Politics

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Families who lost loved ones in Covid pandemic 'sickened' by Partygate video
Bereaved relatives called on the Metropolitan Police to prosecute those who boozed at the lockdown-busting held in December when socialising indoors was banned in London
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Tory government 'completely to blame' as strikes reach worst level in 30 years
Latest figures show there were 3.7million working days lost in labour disputes in the UK in the 11 months to April, the highest number in an 11-month period since 1990 - and union leaders blame Tories
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Austerity ministers must be 'taken to task' in Covid Inquiry on 'unprepared' NHS
David Cameron, George Osborne and Jeremy Hunt will all appear before the Covid inquiry this week as health leaders and unions warn they have 'serious questions to answer'
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'Partygate video shows Tories acted as if lockdown rules didn't apply to them'
Partygate is about much more than Johnson’s rule-breaking and lying to MPs. As our video shows, a significant section of the Conservative Party acted as if the rules didn’t apply to the rulers
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'Everywhere we look, there are good reasons to give Sunak and Tories the boot'
Kevin Maguire says record waiting lists in the NHS, sclerotic economic growth, stubbornly high inflation, crippled public services and a bad Brexit are just some of the reasons to give Tories the boot
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Diversity training at Home Office increases under Suella Braverman
The Home Secretary complained the sessions were 'riddled with left-wing views' as part of her vendetta against so-called 'woke' culture, but training has increased on her watch
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'Nurses like me should not have to beg for a pay rise as hospitals struggle'
Royal College of Nursing member Tunde Aduragbemi, who works as a nurse at a hospital in Bolton, said further strike action would show ministers that their pay offer is not enough
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Labour under pressure to put free school meals in its general election manifesto
Dozen of Labour MPs and peers have signed an open letter by the Mirror and the National Education Union urging the party to honour its conference pledge to roll out free school meals universally
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Furious nuclear test veterans still waiting for medals threaten Cenotaph protest
Veterans of the nuclear tests waged a long fight for official recognition, but a year on from meeting the Prime Minister they're being told the medals are delayed
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Gove says money to help Brits pay mortgages can't be 'magicked out of thin air'
Cabinet minister Michael Gove said Tories have 'exacerbated' the issue of soaring borrowing rates with Liz Truss's mini-Budget - and the squeeze on mortgage holders is set to tighten
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Nicola Sturgeon 'certain' she's done nothing wrong as she goes home after arrest
Nicola Sturgeon was arrested last week as police carried out an inquiry into the SNP's finances but was released without charge pending further investigation - and added she will be back in Parliament
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Scotland Yard 'considering' Partygate video footage over Covid rule breaking
The previously unseen footage revealed by The Mirror shows staff dancing, crashing into a buffet table, and mocking pandemic-era laws
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Taxpayers paid Hancock's parking fine before £320,000 I'm A Celebrity windfall
Former Health Secretary Matt Hancock was issued a £78 parking fine before he went on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!, where he pocketed a staggering £320,000
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Tory MP quits after taking cocaine plunging PM into fourth by-election nightmare
Somerset and Frome MP David Warburton announced he is quitting, triggering a fourth Tory by-election after Boris Johnson, Nadine Dorries and Nigel Adams all resigned as MPs
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Paw show as Boris Johnson has Dilyn the dog in front of car
Rule 57 of the Highway Code, introduced last year, states: “When in a vehicle make sure dogs or other animals are suitably restrained so they cannot distract you while you are driving or injure you, or themselves, if you stop quickly."
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Tories drink, dance and laugh at Covid rules in first ever Partygate video
The Conservatives face the threat of a new police probe as an exclusive video shows officials joking about their rule-bending Christmas bash at the party's headquarters in London during lockdown
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Lib Dems hope to capitalise on voter anger over Nadine Dorries in by-election
Anger at Ms Dorries among her constituents had been bubbling long before her rage-quit over Mr Johnson’s honours list
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'Conservative Party is unforgiving of Boris Johnson as he's done so much damage'
Keir Mudie says Parliament and the Tory Party were always just vehicles for Boris Johnson as he has 'never been serious' - and even Tories who were once loyal to him now no longer support him
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Shamed Tory Chris Pincher pops up with review of £245 men's fragrance
The Tamworth Tory MP quit his role in the whips’ office last June after he was accused of drunkenly groping two men at a private members’ club
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Kwasi Kwarteng pockets £27,000 for 30-minute speech to Swiss bankers
Just months after he and Liz Truss tanked the UK economy with their kamikaze mini-budget, Mr Kwarteng has started raking in cash from public speaking
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Teachers in England to stage fresh strikes in July amid pay dispute
National Education Union members in England will walk out on July 5 and 7 with mass disruption expected in schools, after NEU re-balloted plans for action for the rest of the year
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'Boris Johnson continues to say black is white despite being exposed as a liar'
Rachael Bletchly says this week we got to see the dirty laundry the former Prime Minister has been so desperate to hide - but some of his allies believe he can still come back
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'It is disgraceful that Boris Johnson was allowed to tarnish the honours system'
The King awarded medals for charity workers, volunteers and community champions. This is what the honours system is for
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'Johnson and Trump use same playbook - now they are both being held accountable'
For years, both men have twisted the rules, broken their word and trampled over decency. This week reality finally caught up with them, writes JASON BEATTIE
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Boris Johnson mocks fellow Tory in 1,200-word ramble in new £1million column
In his first newspaper column - which is said to be part of a £1million contract - the ex-PM told a long-winded story about a Cabinet member