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Tory MP blasts minister over smiling photo with Chinese 'dissident snatcher'
Tim Loughton vented his fury at Mary-Anne Trevelyan, the Government's Minister of State for Indo-Pacific, after she met and was photoed with Liu Jianchao last month
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Keir Starmer speech interrupted as activist says 'stop making U-turns'
A protestor standing directly behind the Labour leader said 'we need a Green New deal right now' - a reference to the party's decision to water down its £28billion pledge
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Former Tory MP Chris Pincher accused of groping set for EIGHT WEEK suspension
Chris Pincher quit as Tory Deputy Chief Whip last summer following claims he had drunkenly assaulted two men at a private members' club in London - and Boris Johnson had appointed him despite being aware of a previous official complaint
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Keir Starmer says UK can't afford free school meals despite 'no brainer' call
The Labour leader heard a call from Councillor Jasmine Ali, deputy leader of Southwark Council in London, describing free school meals for all primary school pupils as a "no brainer" - but he said money is a factor
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Keir Starmer vows to smash 'class ceiling' for kids with education shake-up
In a speech today, the Labour leader will set out the final plank of his blueprint for Government, where he will promise to 'break the link' between young people's success and their parents' earnings
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'King shows commitment to special place as Scotland's monarchy support grows'
The King made these promises as the Crown of Scotland was presented to him, the actual crown of every Scottish Monarch since Mary, Queen of Scots, writes Lord Falconer
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Steve Barclay heckled at £150-a-head NHS birthday do as staff turn to food banks
There were loud shouts and boos as former Prime Minister Theresa May arrived as large numbers of police officers kept protesters away.
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Unions blast rail ticket office closures as 'savage attack' on station staff
Train companies yesterday announced a 21-day consultation after which up to 1,000 offices in England could shut over three years
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Rishi Sunak's Bible reading at NHS service is making everyone tell the same joke
The Prime Minister read a famous passage from Matthew's Gospel where Jesus teaches the disciples about the importance of helping strangers
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Workers in Parliament speak out over 'predatory' culture that persists
Unions demanded a 'step change in the culture of behaviour' after one parliamentary aide alleged a male MP had pressured her to sit on his lap
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Multiple prisoners locked in single cells in old Victorian prisons, report finds
The Chief Prisons Inspector warned violence levels were too high in men’s and youth prisons while women’s prisons had 'staggeringly high levels of self-harm'
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MP owns Oliver Dowden with brutal joke about losing his seat at next election
The hilarious exchange began as Deputy Prime Minister told SNP MP Mhairi Black he was 'sorry to hear' she will be standing down at the next election
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Tories 'really have given up' as 'absentee' Rishi Sunak ducks PMQs, says Labour
The Liberal Democrats also claimed Mr Sunak had 'thrown in the towel' over his poor attendance record at the weekly grilling in front of MPs
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Do you think Labour can save the NHS - vote in our poll
Keir Starmer has marked the 75th birthday of the NHS by pledging to get the service "off life support and back to a clean bill of health" - but do YOU think Labour has what it takes to save the NHS?
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Record NHS waiting lists will 'probably go up higher' admits Tory minister
Health Minister Maria Caulfield was challenged over the dire backlog for NHS treatment as 7.4 million people languish on waiting lists in England
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'My mother was a proud nurse - the NHS was both her livelihood and her lifeline'
Labour leader Keir Starmer pens a passionate, heartfelt and personal commitment to Britain's health service on its 75th anniversary
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Three in five women in prison or under probation 'are victims of domestic abuse'
Labour MP Kate Osamor will tell a Westminster Hall debate that victims put in jail are overrepresented by Black, Asian and minority ethnic women and girls
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Keir Starmer pledges to get NHS 'off life support' on service's 75th anniversary
In an exclusive Mirror article, the Labour leader explains why his mission to build an NHS "fit for the future” is closest to his heart of the five he has unveiled
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Anger as health agency unable to prove billions of pounds spent properly
The UK Health Security Agency was launched in 2021 with such poor financial controls that it is unable to prove that billions of pounds were properly spent, MPs have ruled
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Tory vow to extend free childcare under threat after spike in nursery closures
Town halls fear a lack of early years provision will prevent them from delivering the promised entitlement to 30 hours-a-week of free childcare to working parents of kids under five
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'We must fight to death to save fundamental principle of free treatment for all'
The vultures are circling after the Tories imposed the tightest financial strait-jacket in the NHS's history
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'Drive to online and machine-based train ticket sales is simply not acceptable'
Disabled people rely heavily on highly trained ticket office staff for journey and timetable information and the purchase of tickets
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Boris Johnson escapes fresh police probe into lockdown dos at Chequers and No10
The disgraced ex-Prime Minister was reported to police after entries in his ministerial diary revealed a string of potentially rule-breaking events, including visits from friends to his country retreat
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Fury over fake vets raking in fortunes at designer dog breeding clinics
MPs heard that around 400 canine fertility clinics are known to be operating in the UK, with unqualified staff carrying out caesarean sections and artificial inseminations - and facing fines of just £100 if they're caught
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7 moments from Sunak mega-grilling on small boats, cost of living and inflation
The PM often looked uncomfortable as he was quizzed by senior backbenchers on issues such as a rise in migrant crossings by small boat across the Channel, the cost of living crisis and inflation