Politics

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Meet the 'Stevenage Women' needed to secure a Labour election victory
The Mirror took a trip to the Hertfordshire town to find out what issues the group of voters identified by a think-tank are affected by and what they think of Keir Starmer
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Location chosen for mega-barge that will house 500 asylum seekers on UK coast
The gigantic barge named Bibby Stockholm was deemed an 'oppressive environment' when it was used by the Dutch government to house asylum seekers in 2005
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Tory voter ID checks slammed as just one person cautioned for fraud last year
Conservative ministers have been accused of discouraging young people from voting by requiring people to show photo identification at polling stations at local elections in May
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'Extending free school meals is an investment in the potential of every child'
Tesco chairman John Allan urged ministers to give free school meals to all children in households receiving Universal Credit to fire up the economy and improve children's life chances
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Tesco chief says giving free school meals to more needy kids is a 'no brainer'
Tesco chairman John Allan warned that Tory ministers are failing hundreds of thousands of kids from less well off families who are being deprived of free dinners by strict eligibility rules
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Finland to formally join NATO tomorrow, Jens Stoltenberg announces
Alliance Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg announced Helsinki would be formally admitted to the coalition on Tuesday
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Keir Starmer rubbishes Tory claim Brexit had nothing to do with Dover delays
The Labour leader said it was "obvious" that new checks could lead to delays, and said the Government needs to "get a grip" after again being caught ill-prepared
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Schools face fresh strikes as teachers vote to reject latest pay offer
Members of the National Education Union (NEU) voted by 98% to dismiss the Government's latest wage deal, which teachers have branded 'unacceptable'
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WASPI women hail 'milestone' in fight for state pension hike compensation
WASPI estimated women lost up to £50,000 from their state pension after the hike to retirement age for women, and campaigners are battling for compensation for those affected by the move
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Children 'left in pain' after thousands of NHS operations axed in just one year
A series of Freedom of Information requests by the Liberal Democrats has lifted the lid on the scale of cancelled surgeries affecting kids - and the waits they have to suffer
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Nearly half of stretched teachers struggle to cope with unmanageable workloads
Members of the National Education Union (NEU) report taking antidepressants to cope with stress as well as struggling to sleep and losing weight amid spiralling workloads in schools
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'I feel I've let everyone down': Teachers lay bare struggles with workload
A poll of more than 17,800 National Education Union (NEU) members in England and Wales found that 35% of teachers saw their workload as unmanageable most of the time and 13% felt this all of the time
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'Braverman milks taxpayers to cover bills on her home while the rest of us pay'
Nurses, teachers, firefighters, police, council workers, armed forces and everybody else hurting in a terrible cost of living crisis can’t just Braverman-style fill in a form.
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'Braverman's attitude sums up the Tories - out of touch and their needs first'
While Ms Braverman has been able to claim £25,000 over the last five years towards her heating bills and other household costs, there are families who are going without food because they cannot afford to heat their homes.
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Suella Braverman claims £25,000 to pay household bills after 'milking loophole'
A Mirror investigation has found the Home Secretary has claimed nearly £25,000 in household bills despite staying rent free in her parents home whilst the country faces sky high energy bills
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Taxing tourists £1-a-night for hotel stays 'would generate £428m' for town halls
Manchester has become the UK's first city to impose the 'tourist tax' levy and Wales is on course to follow suit, with supporters saying the move could provide vital new funds
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'Incompetent' Tories failing to order Border Force boats despite migrant crisis
A former Defence Minister lashed out at the Government after the Immigration Minister admitted "formal discussions" on ordering new cutters and patrol craft had not even been held
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Red Wall Tory blasts housebuilding fail as he demands 90,000 social homes a year
West Bromwich West MP Shaun Bailey attacked successive governments' records on meeting housebuilding pledges in an essay for the centre-right think tank, Bright Blue
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Anti-Tory parties urged to oust Conservatives from 'tragedy councils' - see list
The campaign group Compass wants progressive parties to work together rather than compete for votes across swatches of the country, saying cooperation could help oust Conservatives
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Keir Starmer must win over 'Stevenage Woman' to secure Labour election victory
Think tank Labour Together suggested the party needed to lure over this sort of voter - who previously backed the Tories - to propel Keir Starmer into Downing Street
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Farting cows to get food additives to stop them breaking wind in climate fight
Gaseous cattle are blamed for fuelling emissions by belching and breaking wind - but a solution could be at hand as the Government desperately tries to hit net-zero
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Suella Braverman insists Rwanda safe when confronted over refugee deaths in 2018
Home Secretary Suella Braverman claimed that she wasn't aware of the case, when police fired on refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo who were protesting over food rations
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LETTERS: 'Boris Johnson’s Partygate defence is a disgrace'
Mirror reader Chris Torode says the former PM should accept his fate as he "made the rules which he then broke". But what do YOU think?
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Suella Braverman casts doubt over deportation flights to Rwanda by summer
Only weeks after briefings that asylum seekers could start being deported to Rwanda in the summer, Suella Braverman said she was 'not going to give a deadline' on when flights would take off
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Tories blow £8million giving council offices free portraits of the King
Councils, courts schools, police forces and fire and rescue services will be able to apply for a free, framed portrait of King Charles, as part of a scheme to “celebrate his new reign”