Politics

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Cost of fish and chips soars to £9 as Rishi Sunak urged to help firms with bills
The average cost of chicken and chips has risen by 17% to £6.18, an extra 89p. Burgers are also up by 17%, an average increase of 64 pence to £4.35
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Tory MPs enjoy cricket jolly in Corfu while colleagues tackled crisis in Sudan
Eight Conservative MPs, including Nigel Adams, James Daly and Crispin Blunt, and two Tory peers went on the trip to Corfu last month
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Labour MP in 'living hell' from PTSD believes magic mushrooms could be cure
Labour MP Charlotte Nichols wants restrictions eased on psilocybin – the mind-altering chemical found in certain fungi, to help ease her symptoms for PTSD
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'Tory MPs don't know how ordinary people are struggling to feed their families'
Ann Widdecombe's advice not "to do the cheese sandwich" if families can't afford bread and cheese is unhelpful and patronising, argues columnist Rachael Bletchly
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A&E deaths rose by 4,000 last year as hospital waiting times soar in NHS crisis
Labour's Keir Starmer will pledge to end record delays in accident and emergency departments as he unveils plans to overhaul the health service on Monday
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Leaders vow to stop Russia and China holding globe to ransom with cyber attacks
G7 leaders including Rishi Sunak and Joe Biden will promise to work together in the face of aggressive behaviour, such as Vladimir Putin's threat to shut off gas supplies
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'It's shameful that innocent lives are lost because nobody takes responsibility'
Today we ask the same question we asked yesterday: how many more have to be mauled before the Government takes action?
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Rishi Sunak denies voters care about his wealth as he's grilled on rising prices
The PM, whose family are the richest inhabitants of Downing Street in history, was challenged as desperate parents admit they are stealing formula milk as they cannot afford to feed children
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Matt Hancock claims £3,000 rent from taxpayer for empty flat during jungle stint
Expenses claims for the disgraced former Health Secretary reveal he continued to claim rent on his flat last year while he was a contestant on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! in Australia
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Nigel Farage's failed Brexit bile sits as well as Ann Widdecombe's sandwich ban
Farage once said that if Brexit is a disaster, he would move abroad. Fast forward a few years, and the man who conned the nation into voting for it admits: 'Brexit has failed'
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Carrie and Boris Johnson expecting third child together - with baby due in weeks
The arrival of their newborn baby will mean the Mr Johnson will have at least eight children - and the third the couple have together after their son Wilfred and daughter Romy
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'The Tories have broken Britain'
The Tories have matched Labour's record for the length of time in power, says Fleet Street Fox. But they've broken Britain doing it
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Retiring Tory MP says Boris Johnson will get his old seat 'over my dead body'
Quizzed about whether the former Prime Minister could return to Henley rather than contesting his more vulnerable Uxbridge and South Ruislip seat, outgoing MP John Howell responded: "Over my dead body"
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Rishi Sunak lost for words as he’s asked how it feels to be a loser on TV
The PM, who is in Japan for the G7 summit, was grilled on how it feels to have lost more than 1,000 Tory seats in his first test at the ballot box in local elections earlier this month
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Labour warned Black MPs 'losing faith' in response to 'hierarchy of racism'
A letter signed by Black Labour MPs has demanded urgent action is taken to bring in changes recommended in a bombshell report by Martin Forde KC last year - who found a toxic culture of disputes existed under Jeremy Corbyn
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Rishi Sunak breaks silence on Meghan and Harry's 'near catastrophic car chase'
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and her mum Doria Ragland had left the Ms Foundation For Women's 50th-anniversary gala event in New York when the couple say they were pursued by 'aggressive paparazzi'
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Rishi Sunak and Akshata Murty lose £500,000 a day as wealth drops to £529million
The mega-rich PM and his wife are now worth around £529 million, according to the Sunday Times Rich List. But it's been a tough year for them, as in 2022 it was estimated they had a fortune of around £730 million
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Rishi Sunak talks up Ben Wallace NATO chief bid on first day of Japan G7 summit
The Prime Minister appeared to give his blessing, but also stressed that Mr Wallace is currently focused on his critical role in supporting Ukraine's fight against the Russian invasion
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Cost of living crisis to enter 'new phase' with food price 'shock' warning
Households will soon be paying an average of £1,000 more on food each year compared to before the Covid pandemic, experts fear - with lower-income families worst hit as they already buy budget products so can't select cheaper alternatives
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Russia's diamond industry facing sanctions as G7 targets Putin's war chest
Rishi Sunak is set to announce an import ban on the gems on the first day of the G7 summit in Japan, while the Foreign Office will produce a sanction list of 86 individuals in a bit to hamper Vladimir Putin's invaders
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Sunak claims he will still be PM after election - despite Labour's poll leads
The Prime Minister told journalists travelling with him in Japan he was confident he would remain in No10 after voters have had their say at the ballot box
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Rishi Sunak says UK should 'exploit' AI tech behind ChatGPT - if done safely
The Prime Minister said the technology, which powers chatbots like ChatGPT, is 'evolving quickly" and the Government needs to ensure regulations keep pace
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'Once again we are paying the price for the Tories' privatising water firms'
Since being sold off, these monopolies have paid out more than £65bn in dividends to shareholders while their bosses have raked in millions
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'Rocco Forte is Labouring under the misapprehension we want him to stay'
Hotelier is just the latest in a long line of whinging rich and famous people who threaten to quit the UK if they don't get the government they want, says Paul Routledge
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Matt Hancock says Tories may be torn apart by Braverman's 'extremist' fans
The shamed former Health Secretary said he was alarmed by the 'Trumpian takeover' taking place and branded right-wingers 'Conservative Corbynistas' following the National Conservatism conference this week