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Ben Wallace warns of China Cold War by 2030 and says Putin's 'not done with us'
Ben Wallace, who marks four years as Defence Secretary on July 24, said his biggest worry as he prepares to stand down in the middle of a war in Europe was a military conflict with Moscow
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Keir Starmer says Labour will keep cruel Tory two-child benefit limit if elected
Keir Starmer said Labour is 'not changing that policy' after mounting pressure from his own side to ditch the cruel two-child limit that has been blamed for pushing families into poverty
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Tony Blair says NHS 'not serving its purpose' and needs more private sector help
Former Labour Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair said 'private' shouldn't be seen as a 'dirty word' as he called for 'complete cooperation' between public and private sector in the NHS
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First-time buyers will need gigantic £102,000 deposit to purchase a home
Labour’s analysis of government figures found rocketing interest rates are now likely to require three times the £30,000 figure people had to save just a year ago
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Defence Secretary Ben Wallace says he'll step down at next reshuffle
The top Tory, who was once tipped as a future Prime Minister, has said he won't stand at the next election, after 18 years as an MP
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Tracker apps used by celebrities 'being abused by stalkers', charities warn
The Life 360 app is used by over three million households in the UK alone – and celebs including Tess Daly, Jamie Oliver and Gwyneth Paltrow , but charities warn they are being abused by stalkers
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Fury as refugees fleeing war zones housed between shooting ranges
The UK’s biggest migrant camp opened its doors to the first 50 residents on Wednesday on a converted air base at Wethersfield, Essex
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'Failing Tories are still facing the same questions they were back in 1996'
Writing in the Sunday Mirror, Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner said it's shameful that 27 years after John Prescott asked why families are facing repossession, negative equity and homelessness, she had to ask the same question
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Boris Johnson's new neighbours brutally taunt him with EU flags in their gardens
Some of Boris Johnson's new neighbours aren't pleased the ex-prime minister has moved to their village, and they're taking their revenge by loudly flying the EU flag in their gardens
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1 in 10 small house builders shut up shop since Tories came to power
According to official labour market statistics, there were 230 fewer small and medium-sized housebuilders last year as there were in 2010 - as the building of new homes in the UK has fallen
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Tory Somerton and Frome by-election candidate urged to sign 'anti-sleaze' pledge
Rishi Sunak faces a triple humiliation in Thursday's by-election bonanza - and the mood among his backbenchers remains grim
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Anger as hero troops relying on benefits to make ends meet soars 30% in a year
Members of the United Kingdom's armed forces are struggling to feed their families and pay the bills with the number of troops on Universal Credit shooting up by 30% in a year
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Liz Truss urged to reveal donors funding new right-wing 'Growth Commission'
After crashing the economy and tanking the pound with her disastrous mini budget last September, the failed former Prime Minister this week launched her ‘Growth Commission’ - a “task force” to “fix the economy”
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Gin and Tonic set to soar in price as Jeremy Hunt urged to scrap tax bombshell
As ministers prepare to jet off on extended summer holidays this week, the Chancellor is being urged to scrap the increase in duty on spirits on 1 August, and will add as much as 10p to the price of a G&T
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Gove refuses to close loophole that let Tories bag £8.7m from secretive donors
The Committee on Standards in Public Life called for tighter rules for 'Unincorporated Associations' - but the government has shelved their report after accepting just a handful of their 47 recommendations
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60 firms that failed to pay minimum wage pick up £3.4billion in public cash
The companies – among 202 named and shamed by the Department for Business and Trade – have been paid for government contracts since 2016, analysts Tussell found
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One in 20 Brits ran out of food in last two weeks as household bills soar
Analysis by the Office for National Statistics found people receiving support from charities were the worst hit (45%), followed by single parents with at least one child (28%) and those on benefits or financial support (21%)
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Tories drop bid to make firms report ethnicity pay gap in 'let down' for workers
Unions blasted the failure to order companies to record wage differences endured by Black and minority ethnic workers, most of whom earn less on average than their white colleagues
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Boris Johnson trousered £21,800 per hour as MPs second job earnings disclosed
Moonlighting MPs have an average wage of £233 per hour in this Parliament, according to analysis - with the typical rate at 17 times the national average and 22 times higher than the minimum hourly wage
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Nurses furious after being fobbed off with 'lowest pay rise in public sector'
Rishi Sunak will have to explain to 'over a million outraged NHS workers' after yesterday's pay announcement, Royal College of Nursing chief Pat Cullen said
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Dithering ministers holding back hopes of UK space launch, scathing report finds
The UK is 'on the cusp' of establishing Europe's first small satellite orbital launch capability, the Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee said - but 'disjointed' planning is holding it back
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Is the pay rise enough to end public sector strikes - vote in our poll
The Prime Minister has approved salary uplifts for millions of public sector workers after accepting recommendations from pay review bodies’ - but do you think it's enough to end industrial action?
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MP makes savage dig at Nadine Dorries peerage 'strop' as pressure mounts on PM
The former Culture Secretary hasn't spoken in the Commons for more than a year, and has taken part on just five days in the past 12 months.
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Nuked blood: Rishi Sunak is urged to uncover the truth on missing health records
The PM has been told to fix his "broken promises" as MPs urge an investigation into missing blood records of nuclear veterans
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999 services face huge bills as Home Office 'disconnected from reality, MPs find
A bombshell report by the Commons Public Accounts Commitee found that despite ploughing £2billion into the Emergency Services Network (ESN) communication, there is no evidence it will work
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