rather than in reality as he faced a backlash over his plan to keep the Tory two-child benefit cap
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Tory small boats bill illegal and puts refugees at risk of exploitation, says UN
In a joint statement, High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk and High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi hit out at the draconian Illegal Migration Bill, warning it breaches international law
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Member of Labour's governing body 'blocked' from standing at next election
Mish Rahman was seeking to stand as Labour's candidate in Wolverhampton West - a marginal constituency the Tories won from Labour in 2019 with a majority of just 1,661 votes
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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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Tories brace for three by-election defeats this week - All you need to know
Three by-elections will take place on Thursday in Conservative-held seats in Uxbridge and South Ruislip, Somerton and Frome and Selby and Ainsty. Tory insiders expect to lose all of them - but could a surprise unfold in the capital?
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Minister finally announces nuclear power 'renaissance' after years of dithering
Grant Shapps admitted he wishes 'we'd got on with it sooner' as the Tories came under fire over slow progress in growing nuclear power in the UK - with Labour branding delays a 'shambles'
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Important change made to UK passports as new design unveiled for first time
For more than 70 years, the official travel documents - revived with traditional dark blue covers post-Brexit - were supplied in the name of 'Her Majesty' - but they are set to be changed this week
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Tory peer Shaun Bailey takes House of Lords seat despite Partygate police probe
The former London Mayor hopeful appeared in the House of Lords for the first time after being nominated for a peerage in Boris Johnson's resignation honours
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Devastated families say Covid victims were 'double bagged like toxic waste'
Furious relatives explained how a lack of PPE and testing meant the virus ravaged through hospital wards and infected patients who they never saw again
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'Vital disability news the Tories sneaked out while we were distracted by BBC'
Often when the news is dominated by big stories, it seems that governments and big corporations like to bury the bodies, so to speak
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'Cruel and unworkable small boats plan is a catastrophe waiting to happen'
Writing for the Daily Mirror, Ann Salter - who works with traumatised survivors as a Clinical Services Manager at charity Freedom from Torture, warns that being on the water will inevitably lead to re-traumatisation as the Bibby Stockholm barge is docked in Dorset
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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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Jamie Oliver demands free school meals for vulnerable kids in plea to Tories
The celebrity chef told the Tories to 'just fix it' and stop kids going hungry as he called for free school meals to be rolled out to all children living in Universal Credit households
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Brits warned about next nationwide 'Armageddon alert' system test
Millions are set to hear a loud alarm from their mobile phones as officials advise the next trial of the emergency alert system should be held in two years' time
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Jeremy Corbyn refuses to rule out bid become London Mayor and oust Sadiq Khan
The former Labour leader refused to rule out a tilt for the top job in the capital, which voters will elect next May
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Mega barge that will host 500 asylum seekers arrives as migrant plan becomes law
The Bibby Stockholm docked on the Isle of Portland this morning and is expected to begin receiving asylum seekers within weeks
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Taxi drivers could have to do disability awareness training under new plans
Ministers are set to consider plans to improve the lives of disabled people, which would include ensuring businesses have taken into account factors such as access for a Guide Dog