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What we learned on day austerity chief Osborne gave evidence to Covid Inquiry
The former Chancellor's evidence under oath came just 24 hours after his ex-boss David Cameron became the first politician to face the Inquiry - and was heckled with cries of 'shame on you'
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Labour would work with Trump if he was President and Starmer PM, says Lammy
The Shadow Foreign Secretary indicated the 'special relationship' between the UK and US runs deeper than the individual personalities leading their respective countries
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'My parents taught me resilience - that was how Windrush generation survived'
Dawn Butler's parents came to the UK from Jamaica in the 1950s and saw England as the 'mother country' - but they were shocked at the racism they suffered
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Tories at 'jingle and mingle' Partygate bash 'could be stripped of honours'
The lockdown-busting Christmas gathering was attended by failed London mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey and campaign aide Ben Mallet who were given a peerage and OBE by Boris Johnson
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Dis Life: Why businesses should bookend a month with purple celebrations
The colour of disability is purple. Where are the dances, the bands, the marches, the celebrations of the huge swathe of Disabled people that make up by far the largest minority in this country?
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'Tories laughed behind our backs during lockdown - we wont let them forget'
On Saturday The Mirror revealed the first lockdown party video - the party happened on the day it was announced the infection rate was so high in London that it would be moving into Tier 3
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Brexit red tape for UK musicians touring Europe 'will be scrapped under Labour'
Speaking at the Trade Unlocked conference, Shadow International Trade Secretary Nick Thomas-Symonds gave new details of how the party would amend the deal struck by Boris Johnson
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Tory austerity chief George Osborne admits UK had no economic plans for lockdown
The Tory Chancellor between 2010 and 2016 attempted to defend the Tories' controversial austerity measures, saying he 'completely' rejects it depleted health and social care capacity and rising inequality
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What next for Boris Johnson after MPs endorse scathing Partygate lies report
The once triumphant Prime Minister is now out in the cold, just three and a half years after he won a landslide election victory for the Tories
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Families hit by 'Tory mortgage penalty' as rates soar - check your area
Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves said households across the country are paying the price for the government 'trashing the economy' as she highlighted how families have been hit by crippling mortgage hikes
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POLL: Is Rishi Sunak weak for abstaining from Partygate lies vote
'If we can’t have a Prime Minister that stands up for ­standards what have we got?' blasted Shadow Commons Leader Thangam Debonnaire - do you agree?
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Seven deluded Tories who still backed Boris Johnson exposed - how your MP voted
In a miserable end to his career, the former Prime Minister's supporters were nowhere to be seen as MPs overwhelmingly decided to endorse the Privileges Committee's findings that he misled Parliament. See how your MP voted using our searchable widget
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Labour could post more diplomats to India to boost trade, says David Lammy
Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy will outline his blueprint for 'economic diplomacy' when he addresses the Trade Unlocked conference in Birmingham today
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Triple Tory day of shame as Cameron heckled, Boris humiliated and Sunak missing
Rishi Sunak was branded weak for not showing up to vote on the report, while the Tories who did laid into former Prime Minister Boris Johnson over the string of Partygate lies
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'Chickening out of Boris vote was confirmation Rishi doesn't have what it takes'
Rishi Sunak failed to turn up to the vote on the Partygate report in the Commons tonight, which saw Boris Johnson face a crushing defeat from MPs marking the former PM's spectacular downfall
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Boris Johnson loses crushing vote on Partygate as just seven MPs back him
The shamed former PM’s political career ended with a whimper as the Commons found he lied and lied and lied without his few remaining supporters putting up a fight
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What we learned on the day David Cameron gave evidence to Covid Inquiry
David Cameron became the first politician to give evidence to Covid Inquiry as he faced questions on the UK's preparedness and cuts to public services between 2010 and 2016
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Theresa May delivers savage 'one rule for them' dig over Boris Johnson's lies
The House of Commons has started its debate into the Commons Privileges Committee - with Rishi Sunak branded "weak" for skipping the session
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Partygate video 'a punch to the stomach' says woman who lost dad to Covid
Grieving Leshie Chandrapala has watched the video of Tory's partying during lockdown many times, and finds it "so digusting"
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Just 4 in 10 troops satisfied with military life as morale plummets under Tories
A Labour analysis of a yearly survey of service personnel's feelings, marking the start of Armed Forces Week, has revealed the deterioration in morale and satisfaction since 2010
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David Cameron heckled 'shame on you' after defending Tory cuts at Covid Inquiry
David Cameron faced questions over the austerity cuts to public services under his leadership between 2010 and 2016 as he became the first politician to be grilled by the Covid Inquiry
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Keir Starmer fumes Tory 'green crap' attitude costs families extra £1,400 a year
Speaking in Edinburgh, the Labour leader doubled down on his vow to block new oil and gas drilling in the North Sea - but said he wouldn't repeat the mistakes of the Thatcher government
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Liz Truss brands viral lettuce that lasted longer than her No10 stint 'puerile'
A blonde-wigged iceberg lettuce outlasted Liz Truss's 49-day premiership - the shortest in history - but the ex-Prime Minister was scathing in her assessment of the stunt
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Should the Tory rule-breakers lose their honours? Take poll and have your say
Families who lost loved ones during the Covid pandemic have described watching the new Partygate video as a 'punch in the stomach'
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Keir Starmer won't do resignation honours - and would block Sunak's cronies
Labour leader Keir Starmer said the tradition of outgoing PM's handing out gongs was 'very hard to justify' and said he would follow Tony Blair's lead by swerving a list if he gets into Downing Street