Politics

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Keir Starmer brands Rishi Sunak 'Mr 1%' as he blasts pension tax breaks for rich
The Labour leader made the savage comment about the PM at a local elections campaign launch in Swindon, where he criticised the Chancellor’s decision to scrap the top limit on tax-free pensions savings in his Budget
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Minister responsible for heat pumps rollout admits he hasn't had one fitted
Energy Security Secretary Grant Shapps said engineers are due to visit his home within weeks to assess if the device can be installed, as he promoted the Government's Powering Up Britain plan
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Tories delay decision on hiking state pension age to 68 - until after election
The state pension age is due to rise to 68 from 2044, but reports earlier this year suggested ministers wanted to bring that forward - potentially as early as 2035
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Tories quietly hold 'phantom election launch' amid fears of brutal drubbing
The Conservative Party did not invite national media to the launch following warnings they risk losing more than 1,000 council seats across the country when voters head to the polls on 4 May
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MP who got on train while she had Covid faces 30-day suspension and by-election
Margaret Ferrier faces the severe punishment after the ex-SNP MP travelled hundreds of miles by train to London from Scotland in September while awaiting a Covid test result
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Almost one in four college teachers quit within a year after massive wage cut
The large fall in salaries is making worse the staffing crisis in institutions that teach vocational courses such as childcare. College teachers pay has dropped by 18% compared to 13% for those who work in schools
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Quarter of private tenants avoid asking landlord for repairs over eviction fears
The homelessness charity Shelter has accused the Government of 'dragging its heels' on crucial reforms to the rental sector, leaving tenants in a 'terrible catch 22'
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Labour vows to freeze council tax bills - days before Brits hit with huge hike
As households face a big hike in bills on Saturday, Labour leader Keir Starmer will say he would use a windfall tax on oil and gas giants to stop them rising this year if he was in power
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'We have rotting teeth because we have a rotten government'
Instead of trying to resolve this crisis, No10 is to put up more barriers by raising dental charges yet again next month
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Rishi Sunak's wife part owns childcare firm that will get Budget cash boost
The Prime Minister failed to mention Akshata Murthy's links to Koru Kids when he was questioned by MPs over why the financial announcement favoured private firms
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Tory MP backed Commons sleazebuster into corner and told her 'watch your back'
Kathryn Stone, who stepped down as the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards earlier this year, said she faced several attempts to intimidate her by Conservative MPs
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Keir Starmer mounts bid to block Rishi Sunak's tax giveaway to millionaires
Labour's amendment says the move "will cost around £1 billion a year and benefit only those with the biggest pension pots"
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Dis Life: Disabled kids can thrive with support and the right resources
The Government released the SEND plan: right support, right place, right time recently. The trouble is, it doesn’t prioritise improving provision and funding is limited
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Activists queue outside Rishi Sunak's mansion for a dip in his heated £400k pool
Environmental activists wearing swimming trunks, flip flops and scuba diving gear gathered outside the PM’s mansion as they protest against his new private heated pool
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Should MPs be banned from having a second job? Take our poll and have your say
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak refused to clamp down on money-grabbing members after ex-ministers Kwasi Kwarteng and Matt Hancock were filmed offering to advise a fake company for up to £10k a day
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Dominic Raab confuses Paul O’Grady with Larry Grayson in botched Commons tribute
The Deputy PM, who was standing in for Rishi Sunak, got muddled as MPs celebrated the the 'national treasure and true Northern star' following his unexpected death
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Angela Rayner fumes rapists 'allowed to roam streets' on Dominic Raab's watch
Dominic Raab and Angela Rayner stepped in at PMQs in the absence of the PM and Keir Starmer, who were attending the funeral of Baroness Betty Boothroyd, the only woman so far to be elected speaker of the House of Commons
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Tory DWP chief admits he doesn't know if he's met someone with benefits sanction
Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride was unable to answer basic questions from MPs including whether he knew the average amount a person loses when they are sanctioned
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Tories accused of 'gimmick' plan to house asylum seekers on disused barges
Immigration minister Robert Jenrick will announce the use of two RAF sites - Wethersfield and Scampton - on Wednesday, but one council is already seeking a High Court injunction.
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Hundreds of thousands of children to get free meals during the school holidays
Around 10million meals will be given to low income families thanks to a £3.5million emergency funding package to help people with the worsening cost of living crisis
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Barmy rule that means parents on Universal Credit better off if they cut hours
Seven in ten children from families on Universal Credit are not eligible for free school meals because they earn more than £7,400 a year after tax, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned
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Children won't be exempt from plan to lock up asylum seekers, says Rishi Sunak
The Prime Minister refused to back down as he was confronted by one of his own MPs over his 'horrendous' asylum plan that has been likened to Donald Trump's 'caging of children'
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David Lammy slams 'toxic' Tory Foreign Office - in dig at 'bully' Dominic Raab
The Shadow Foreign Secretary took aim at the Government in a new pamphlet, which he launched today and is to be published by the Fabian Society. It sets out his plans to reform the Foreign Office if Labour gets into power
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Boris Johnson should step down as MP, say thousands of Mirror readers
Mr Johnson is fighting for his political future as committee members weigh up whether he is guilty of contempt of Parliament - but most of you think he should fall on his sword
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Jeremy Corbyn officially blocked from standing for Labour at next election
Labour's governing body - the National Executive Committee (NEC) - signed off a motion proposed by Keir Starmer not to endorse the former leader at the next Westminster ballot.